SUDBURY ROCKS!! RUNNING CLUB

December 9, 2004


YTri News	Membership	Training	Lise Edwards & Team Diabetes	Track North Web Site

Hello Everyone, December 9, 2004

In this Issue:

Our First ever Santa Shuffle and Elf Walk was... Snowy and Windy...BUT AWESOME!
Lisa Labrecque Gives 100% at Nationals - by Mike Coughlin
Lise Edwards Travels to Hawaii with Team Diabetes
Upcoming Runs -New Year's Resolution Run
Running Room Clinics - Register Now! 2005 Clinics Added
Track North News - by Dick Moss - Labrecque Places 5th at Canadian Cross Country Championships
Click on YTri News for their Update - In this Issue - The Lab Reports, Part 1

Our First Ever Santa Shuffle Was....

Snowy and Windy but Awesome!!

Runners Run and Push through tough conditions along Loach's Road

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Click Here for All the Results

Yes it was VERY SNOWY and EXTREMELY WINDY but DEFINITELY AWESOME as 100+ walkers and runners ventured out for Sudbury's First Annual Santa Shuffle and Elf Walk last Saturday morning from the Running Room in Cedar Pointe Plaza..

The day started off with light snow and little wind but by race start, conditions had deteriorated enough that minor course modifications were put into effect to ensure greater safety for the participants. Surprisingly no one backed down from the challenge and youngsters to seniors promptly took off down the road at 10:15 am when the Santa Bells were chimed. Hot chocolate, coffee, fruit and bagels awaited the finishers. Water was not a big seller on this day.

Everybody finished. We never worry about the seasoned runners but there were numerous first timers in all events and what an initiation to the sport they got. But they all pulled through with flying colours - or at least trudging colours. I give high marks to everybody out there from hardy participants to clinic instructors and pacers plus the course sweeps and marshals who stayed in place until the last runner crossed the finish line.

Awards and draw prizes followed the runs and then I believe everybody scattered to the nearest sauna or hot tub to regain lost warmth.

All registrations and pledges for this event go to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. Donna Smrek, Manager of the Running Room and Lise Edwards, Assistant Manager (AND SANTA), are proud to announce you raised about $6500 for the cause. Give yourselves a big hand. This was more than we expected.

Thank everyone for your enthusiastic support of our event and we will see you again next year.

Donna Smrek adds:

WOW!!! A great big thank you goes out to all participants and volunteers who braved the weather to run/walk in our first annual Santa Shuffle bet you can't wait until next year!!

It was wet, rainy, snowy, slushy, cold and slippery but also a little pretty if you took the time to watch the snow fall as you ran down the Laurentian trail. All things considered though it was well worth the effort put forth by all participants and volunteers.

Thanks to your participation we raised over $6500.00, all of which went directly to the local unit of the Salvation Army.

Congratulations to all our clinic graduates as well. Way to go, you really worked for this one!!!They included: Walking Clinic, Learn to Run Clinic, For Women Only Clinic and 10 Km Clinic.
Hope you will continue to attend Run Club on Wednesday and Sunday - hey if you can run in what you ran in on Saturday the rest is a breeze:)

A special thank you goes out to Vince and Lise Perdue for standing at the finish line and coordinating all the timing, Monique Fournier, Catherine Frantz, Leslie McLosky and Sheila Yaw-MacLean for their encouragement and support to runners on the course as well as Anik Ledo, who we figured did about 15 km on Saturday.
I hope I didn't miss any of our pacers but if I did, Thank You.

Lisa Labrecque Gives 100% at Nationals

by Mike Coughlin

Have you ever been in a race where you finished knowing you gave 100
percent? I don't just mean a good solid effort, I mean the kind of effort
where going back over the event you could not come up with a way you could
have gone even 1 second faster. Ever done that? Well, Sudbury's Lisa
Labrecque had such an experience this past Saturday at the National cross
country championships in Toronto. I have had the privilege of training
with Lisa a bit in recent weeks, and there was no question that she was
ready for a personal best performance. With a 14th place at Nationals last
year, this meant a good chance at cracking the top 10.

At Saturday's race, Lisa didn't just crack the top 10, she cracked the top 5
with a stunning 5th place performance. In fact, Lisa was a mere 1 second
out of third, with placings 3-6 tearing across the line in a tight pack.

Talking to Lisa afterwards, it was clear that she had given everything,
claiming that she had never been more completely expended at the end of a
race. In going for it with everything she had, Lisa showed herself and the
rest of us what is possible when you commit yourself fully to a goal.

