NL RUNNING

Good luck also to Eileen Collingwood who joins the growing list of locals heading to Ottawa in May for the marathon.

Stephen Mercer will be heading to Ottawa in May for his first marathon! He is posting his training progress on his blog Run Forrest.

Expanding on her Stretching For Runners courses, certified yoga instructor Margot French is introducing a Stretching For Triathletes class in March. Cost will be $88 for 8 weekly sessions. Contact Margot at 753.9424 or by e-mail st.johns.yoga@nl.rogers.com .

This May a large contingent of locals is heading to our nation’s capital for the ING Ottawa Marathon. Among them will be George Tapper (his 15th marathon!), Chris Dillon, Jody Worthman and Karen Stacey (half). If you or someone you know is tackling Ottawa this spring let us know at nlrunning@gmail.com .

A new session of Stretch For Runners is coming up at the School of Dance 163 Water Street. Class is every Monday night 5:45 – 6:45 for 8 weeks starting March 12. Registration fee is $88 … contact st.johns.yoga@nl.rogers.com .

THIS article from the Complete Running Network offers advice and guidelines for runners who give the gift of life. Click on the drop to see how you can donate.

THIS article from the Complete Running Network offers advice and guidelines for runners who give the gift of life. Click on the drop to see how you can donate.

The Raise The Roof run and pancake breakfast is postponed to Thursday Feb. 22 due to our bad weather… same time same place.

Click the logo to visit Faithful Soles, an inspirational website founded by Robert Key of Houston Texas. Robert is a regular reader of NL Running.