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Hello Everyone,
March
16, 2006
In
this Issue:
- Rocks!! Survive Ironman New Zealand (Shellie's Report)
- Upcoming Events
- Running
Room Run Club Update
- Track North News - by Dick Moss
- Mike's Tri Adventure - by Mike Coughlin
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Rocks!! Survive Ironman
New Zealand
By Shellie Nowak - our Aussie
Correspondent
Fellow Rocks!!, Mike Coughlin
and Shellie Nowak, took on the very prestigious
Ironman New Zealand last weekend ... and survived. Why so tough?...
Read the Archives.
Shellie Adds:
G'day Mates!
One word comes to mind in explaining my 1st Ironman experience
- Unforgettable! The amazing scenery, the friendly people and
that fringing WIND! Hahaha...
For anybody thinking of doing an IM, I highly recommend using
TriTravel (www.TriTravel.com.au).
They not only offered great accommodation, optional swim/bike/run
activities but friendship and fun. <Smile> Don't worry
Shane. I'll keep the bus "incident" a secret.....<wink,wink>
!
For the actual race, well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Disappointed? Absolutely. Especially since I had so many dramas
with my wetsuit. I actually wanted to do the swim!!!
By the time I left the start line in the time-trial format,
it was approx.12:45 p.m. I'll never forget Joanna Lawn's (lead
female) look on her face as I past her in the opposite direction.
Ohhhh, boy.The pain on her face spoke a thousand words....When
I finally went around the turn-around point, I instantly knew
I was in trouble. Hmmmm, it was like a Mac truck hitting you.
The wind was that strong. Having such severe shin splints, I
thought if I went all out on the bike (like I normally do),
I simply would not have the strength to do the run. So, I made
the hard decision to pull back, put the bike in the lowest gear
and spin my heart out. It killed me to watch soooo many people
pass me but it had to be done. One things for sure, I will never
forget that hill up Broadlands Rd. I was 90% of my maximum heart
rate (in the lowest gear) and not moving! Hahaha - someone could
have walked faster than I was going!
I kept thinking that the wind would decrease once I got on the
run. Oh, how wrong I was! The head wind did not let up until
the turn-around point of the run. At times, I did not know whether
to laugh or cry....
BUT, everything was a lead-up to the last 5km of the race.I
have never felt so strong, so far back in a race, as I did there.
Even the last couple of km's (where the wind kept changing direction)
I felt like I was getting stronger with each step. How do I
express what it felt like to cross that finish line? I can't.
It's indescribable.
Many people have asked me if my experience has diminished the
way I look at triathlons. NO WAY! In fact, just the opposite.
I can't wait for my next race!
To me, IMNZ06 represents what triathlons are all about....Strength,
Heart and Courage. <Smile> If that was the worst case
scenario.... BRING IT ON!!!!
Congrats to Mike Coughlin who had a fantastic race despite the
very tough conditions. Way to go! A special congrats goes to
Aussie Martin Boyd who did get that Kona spot. Proud of ya,
mate! Goes to show, that with hard work and perseverance...anything
IS possible!
Cheers,
Shellie
Mike's
and Shellie's Results Here
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Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 7, 2006
1
km – KIDS FIT ‘n’ FUN walk/run
5
km – SUN RUN walk/run
10Km
- SUN RUN walk/run
21.1
– SUN RUN half marathon walk/run
"NEW" 42.2 – SUDBURY ROCKS!!! MARATHON
run
"ATTENTION
RUNNERS"
Help us
Recruit Volunteers for our May Run
"Attention runners". We
are all looking forward to the upcoming
Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run
or Walk for Diabetes.
In order to make this a successful
event we are requesting your assistance to help
us to recruit volunteers. Our overall goal is
to recruit 250 volunteers for race day. Please
assist us by contacting fellow employees, friends
and family members who may be interested in providing
assistance to a very worthy cause.
Click on the following link to
view the Volunteer Info in the Volunteer
Section at Sudburyrocksmarathon.com
For more information, Please contact:
Paul Washchuk, Volunteer Director
at 566-9473 or washchuk-paul@unitz.ca
Carol Kirkwood at sudburymarathon@hotmail.com
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Saturday, June
3, 2006
DATE + TIME
Saturday, June 3, 2006 @ 9:00am.
Sudbury Running
Room
Cedar Pointe Plaza
117-1984 Regent St
Sudbury, ON
P3E 5S1
Phone: (705) 523-4664
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Sunday, June 11, 2006
5km
Walk/Run
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Visit our Events
Section for all the Details
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Run
Club Update - by Lise Edwards |
The
Running Room Club Update: March 14 2006
Sudbury Store (Cedar Pointe Plaza)
Okay so just when I thought it would be safe
to put away my winter running gear, old man winter comes
calling again, I just can't believe its snowing out there.
Hopefully we'll get into the spirit of Spring with all the
green we will see this weekend. Yes...it's time for our
2nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Run/Walk. This event is Free
and is a graduation fun run/walk for our graduating classes
from Learn to Run, 5k, 10k, For Women Only. Only thing you
have to remember is that you should have something green
on...socks, shoes, hats, makeup, hair colour, accessories
you name it and we'll take our group photos and then send
you off to enjoy the run/walk. We will be serving some green
refreshments and treats for everyone when they return to
the store so feel free to bring in your baking or treats
if you would like to contribute to our celebration.
We've started a few clinics this week and look forward
to having better weather to get you out to enjoy our new
line up of clinics including our 5/10k walking clinic headed
by Johanna Gatien and Lise Edwards (me) along with Russ
Thom as our group leader. We also had Lindsey Jones start
our 10k clinic last week and she is looking forward to having
the graduates from our 5k and 10k joining her this week.
