Around the Bay Road Race | |
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Date | Last Sunday of March |
Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Event type | Road |
Distance | 30K, 5K |
Primary sponsor | CN |
Beneficiary | St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation |
Established | 1894 |
Course records | Men (1:32:22) Alene Reta Women (1:44:40) Lanni Marchant |
Official site | bayrace.com |
The Around the Bay Road Race (ATB) is a long distance road race annually in Hamilton, Ontario. The event currently features a 30 kilometer race, a 5 kilometer race, relay races, and virtual races. [1] First held in 1894, it is the oldest long distance road race in North America. [2]
Since it began, the race has been held every year except for 1917 to 1919 (due to World War I), 1925 to 1935, 1962 (due to construction), and 2020 and 2021 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [2] [3] [4]
The Hamilton Herald Newspaper and cigar store owner "Billy" Carroll, originated and sponsored the "Herald Road Race", the first Around the Bay Road Race, run on Christmas Day, 1894. Thirteen racers ran the 19 mile and 168 yard course around Hamilton Harbour. Billy Marshall won the race and was awarded a $25 silver cup and some boxes of cigars. [2] [5] [6]
In the early 20th century, Jack Caffery and William Sherring battled it out and won two "Bay" races each. Famed Canadian-Onondaga runner Tom Longboat also took the first major victory of his career here, in 1906. [6]
Scotty Rankine won a record seven races in the 1930s and 1940s, while Peter Maher won his fifth Bay race in 1996, tying the record of local Gord Dickson, who had five wins in the late 1950s. [6]
Women were first allowed to enter in 1979. [2]
In 2005, the ATB partnered with St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation and, for the first time, became a fundraising event. [7]
In February 2020, race organizers announced that the 30k race route would change to exclude the signature trek up the Valley Inn Road hill after the city of Hamilton closed the road's pedestrian bridge due to safety concerns. [8] This ultimately didn't matter as, on March 13, the race was cancelled due to the rapidly progressing COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
In 2021, the ATB held a virtual race in lieu of the regular in-person event due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to ATB's 5k and 30k race distance, the virtual race included 2k, 10k, and 15k race distances as well as The Hammer challenge that honoured runners who completed all five race distances. [10]
The ATB returned to in-person racing in 2022 following two years of COVID-19 related restrictions. The 30k race featured 3,362 participants and the 5k race 777 participants. The race raised $275,000 for the St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation. [11] [12]
Construction work on the Valley Inn Road bridge was completed less than a month before race day, allowing for the road's iconic Heartbreak Hill to be included in the 30k race route. [13] [14] [15]
The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge, historically the ATB's 15-kilometre mark, was closed on January 5 for major maintenance and scheduled to reopen on March 20, less than a week before race day. [16] [17] The bridge did reopen on March 20 as scheduled, allowing the race to proceed. [18]
Race day was March 26 with more than six thousand participants. [19] The men's 5k race had an unusual finish as several leading runners took a wrong turn onto Queen Street, missing out on their chance to win the race. [20]
All races start on York Boulevard, one block west of the FirstOntario Centre. All races finish inside FirstOntario Centre. On Sunday, March 29, 2007, over 9,000 participants crossed the finish line. [21] Due to upcoming major renovations to FirstOntario Centre, race organizers announced that the start and finish for the 2024 race will move to Tim Hortons Field. [22]
The 30 kilometre race is also known as the Billy Sherring Memorial Road Race. [23] It is also called the 30K Around The Bay.
