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Hello Everyone,
April
20, 2006
In
this Issue:
- SUDBURYROCKS!!! Race,
Run or Walk for Diabetes - DON'T
PANIC!!
- Rocks!! in Boston
- Upcoming Events
- Running
Room Run Club Update
- Track North News - by Dick Moss
- Mike's Tri Adventure - by Mike Coughlin
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SUDBURYROCKS!!!
Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes
DON'T
PANIC!! - by Donna Smrek
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Venue Director Report
Ahh Science North – a jewel nestled at the corner of Paris
and Ramsey Lake Road sitting proudly on the end of picturesque
Lake Ramsey. Families gathering to participate in the 1 km route,
excited walkers and runners gearing up for the 5 and 10 k events,
½ marathoners and, for the first time in a long time, marathoners
anxiously awaiting the start of their events. What a fabulous
setting for this northern event. Well – until to talk to
Vince then you realize it’s freakin’ crazy –
one traffic lane to jam 800 runners down a main street in Sudbury,
intersections to cross even before you start the race and you
know how Sudbury drivers LOVE us runners, start lines to be calculated
and recalculated, volunteers to be bused to water stations, runners
approaching the finish line and not enough clocks to keep track
of all the events – makes you happy to be just organizing
‘the place’.
The concept of what I had accepted did not really hit me however
until I attended the first Directors Meeting for the Sudbury Rocks!!
Marathon. As I sat there nodding to numerous duties and responsibilities
that I had apparently taken on I was starting to, well, kind of,
you know, PANIC.
If this event is as big as we want it to be there are going to
be people everywhere and I will have to have some sort of organized
chaos to get them to and from where they need to be.
YIKES!!! It
didn’t help that two of my four committee volunteers bailed
on me, one with notice and one that I didn’t even get first
contact with, so I’m sure it wasn’t my fault, although
I do understand that sometimes having to work really gets in the
way of doing what you would like to do.
As the weeks progressed however the remaining team members and
two that we gratefully picked up along the way have brought things
together. The tents were approved and affordable, the course signage
was being prepared, emergency services and first aid were ready
to go, the port-a-potties were confirmed and our meeting with
SN representatives went well. We just needed to firm up some details,
specifically, where the start/finish would be (Vince was on that)
and what type of food would be brought on-site, as SN only allows
certain non-competitive items. Imagine my surprise when I contacted
Steve to have the ‘food coordinator’ contact SN only
to find out I WAS the food coordinator. Oops! Thanks to Sheila
Y’s fast acting contacts with Tim’s and a phone call
to Parmalat (it pays to maintain good relations with your ex-spouse
especially when he owns the Dairy Queen) the food coordination
was now on track.
So, just three weeks away now and it’s all about the details.
I’m taking two days out of town to rest, as I believe my
busy time is yet to come. I would really like to thank the committee
volunteers for their great contributions and look forward to having
a cerveza or two when it’s all said and done. Thank you
to the Venue Committee volunteers; John Leonard, Paul McNeil,
Mark Simeoni and Sheila Marshall, along with all the other contacts
that have helped get this on solid ground.
In the next few weeks
our other Run Directors will be providing their insights into
the Event. Please stay tuned.
For Run information, please
go to "Upcoming Events"
on this page.
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Rocks!! in Boston
For the past few years our Club has been well
represented in Boston and its 110th running was no exception
as 6 of us made the trek to participate in the most famous distance
road race in the world.
And what a Run it is. From the start in Hopkinton
26 miles west and 500 feet higher than the finish line on Bolyston
St in Boston the course heads east. Yes the run does lose a
lot of elevation but this only fools the first timers. This
is actually the hardest marathon most of us run due to the downgrades
- yes - but the runners are constantly bombarded with small
uphills that the elevation graph doesen't indicate. Two downhill
sections are very steep - Hopkinton to Ashland and Wellesley
to the start of the Newton hills. This last one is the steepest
and goes immediately into the famous 4 hills of Newton ending
with "Heartbreak" about 4 miles later. If your quads
are still in one piece and you haven't drained the tank, the
trip to the finish will be mostly downgrade. Just hold on here
and first the massive CITGO sign comes into view with about
3 miles to go. Unfortunately it stays in front of you for a
haunting 2 miles until you get past it at Kenmore Square. The
last mile home down Commonwealth to Hereford to Boylston and
the Finish Line always goes by well for me as the crowds are
absolutely raucous here and I know our supporters will be waving
us home soon. Yes, what a Run!
Some highlights:
7:45: am Lise and Lynn send
us off on the bus to Hopkinton and dutifully wave the Canadian
flag until we are out of sight.
9:15: Give fellow runners
Ken and Brent final instructions and best wishes. We must separate
here as the new dual start time requires 2 athletes villages.
The fast go on to BLUE and we stay behind in RED. It sucks to
be slow.
9:30- 11:00: hang out and
look for fellow Rock!!, Jill, but no luck.
