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Richmond Kajaks alumni Ryan Hayden (left) with Icebreaker race director Jared Hulme.
Photo courtesy Richmond Kajaks
Teamwork puts Icebreaker on solid ground
Even in an event such as the annual Steveston
Icebreaker, where participants are racing only against the clock, success is a
team effort.
Facing unexpected obstacles, namely high
winds that reached upwards of 100 kilometres per hour during the recent 2018
race, the planning team led by Jared Hulme remained steadfast. There was no way
378 participants—the most in over 15 years—were going to be denied the
opportunity to start, and experience one of the most popular events on the
racing calendar.
“As wild as the wind was, it was the fastest
field in years due to it also being the BC Athletics 8k provincial
championships, though no records were set because of the same wind,” Hulme
said.
Notables included Kajak alumni Ryan Hayden,
who in 2002 ran a sub-four-minute mile of 3:58.27 at the NCAA indoor
championships.
Keeping with the theme of success through
teamwork, Hulme said the Icebreaker simply wouldn’t happen without the support
of the community, led by the Steveston Community Centre and the City of
Richmond. As well, sponsors like Running Room, New Balance, Boston Pizza, Pure
Water, Save On Foods, Lifemark and Subway also stepped up.
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