June 15, 2005 The Running Room Club Update:
Sudbury Store (Cedar Pointe Plaza)

The 20 Minute Challenge is Coming!!!!

this note we have a new Rugged Walking Shoe in for those hitting the trails - come check it out. We'll Sudbury here is our chance to show the rest of Canada that we do not belong on the 'unhealthiest city' list.

The Running Room is challenging everyone to participate in 20 minutes of activity, walk, run, chat, laugh your twenty minutes away on July 20, 2005 starting at 6:00 pm and receive a Free Commemorative Hat for your efforts. Sign up on-line, FREE, and make Sudbury's participant list the longest. We are competing with all the other Running Room locations across Canada so lets get everyone involved, friends, family, neighours, and show Canada that we don't belong on the ' unhealthy city' list.

This is a busy time for those participating/competing in various events and we wish everyone the best of luck with their en devours.

I know there is a great contingent heading to the Muskoka Sprint and Long-Distance events so it will be super to see all the familiar faces and here the cheers amongst our group.

Congratulations go out to Alicia Kaye who continues to have a strong competitive year finishing 5th in the Elite Women's Category of the International Triathlon in Puerto Rico - you think we had it hot!!!

We'd like to invite all out to our Practice Sessions - our scheduled walk/runs include:
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm;
5 km: 10:1X2+8min
10 Km:4 Km steady
1/2 (Massey): 10 Hills (this is it way to go:)
1/2 (Ramsey): 3 Km steady

Sunday at 8:30 am:
5 Km: 10:1 x3
10 Km: 7 Km R/W
1/2 Massey: 13 Km
1/2 Ramsey: 9 Km R/W

We also invite all the FWO and LTR graduates to keep up their good work until the 5 Km clinic starts on July 28, 2005.

Other clinic options:

Looking for a fall 1/2 or Full marathon - we have two clinics starting on Thursday June 16 at 6:30 pm for anyone looking to do an October event.

We also have Learn to Run clinics starting the first week of July, July 6 and July 7, 2005 - get started on a activity and really enjoy the summer (especially the lake plunge afterwards)

Some interest has been peaked with regards to doing a 1/2 Marathon Walking Clinic into the Niagara Marathon (October 23, 2005). We have an instructor lined up and would love to hear from potential participants. On

Happy Trails
Donna and Lise

 

  Friday, June 10, 2005

Congratulations to Andrew Ellerton for qualifying fo the NCAA final for the second time in two years!

Ellerton Punches Ticket to Finals on Day Two of NCAAs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Junior Andrew Ellerton (Sudbury, Ontario/Confederation HS) qualified for the 800-meter run final to lead the University of Michigan men's track and field team on the second day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday (June 9) at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex.

Ellerton clocked in at a season-best 1:47.30 for fourth place in the loaded first heat of the semifinals -- with six All-Americans among the eight-man field -- to advance to the 800-meter final for the second straight year. He earned All-America honors at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a fifth-place finish.

Starting the race in the middle of the track, the Wolverine dropped to the rear of the pack at the break and remained in the seventh position as Texas Tech's Johnathon Johnson, the defending NCAA outdoor champion in the event, set the pace at a quick 50.87 opening lap. Cutting to the outside down the backstretch, Ellerton began to move with 200 meters to go, passing several competitors around the turn before kicking into fourth place in the final straightaway. Ellerton shaved 0.58 seconds from his previous season-best mark, which he set during yesterday's preliminary heat.

Q U O T E S

Junior Andrew Ellerton
On his 800-meter semifinal ... "I was way out the back the first 200 meters; they got out really hard, and I haven't been in a race that fast yet this year. So, that was good practice for Saturday, and I learned something too. On Saturday, I'll just have to put myself in it a little better, and see what I have left in the last 100. Hopefully, I'll be up there with those guys. I didn't really overextend myself today; I ran hard the last 100, but I didn't go all out. I knew our heat was really fast, and I didn't think the other heat would go that fast. I took the chance today and conserved a little bit of energy."

On the first heat field ... "I wasn't too nervous going in, not anymore than any other race. I just knew it would be a pretty fast race. Most of those guys in the heat made finals; it was almost a preview of Saturday' minus a couple guys. I knew that going in, and I just wanted to be competitive."

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Sunday, June 12, 2005

Still waiting for the District H meet and Top 3 Qualifier results to be posted. Will send a mid- week stats girl report when more results become available. Here are some great results from some of our senior athletes:

NCAA Championships, Sacramento California
* Andrew Ellerton representing the University of Michigan placed 5th in the 800m final! This is Andrew's second year in a row qualifying for this prestigious events 800m final. His time in the final, 1:46.25, is a new PB and ranks him third in Canada for that event!
(Andrew ran 1:47.88 in the heats, and 1:47.30 in the semi finals to qualify)

Victoria International Track Classic, Victoria BC
* Lisa Labrecque came 4th in the 1500m (2nd Canadian). Her time of 4:15.40 is very close to her PB.

LF:)

 

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

YTri News - by Mike Coughlin