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Hello Everyone,
March
10, 2005
In
this Issue:
- The Chilly 1/2 in Burlington wasn't
Really so Cold...
- Our Tennessee Correspondent Gripes Her Way Through Another
Challenge
- New York City Marathon Anyone? 2nd
and Last Printing
- Upcoming Events -
March 20 - Around the bay 30k in Hamilton , April 3 - Cambrian's
Spring Tune Up 5k
- Team Diabetes Goes to Iceland - by
Amanda Luoma
- Steve and Betty Jane Marks Walk and
Lindsay Killen Will Run Rome this Sunday - by Amanda Luoma
- Running
Room Run Club Update
- Track North News - by Dick Moss
- Ytri News - by Mike Coughlin
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The Chilly 1/2 in Burlington
wasn't Really so Cold...
In fact the predicted snow never did appear, the
roads were clear and dry and even the temperature cooperated
with plus numbers. And the wind only a small factor on the Lakeshore.
So the runners had no real excuses not to run a good time.
There were over 1400 finishers in this year's
event making it a fast growing run from under 500 about 5 years
ago. I believe the directing and run organization have got better
since the early days as well. The start/finish works very good,
the course layout is excellent and the policing and marshalling
leaves nothing to be improved. I can't speak for the award ceremonies
as, unfortunately, I haven't had the need to attend in the past
few years. But Karen Cowling (3rd Female and Rock!! from Val
Caron), her friend Rod Henning (1rst Master) and Jamie Black
(2nd Master and old Sudbury native) seemed pleased with their
prizes.
The rest of us Rocks!! and friends were very pleased
with our Tim Horton's Finishing Medals even if some were less
than enthused with their times. I know I was sure happy to be
able to run an ok time in the middle of winter and I believe
Paul Washchuk is pretty stoked about coming 3rd in his age group.
One of the best parts, after the shower and the
bullshit bragging, was the celebration lunch at Milestones in
Burlington. Some Rocks!! may have indulged in a sensible manner
but I had my usual 1/2 pound burger and fries. The run and food
were excellent and I'll be back next year to do it all over
again.
Click
Here for the Results
Fellow Rock!!
Sheila Yaw MacLean Writes about "The Test"
Just got home from Burlington and couldn't wait to email
you with the
results of the test that I took while doing the Chili Half
Marathon for the
4th year in a row. "Test, what Test" do you say?
It was a test to
determine how much wine a drinker with a running problem could
actually
consume the night before a race. For this test I needed two
volunteers. Of
course the first one was me and the second one was my very
very good friend
Jan. Jan didn't know she took part of this elaborate, very
scientific test.
Sorry Jan, I couldn't tell you before hand. Please forgive
me.
We arrived in Burlington earlier than planned, thanks to
Monique, had a light lunch and
went to our hotel room to start the test. Steve and Suzanne
our Burlington
correspondents had invited our group for dinner to celebrate
the birthday of
our most favorite, now 7 year old little girl Elle and to
help in the carbo
loading for the race. So off we went for pasta and to continue
with the
test. The dinner, as usual was amazing and the wine, well,
we were doing
our best not to fail the test. Thanks Steve and Suzanne for
a great
evening. Vince, in his usual way, kept a very watchful eye
on moi to make
sure I wasn't over doing it. Remember, he didn't know about
the test. We
did get help from the others with the test. Back to our hotel
to, yes,
continue the test and to meet up with Jan's old friend and
very fast runner
Karen Cowling. Which, by the way was 3rd female in for the
half marathon
and obviously not part of the test.
The next morning we awoke to grey skies, lots of wind and
a little bit of a
headache. Jan and I ran the race together which we haven't
done in a long
time and enjoyed every foot of it. We ran like the wind, although
if you
looked at our times one would think we ran against the wind.
We finished
the race and I met my ultimate goal. What's my ultimate goal
you ask??? To
finish a race vertical and smiling and to have fun. The Chili
Half Marathon
has always been a great race to accomplish that goal. Now
Around the Bay
next week will be a different story. Thankfully the test will
be over.
Thanks again to all my very special friends
who helped get me through this
most difficult weekend.
P.S. We passed the test with flying colours
Sheila
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Our Tennessee Correspondent
Gripes Her Way Through Another Challenge
Karen Beaulieu took on the difficult
Whitestone 30k in Tennessee this weekend with the hopes of doing
well, placing in front of a close competitor and not complaining
while accomplishing the tasks at hand. The first two roadblocks
were flung aside without issue. The third however may be toooo
much to expect. Let the whining begin...
