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2010 Green Thumb Half & Shamrock'n Over All Race Results

Register NOW to secure your Green Glove & Shamrock'n Experience!

Course Description
We have secured the perfect start/finish for this race which is at the lower parking lot of Bateman Park. This route is very scenic with beatuiful mountain views, fantastic farmlands, some perfect groomed trails and only one hilly area making the 5K a flat route and the 10K and Half Marathon a quicker course.

Route High Lights
Bateman Park, Willband Creek Park and Stoney Creek Park Trail. This route will bring you back year after year chasing your personal best times while enjoying some St. Patrick's Dat spirit!

2010 Green Thumb Half Marathon & Shamrock'n shirt & medal design
White short sleeve tech shirt included with the first 400 people that register! Shirt sizes are not guaranteed and will be distributed on a first come first served basis. If the event sells out prior to 6 weeks (Jan. 31st 2010) out from face day all 500 participants (500 is the event cap) will receive the event shirt. Please register early to secure your shirt and Green Half/Shamrock'n race experience.

Directions to Start/Finish & Parking

From #1
Take the Sumas Way Exit, North (Hwy 11)
Follow Hwy 11 to Bateman Rd.(approx. 5.4KM from #1 Sumas Exit)
Go East on Bateman Rd.
Go to the Bateman Park North Entrance. (approx. 1.4KM from Hwy 11)

From Mission
Take the

Abbotsford-Mission Hwy11 to Bateman Rd.
East on Bateman Rd.to Bateman Park .

Parking
Parking will be available at the lower Bateman Park North Entrance until 7:45AM.
By 7:45AM the lower lot will be full (maybe earlier) so dont waste your time by going
to the lower lot when the upper lot is next to the washrooms and is a very short walk to start/finish area.

Lower Parking Lot
>click here< to see map directions to the start/finish area and lower parking lot.

Upper Parking Lot & Washrooms
<click here< to see map directions to the upper parking lot and washroom area.

Hydration stations will be roughly 5K a part.

Aldergrove Credit Union was formed in 1954 when members of the Otter Farmers' Institute (today Otter Co-Op) realized that by pooling members' resources and time, a financial co-op could be formed to assist members of the Institute. Thus, the Otter Farmers' Institute Credit Union came into being.

For the first decade, the new Credit Union operated out of the original Otter Co-op building on 248th Street in Langley, moving in 1968 down the street to the location they occupy today. A period of steady growth in membership and assets had begun, one which would see it expand beyond its roots in the Otter Farmers' Institute and into the larger community.

By 1978, the name became Aldergrove Credit Union and a second branch on 272 Street in Aldergrove replaced rented premises in that community in 1980. As Murrayville became one of the fastest growing areas in Langley, it was the ideal location for ACU's third branch - opened on 48th Avenue in 1994.

As ACU continued to grow, so did Matsqui Credit Union, an organization whose history predates that of ACU by 10 years, and whose roots are similarly deep in the farming community in the Valley. In 1994, by then operating out of their present office on Riverside Street in Matsqui, they celebrated 50 years of service to their members.

In the late 1990s, the two successful organizations with common goals and long histories in the Valley began merger talks. As the century turned, ACU and Matsqui Credit Union became one entity. Growth continued in 2001 with the opening of the fifth and latest branch at Mt.Lehman Centre in Abbotsford.

As membership nears 20 000, ACU can point proudly not only to growth in members, assets, and services, but also to a long history of being actively involved in the communities in which our branches are located. This participation includes helping with local and charitable fund drives, taking part in local celebrations, supporting local sports teams, and providing scholarships for students from our area to continue their education.

We welcome comments and suggestions from our members on ways in which we can add to or improve the products and services we offer.

Gus Hartl
CEO
Aldergrove Credit Union