Lynn Valley Adventure Run Why Just Run
October 19th 2025 8:00am - 2:10pm
Organizers: Alistair Howard (Event Director), Ingrid Weisenbach (Permit), Ben Smith (Assistant), Joanne Woods (Assistant), Stan Woods (Assistant), Chris Benn (Assistant), Caoimhe Murray (Assistant), Ian Collings (Assistant)
Map: Super SeyLynn
Update 9:20pm October 19, 2025
Sorry for the delay, I had to watch the Blue Jays! Here are the results. Let me know if there are any mistakes. We did our best to capture teams but it might not be perfect. Congrats to all the runners. We had over 140 people out on course including 29 under 16 years old! Only one ambulance was called, and the sun came out for the finish. Thanks again to all the volunteers!
Top youth (6hrs): Matthew Runzer
Top youth (3hrs): Carter Edmunds
Top Track Attack: Halle Nelson and Fenya Veenstra
3 Hour Results
Place Name Team Time Collected Points Deduction (Late) Deduction (solo) Total 1 Graham Henry No club 2:54:04 1260 -126 1134 2 Pierre Lardet No club 3:02:06 1270 -42 -127 1101 3 Russell Henry, Kalie McCrystal UnHinged 3:02:03 1060 -41 1019 4 Nathan Barrett No club 3:03:35 1200 -72 -120 1008 5 Ian Saari No club 2:58:44 1070 -107 963 6 Chris Hall No club 3:00:00 900 -90 810 7 Jesse Janssen No club 3:00:55 880 -19 -88 773 8 Ilya Ganelin, Leonid Ganeline Samara 2:58:40 730 730 9 Joe McEwan, Hannah Janssens Arachnocampa Luminosa 2:56:26 720 720 10 Carter Edmunds, Timothy Edmunds Edmunds 2:57:47 720 720 11 Damien Waugh, Scott Benoit, Antti Keinaenen Search Party of Three 2:59:09 650 650 12 Nick Wareing No club 2:59:35 700 -70 630 13 Chris Benn, Paul Markey BG26 3:00:25 600 -9 591 14 Sarah Bartlett, Jacob Bartlett, Michael Bartlett, Owen Bartlett Bartlett Family! 2:48:02 580 580 15 Line Veenstra No club 2:59:05 610 -61 549 16 Eric Talman, Meghan MacLeod, Dawn Mooney Moja Coffee Crew 2:59:43 540 540 17 Ian Chatwell No club 2:57:09 590 -59 531 18 Harrison Earl, Attila Kovacs-Mendes AttiHarri 2:58:19 480 480 19 Angus Moon No club 2:58:26 530 -53 477 20 Jamie Bree No club 3:09:55 730 -199 -73 458 21 Alexander Howard, William Prazsky, Kieran Frisque Adventurers 1 2:56:11 440 440 22 John Rance No club 3:00:15 480 -5 -48 427 23 Kate Karamycheva Kate and Luba 2:44:11 410 410 24 Ruben Ugarte, Daniela Ugarte, Anthony Lamy Ugarte Family 2:56:49 370 370 25 Joaquin Rubio, Claudette Kennette, Amelie Rubio Chasing Uno 2:58:40 350 350 26 Martin Angerer, Jeremy Gordon, Ilaria Lucarelli The Racketeers 3:03:53 400 -78 322 27 Jennifer Bater No club 3:07:50 530 -157 -53 320 28 Mylla Bartlett, Veronica Bartlett MandMs 2:57:10 320 320 29 Charlotte Price, Arya Salls Adventurers 3 2:56:39 300 300 30 Margaret Scheuermann No club 2:35:05 320 -32 288 31 Ayush Ganguly, Zhilong Gan, Kailash Seshadri Team Salmon 3:05:34 400 -112 288 32 Garpi Lo, Joanne Thiel Infinite Pie 2:46:01 270 270 33 Heather Armstrong, Justin Lam, Derek Disanjh Durian Hunters 2:52:43 250 250 34 Marg Ellis, Brian Ellis Oldies but Goodies 3:00:00 220 220 35 Charlotte Daniells, Kiara