Karen writes:
Hello fellow rocks . It
was a cool 58 degrees today , actually the high. Race temp.
was low 40's perfect for running. I wish I could say the route
was perfect. Yeah I know get ready for the whine... I hate that
course and will never run it again. I have a problem with seeing
the same race monitors 3 times. That means we ran the same route
3 times and the same disgusting, gross too many hills.. wah
wah . I don't know what was worse the mental challenge or the
same old hills again and again..I will volunteer next year so
you don't have to listen to me whine again. Never fear I will
have something new to complain about next time as I feel it
is my duty to keep Vince and the girls amused. I let Beverly
pace us the first couple of miles but it was not her day today.
She does not do a lot of distance so this race was going to
favor moi. Yes Vince I did manage to squeak by her and come
in at 2:32 . It was a very tough run. Unfortunately my achilles
acted up at 15miles so I had to resort to walking up the hills
after that. You said you would be with me during the race Vince
but where the heck did you disappear to at the 16mile mark?
You were missing in action and no longer speaking to me so I
was on my own ...thanks . How did you guys do at Burlington?
I hope it wasn't too cold and everyone did well. I took much
comfort in the fact that you guys were also running a 30k so
it helped a little stress little. I must admit that I thought
my time would be worse so all in all it was a good day.(I think)
In two weeks it's the Knoxville marathon and I am registered
for the flying pig . Still looking for someone to git jiggy
with. No takers yet. I have officially started a NYC fund and
have a whole 15$ in it . Don't worry it will grow as I would
love to join everyone in New York City. Let me know how you
guys did in your race and feel free to whine all you want. Until
the next race bye guys Karen
Click
Here for the Results
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New York City Marathon
Anyone?
This November members and friends of the Sudbury
Rocks!! Running Club will attempt to add the New York City Marathon
to our list of accomplishments. As most of you are aware the
marathon now has a lottery entry system. To ensure ALL runners
wishing to go do gain entry into the race, we will be booking
through a travel agent who guarantees our spots. Our entries
will include optional travel arrangements (plane or bus) , optional
hotel arrangements (New York or New Jersey) and the guaranteed
entry. Non running supporters are welcome at a reduced price.
Principle Sudbury Rock member, Monique Fournier, has taken on
the task of organizing the trip for us. She has provided more
information below. Please contact her directly if you are interested.
Hello fellow runners,
The following information is for those interested in running
the New York Marathon, November 2005 who don't have a qualifying
time or did not enter the lottery.
Package deals are offered through Thomas Cook Travel Agency
for running groups where your entrance to the marathon is guaranteed.
The more the merrier and possible cheaper rates with larger
numbers of participants.
Please look over the information to help you make a decision
of whether to join the fun or not. The travel agency can also
alter the packages within reason and possibly at an added expense
for individual needs/desires.
If you have any questions or want clarification on any of the
information please contact me at; phone 566-5004
or e-mail moniquedave@sympatico.ca
There is a deadline for you to commit and pay half the costs.
Because the lottery is completed in May the travel agency recommends
registration by mid April to guarantee spots on the bus, in
the hotels and in the race. The travel agency also prefers that
all the info be sent together if there is a group planning to
go. In order for me to get all the info to Thomas Cook before
the recommended deadline I would like commitment and payment
with registration completion no later than April 4th, 2005.
Hope to hear from you with great interest.
Monique
Please find attached several PDF files containing
the details and pricing
for the 2005 ING New York City Marathon Travel Packages which
include
guaranteed entry.
You will need Acrobat Reader in order to view
the attached PDF files. For
a free download visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Files:
New
York City Marathon Brochure PDF
Guaranteed
Entry Application PDF
Non
Entrant Application PDF
Insurance
Information PDF
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March 20
Hamilton's "Around the Bay" 30k Roadrace
April 3
Cambrian College Sudbury's Spring Rune Up 5km Road race
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Team
Diabetes Goes to Iceland -
by Amanda Luoma
Team Diabetes Goes to Iceland - and our registration
is the largest ever!
Over 300 people from across Canada joined to walk or run in
Reykjavik,
Iceland this August! The Northeastern Ontario Team consists
of 10 people,
each with different motivation, and different personal reasons
for joining
Team Diabetes. This is the largest team ever from NE Ontario
to attend a
Team Diabetes marathon!! Some came for the travel, and learned
about the
cause, some came for the cause and learned about the exciting
travel
opportunities. Some came for the fitness commitment and learned
about the
cause, and the travel. Whatever the reason, it is the right
one! Best
wishes everyone!
Diabetes - Nothing to Fool
With! Friday, April 1st
Who: Being held
by Sandra Cartledge, TD Member, Rome 2006. Call Sandra at
698-6312 for more information or to purchase your tickets!
