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Hello Everyone, July
08, 2004
In this Issue:
- Beaton Classic is Cancelled
- Inco Walden Firecracker 5k breaks attendance
record
- Italian Festival run/walk soggy but rewarding
- Guembel and Kaye win in North Bay's Tri
- Blueberry Relays coming to Delky Dozzi
- Running Room's 20th Anniversary "20 Minute Challenge"
- Running
Room Clinics - Register Now!
- First
Annual Dream Trail Run
- Our
Western Rock!! has become a triathlete
- Upcoming Events
- Track North News
- by Dick Moss
- Click
Here for
the latest YTri News - by Mike Coughlin
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Beaton Classic is Cancelled
Rob Marcolini provides us
with this unfortunate information:
As you probably know by now, the beaton classic
for 2004 is cancelled due to the lack of a race director (again!).
you should notify your readership immediately of this and impress
upon them the importance of this event and their valued participation
in it both as participant and volunteer. with all the people
who read this site it should be stated that sometimes its not
enough just to man feed stations or do finish line times. people
have to get behind the scenes to do the planning and not be
so intimidated thinking that its a daunting process (it only
is when there are not enough people involved) or think that
there is always going to be the same people to do that for them.
we had such a great turn out of participants last year and its
very disappointing to have it cancelled for this year. this
is a wake up call and (hopefully) people will respond. its too
late for this year lets hope its not the last. vince you can
post this message as is or just relay it any way you want. thank
you for all the work that you do for us.
rob "the commodore" marcolini
sudbury canoe club
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Inco Walden Firecracker
5k breaks attendance record
This was the ninth running
of the Firecracker event and was the largest ever as 123 participants
tackled the 5k event and 25 young ones charged through the 1k
course. A few hardy walkers toured the 5k course as well. And
the youngest participant won the draw prize for a bicycle. He
will have to wait a couple of years yet to enjoy it as he toured
the race course in a baby jogger.
In the 5k Darryn Jermyn
was the overall winner in 16:40 and Kaitlyn Tallman took the
female honours in 18:35. The masters male winner was Bill Thompson
in 18:46 and our own "Rock!!" Karen Beaulieu was female
master in 20:56.
Kudos go to Race Director,
Ron Poirier, for putting on such a top notch event . Everyone
was able to participate in a very good event - and - at the
end ALL got prizes. Thanks to numerous sponsors, Breast Cancer
Research in Sudbury will be presented with a generous cheque.
Click
Here for Event Photos
Click
Here for All the Results
Paul Graham writes
about his experience:
This past weekend was
a busy one for me. I did my first 5k run at the
firecracker, and participated in the North Bay Triathlon. It
was a fairly
successful weekend, and I'm pretty happy with my results, but
mostly it was a
learning experience.
In the 5k run I started out with the
fast group off the start. I realized this
was a mistake when I got to the 1 km marker at 3:45. There
was no way that I
could maintain this pace, so I had to slow down to a more
manageable pace.
Doing this meant that I got passed by a number of people,
which is never a good
experience. In the future I'm going to have to make sure I
pace myself better
and work having a stronger second half of the race. I was
still happy with my
finish of 21:25, and look forward to improving on it.
Steve Matusch provides some
race insight:
By the way – thanks
for your advice Thursday – and of course you were right.
Sure enough my splits went up through 1 to 4k, and only by
virtue of swallowing a fair bit of pain was I able to bring
it down a little bit on the last 1k. – 3:23, 3:45, 3:43,
3:54, 3:43.
I could have done a
little bit better if I hadn’t tried to keep up with
the lead pack during the first 1k. But – in my heart
I REALLLLLY wanted to see how long on could hold onto those
guys – only a little over a kilometer as it turns out!
Good event – well
organized and a lot of fun. Should be even better next year.
Remind me when you’re looking for prizes and sponsors
next year – I’m sure we’ll pony up for something.
Steve Matusch (We'll
be asking Steve - Vince)
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Italian Festival Run/Walk
Soggy but Rewarding
The Caruso Club held its
32nd Annual Italian Festival this Sunday and for the second
year in a row, a road race was included in the festivities.