Hirji The First to Finish 2:42:50 210 210 36 Sandra Wada No club 2:25:04 230 -23 207 37 Dawn Lesowai No club 2:54:17 230 -23 207 38 Octavia Widmann No club 2:06:01 150 -15 135 39 Finlay Schoenhardt, Callum Schoenhardt, Alison Schoenhardt Tornado Potato 2:16:34 90 90 40 Michael Pappas, Tyson Schulz Adventurers 2 2:49:10 60 60 Jacob Guenette, Julia Guenette Mom and Son Guenette'ing it done DNS 0 Ari KONG Ari&jin DNS 0 Anna Chesnokova No club DNS 0 Catherine Helen Markey No club DNS 0 Janusz Holender No club DNS 0 Jonathan Harris No club DNS 0
6 Hour Results
Place Name Team Time Collected Points Deduction (Late) Deduction (solo) Total 1 Adam Woods No club 5:21:10 2010 -201 1809 2 Ian Collings No club 5:55:20 1940 -194 1746 3 Christopher Ball, Dane Low Low Ball 5:49:24 1740 1740 4 Marco Buccheri No club 5:48:05 1730 -173 1557 5 Tim Blair No club 5:56:49 1730 -173 1557 6 Erica Lay, Caoimhe Murray, Lisa Howard Making Memories 5:52:47 1520 1520 7 Stan Woods, Joanne Woods Fun in the Woods 5:54:19 1480 1480 8 Liam Montgomery No club 5:52:36 1640 -164 1476 9 Hanna Honegger, Alton Ho The Youngins 5:49:35 1460 1460 10 Matthew Runzer No club 5:58:34 1520 -152 1368 11 Marie-Pier Alary No club 5:57:08 1490 -149 1341 12 David Gordon No club 5:35:27 1410 -141 1269 13 Brian Dunne, Corrigan Brown Comp Pewter 5:54:50 1230 1230 14 Felix Lawrence, Martin Lopatka ** Hirsuite 6:09:56 1420 -199 1221 15 Eric Christensen No club 6:00:49 1350 -17 -135 1198 16 Nikki Burge No club 6:16:42 1510 -334 1176 17 Michael Johnston, Lake Johnston Those Johnston Kids 5:59:11 1170 1170 18 Reuben Ford No club 5:57:42 1290 -129 1161 19 Ing Uhlin, Ross Burnett CANSWE Connection 5:30:42 1140 1140 20 Sarah Mayes, Dylan Dodd Zephyr 5:57:22 910 910 21 Dariia Korenieva, Volodymyr Koreniev Things that go 5:59:28 900 900 22 Jim Mandelli No club 5:52:42 960 -96 864 23 Eamonn Irwin No club 5:57:37 330 -33 297 24 Julian A No club 0 0 Conrad Cormier No club DNS 0 0 Julie Cassata No club DNS 0 0
Results Track Attack
Place Name Time Points 1 Halle Nelson 1:56:21 710 2 Fenya Veenstra 1:56:24 710 3 Matthis Le Bihan 1:59:22 340 4 Linden Hull 1:59:26 340 5 Bjorn Bailey 1:59:31 340 6 Julia Hahn 2:30:59 300 7 Cluny Martyn 2:31:30 300 8 Erika Hahn 1:59:02 260 9 Alexa Kerr 1:59:04 260 10 Maria Shapovalov 1:59:06 260 11 Jeff Oh 1:53:52 200 11 Marcus Oh 1:53:52 200 13 Reuben Hankinson 1:53:54 170 14 Jenavive Georgekish-Watt 2:40:00 150 15 Ethan Okkerse 2:01:41 140 16 Raphael Hofbauer 2:01:46 140 17 Daniel Blashchuk 2:01:51 140 18 Grace Humphrey 2:01:31 60 19 Evangeline Kelly 2:01:36 60 20 Lauren Leighton-Williams 1:56:22 30 22 Theadora Georgekish-Watt 2:40:00 0
Update Saturday October 18 (2:45pm):
- We will have some hot drinks for after the event. Please bring a reusable mug or cup!
Update Thursday October 16:
- Maps will be printed on regular paper and maps will be bagged
- Water: there are a few water fountains on course and these will be marked on the map. There are also many creeks (filtering recommended).