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Key: Course record
Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Rf. |
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2022 | Kevin Coffey (CAN) | 1:40:10 | Victoria Coates (CAN) | 1:50:01 | [6] |
2021 | Ahmed Jouar (CAN) | 1:50:06 | Kathleen Lawrence (CAN) | 2:02:48 | |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [3] | |||
2019 | Daniel Kemoi (KEN) | 1:32:57 | Mengistu Emebet (ETH) | 1:45:56 | [6] |
2018 | Haron Kiptoo Sirma (KEN) | 1:35:11 | Dayna Pidhoresky (CAN) | 1:49:39 | |
2017 | Panuel Mkungo (KEN) | 1:34:51 | Dayna Pidhoresky (CAN) | 1:47:27 | |
2016 | Paul Kimugal (KEN) | 1:35:17 | Risper Gesabwa (KEN) | 1:47:38 | |
2015 | Paul Kimugal (KEN) | 1:33:48 | Dayna Pidhoresky (CAN) | 1:50:47 | |
2014 | Paul Kimugal (KEN) | 1:35:35 | Krista DuChene (CAN) | 1:47:14 | |
2013 | Terence Attema (CAN) | 1:35:45 | Lanni Marchant (CAN) | 1:44:40 | |
2012 | Reid Coolsaet (CAN) | 1:33:21 | Krista DuChene (CAN) | 1:47:04 | |
2011 | Derek Nakluski (CAN) | 1:37:15 | Dayna Pidhoresky (CAN) | 1:50:45 | |
2010 | Alene Reta (ETH) | 1:32:22 | Lucy Njeri Muhami (KEN) | 1:48:59 | |
2009 | Thomas Omwenga (KEN) | 1:35:29 | Lucy Ngeri (KEN) | 1:50:26 | |
2008 | Alene Reta (ETH) | 1:33:06 | Lucy Ngeri (KEN) | 1:48:28 | |
2007 | Simon Njorge (KEN) | 1:32:50 | Magdelene Makunzi (KEN) | 1:46:51 | |
2006 | Nourddine Betchim | 1:37:38 | Kate MacNamara (CAN) | 1:55:10 | |
2005 | Joseph Ndritu (KEN) | 1:38:46 | Kate MacNamara (CAN) | 1:58:06 | |
2004 | Mustapha Bennacer | 1:33:28 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina (RUS) | 1:46:04 | |
2003 | Joseph Nsengiyumva | 1:35:02 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina (RUS) | 1:52:50 | |
2002 | Joseph Ndritu (KEN) | 1:33:13 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina (RUS) | 1:46:18 | |
2001 | Joseph Ndritu (KEN) | 1:36:39 | Elizabeth Ruel (CAN) | 1:54:20 | |
2000 | Joseph Ndritu (KEN) | 1:32:53 | Veronique Vandersmissen (CAN) | 1:52:33 | |
1999 | Paul Aufdemberge | 1:36:31 | May Allison | 1:52:37 | |
1998 | Sean Wade | 1:34:43 | Danuta Bartoszek | 1:53:52 | |
1997 | Paul Mbugua | 1:35:35 | Katie Dosser | 1:56:22 | |
1996 | Peter Maher | 1:35:41 | Cindy New | 1:53:42 | |
1995 | Mike McGowan | 1:36:09 | Kim Webb | 1:49:17 | |
1994 | Sammy Nyangincha | 1:32:55 | May Allison | 1:50:54 | |
1993 | Dave O’Keefe | 1:38:22 | Lizanne Bussieres | 1:47:03 | |
1992 | Clive Hamilton | 1:40:26 | Veronique Marot | 1:54:42 | |
1991 | Peter Maher | 1:33:00 | Veronique Marot | 1:48:52 | |
1990 | Peter Maher | 1:35:54 | Laura Konantz | 1:54:16 | |
1989 | Peter Maher | 1:34:12 | Dorothy Goertzen | 1:58:53 | |
1988 | Paul Waldie | 1:39:21 | Laura Konantz | 1:58:40 | |
1987 | Peter Maher | 1:34:02 | Susan Stone | 1:51:37 | |