What: Dance, light
lunch, silent auction, raffles, DJ - Absolute
Entertainment
Why: To raise
money - OF COURSE! Tickets only $15 each or $25 for 2!!
Where: Steelworker's
Hall, Frood Rd, Sudbury
When: Friday April
1st 8 pm - 1 am
Need Some Added Inspiration to
Join Team Diabetes and Raise Funds for the
Canadian Diabetes Association?
A cure is within reach - but we need to take steps now to help
people live
well with diabetes. The Canadian Diabetes Association is a donor-based
organization, and over 70% of donations made to Team Diabetes
participant
campaigns are from NEW donors. Help support camps for kids living
with
type 1 diabetes. Help us support community education through
our Speakers
Bureau, our Physician & Pharmacy Programs, and Information
Booths. Help us
advocate on behalf of Canadians dealing with the health care
costs of this
disease. Help us fund leading-edge research, helping people
you know who
are living with diabetes and it's complications. Team Diabetes
participants become ambassadors of fitness, and it's many health
benefits!
Be a role model to someone you know today!
www.teamdiabetes.ca
www.diabetes.ca
Interested in raising funds, but not able to make it to our
office?
Contact Amanda to arrange a meeting that is convenient to YOU.
If your
shoes are laced up, and you're ready to join, simply get in
touch!
Registration Deadlines & Fundraising Minimums for Team
Diabetes races:
Amsterdam, NL on October 16th, 2005 (options: half & full
marathon)-
Register by April 15, 2005
Raise a minimum of $5,500, includes flight, and three nights
accommodations
Honolulu, Hawaii on December 12th, 2004 (options: 10km or full
marathon)
Register by June 4th, 2005
Raise a minimum of $6,000, includes flight, and seven nights
accommodations
New Orleans, USA on February 5th, 2006 (options: 5km, half
& full
marathon) Register by August 5th, 2005
Raise a minimum of $5,900, includes flight, and three nights
accommodations
Rome, Italy in mid-March 2006 (options: full marathon only)
Register by
Sept. 21st, 2005
Raise a minimum of $5,500, includes flight, and three nights
accommodations
Reykjavik, Iceland in mid-August 2006 (options: 10km, half
& full)
Register by beginning of March 2006
Raise a minimum of $5,900, includes flight, and three nights
accommodations
Dublin, Ireland in mid-October, 2006 (options: full only) Register
by
mid-April 2006
Raise a minimum of $5,500, includes flight, and three nights
accommodations
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Diabetes affects millions of Canadians every day.
Help Someone You Know.
Amanda Luoma
Development Coordinator
Northeastern Ontario Regional Leadership Centre
Canadian Diabetes Association
2141 Lasalle Blvd., Unit F, Sudbury ON P3A 2A3
Tel:(705)670-1993 Fax:(705)670-1995
amanda.luoma@diabetes.ca
www.diabetes.ca
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Steve and Betty Jane
Marks Walk
and Lindsay Killen Will
Run Rome this Sunday
- by Amanda Luoma
I would like to take a moment to wish Steve
and Betty Jane Marks and Lindsay Killen the very
best on their trip to Rome.(they will
be participating in the marathon with Team Diabetes)
mangiare bene - eat well
bere bene - drink well
camminare bene - walk well
ricuperare bene - recover well (which I am sure they will
since they have
been training, training, training for a long time now!)
Steve and Betty Jane raised a combined total of $11,000 and
Lindsay raised $5,500 through Team
Diabetes Canada!
Steve and Betty Jane will be walking the course and hope
to complete the event in about 6.5 hours.
Lindsay Killen will be running Rome! In the course of his
training
Lindsay qualified for the Boston Marathon - which is such
a great
accomplishment!
Congratulations and have a great trip - avere un grande viaggio!!
We look forward to pictures and stories upon
your return!
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Run
Club Update - by Donna Smrek & Lise Edwards |
The Running Room Club Update:
March 8, 2005
Sudbury (Cedar Pointe Plaza)
Congratulations to all of the Chilly 1/2 Marathon
and 5k participants that ran in Burlington on the weekend.
Vince Perdue and the Sudbury Rocks crew had a great time
and everyone was pleased with the weather.
This Sunday March 13, 2005 the Sudbury Running
Room will be hosting a St. Patrick's Day Fun Run at 8:30
a.m. We will have a 3k, 5k, 10 fun walk/run. There will
be no cost to enter the fun just remember to wear green
hats, socks, jackets...
We will have refreshments for you at the store
once everyone is finished.
