Profile of Ghost Town Race

For anyone interested here is a profile of the Ghost Town 38.5 mile Race that Jamie & Keith are doing on Sunday.

Weekend Results

This past weekends results for the Disney races and First Light Marathon in Mobile, Alabama:

Disney Half Marathon:









Disney Marathon:










Goofey Challenge Results click here Goofy

Also Roger Ison ran in Mobile, Alabama in the First Light Marathon on Sunday morning
in perfect running conditions overcast and cool (not cold like here)and ran a 3:31 marathon and came sixth in his age group.

Quiet Time of Year

Well is it cold enough for you? If not wait till next week. Right now the Weather Network is predicting about -30C or worse for Thursday morning. Anyway as we struggle through the cold and snow this weekend when it is usually quiet time for racing, some RoadRunners are off to warmer climes to do some racing. James Rooney is off to Florida for the Disney Marathon Weekend, Good luck James. Roger Ison is off to Mobile, Alabama for the First Light Marathon, Good luck Roger.
Next week there are a lot of RoadRunners heading to the US southwest to take part in the PF Chang Arizona Marathon (Rick, Tracey, Catherine...). And Jamie Nielsen & Keith Lascelles are off to Hillsboro, New Mexico for the Ghost Town 38.5 mile race.

Some good videos

No more excuses.



Tough race anyone?



Old Nike Ad with a powerful message



And Finally some classic races

Jingle Bell run 2008

It was a chilly 6:30 am December morning in Barrie when 40 runners (and non-runners) boarded the school bus bound for the first ever Jingle Bell run. The organizers goal was to get 1500+ people to run 5km in Santa suits, so the race entry fee included your very own Santa suit as well as a real breakfast. We like to call it the Santa Suit run and it was the first one to be held in Canada.

Talk about fun. From the moment the gang arrived on time (including "Steen the Runner" even if he was at the wrong meeting point - thank goodness for cell phones) at the Spirit Catcher parking lot it was all giggles and excitment. Part way through our trip, when everyone was getting back on the bus after a bladder break, the sun came up. That's when the fun stepped up a notch. Everyone started to try on their Santa suits. This is not as easy as it sounds considering it was a moving child sized school bus filled with grown ups . . . or should I say adults because dressing up in a Santa suit makes you feel like a kid getting ready for Halloween. By the time everyone made the necessary adjustments and personailzed adournments to the generously sized Santa suits we were pulling into downtown Burlington. We knew we were in the right place by the growing number of Santa sightings on every street corner.

We gathered everyone off of the bus for a quick group photo opportunity. The weather was warm (a relative comparison to Barrie) and sunny. Barely any snow on the ground anywhere. Fantastic conditions for a morning 5 km run. Standing at the start line all you can see is red and white Santa Clauses. Everyone looks alike and are in the same good spirits. You cross the start line and before you know it there's the finish line. Done . . . just like Christmas morning, almost. Breakfast was an amazing meal and not you standard post race grub. Oh no . . . there were scambled eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns , buns and coffee (lots of coffee). We waddled back the bus and recounted the days events. When we got back to Barrie someone commented that we had just been gone for 8 hours and spent 3 hours of those hours on a bus, all just to run a 5 km race . . . and it was worth ever moment of it. See everyone next year . . . and bring a friend! For a video of the event go to http://v-card.ca/video/VRPro/index.html

Terry From Barrie!

Sunday Dec.14th

Orillia Snowflake Series

The second race of the Orillia Snowflake Series took place yesterday (Sunday) and Barrie RoadRunners were well represented. For all the results go to Snowflake.

The next race in the series is the annual New Years day race, 10k. For more info go to Snowflake details.