Great job Lisa! Details of her race and other local performances at this event
can be found below in the Track North News Section.

Lise Edwards, Team Diabetes Marathon runner and Sudbury Rocks!! member, is going to run the Honolulu Marathon this Sunday, December 12, 2004. Her fundraising for Team Diabetes has been successful and her training has been awesome. She boarded the plane in Toronto on Monday evening where she traveled to Vancouver for an overnighter and Tuesday morning saw her over the Pacific for her first time ever on her way to Honolulu. By early Tuesday afternoon she was soaking in the warmth and sunshine of Oahu. She now has a few days to acclimatize for the upcoming marathon on Sunday. We wish her all the best.

Do you want to track Lise's progress during the event?

The progress of all runners is recorded at the starting line, 10K, half marathon, 30K, and finish line. Times for all runners will be updated regularly on race day. Official results will be available on Monday, December 13th.

During the race, an on-line Runner Tracking System on the home page will allow website visitors to search for any entered runner by race number and/or first and last names to view progress and results.

Look for Lise Edwards # 8696

Click Here to access the site

Time & Date
January 1st, 2005
12:00pm

Refreshments will be available.

Entry Fees

Early Bird (Before Dec 1st, 2004) $ 40.00
Late (Dec 1st, 2004 - Jan 1st, 2005) $ 50.00

Race Location
Sudbury YMCA
Durham St., Sudbury, ON

Package Pick Up
Sudbury Running Room

Thursday, Dec 30th 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday, Dec 31st 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Registration

At the store or Click here for online registration

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!


 Half Marathon Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 6, 2005 
Goal Race: April 28, 2005 
 

5km Running Clinic Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 6, 2005 
Goal Race: March 10, 2005  
 
10K Running Clinic Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 10, 2005 
Goal Race: March 21, 2005  
 

Learn to Run Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 10, 2005 
Goal Race: March 14, 2005  
 


For Women Only Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 15, 2005 
Goal Race: March 19, 2005  
 

Marathon Clinic 
Location: Sudbury: Cedar Pointe Plaza (Sudbury, Ontario) 
Starts: January 25, 2005 
Goal Race: May 24, 2005

For more information or to register, call the Running Room at
523-4664, or visit http://www.runningroom.com and look under Clinics.

Track North News - by Dick Moss

December 6, 2004

Canadian Cross-Country Championships, Sunnybrooke Park, Toronto

Lisa Labrecque, of Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club, placed 5th at the Canadian Cross Country Running Championships at Toronto's Sunnybrooke Park this weekend. Labrecque, a member of Canada's team at the 2004 World Championships,improved on last year's 14th place finish with a personal best time of 20:53 over the 6 km course.

With 600m to go, Labrecque was 10 metres behind the lead pack,but mounted a furious finish to move to fifth place. Her time in the blustery conditions was only one second away from a bronze medal.

"I've been coaching for 25 years, and I've never seen a cross-country finish like that," said Track North coach, Dick Moss. The third through 6th runners were neck and neck over the last 60 metres. It was a like the final round of a heavyweight fight with everyone exhausted but still swinging with everything they had."

The race was a qualifier for Canada's team for the 2005 World Championships in St. Galmier France in March, and Labrecque's performance puts her in the selection pool for the team.

"I've never hurt that much with 600m to go and be still be able to kick," said a tired but happy Labrecque. "It was a huge improvement and I feel like I've stepped up a level. And I've improved my chances of making the funded 4k squad at Worlds. Last year that team finished third in the world and was only beaten by two African teams."

Also in the race was Laurentian's standout rookie runner, Kirsti Dolson, who finished 38th with a time of 23:53. Dolson, the youngest runner in the race, and Labrecque, who is an assistant coach with Laurentian and a teacher with the Rainbow School Board, train together in Sudbury.

In the Junior race, were Kaitlyn Tallman, 89th in 20:15/5k and Emma Tallman, 120th in 21:15/5k out of 148 runners.

"This is a unique race." said Moss. "It brings together the best runners in every event from 800m to marathon, including Olympians, National Team members,and Canadian Champions. They put them all on the line at the same time,fire the gun and tell them to duke it out."

The race was was won by Hamilton's Rebecca Stallwood, followed by Calgary's Malindi Elmore, Vancouver's Leah Pells, Edmonton's Megan Metcalfe,then Lisa Labrecque.

Dick Moss, Coach,
Track North Athletic Club/Laurentian U. XC,
http://www.tracknorth.com

For information call me.
Vincent Perdue
341 Fourth Ave, Sudbury On. P3B-3R9
705-560-0424
vtperdue@cyberbeach.net

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