Unfortunately this Sunday was a wet one with the rains starting
in the early afternoon and becoming a downpour as the day progressed.
Was the race cancelled? DEFINITELY NOT! At 4:00 pm sharp, Bill
Thompson and Ray Vincent led the wet but keen group of runners
and walkers to the start line and sent us off with a firm, "On
your Marks - GO! At that point the group splashed off to do
5 laps of the Gatchell streets finally finishing at the Caruso
Club. I did mention the run was rewarding and it was in more
than one way. The Organizers did a bang up job in tough conditions.
The course marshals had it toughest of all handling not only
the rain but also wet jokes from passing runners who were able
to comment at this point. They all stayed at their posts regardless
of the conditions to ensure all of us got safely to the finish
and I commend them. I'm sure the finish line ladies had never
done official timing before and we gave them a big confusing
electronic stop watch and clip board and told them "Don't
miss a number" - and they did fantastic. It was nice to
see them take on that challenge with naive enthusiasm. The best
part for me was the chicken and pasta dinner that came with
every registration. For $6 each, Lise and I got to race and
eat. To put more icing on the cake, Lise won her age group -AND
MORE- which brought her a gift certificate for a free
buffet. I was just edged out in my age group by Mark Donnelly
or I would have got the buffet as well.
(Note: When I say just edged out, I should point out Mark was
a little further ahead than that - say 2 minutes and 45 seconds).
Good run everyone.
The Results you ask: "A
Rock!! Wins Again!!
Overall Male: Eric
Ouellette in 18:36 Overall
Female: Lise
Perdue in 28:42!!!!!!
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Here for All the Results
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Guembel and Kaye win
in North Bay's Tri
Both Kyle Guembel and Alicia Kaye left the rest
of the field far behind as they came in first and second overall
in this years North Bay Triathlon. Both individuals have been
competing at a very high level this year and the hard training
is paying off well.
Click
Here for All the Results
Other locals competed as
well including Paul Graham who sends this report:
This past weekend was
a busy one for me. I did my first 5k run at the
firecracker, and participated in the North Bay Triathlon. It
was a fairly
successful weekend, and I'm pretty happy with my results, but
mostly it was a
learning experience.
Sunday was the North Bay Tri. This would be my 3rd triathlon
and the longest
distance to date. The race was going fairly well until about
30.5 km into the
32 km bike ride. I was going down the large hill quite fast
and came to a
sharp s-turn. It wasn't until too late that I realized that
I was going too
fast, and tried to hit the brakes. This locked my back wheel,
which skipped
out from under me. I landed on my left side and skidded into
the ditch landing
head first in a small creek. Luckily nothing major was hurt
and I was able to
finish the bike and run 8 km to place 4th in my age category.
However since
the overall winner (Kyle Guembel) was also in my age group I
was awarded 3rd
place.
Paul
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Blueberry Relays Coming
to Delky Dozzi
New Event
for the Blueberry Festival
Saturday, JULY 24 9:30 A.M. TO
11 A.M.
BLUEBERRY RELAYS
DELKI DOZZI Memorial PARK, 3 Mary Street SUDBURY
________________________________________________________________
FAMILY WALK (1 km or
2 km) 10 AM
2km RELAYS (1 TO 2 PEOPLE
PER TEAM walking or running 1 km x 2) 10:30 AM
BLUEBERRY PARTICIPATION PRIZES – MUFFINS, RIBBONS
DRAW PRIZES FOR FRESH BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRY RELAYS GIVE YOU AN
EXTRA CHANCE TO WIN FRESH BLUEBERIES:
BLUEBERRY PRIZE FOR YOUNGEST TEAM (2 PARTICIPANTS)
BLUEBERRY PRIZE FOR OLDEST TEAM (2 PARTICIPANTS)
BLUEBERY PRIZE FOR WIDEST AGE RANGE TEAM (2 PARTICIPANTS)
BLUEBERRY PRIZE FOR BEST-COSTUMED TEAM (2 PARTICIPANTS)
REGISTRATION FORMS
AVAILABLE AT SUDBURY PHYSIO CENTRES, Chelmsford Physio Centre,
Valley Physio Centre and LOCAL LIBRARIES in early July.
