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Monday, October 22, 2007

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3 Marathons in 8 days for Kevin O'Neill, finishing with the Detroit Marathon on Sunday and another great time 3:21. But, apparently it is finally catching up to him as he is feeling the pain now.
This coming Sunday is the Niagara Marathon with a number of our group running and a some trying to qualify for Boston (Clarence?). Good luck.
The Following Sunday Nov 4th is the New York City Marathon, so good luck to anyone who is making the trip.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Toronto Zoo Run 10k

This past weekend was also the Toronto Zoo Run. A 10k race that takes runners around the zoo. Here are the results.

Back to Back Marathons!

This past weekend saw Kevin O'Neill complete his back to back Marathon weekend. On Saturday Oct 13th, Kevin finished the Hartford Marathon in Connecticut in 3:17 and then on Sunday Oct 14th he finished the Atlantic City Marathon in 3:22. Awesome job, but probably not recommended that everyone try this.

Toronto Half Marathon

Here are the Barrie Results for the Toronto Half marathon. If anyone has any comments or a race report to submit e-mail it to us and we will post it. And if you have any pictures send them in and we will post them.


Toronto Marathon Results

Here are the Barrie Results for the Toronto Marathon. If anyone has any comments or a race report to submit e-mail it to us and we will post it. And if you have any pictures send them in and we will post them.

Carribean Cruise & Running

Anybody interested in going on a Carribean cruise and running at the same time? Check out the following sent to us from the people at Instride.

The Cruise To Run sails on January 12th to the 19th aboard the beautiful Crown Princess. The ship will sail from San Juan Puerto Rico and Visit Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, Tortola and St. Thomas. Runs are planned for each island as well as some great on board activities. You will still have time to enjoy the Caribbean and all it has to offer. This cruise is for everyone from the serious to recreational runner. Guests speakers and participants on the Cruise are Runners World CRO Bart Yasso and 11 time Ironman champion Lisa Bentley.

Get a break from the cold and come and run with us. The Cruise To run is organized by a runner for runners. For more information or to register for the Cruise visit our web site at www.cruisetorun.com or email me at instride@primus.ca or call at 905-562-8669



Jerry Friesen

Cruise To Run Organizer.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Ontario Masters Cross Country

Anybody interested in some shorter cross country races for the older crowd, click the link above for some good cross country races not too far from home.

Crazy Runners!

We have amongst our group a couple of runners who some may call determined, strong, or just plain nuts. One is Kevin O'Neill who this coming weekend will do back to back marathons. On Saturday Kevin will run the Hartford Marathon followed by the Atlantic City Marathon on Sunday. And if this doesn't sound crazy enough he will also do the Detroit Marathon on the following Sunday. 3 marathons in 8 days.
She may not be doing 2 marathon's on one weekend, but just as crazy, or maybe more so, is Sylvie Phillips who after an intense summer of trail races, competed in the Horseshoe half marathon on September 23rd, followed by the Akron Marathon on the the 29th, this past sunday she completed the Chicago Marathon (despite having officials trying to pull her and others off the course - see below). Next Sunday she we'll be trying the Toronto Marathon, after that will be Niagara and Philly, and oh yes she will be doing the Goofy challenge in January. Hopefully our runners will stay healthy. Good luck.

Chicago Marathon etc.

Running in the Heat (Courtesy Marathonguide.com)
The biggest marathon weekend of all time.... The final day to qualify for the USA Men's Olympic Trials.... The weekend should have been a different story than it turned out to be, but the main story of the weekend was the weather. With a heatwave blanketing much of the USA, runners at the Chicago Marathon had to endure temperatures in the high 80s while runners at the other weekend races endured versions of the same (with the exception of the St. George Marathon where conditions were ideal). Different races chose different approaches: at the Twin Cities Marathon it was business as usual, but hot. The Lakefront Marathon chose to lengthen the course limit, to allow runners to take it easy and still finish. The Chicago Marathon chose to announce an early end to the marathon and reroute finishers who did not reach the halfway point in under three hours (gun time). For safety reasons, the approach of Chicago was probably necessary, but from the point of view of runners who were yanked off the course, the approach of the race was the equivalent of murder. The reviews we've been receiving at MarathonGuide.com have been uniformly angry with runners citing the "wasted cost of travel," "inability to take advantage of training for a marathon to actually finish a marathon, a now-broken string of Chicago Marathon finishes and other travails. CNN called it a "fiasco." The New York Times called it "havoc." We call it a lose-lose situation for the Chicago Race Director and City Officials

Friday, October 5, 2007

The Ultra Marathon Man

FOr some good video clips about Dean Karnazes and ultra marathons go to the link, some interesting stuff. And we wonder why people think we are crazy.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007

Akron Marathon Video

Here's a link to a video from the Ohio.com web site of the Marathon.

Akron Road Runner Marathon & Half

This past weekend saw 11 Barrie RoadRunners go on a road trip to Akron, Ohio to take part in the 5th annual Akron Road Runner Marathon on Saturday September 29th. The first thing to say about this event it is probably the best event that most of have been apart of from the expo through to the post race festivities (3 free beers to each finisher, although it was only Michelob Ultra light). Secondly the course is the toughest that most of us have done by far, but consider that a challenge. On a beautiful sunny day (most of the race was run in the early hours and in the shade) they were actually a few PB's. Oliver Owens knocked 22 minutes off his to finish in 3:26. Ron Leigh also set a PB with a 3:21.
In the Half Marathon we had only one competitor, Nancy Chong, who once again came away with some hardware. Ist place in the female masters division with a 1:33.
Congratualtions to the support crew who did their part to bolster the US economy by spending many of our recently rejuvenated Canadian dollars.
Pictures to come.

Toronto Waterfront Marathon

On a record setting day in Toronto on Sunday many Barrie RoadRunners were taking part in the Marathon & Half Marathon. Congratulations to all those who completed the races.
If we've missed you, let us know.


 
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