Our energetic Colin Jacobs is taking on the Learn to Run
group which started last night in that rainy weather and
I have to say the group had a great run/walk even with the
rain. Our For Women Only program starts this Thursday at
7:00 p.m. and we are looking forward to having Shannon Skraba
take on her first clinic. Shannon is a graduate from many
of our clinics including the For Women Only, 10k clinics
and she has been talking about training for longer distances,
I think she's hooked.
Clinics:
-> Learn to Run (Run) @ 6PM Mondays March 13 to May
16 in preparation for Long Weekend PJ Party Colin Jacob
is instructing this clinic
-> For Women Only (Run) @ 7PM Thursdays March 16 to May
16 in preparation for Long Weekend PJ Party - Shannon Skraba
will be instructing this clinic
-> 5 K Training (Run) @ 7PM Mondays April 6 to June 8
in preparation for Fit Friends - Dale Comeau will be instructing
this clinic
-> 10 K Training (Run) - Lindsey Jones is instructing
this clinic
-> 1/2 Marathon (Run) @ 6:30PM Tuesdays March 28 to July
11 in preparation for Massey
-> Marathon (Run) @ 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays March 28 to July
11, 2006 in preparation for Massey
-> 5 K Training (Walk) @ 6:00PM Mondays March 13, 2006
in preparation for the Sudbury Rocks Race Run Walk for Diabetes
- Lise & Johanna instructing with Russ Thom as a group
leader
-> 10 K Training (Walk) @ 6:00PM Mondays March 13 to
May 16 in preparation for Sudbury Rocks Race Run Walk for
Diabetes - Lise & Johanna instructing this one with
Russ Thom as a group leader
-> 1/2 Marathon (Walk) @ 6:30PM Tuesdays July 11 to October
17 in preparation for CIM &/or Casino Niagara
PRACTICE TIMES
Wednesdays @ 6pm and Sundays @ 8:30am
Wednesday’s schedule:
LTR – Gary’s Graduates – 20 minute run
LTR - Colin's Newbees - 1minute run 2 minutes walk x 7 sets
FWO – Dale's Graduates – 20 minute run
5K – Elizabeth’s Graduates – 3k 10:1
10k – Colin’s cadets :) – 8k tempo run
10k - Lindsey's pacers - 6k
1/2 Marathon Run Frank's speedsters - 5 Hills
Marathon Run Lise's slush puppies - 6 Hills
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10k/5k - 3k steady walk
1/2 Marathon Walk Maureen's crew - Hills (5)
Sunday schedule:
LTR – 20 minutes - Graduation Run - 3k
FWO – 20 minutes - Graduation Run - 3k
5K – 5k Graduation Run
10k – 10k Graduation Run
1/2 marathon run - 14k 10:1
Marathon Run - 19k 10:1
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10k walk - 6k Steady Walk
1/2 Marathon Walk 14k Long Slow Distance
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Have a fabulous week!!!
Happy Trails,
Lise & Johanna
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Track
North News - by Dick
Moss |
Sunday, March
12, 2006
CIS Championships
March 9-11,06
Saskatoon, SK
Women's 600m
Madeleine Woods
- 6th - 1:35.62
Women's 1000m
Madeleine Woods
- 8th - 2:58.70
Women's 4 X 800m
Tammy Dufresne (North
Bay) ran on Windsor's silver medal winning team!
Women's 4 X 400m
Madeleine ran on Windsor's team that finished 4th - Madeleine's
split was 56.9 (2 hours after her 600m final)
Both Madeleine and Tammy are
also National Champions as the University
of Windsor won the overall women's title.
Congratulations!!
Thursday, March
09, 2006
2006 CIS Track
and Field Championships
Saskatoon
Madeleine Woods,
running for the University of Windsor, finished 2nd in her
600m heat and qualified for Saturday's final at the Canadian
University Track and Field Championships in Saskatoon.
Madeleine was cheered on by Track North alumni Sarah Junkin
who is completing her Masters degrees at the University
of Saskatchewan.
Tomorrow night Madeleine will compete in the 1000m final.
Yes, Madeleine now races over a distance that used to represent
her weekly mileage!!
Tammy Dufresne,
also at the University of Windsor, will compete in the 4
X 800m event tomorrow night.
Live results can be found at: http://www.prathletics.com/%7Ecis/
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Welcome
to Mike's Tri Adventure
My name
is Mike Coughlin and I am a triathlete from Sudbury,
Ontario, Canada. In 2001 I started training for
triathlons for fun and fitness. I discovered that
the sport also provides great opportunities to learn
about yourself and meet fascinating people.
This
winter, I decided to follow my triathlon dreams
and train full time for 5 months, visiting several
triathlon hotbeds and training my body and mind
to be stronger than ever. Along the way I look forward
to meeting interesting people, seeing some new places
and taking the experiences as they come. I designed
this website to write about these experiences for
myself, friends and family. |
Monday, March
06, 2006
The race - initial impressions
Wow - that was a punishing
event. It was mush more difficult than any half IM I have
ever done, and I didn't even need to swim! Now I know
what a kite feels like. Have you ever ran in wind so strong
that it blew your legs into each other? My shoulders actually
hurt from the run too - nuts.
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Read More... ]
Mike Coughlin
Coach/Mentor
The Discomfort Zone
'Where true potential is discovered'
mike@discomfortzone.com
www.mikestriadventure.ca
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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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