We would like to thank Dale Comeau and Andrea
Ford for bringing goodies these past few weeks the treats
have been plentiful.
We are very happy to see the great number
of walkers and runners coming out for our practice times,
keep up the great work.
Here are the running and walking schedules
for our clinics:
Wednesday March 9, 2005 @ 6:00 p.m.
Walking Clinic - 25 minutes steady walk
FWO - 8:1 x 2 sets plus 2 minutes run
LTR - 10:1 x 2 sets
5k - 10:1 x 2 sets plus 6 minutes run
10k - 4k (Yippeee we are done hills :)
1/2 Marathon - 7 hills
Marathon - 4 hills
March 13, 2005 @ 8:30 a.m.
Graduation day for LTR/FWO, 5k & 10k clinics
LTR-FWO - 3k 10:1 fun run
5k - 5k 10:1 fun run
10k - 10k 10:1 fun run
1/2 Marathon - 16k 10:1
Full Marathon - 23k 10:1 (10k)
Have a great week, Happy Holidays to everyone
going away for the March Break and we'll see you at the
Practice times.
Happy Trails,
Lise & Donna
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Track
North News - by Dick
Moss |
Friday, March
04, 2005
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Tallman, who has been selected
to represent the OTFA at the USA National Interscholastic
Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York City. The
meet will take place on March 12 and 13th. Kaitlyn is entered
in the 800m event.
Paul Chauvin has survived his transition from student to
working person, and continues to train. He has just made
a coaching change within the Ottawa Lions club and is now
working with former Olympic sprinter, Glenroy Gilbert.
Devon Kershaw had a great competition at the World Nordic
Skiing Championships and placed 15th in one of his races!!
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YTri
News - by Mike Coughlin
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YTri Newsletter,
Volume 12, Issue 5, March 9
In this
issue...
Swim drill of the week - The fist drill
SFC Nickel Loppet a success
YTri members score age group wins in Peterborough and
Ottawa!
Mark your calendars - Spring Tune up 5k coming April 3
Sunday runs are back!!
YTri Weekly Schedule
Swim drill of the week -
The fist drill
Many beginner swimmers believe that their hands are the
most important part of the catch and pull phases of the
freestyle swim stroke. While our hands do provide the
great feel for the water that can initiate a good catch,
our "paddle" also includes our forearms, which
too often slip through the water ineffectively due to
a low elbow position.
One great way to engage the forearms in the catch and
pull phases of the stroke is to practice the fist drill.
The drill is simple to explain; just make fists with your
hands and swim freestyle. In order to gain propulsion
at all, the forearms must find a way to catch and pull
the water.
The fist drill can be tiring and frustrating at first,
but it does a fabulous job of improving your elbow position
during the catch and pull. With practice, the fist drill
can approach the feel of actual freestyle swimming. Then
add your hands back into the equation, and you can really
pull the water!
For more help with this and other drills, come out to
the YTri Wednesday swim from 6:00-7:30am. All levels of
swimmers are welcome for this workout which combines technique
development, fitness and fun!
SFC kicks off with Sofie
Manarin Nickel Loppet
On February 20, the 2005 Sudbury Fitness Challenge kicked
off with the Sofie Manarin Nickel Loppet. A total of 80
skiers toed the line and skied a variety of distances.
Conditions were fast and abrasive, challenging the skiers
technique, waxing skills and double poling strength.
In the adult events, Paul Lammens (1:34:21) and Alison
Godwin (1:54:37) won the 30km event, Brendan Waddell (53:13)
and Patti Kitler (1:20:46) won the 15km event, and Dean
Waddell (20:56) and Erica Bota (27:16) won the 5km event.
In the Dairy Queen Youth Challenge, Jeremie Bourque (6:46)
and his sister Florence Bourque (7:48) took top honours
in the 1km event while Victor Hopper (9:24) and Emmilie
Tomini (13:01) were first across the line in the 2km event.
All finishers earned Sudbury Fitness Challenge points,
which are tabulated for 6 events taking place from February
through August. The next event is the SFC Sun Run for
Diabetes scheduled for Sunday May 1 and will feature the
Dairy Queen Youth Challenge 2km walk/run as well as a
5km walk/run, 10km run and a Half Marathon run.
For complete results visit http://www.sudburyrocks.ca/Results/2005/02-20-2005%20Nickel%20Loppet.htm
For more information on the Sudbury Fitness Challenge,
visit www.sudburyfitnesschallenge.ca
YTri members score age group
wins in Peterborough and Ottawa!
