Jay Twist Video

Here is a link to a neat video, look for Scott in the river.

http://www.teamwickedpissah.com/news/2008/7/29/jay-with-a-twist.html

Link to More Jay Pictures

Here is a link to some pictures from the half, but the course was what we had to run through.

http://www.juliewaite.com/jayhalf/index.php

More pic's

http://picasaweb.google.com/wolfe2000/JayMarathon2008/photo#s5228799403196122562

Jay Marathon Madness

The results for the Jay Marathon are finally posted at: http://www.ultimatexc.com/results/MARRESULT.xls Only 218 finishers out of 400
Well, 5 of us went, we saw and we conquered (or maybe we were conquered). Any way you look at it I think all 5 of us will say that it was the most difficult race we have ever finished. At least we were able to finish, for some that wasn't the case. Apparently the 5 hour cut off limit at the 19 mile mark was strictly enforced even though the course was tougher, 7 days of rain prior to the race created more mud, water etc. That meant a lot of competitors were pulled off the course. As it was Scott and Oliver only made the cut off by minutes. As difficult as it was we did what we accomplished, finished and laughed about it, and had a Guinness afterwards.
Finish times were Kevin O'Neill - 7:26, Keith Lascelles - 7:33, Jamie Nielsen - 7:36, Scott Whynot & Oliver Owens - 9:15. The mud, the walk up the mountain, the brook running, the beaver swamp, the river crossing all made this a memorable experience. Look for pictures coming soon.

This Weekend

This weeknd will see 5 of our members, who have been christened "The Jay Peak Nutbars", travel to Jay, Vermont to compete in the Jay Mountain Marathon. This crazy race is actually 33 miles (53k) of mud, swamp, mud, a mountain, mud, bushwalking, mud, brook running, mud, river crossing, mud and climbing, oh yeah and there maybe a bit of mud. After this weeks "lovely" weather the mud should be nice and deep. Luckily they say mud is good for the complexion so you should see an improvement in the looks of Kevin, Keith, Jamie, Oliver and Scott when they get back, if they survive.
For info about the race and to read some of the past race reviews follow this link:
http://www.ultimatexc.com/forum/default.aspx

Run For One Planet update

Stephanie Tait and Matt Hill, two runners from B.C., are running across Canada and the US, doing a marathon a day!! , to raise awareness and funds for environmental issues. They will be coming through Barrie on the 29th of July, which is next Tuesday. Please welcome and support their effort by joining Matt and Steph in a 4k run at 10am on Tuesday July 29th around Kempenfelt Bay from Heritage Park to the Southshore Community Centre and back, ending at Nutrition Plus, 42 Maple Avenue. Festivites to follow from 11-2.

Check out their website at www.runforoneplanet.com

Please pass this along to anyone you think may be interested

Lake Placid Ironman

The Final results from the Lake Placid Ironman this afternoon have Shawn Patton coming out of the water at 1:08 and Tim Hatch at 1:09. After the bike Shawn is at 5:42 and Tim at 6:33.
Update:
Tim Finsihed in a time of 11:55 finishing with a 3:56 marathon, WOW!
Shawn was a little in the marathon (5:59) and finished in 12:59 overall.
Way to go guys.

Massey Marathon

The Massey Marathon took place this morning (Sunday July 20th), and a few locals were there. Eric Jackson finished with a good 3:11, Chris Dixon finished in 3:39, Chris Battaglia in 4:22 and Zora Luckett in 4:56. Way to go everyone.