2011

Can Lake 50 Results

Results and Race Photographs

Other Years: 2010 Results | 2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results  | 2004 Results | 2003 Results

Other Results:  2003-2009 Fleet Feet Sports Relay |  Prior Canandaigua Lake Ultras ('82, '94-98)

2011 Race Summary / Photos / 50 Mile Results / 50K Results

October 8th was a beautiful, warm day.  The unseasonably warm temperatures had a significant effect on the race.  We had a record number of 143 runners expected to start.  As can be seen in the graph on the right, the temperature kept increasing and this appears to have been the major cause of a record 26 registered runners deciding to skip coming to the race this year.

Race day we had 117 participants start.  While it was a comfortable 56 degrees at the 7am start, it got warm early and stayed warm all afternoon (officially 80 degrees but it felt much warmer in the sun).  Nonetheless, 86% of our runners finished versus the 94% finish rate we had with last year’s more normal conditions (35 t0 61 degrees).

Records Set.  Despite the less than optimal conditions, we had four new age group records set.  In the 50 mile, Todd Baum broke his own M50-59 record and Steven Sjolund took over 30 minutes of the M60-69 record from 2005.  In the shorter race, Tom Heuer took four minutes off the existing M50-59 record and Mary Wenck became our oldest female finisher and new F60-69 record holder.  Good marks were also set in the overall ranks.  In winning the 50 mile, Tim Fisler and Christine Torres both set the third best times in the nine year history of the race.  In the 50k, Daniele Cherniak got her third 50k win and second best time in the six years the distance has been run.  

First Ultras.  We had 48 of the 53 runners attempting their first ultramarathon finish for a 91% success rate (down from 98% last year).  Our aid station volunteers and road marshals, including many from the Canandaigua area, were key factors in getting the runners safely around the lake.  Click here for detailed First Ultra Success Rate for the last four years.

Growth as a Destination Event.  The table below shows where our runners came from this year.  As you can see, a comparatively small portion of the field came from the five-county Rochester Metropolitan Region.  At least half of the New York (not Rochester) runners came from New York City and its suburbs (a five to six hour drive).  While the race primarily draws from the nearby states and Ontario, we had runners from 16 states (including two runners from California), our first two runners from Newfoundland and Labrador, our first two runners from Mexico and our second entrant from the United Kingdom.  Within the small world of ultrarunning, the Can Lake 50 is building a reputation as an achievable challenge in a beautiful place that is also friendly for first time ultrarunners.

New this Year.  We had four designated race hotels with a total of 33 rooms reserved by runners.  This number does not include any hotel rooms in the area reserved by race participants in the last 30 days before the race.   The pre-race dinner at the Inn on the Lake was a big success, attended by approximately half of the registered runners plus their families and friends.  Also new this year,  Wegmans Canandaigua catered our post-race meal, making it our most successful in the nine year history of the race.

Prior Canandaigua Ultras:  The first reported run most of the way around Canandaigua Lake was a 60K in 1982.  Charlie Sabatine (7th overall in 1982) revived the event as a 40-mile "mini-ultra" held from 1994 to 1998.  Tom Perry ran the "mini-ultra" in 1995-1997.  In 2003, Charlie Sabatine, Rick Cronise and Tom Perry brought the race back in its current form as a full 50 miles around the lake.  Click here for contemporary race reports from Ultrarunning magazine.

2011 Photos / 50 Mile Results / 50K Results / Race Summary

2011 50 Mile Results / 50K Results / Photos / Race Summary
 

*Age Graded Scoring:  CanLake50 Standards:  Gold = 65% or better; Silver = 55% or better.
 Age graded scoring can bring proper recognition to the performances of older runners.  Click for online calculator to score your own races.
First ultras:  89% of first ultra starters finished!  86% of all starters finished.  Congratulations to all of you.
Out of state:  Cities are in bold text.  88% of our visitors finished!  Thank you for coming to run our race and visit the Finger Lakes Region.
Local:  Runners from the five-county Greater Rochester Metropolitan Area.  There was no "home roads" advantage as only 72% of local runners finished.
Early:  Runners who took an early start at 6:00am.  100% finished by 6:00pm, i.e., with at least an hour to spare.
 

2011 50K Results / 50 Mile Results / Photos / Race Summary

First ultras:  93% of first ultra starters finished!  86% of all starters finished.  Congratulations to all of you.
Out of state:  Cities are in bold text.  93% of our visitors finished!  Thank you for coming to run our race and visit the Finger Lakes Region.
Local:  Runners from the five-county Greater Rochester Metropolitan Area.  86% of local runners finished.  Thanks for supporting your local ultras.