12:00: the BLUE TEAM goes
off. We line up. It's a rush to get 12,000 participants in place
before our start We just make it. Some do not get to their corrals
on time. Not a big deal. It's all net time anyway..
12:30: I'm running in the
110th Boston Marathon with my good friend Sheila. We will remain
together until the finish.
2:00ish: We're at Wellesley
College "Scream Alley" and I'm high 5ing every lady
along the gauntlet. I lose quite a few seconds to Sheila here
and must then push the pace to catch up. She has no sympathy
at this point??
3:00 - 3:30ish: We're in
the Newton hills. I mistakenly believe we have passed Heartbreak
Hill. Oddly enough one mile later it appears out of nowhere.
Sheila is not impressed with my course knowledge. She is even
less impressed with the length of the hill. We DO NOT walk an
inch!!
4:00ish: The CITGO sign
is in sight. We are elated!
4:20ish: The CITGO sign
is still in sight. We are pissed!
4:25ish: The CITGO sign
is history and we're through Kenmore Square on Commonwealth.
It's LOUD!
4:30: We turn left for the
final time unto Boylston St. for the 600 metre "DASH"
to home.
4:33: We spot Lise with
her Canadian flag a waving and we slow for a photo op. She orders
us to get our buts in gear and cross the Finish Line.
4:34:04: Sheila Yaw - Maclean
and I complete the 110th running of the Boston Marathon. Hard?
yes. Rewarding? Absolutely!
5:30pm: We meet up with
our group and find that Ken Stubbings has broken through the
dreaded 3 hour barrier posting a 2:55 net time Yowzers!!. Brent
Walker has also run a solid time of 3:22 even though he spent
considerable time at Wellesley College. We don't know it at
the time but our Espanola Rock!!, Klaus Ehrhardt, has run 3:27
and Jill Champaine has turned a 4:15. All is well in the Rocks!!
group.
Ken Stubbings writes about his Boston
Experience
This year's trip to Boston was as
enjoyable as all the other trips with members of the Sudbury
Rocks. Thank-you Brent, Sheila, Vince, and Lise for helping
Lynn and I to have a good time.
My training season for this marathon was filled with many
changes. First, I changed my training program to be a two
week schedule instead of one week. Physically I was less
rushed, but mentally I felt I was not doing my usual workouts.
Second, I added using the elliptical trainer and stair machine
on a regular basis. Third, with Lynn's operation before
the marathon, I was not concentrating (or maybe stressing)
about Boston itself. For the running mindset, I was feeling
"what ever happens, happens." The excitement of
"going to Boston" was not there. Fourth, I read
the Da Vinci Code while on the bus. The powers that be may
have a problem with this. Usually I read running magazines.
Fifth, while in Boston, I had a dinner called "Slow
Pork". Foreshadowing or not? Hmmm. Sixth, I had a beer
at the pasta party the night before. Something I never do.
Will all these changes work out for me?? While driving to
Boston, a wild turkey flies into the bus windshield and
cracks the hell out of it. The course itself has a slight
change in route just after the 25 mile mark.The weather
for the day is in the mid 50's but with a possible northern
head wind. Are these messages?
Last year I ran Boston with a chip time of 3:00:08. I was
not going to return this year, but when Vince said he was
going, I decided to return. And, you know what I had in
mind. Before the run, no one ever asked me what time I wanted.
Not even coach Vince. Hmmm, what is up here? On race day
in the Athlete's Village when Brent, Sheila, Vince, and
I wished each other good luck, I remember the coach saying
"I hope you do what you HAVE to do." He did not
say "I hope you do what you WANT to do". Awe man
he just put the pressure on. I was almost clear of the Coach
Talk. Actually, I still did not have my Boston excitement.
At the start line, I have my usual gear with my line of
pace bands. The gun goes off. I set into my pace for the
day. I get my comfort zone of one minute in the bank. I
am feeling fairly good and gain another minute, and then
another minute. Am I going too fast? Will I crash on the
"Hill"? I feel good. I believe in going with the
feel. So, I keep on pace.
I start to appreciate the spectators, especially the Canadians.
And, oh yes the Wellesley girl with the low cut shirt. Now
last year the story is that I paid too much attention to
the spectators. A hand wave here. A nod of the head there.
A Hi Five at Wellesley. Last year, I lost focus that last
mile. It cost me 9 seconds. This year as I begin appreciating
the people, I give my head a shake and look straight ahead
to stay focused on the goal. If I do not achieve this year's
goal, I will be very pissed.
Miles 23, 24, and 25 on Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue
have always been the most mind draining for me. I begin
to feel the quads tighten. I need to stay focused. No waving
to the people even though I hear the "Go Canada".
I have a game plan to finish. As I turn from Hereford Street
onto Boylston Street, I see Lynn and Lise with our Canadian
flag. OK, I have to wave this time. I check my watch and
give Lynn the three fingers (being hours) signal. This year,
there was no waving at the Canadian spectators while running
down to the finish line. I feel guilty for not feeling proud
that they are there. However, I can hear their cheering
and feel their energy. I just glared at the clock the last
500 meters to the finish line.