REGISTRATION COST
$2 per participant. REGISTER ON EVENT DAY JULY 24 FROM 9 TO
10 AM
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Running
Room's 20th Anniversary "20 Minute Challenge"
20Years
of Running and Walking Since 1984
On Wednesday July 14th at
6:00 pm every Running Room across North America will host a 20
minute Minute Challenge. Please join the celebration by running
or walking up to 20 minutes with us.
The free event is being hosted
by the Running Room to promote fitness and commemorate the company's
20th anniversary. Participants will receive a free commemorative,
red, high-performance mesh fabric running cap to serve as a symbol
of their commitment to their own personal fitness. Refreshments
will be served.
Join us at:
Running Room Canada
Cedar Pointe Plaza
117-1984 Regent
Street
Sudbury On P3E-5S1
705-523-4664
sudbury@runningroom.com |
Running Room Clinics
- Register Now!
We also host informal
"Run Club" runs
Wednesdays at 6:00
pm
Sundays at 8:30
am
All are Welcome!
Walking May 27, 04 - July 29, 04
(6:30 PM) (Registration Closed)
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario)
Half Marathon May 25, 04 - September
7, 04 (6:30 PM) (Registration Closed)
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario)
Triathlon Clinic - June 2, 04 -
August 7, 04 (7:00 PM)
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario)
10K - June 12, 04 - August 15, 04
(6:30 PM)
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario)
Marathon - June 23, 04 - October
13, 04 (6:30 PM)
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario)
Learn to Run - July 19, 04 - September 7, 04
Monday at 6:30 pm
Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury Ontario)
For Women Only - July 29, 04 - September 30, 04
Thursday at 6:30 pm
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury Ontario)
Walk - July 30, 04 - Oct 1, 04
Friday at 6:30 pm
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury Ontario)
10k - September 27, 04 - November 29, 04
Monday at 6:30 pm
Goal Race - Santa Shuffle
Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza ( Sudbury Ontario)
For more information or to register, call
the Running Room at
523-4664, or visit
http://www.runningroom.com and look under clinics.
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This August, a team of Canadian Relay Runners and adjunct
University of Toronto professor Kirsty Duncan will run
for a star down the Dream Trail-- from Sudbury to Toronto
over six days (August 7th-12th) in support of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation ® of Toronto.
We welcome all runners to send off our long-distance
athletes with a 5 km fun run in Sudbury (the ‘Kick-Off
to The Dream Trail Run’, August 7th, 2004).
Contribute to the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
and help fulfill the special wishes of children who have
life-threatening illnesses.
5 km Fun Run
Saturday, August 7th, 2004 (10:00 a.m.)
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Our
Western Rock!! has become a Triathlete
Martin
Parnell Writes:
Hi Vince and all rocks,
It's been a busy three week period.
Two weeks ago was my first Olympic triathlon at Arbour
Lake, 20kw west of Calgary. After surviving a 1.5km swim
it was 44km bike ride up and back on highway 1A and a
10km run around the community. Total time was 3hr 12min
28sec (24/37 in age group) lots of fun with no lasting
damage.
Last week end was the Great White
North triathlon in the town of Stony Plain. I had planned
to watch this Half Iron Man but I put my name on a wait
list and got in. The swim was 2km in Hubbles Lake at the
Allan Beach campground then off on a 90km bike jaunt to
and back from the North Saskatchewan river ending with
a half marathon through the town of Stony Plain. I came
313 /616 and 75/127 in my age group with a total time
of 5hr 39min 44sec (full results on www.gwntriathlon.com)
. More damage in this one (blistered toe) but repairs
are possible.
Finally this weekend is the Calgary
Marathon. The plan is an easy run with minimal damage.
Race report to follow next week, all the best Martin
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Here for Pics
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Upcoming Events
June 13 - Lung Association 5k and 1/2 Marathon
in North Bay.(COMPLETE)
Results
Here
June 19-20 Subaru Series
Muskoka Duathlon and Triathlon Weekend
(COMPLETE) Results
Here
June 27 - Sudbury Fitness
Challenge "Canoe Marathon" (COMPLETE)
No results available at this time
July 1 - Inco Walden "Firecracker 5k"
(COMPLETE)
Results
Here
July 4 - Italian Festival 5k (COMPLETE)
Results
Here
July 18 - Sudbury
Fitness Challenge "Island Swim"Contact Laura at:
leyoung@sympatico.ca
The Ian McCloy Island
Swim is set for Sunday July 18 at 10:20 for kids and 1030
(approx) for the longer distances.