The month of February saw several YTri members come out
of hiding to participate in various events throughout
the province. In particular, Amanda Kosmerly traveled
to Peterborough to run the 5k at their half marathon and
5k event, and Katherine Knight traveled to the famous
Keskinada Loppet near Ottawa to give her best at the 50km
classic ski event.
How did they do? Well it turns out that Amanda rocked
her first 5k of the season in 20:30 to win her age group.
A handful of other locals went down as well and their
results can be found at
http://www.sudburyrocks.ca/Results/2005/02-27-2005%20Peterboro%20half%20and%205k%20Results%20revised.htm
Katherine took a little longer to finish her event (ok,
it was 10 times longer) but also managed to win her age
group with a 4:34:03 - more than 40 minutes ahead of second
place! Several other locals traveled to the Keskinada
as well, including Kerry Abols who finished 13th in the
50km classic race only to come back the next day and take
7th overall in the 50km freestlye, out of a field of over
450 skiers!
Results:
http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/50cl.htm
http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/50fr.htm
Congratulations guys!
Katherine writes about her experience:
Hey Mike,
Good to hear from you. Now I'm
really curious as to how you found out about my
latest endeavour...Who told you?
I did the Keski on a whim with my housemates and a few
others from my team. The
initial plan was for some of us to just ski it together
and finish. (Although I
had been fighting an ongoing mental battle of whether
or not I was actually
going to race it, losing sleep over it the night before).
We began together and
pushed through the first 10k until the pack thinned out.
Then something in me
was triggered and I kept pushing, even though they'd taken
up a relaxed pace.
Things really picked up around 35km in, partly because
I realized that I had
17km left and partly because I'd passed people from my
team who had taken off
ahead of me. I really hammered through the last 17k, took
a wrong turn (rumor
has it that Kerry did the same thing) but managed to go
hard through to the
finish.
It was interesting for a couple of reasons. In the last
17k, I didn't see
another woman out there. This distance is completely dominated
by men, in
particular those who are 60+. Also interesting because
I wasn't sore, nor
excessively tired. Not even the day after (after a night
on the town in
Ottawa). Possibly a sign I didn't go out hard enough.
But no complaints for a
race in which I didn't start racing until 10k in.
Katherine
Mark your calendars - Spring
Tune up 5k coming April 3
Once a staple of the Sudbury Running Calendar, we are
lucky to have a true spring tune up back in town. This
one takes place at Cambrian College on April 3 and is
being organized by YTri Member Amanda Kosmerly.
Amanda Kosmerly writes:
Hi Mike,
Could you please forward this to the tri club and anyone
else who may be interested. Please encourage your group
to forward this to anyone on their contact lists too.
Also, some people were asking about the male and female
overall winner cash prize, we are planning on using 10%
of the entry fees collected. I'm guessing we will have
$50-$100 each. Hope you are well.
Amanda
Information on Spring Tune-up
What: 5km spring Tune up fun run
Where: Cambrian College, Barrydowne Campus
When: Sunday April 3rd, 2005, race starts at 10:30am
Registration: $10 no preregistration, $5 for under 12
years. Registration starts at 8:30am
Route: Flat with one small hill at the end. Km markers
will be posted at the roadside.
Prizes: Children - all receive a prize when they cross
the line, age categories both male and female 8 and under,
9-12, 13-15, 16-19 years, young children must be accompanied
by an adult.
Adults - cash for top male and female finisher and prizes
for top 3 in each age group males and females, 20-29,
30-39, 40-49, 50+, no awards repeated.
Post race: There will be food/refreshments and some draw
prizes.
For more information: call Cambrian College at 566-8101
and ask to speak to Bob Piche rgpiche@cambrianc.on.ca
or Jewell jcbrunette@cambrianc.on.ca
Sunday runs are back!!
Good news for all you folks interested in running on Sunday
- our YTri Sunday runs are back! Jaime Thurston has agreed
to lead outdoor Sunday runs at 12 noon leaving from the
YMCA. All abilities and distances are welcome to join
- just show up at the Y lobby ready to run outside.
Now you have 2 YTri workouts to choose from on Sundays:
Heidi's 8:15am spin/core and Jaime's noon run. For the
real brave, try both!!
YTri weekly schedule
Wednesday Swim
6:00-7:30am
YMCA Pool
All abilities welcome, come for all or part of the session
Friday Brick (spin/run/core)
6:30-8:30pm
YMCA Spin Studio
Bikes and trainers encouraged, spin bikes available
Sunday Cycle/Core
8:15-10:15am
YMCA Spin Studio
Bikes and trainers encouraged, spin bikes available
Sunday Run
12 Noon
Outside leaving from YMCA lobby
All distances and speeds welcome
See you there!!
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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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