Mission accomplished. I did what I had to do. (2:55:51 NET
TIME)
Ken
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Upcoming Events
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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
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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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Section for all the Details
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Run
Club Update - by Lise Edwards |
The
Running Room Club Update: April 19, 2006
Sudbury Store (Cedar Pointe Plaza)
What a beautiful day!!!
It’s time for all you fair weather runners and walkers
to make your way in to the Running Room for our practice
sessions on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. as well as Sunday
mornings at 8:30 am. We have walkers and runners gearing
up for our spring and summer events including the Sudbury
Rocks Race, Run, or Walk for Diabetes on May 7, 2006, VON
Walk, Run, Roll for Healthy Communities on May 15, 2006,
Walk for Wellness June 3, 2006, FiTFRiENDS Doing it for
Kicks in 2006 June 11, 2006, Firecracker 5k on July 1, 2006
and our Annual 20 Minute Challenge on July 19, 2006 where
you register for free and receive a free Running Room hat
for participating in the challenge.
This week on Wednesday practice session we have a representative
from New Balance coming in to do a Run in Them Promotion
with New Balance 1060’s and also 857\'s for you to
sample and give them a try. Don will be here for the practice
session so if you’ve been thinking about trying out
a New Balance shoe this is your chance to give them a run.
We will also be presenting the Canadian Diabetes Association
with a cheque on Wednesday from the Hypothermic Half Marathon.
Amanda Luoma will be here on behalf of the Canadian Diabetes
Association to accept the cheque.
The Running Room and Vector Cereal have a great promotion
going on right now and you can find 20% off coupons on select
boxes of Vector cereal and bars. The coupon is right on
the box so you can pick the right one. This coupon is good
for purchases over $50.
For those of you gearing up for the marathons and half
marathons coming up we’ve just received a shipment
of gels and bars to help you with your nutrition needs during
your endurance training.
Congratulations to all of our friends that made the journey
to Boston and ran the marathon on Monday. Nice to see the
weather wasn’t too hot and that everyone finished
with great times.
The Running Room has teamed up with ING New York City Marathon
for some guaranteed entry registrations. I’ve included
the link to our site for more information on this event.
I was fortunate enough to run the New York City Marathon
last November and would recommend this event to anyone looking
for an amazing Marathon experience. 2 million spectators,
amazing route including all five burrows. This marathon
was one experience I won’t soon forget.
http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=2240
Wednesday\'s schedule:
LTR - Colin\'s Newbies - 5 minute run 1 minute
walk x 3 sets plus 2 minutes running
FWO – Shannon’s Ladybugs - 4 minute run : 1
minute walk x 4 sets
5k – Dale’s Groovers – 10:1 x 2 plus 2
minutes
10k - Grant\'s pacers - Hills glorious hills (6)
1/2 Marathon Run Frank\'s speedsters – 6k Fartlek
Marathon Run Lise\'s sun seekers – 10k Fartlek
½ Marathon to Massey- 4k steady
10k Walkers – Johanna’s Hill lovers :) Meeting
at Laurentian Track to do hills
1/2 Marathon Walk Maureen\'s crew – Speed Play
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Sunday Schedule:
LTR – Colin’s Newbies – 5:1 x 3 sets plus
2 minutes running
FWO – Shannon’s Ladybugs - 4:1 x 4 sets
5k – Dale\'s Groovers 22 minutes LSD
10k – 11k - Grant’s pacers - 10:1
½ Marathon – Franks Speedsters – 18k
LSD 10:1
Marathon – Lise’s Sun Seekers – 29k LSD
10:1
½ Marathon to Massey Steph’s crew– 9k
– LSD 10:1
10k Walking - Johanna’s Grass hoppers 10k –
LSD
½ Marathon Walkers – 18k LSD
Have yourselves a great week, don’t forget your sunscreen
when you are out there in the sun walking or running.
Happy Trails,
Lise & Johanna Mae :)
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Track
North News - by Dick
Moss |
Saturday, April
15, 2006
Scottie Makes
Good
For those of us who are Track North OLD-Timers, you may
have wondered what ever happened to Scottie - that skate-boardin'
son of Shirley Pommier.
Well, take a look - Scott has made a career out of skateboarding
and is one of the final contestants in an action sports
photography competition. Check out the following link:
http://www.whistler2006.com/photo/
Click on the "Presenting Photographers" link on
the left, then, under the Presenting Photographers Bios
(half-way down the page), click on Scott Pommier.
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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. |
Wednesday,
March 15, 2006
"Ironman Compressed": New Zealand Race Report
2006
Standing at the waters edge on Lake Taupo the day before
Ironman New Zealand, it looked as though 2006 was going
to be a bit of an odd year for the race. IMNZ had been
at this location for 8 years now, and had yet to have
a significantly choppy day. Yet for the third day in a
row, there I was wading into the swells and crashing waves
of what was normally a calm piece of water. "No worries",
I thought - everyone says this is meant to pass. Besides,
I am ready for anything, and it can't possibly get worse
than this...
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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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