The water is at 68 degrees but 6 of us swam around Meda Island
today and were fine. still not sure on the 2-mile.
We will meet Monday at 6 p.m., Wed at 6 p.m. and Sat at 9:30
a.m. this week. Markers are to be set out Wed night.
Babysitting volunteers are welcome. Remember if you want to
swim with us you MUST help in some capacity.
We also need timers for the actual race. Bring your bathing
caps, too. We are trying to cut costs on the caps this year.
Yours in swimming, Laura
July 18 - Friendly Massey Marathon (this
is our local distance run and is becoming more popular every
year.)
August 7 - First Annual Dream Trail Run
(It exists for one purpose—to fulfill the special wishes
of children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening
illness.) This event will start at the Running Room Sudbury
location.
Click
Here for Details on All the Above Runs
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Track North News
- by Dick Moss
July
2
Two excellent PB's at the Harry Jerome last
night!! Here's the media release:
Ellerton Breaks Four-Minute
Mile
Andrew Ellerton, representing Sudbury's Track North Athletic
Club, broke the four-minute mile this weekend at the prestigious
Harry Jerome Invitational in Burnaby, BC. Ellerton ran a
personal best time of 3:58.68 to place 5th in the international
field.. Ellerton was the 2nd Canadian in the race, won by
Kenyan Daniel Kipchirchir in 3:54.02
Sudbury's
Lisa Labrecque, also running for Track North, ran a 5-second
personal best of 4:17.38 to place 7th in the
women's 1500m. She was the 3rd Canadian in the event.
Labrecque runs the 800m this Saturday at the
Victoria Track Fest, then both she and Ellerton will compete
in the National Championships/Olympic Trials next weekend
in Victoria.
Dick Moss
Victoria Trackfest
Lisa Labrecque of Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club, placed
3rd in the 800m at the Victoria Trackfest on the University
of Victoria's Centennial Stadium. Run in extremely windy conditions,
Labrecque's time of 2:08.32 was a season's best.
Labrecque runs the 1500m this weekend at the National Championships/Olympic
Trials, followed the weekend after by an 800m in Halifax at
the Aileen Meagher Invitational.
Liz breaks 4:50 mark
Congrats to Liz Forbes who broke the 4:50/1500m barrier at
a Twilight meet in Guelph last Friday. Liz ran a 4:49.
Firecracker 5k
Well, the annual showdown between Paul Walker and coach Darren
Jermyn finished the way it always has - with Darren the victor.
As always, a beautifully organized race - thanks to Ron Poirier,
Malcolm Steven and Vince Perdue for putting this annual gem
together yet again!
Track North Results:
(Top-3 overall don't count in age category placing)
1. Darren Jermyn, 16:40
4. Paul Walker, 17:22 - 1st, Male 19 & Under
6. Eric Ouellette - 2nd, Male 19 & Under
7. Kaitylyn Tallman, 18:35
10. Bill Thompson, 18:46 - 1st, Masters Male
11. Liz Forbes, 18:50
12. Peter Diebel, 19:15 - 2nd, Male 30-39
14. Teri Fisher, 19:20
17. Jeff Turgeon, 19:58 - 3rd, Male 19 & Under
19, Bob Lesk, 20:08 - 1st, Male 50-59
24. Julie Forbes, 20:55 - 1st, Female 19 & Under
30. Chris Hocking, 21:43
31. Emma Tallman, 21:47 - 2nd, Female 19 & Under
39. Caroline Ehrhardt, 22:43
67. Peter Tallman, 25:11
72. Kaitlyn Roberts, 25:40
73. Erika Kiviaho, 25:41
87. Jena Kiviaho, 28:39
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For
information call me.
Vincent Perdue
341 Fourth Ave, Sudbury On. P3B-3R9
705-560-0424
vtperdue@cyberbeach.net
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