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Posted by: nicko1 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 07:03 PM
The notion of paying hundreds of dollars for the opportunity to run 26.2 miles may not appeal to most people, but some runners are doing just that because demand for for marathons has outstripped the number of spots available in the fields.
Note: Thanks to Jennifer Belcher of the National Post and the New York Times.
Readers, don't forget to submit your race story, view our race calendars, find your next triathlon, submit a marathon or half-marathon re-cap, cycling adventure, triathlon journey, or any other race-related story about your racing, event experience. My Next Race .com. A series of articles, races, magazine articles you like, half-marathons, ultra-marathons, 2007 event plans – 2006 or 2007 event information. Canada Race Calendar – Marathon, Triathlon, CyclingRead full article: 'Paying top dollar for punishment, 26.2 miles worth' (1561 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, September 18, 2006 - 03:50 AM
17th September 2006, London: Thousands of spectators lined the closed roads of a warm Richmond Park today to cheer on more than 2,500 celebrities and fun runners as they competed in the world’s largest Duathlon.The first wave started on time at 9am sharp to loud cheers and claps from the supportive crowd, and it was race competitor number 1, Londoner Dave Aitchison, from the Herbalife Triathlon Academy, who won the event in an amazing time of 01:21:41. Aitchison has enjoyed a great year within the multi-sport of triathlon coming third in his age group in the World Championships and first out of all amateurs in the Michelob ULTRA London Triathlon. Dave Aitchison commented: “I really enjoyed the event but found it surprisingly hard. It was great to race on the closed roads of Richmond Park.” In the Female Challenge, Fiona Ford, also from London, won in 01:31:47, the fastest by five minutes, adding to her age group win at the recent Triathlon World Championships in Lausanne. Television stars from Sky TV’s Soccer AM lined Richmond Park with presenter Tim Lovejoy flying the flag in the Challenge Distance. Along with his producer, the two from the football show raced impressively encountering few problems along the way. So, as the deer and dogs were kept at bay, Lovejoy finished the full distance of 10km run, 20km cycle and 5km run in a respectable time of 02:03:19. From the finish line, Lovejoy commented: “The London Duathlon was a great event and a fantastic challenge. I did find it tough, especially the bike section, but thankfully it was for a good cause!” A further seven individuals from the Soccer AM production team joined Tim Lovejoy to raise money for event charity Maggie’s Centres, putting in a remarkable performance taking part in the Fun Distance. The London Duathlon took place entirely within Richmond Park, the largest open space in London, with both individual athletes and teams participating. For the only day of the year, roads were closed throughout the park to cars, giving competitors the opportunity to race safely with nothing to worry about except the odd deer or two within the stunning Royal Park surroundings. The London Triathlon Ltd., owners of The Michelob ULTRA London Triathlon – the world’s largest triathlon – and the stunning Blenheim Triathlon, created The London Duathlon, in 2005, to keep up with the massive growth of the sport whilst maintaining the objective to offer top class events that are achievable by everyone. Event Director Nick Rusling commented: “The second London Duathlon has been a huge success with many of the 2,500 competitors taking the first steps into the UK’s fastest growing sport. Tens of thousands have been raised for charity and Richmond Park has offered a safe and beautiful venue for competitors as well as spectators. We’re looking forward to a bigger and better London Duathlon in 2007!” Marie McQuade, Head of Fundraising at Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres commented: “It was great to see so many people raising money for Maggie’s once again. The London Duathlon has been a huge success both in terms of raising money and awareness of Maggie’s Centres, and all efforts will result in Maggie's being able to offer psychological and emotional support to anybody affected by cancer.” First timer Charlotte Lion stated: London life means fitting in team sports is too difficult, so I converted to duathlon, a more individual sport, that I could still train for with friends. I really enjoyed the event as I love cycling and running.” Readers, don't forget to submit your race story, view our Canada and USA race calendars, find your next triathlon, submit a marathon or half-marathon re-cap, cycling adventure, triathlon journey, or any other race-related story about yourracing,, event experience. My Next Race .com. A series of articles, races, maybe there is an ultra-marathon magazine article you like, or half-marathons worth reporting to our readers? Ultra-marathons, in 2006 or 2007 are worth writing about – 2006 or 2007 event information. Canada Race Calendar – Marathon, Triathlon, Cycling.Read full article: 'World's Largest Duathlon - Race Report' (712 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Friday, September 15, 2006 - 07:56 PM
Ontario- Sept 14, 2006 Friends of Toronto Track and Field, a non-profit community organization, announced today that it is providing funding for Peter Pimm, one of Canada’s most successful middle and long distance running coaches, to work with the University of Toronto’s track and field program. 
