In case you missed it last fall here is a link to the PBS Program Nova's Marathon Challenge. Whether you've never run a marathon, are thinking of it or are a seasoned marathoner if this video doesn't inspire then nothing will. Also if you ran Boston last year it will bring back memories.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
LA Marathon
Brendan Kavanagh is off to Los Angeles this weekend to run the LA Marathon with the team from Honda Alliston. So good luck, remember to look out for Halle. We'll be watching.
Run a Marathon & Drink Wine
Do you like to drink wine, we know you like to run. Why not combine the two at the Marathon Du Medoc in France. This years race is on September 6th and run through the vinyards of Bourdeaux. Water stations are accompanied by wine stations if you prefer and finishers get a bottle of wine as a reward.Registration begins today (Feb 27th) at www.marathondumedoc.com
Chilly Half
You can tell race season is coming back to Ontario when we have 2 races on consecutive weekends. This coming weekend is the Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington. Should be interesting as they have changed the start finish form previous years. A lot of RoadRunners are on their way down there this weekend so good luck to all. Lets have some pictures and race reports afterwards.
Peterborough Half Marathon
This past Sunday was the Peterborough Half Marathon adn a couple of club members took part. Congratulations to Ron Leigh who ran 1:33:52 and Jamie Nielson who ran 1:39:52. Hopefully it was a good day. I know that the weather in Peterborough can be a challenge.
Monday, February 18, 2008
The Lost Dutchman Marathon Report
Apache Junction, Arizona
After a week of heavy rains that had threatened to change the route of the course, we woke up on Sunday morning to beautiful clear skies. An early start to the day 4am and then off to the rodeo grounds to catch the buses. That was when we learned that the start would be at the originally planned location, and was it ever worth it. We arrived in the dark to "Don's Base Camp" in the Superstition Mountains, where the organizers had set up many small camp fires of burning mesquite. My clothes still smell of it. Gradually the sun started to come up and that was when we realized that we were surrounded by "mountains". The 7am start went off without a hitch and we followed red dirt (mud at times) packed roads for the first 6.5 miles mostly downhill and through a few large "puddles". Once we hit Hwy 60 the sun was up, but not at all hot. Ran through some beautiful neighbourhoods with huge Cactii everywhere. Here was where started to make up for all the early downhill. At mile 23 was the Lost Dutchmans revenge, a 100 yard hill straight up. Most people walked up it, including yours truly. Eventualy arriving back to the rodeo grounds to a suprisingly large crowd. A good event that I would recommend to everyone. The only complaint I had was the egg burritos as the post race food. So I went for steak and Guiness.
Congrats to Keith!!!
The Barrie Roadrunners congratulate Keith Lascelles for his 22nd OVERALL in the Lost Dutchman Marathon in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday February 17th. Keith finished the marathon with a 3:24 earning him a 5th Overall in his age category, and throwing the Americans into a dizzy, scratching their brows, muttering underneath their breath, "where's this Barrie, On?".
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