Thunder Road Marathon

There was quite a group of Barrie RoadRunner that travelled to Charlotte NC to take part in the Thunder Road Marathon on Dec 11.
Charlotte is a beautiful city with lots to see like the Nascar Hall of Fame and lots of nightlife, and is very clean and friendly.The group, well there was Dave Hope,Catherine Harding,Bill Lovett, and Keith Lascelles running the half, while Jim Tuttle, Erin Wilson-Barrie,Lisa Thurlow, Tracy MacLean, Oliver Owens, Roger Ison, and myself running the Full. The course was somewhat hilly from start to finish, including a bit of an uphill finish. The course was incredibly scenic with nice homes and very friendly course support. It was a cold start but great conditions for the event, no rain and how often do you get to wear shorts in December!
The medals were great, a couple of free beers as well at the finish.Everyone had a good race including Lisa and myself who had PB's
Congrats to all, it was a fun weekend despite some travel delays due to weather getting home!

Boston Tea Party, April 17th 2011

I received this messsage from a David Hiddleston. Those of you going to Boston in April please read on;

Hi Bill, hopefully I have the correct person but I saw your name on the Boston Marathon 2011 entrants list. Just wanted to make you aware of an event that might interest you - it's a brunch the day before the race aimed at Canadian runners; www.bostonteaparty.ca.
Thanks

David
 
Here is an excerpt from the website:
To register click the tab at the top of this page where you can either enter online or by mail.  Note - this price includes online processing fees.  We are having three sittings of 9am, 10am and 11am so decide quick which suits your schedule and register before that slot fills up.  Any questions?   Please don't hesitate to contact me, David at teamcanadabrunch@gmail.com

Thunder Road Marathon NC

This Saturday a number of Barrie Roadrunners are heading to Charlotte North Carolina for the Thunder Road Marathon. It looks to be a great event with some of us doing the Full and others the Half.There is plenty of entertainment to look forward to on the course from cheer groups from schools,bands, and a juggler.
Good luck and a great race to all.