Note: For more information, contact:
Andy Higgins, FTTF Director Phone (416) 426-7246 Email ahiggins@cscontario.ca Read full article: 'TORONTO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FUNDS HIGH PERFORMANCE TRACK AND FIELD COACH' (783 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 04:00 PM
Maybe I should get married and run faster too...  Note: Thanks to the Montreal Gazette for support in finishing this story. If you are inspired when you read Danny's story, and would like to be part of a team of local runners who are working together to help Danny represent Canada in the 2008 Summer Olympics, then please email his manager Jamie Black to enquire further - jamieblack@sympatico.ca.
Don't forget to cheer Danny and others on Sunday, September 24th, for the exciting races at www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com. Read full article: 'Toronto's Kassap wins Montreal Marathon' (905 words in this article)
Posted by: nicko1 on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 04:19 PM
I used to think anyone who ran a marathon was crazy. That was before I did one myself. Now I think people who compete in Ironman triathlons are nuts. But there are some athletes whose activities leave even Ironman competitors scratching their heads.
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Thanks to the Ottawa Citizen and Runners' Web for this story. We won't start talking about the Tour D'Afrique, the toughest Race in the world, or the Race Across America, cycling non-stop with very little sleep from California to the east-coast... Or the Ottawa National Capital Marathon Triple Crown. Mark Sutcliffe, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Sunday, September 10, 2006 Read full article: '50 Marathons in 50 days' (1001 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 06:14 PM
My name is Gunner, Luc Gunner. I’m a private dick. I specialize in solving cases about races. One of the most compelling and shocking cases I’ve ever worked was the case of this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon… It all happened one morning when I was in my office trying to decide what adidas went best with my pinstriped tights and double breasted gray running suit.
 Note: Source: By Christopher Russell
Courtesy of Cool Running Read full article: 'Flat, Fast and Festive – the Fabulous Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon' (3217 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 11:03 PM
Kirsten Sweetland has just won Canada’s first ever gold medal in the Women’s Junior World Championships. Note: Thanks to the following for this story:
Michael Emmett National Program Manager, Triathlon Canada Tel: 416.426.7060/ e-mail: michael.emmett@triathloncanada.com Read full article: 'Canadian Sweetland wins Junior World Championship' (441 words in this article)
Posted by: nicko1 on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 08:05 PM
What if they built a river and no one paddled it? Fear not, Teresa andMichael will paddle it…  Read full article: 'Mountain Trip Report #2: Michael Brennan' (1184 words in this article)
Posted by: nicko1 on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 06:52 PM
LONDON (AP) — The world's top five marathons want international and national federations to do more to stop athletes from using performance-enhancing substances. Note: Source: By PAUL LOGOTHETIS - The Associated Press via http://www.mlive.com
Readers, don't forget to submit your race story, running blog, marathon re-cap, cycling adventure, triathlon journey, or any other race-related story about your racing, event experience. My Next Race .com Read full article: 'Top marathons want tougher sanctions' (481 words in this article)
Posted by: petertherunner on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 05:00 AM
To My Friends and Family, My Supporters,I want to thank you so much for supporting me in my ride with Tour For Kids, to help support Camps Oochigeas, Trillium and Quality; camps that support children and families of children with cancer. My four day adventure was challenging, exciting and very inspiring. It all started with quite a BANG – or maybe I should say PSSSSSSSSST. That’s the sound of a tire going flat after just 3 kms of riding. Yes, I was barely out of the CNE grounds on the lakeshore with 177 kms to go when I got the tour’s first flat. Fortunately, a tour marshal came by and stopped to fix my tube only to find that my tire was split. It looked like I would have to take a shuttle to the first rest stop to meet up with the mechanics. After I swore (a little louder than just under my breath), I think Kevin, the tour marshal, realized how upset I was at missing some of the ride; so using his adventure racing skills, he managed to make a temporary fix for my tire. Then we (Kevin and my 2 friends, Anne and Jonathan, who had waited for me) were off, to catch the other riders – now long gone. This was when we met Saint Peter – the policeman. He had seen our troubles and waited for us at the side of the road. He then escorted the four of us along Lakeshore Road all the way out to Mississauga Rd, stopping traffic at lights and letting us ride through all the red lights. That was pretty cool. We would meet up with Saint Peter at different times over the four days of our tour. He was instrumental in helping us maintain our high average speeds. While, initially I was quite disappointed at not being part of the big group on Day 1, I quickly found out how lucky I really was. While cycling with the tour marshal, Kevin, I found myself talking to a bicycle