1986 | Bob Slipp | 1:39:53 | Jennifer Ditchfield | 1:55:03 | |
1985 | Roger Martindill | 1:34:22 | Susan Stone | 1:53:23 | |
1984 | Roger Martindill | 1:33:53 | Anne-Marie Malone | 1:46:29 | |
1983 | Mike Dyon | 1:34:15 | Dorothy Goertzen | 1:53:45 | |
1982 | Dave Edge | 1:34:50 | Christine Keaney | 2:02:02 |
The 30 kilometre course was certified in 1982. Prior to then, the race was contested over a few different distances. [2]
Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) | Rf. |
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2019 | Alex Drover (CAN) | 15:10 | Gladys Tarus (CAN) | 17:38 | [24] |
2018 | Ross Proudfoot (CAN) | 14:37 | Gladys Tarus (CAN) | 17:47 | |
2017 | Ross Proudfoot (CAN) | 14:44 | Kate Van Buskirk (CAN) | 16:14 | |
2016 | Joshua Bolton (CAN) | 15:04 | Victoria Coates (CAN) | 17:08 | |
2015 | Alex Genest (CAN) | 14:35.2 | Genevieve Lalonde (CAN) | 16:25.9 | |
2014 | Peter Corrigan (CAN) | 14:29.5 | Kate Van Buskirk (CAN) | 16:18.7 | |
2013 | Peter Corrigan (CAN) | 14:41.5 | Chantelle Groenewoud (CAN) | 17:02.9 | |
2012 | Alexander Hinton (CAN) | 14:50.4 | Chantelle Groenewoud (CAN) | 16:45.0 | |
2011 | Taylor Milne (CAN) | 14:26.4 | Lydia Willemse (CAN) | 16:58.6 | |
2010 | Taylor Milne (CAN) | 14:10.9 | Megan Brown (CAN) | 16:46.1 | |
2009 | Rob Watson (CAN) | 14:16.6 | Lanni Marchant (CAN) | 17:19.8 | |
2008 | Rob Watson (CAN) | 14:12.9 | Tara Johnson (CAN) | 18:48.4 | |
2007 | Andrew Smith (CAN) | 14:32.8 | Megan Brown (CAN) | 16:34.1 | |
2006 | Eric Morrison (CAN) | 15:17.1 | Shari Boyle-Hopkins (CAN) | 18:13.9 | |
2005 | Zeljko Sabol (CAN) | 15:36.3 | Megan Brown (CAN) | 17:50.4 | |
2004 | Calvin Staples (CAN) | 14:50.3 | Diane Nukuri (CAN) | 17:00.1 | |
2003 | Henry Githuka (KEN) | 14:31 | Nicole Stevenson (CAN) | 16:41 | |
2002 | Joseph Nsengiyumva (CAN) | 14:40 | Krestena Sullivan (CAN) | 17:12 | |
2001 | Stephane Gamache (CAN) | 15:19 | Tambra Dunn (CAN) | 17:01 | |
2000 | Guy Schultz (CAN) | 15:15 | Kim Webb (CAN) | 16:59 | |
1999 | Guy Schultz (CAN) | 14:50 | Danuta Bartosek (CAN) | 16:33 | |
1998 | Dave Lorne (CAN) | 15:13 | Natalie Cote (CAN) | 16:48 | |
1997 | Dave Lorne (CAN) | 14:49 | Andrea Johnson (CAN) | 17:10 | |
1996 | Rich Tremain (CAN) | 14:34 | Paula Schnurr (CAN) | 16:01 | |
1995 | Fraser Bertram (CAN) | 14:40 | Liz Jones (CAN) | 16:50 | |
1994 | Richard Charette (CAN) | 14:24 | Elizabeth Jones (CAN) | 16:34 | |
1993 | Greg Jackson (CAN) | 15:42 | Missy McCleary (CAN) | 17:39 |
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Year | Participant | Funds raised |
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2008 | Ted Michaels/ Connie Smith | $60,000 |
2007 | Ron Foxcroft | $55,000 |
2006 | Brian Mullan (Hamilton Police Chief) | $50,000 |
2005 | Dave Andreychuk | $30,000 |
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