- Parking: there is quite a bit of street parking nearby if the lot fills up.
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Come join us at the Lynn Valley Adventure Race, a North Shore classic. This year's event will include mass-start 3 hour and 6 hour options in the traditional Rogaine/Score-O format (with SI/electronic scoring).
The objective is to collect a maximum of points within a given amount of time (3 or 6 hours). Each control will be worth a fixed amount and each minute late getting back will reduce your point total. You will lose 20 points for every minute that you are back late.
This year we’re starting on the east (Seymour) side of the map and we will have a fun mix of urban controls and forest controls. Expect to go down to the water in Deep Cove and all the way up to the Mushroom parking lot area.
Map/Terrain
The "Super Seylynn" map covers the area from Mosquito Creek to Deep Cove at 1:15000 scale, with 5m contours, and utilizes sections of the Lynn Valley/Braemar/Lower Seymour/Rice Lake/McCartney Creek maps.
The terrain around the North Shore is a nice mix of beginner friendly trails and roads that are closer to the start/finish and some more technical terrain further away. Forest areas are often fairly open, for West Coast standards. Expect generous amounts of elevation gain:)
Start/Finish Location and Parking
The start and finish is at Parkgate Park (https://maps.app.goo.gl/zijUofw3Jy8f33xS7)
There is good transit close by!
Schedule
- 7:15am: Sign in for 6 hr event opens
- 7:45am: Sign in for the 6 hr event closes
- 7:55am: Mandatory safety briefing for 6 hr event
- 8:00am: 6 hr map handout and course planning
- 8:10am: 6 hr course start
- 2:10pm: 6 hr course closure - all participants must report back to the start / finish!
- 9:45am: Sign in for 3 hr event opens
- 10:15am: Sign in for 3 hr event closes
- 10:25am: Mandatory safety briefing for 3 hr event
- 10:30 am: 3 hr map handout and course planning
- 10:40am 3 hr course start
- 1:40pm: 3hr course closure - all participants must report back to the start / finish!
Note: sign-in close ~15 minutes before the start of each event.
Youth
This is a great event for young orienteers and adventurers (12+). There will be lots of urban and on trail navigation areas and they can run/adventure as small teams with friends. And they can of course run as short or as long as they want (as long as they are back by 2:10pm).
Registration and Payment
***Registration is open until Saturday, October 18th at Noon***
Register here: https://2mev.com/#!/events/gvoc_2025-10-19-lvar
See the list of who else is attending here: https://2mev.com/#!/events/gvoc_2025-10-19-lvar/registrations/search
All runners must pre-register and pay before the event.
Single Adults - $35 (early registration before noon on Friday 12th = $25)
Single Youth - $5 per runner - please run as a team - it's way more fun!
NEW: Team - $50 per team (early registration before noon on Friday 12th = $40) or $15 for a Junior Team ($10 early bird). A team is any number of adults and juniors who are going out together. The team leader creates a team (using the "Event Team Reg" option) and adds team members to it. Other members can use the "Join a Team" option to add themselves to a team.
Partners/teams
Score-O/Rogaines (and adventures) are way more fun when they are shared experience. And longer rogaines are always run with a partner. We will reward teams who run in pairs (10% score penalty for solo runners). And we are happy if you want to run/walk with a larger team.
Safety
Prepare to be self-sufficient for the duration of your run!
- All competitors must report to the finish, so we know you're safe.
- Whistles must be carried. If you don't have a whistle, you may purchase one at registration.
- BE BEAR AWARE! Become bear aware, and consider carrying bear spray if you're on a longer course or are nervous about bear encounters.
- We recommend taking some food and water for either course but definitely if you're on the 6hr courses.
- You may carry a cellphone for emergency usage. This is recommended for all youth and new orienteers. Please respect the spirit of the event, and don't use the GPS functionality unless you're lost and concerned for your safety. The event director's number will be printed on the map. Note that some areas of the map do not have cell signal.
- Major rivers can only be crossed on bridges.
- Please respect any trail closures and remain cautious near any water sources and in the forest.
Beware of mountain bikers, especially on the eastern half of the map.
Questions: If you have any questions please message Alistair