store owner, an Eco-Challenge competitor (that’s the adventure race that lasts about 11 days and used to be televised on Discovery Channel) and a team member for the RAAM – that’s the Race Across America – a bicycle race that crosses the continent in about 9 days. If you thought what I was doing was crazy, they cycle non-stop taking a few hours nap here and there until they have crossed the whole continent. I felt like I was in the land of celebrities. Day 1 ended with cheers, whistles and claps from riders and families from Camp Quality as I rode into Markdale, 180kms from Toronto. Now, I felt like the celebrity! Tonight I had the opportunity to meet more riders and to chat and play games with the kids and families from Camp Quality. Day 2 was a challenging day. The fastest riders head out early to ride 250km. I selected the 200km ride. We got pretty wet; water came at us from all directions. Rain from the heavens, and spray from the bikes and the road! I chose a pretty challenging group to ride with and it was really exciting. I learned a bit more about riding in an eschelon (a group cycling strategy to help each other out by breaking the wind for team members). I was keeping up fine, but working pretty hard – not quite sure when I might fall off the end of this group. But knowing that there was another group not too far behind, I figured I had nothing to loose. All went really well until the 150 km mark. There we had a break, but my legs were feeling pretty tired. Being optimistic, I reminded myself that the next break was just 25kms away. I really had to work hard to stay with the group now, but I was determined. I watched my bicycle computer counting down the kilometers. With one km to go, I thought “YES, I’ve made it.” But with about 100m to go, the leader shouted, “Anyone need to stop, or can we just roll on through. We’re just about there”. I shouted back, “How about a 2 minute break?.” But I obviously wasn’t heard (or perhaps I was being ignored). And on they went, and so did I. As we neared Minden the hills grew, and I just couldn’t hold on any longer. But once again, an angel was watching over me, and Freddie (today’s tour marshal) looked back and saw me, waited for me, then pulled me up to the group again. I was getting to know these tour marshal’s pretty well now (Remember, they are all fit, young, strong, good looking cyclists). Once with the group again, I held on and made it to camp. That was 200km and we averaged 29.7km/hr. Day 3 dawned a little brighter. We were now heading from Minden to Wellington in Prince Edward County. At the start of the ride, members of yesterday’s group rallied to ride together again, and so we made up a similar group. Today was 230km – the biggest day. By now we were getting to know each other a little, so falling into pace lines or an eschelon was a bit easier. After 205 kms, we were at the last refreshment stop rehydrating and refueling. We looked at our computers and realized that our average speed was 29.9km/hr. I think when I said, “OK guys, we have to pick up the pace, I want my computer to read over 30km/hr today,” I officially become one of the guys. And we did it (a great tailwind really helped) – 30.6km/hr. Upon our arrival we were met with bagpipes and cheering LIT’s (Leaders in Training for Camp Trillium). Our campsite was right on the water, so we promptly leaned our bikes up against a tree and dove into the water. Ohhhh, what heaven!! That evening we ate dinner in the park and were treated to a campfire by the LIT’s. Day 4 once again clouded over and by the time we climbed onto our bikes it was raining. Boy, in a summer where we’ve had nothing but sunshine, I can’t believe that we had 2 out of 4 days of rain. But come to think of it, it may have been better than those hot humid days of June and July. Today was a 165km day. We were actually shuttled to Colborne to start. We rode some of the biggest hills I’ve seen in Ontario. That was tough after having already spent 3 long days on the bike. Once again, a new friend came to my rescue as my quads screamed at me – and on several occasions I felt a light hand on my back to give me that tiny little bit of help to make it more easily up those hills. The whole crew, about 135 riders congregated together before making our final parade to Canada’s Wonderland. It felt quite incredible, to be riding along, taking up the whole road. Cars were honking (the good kind like a wedding) for us as we proceeded along Rutherford Road. As we finished up at Canada’s Wonderland, medals were hung around our necks as we were congratulated. WOW!! We felt proud! Together the riders have raised just about ½ a million dollars to help children with cancer. We have trained hard for it; it has been hard work, but it has been well worth it. So once again, I want to thank you for supporting me in this experience. I’ve met some amazing people and made new friends. I’ve succeeded in meeting a great physical challenge as well. All of this while helping children and their families while they are going through an incredibly difficult time in their lives. These four days have definitely been a highlight of my summer. I’ll be thinking about doing it again next year – and those of you who are cyclists, I encourage you to consider participating in this remarkable event (there are shorter ride options available). I hope you’ve had as wonderful, inspiring and exciting a summer for yourself as well. And just one more time. Read full article: 'Tour for Kids Race Report' (1393 words in this article)
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