Archive for April, 2008

NL Runners To Ottawa; Iceland

Many NL Runners will converge on Ottawa May 25th for the ING Ottawa Marathon. Among them will be:

  1. John Curran
  2. Alison Jones
  3. Tony Poole
  4. Ray Laite (1st)
  5. Connie Pilgrim (1st)
  6. Janet Furey
  7. Betty McKenna (1st)
  8. Karen Slaney (1st)
  9. Brenda Lee Steele
  10. Kim Sullivan (1st)
  11. Karen Mearow
  12. Chantal March (1st)
  13. Gerard Fleet (1st)
  14. Marlene Curran
  15. Penne Dyer (1st)
  16. Nat Pollock (1st)
  17. Kimberly Skinner
  18. Marie Baggs
  19. Mike Hayward
  20. Donna Power
  21. Susan Costello (1st)
  22. Moss Norman (1st)
  23. LeAnne Petherick (1st)
  24. Joe Durnford

Heather Hiscock will be doing the Ottawa Half Marathon.

And Helen Couves will be running the Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland this August. How cool is that !?

Thanks to Tony Poole for the information. Check out all our Running Away posts HERE.

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Tri Registration Open

This year the St.John’s Triathlon introduces on line registration. New web site is up and running and registration is open at www.stjohnstri.com.

Sign up for the August 10 full distance, sprint distance, duathlon, or team events. And sign the kids up for the Regatta Day Kids Of Steel! Or of course you could just VOLUNTEER.

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St.John’s Tri Registration Now Open

This year the St.John’s Triathlon introduces on line registration. New web site is up and running and registration is open at www.stjohnstri.com.

Sign up for the August 10 full distance, sprint distance, duathlon, or team events. And sign the kids up for the Regatta Day Kids Of Steel!

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St.John’s Tri Registration Now Open

This year the St.John’s Triathlon introduces on line registration. New web site is up and running and registration is open at www.stjohnstri.com.

Sign up for the August 10 full distance, sprint distance, duathlon, or team events. And sign the kids up for the Regatta Day Kids Of Steel!

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Not So Hilly Half June 1

There’s a new Half Marathon taking place in Mount Pearl this year!

The “Not So Hilly Half Marathon” starts 7:30am Sunday June 1. Get more information and register in advance HERE.

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Weekend Marathon Coverage

Tune in to Rogers Cable Channel 22 next Monday for Boston Marathon coverage starting with a preview show 9:30am our time followed by 6 hours of live coverage from 10:30am.

And the Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials will be streamed live HERE starting 9:30am Sunday.

Thanks Noel Roy for the tip.

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Race To The Sea August 8 & 9

The 6th Annual Lighthouse Relay Race To The Sea is set for August 8th and 9th 2008. The 110k run starts near Port Aux Basques and finishes in Rose Blanche. Relay teams should have 11 runners and each member must be over 16 years old.

Contact Sandra Piercey at racetothesea@gmail.com or 709.955.3051 for more information.

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Big Apple Win For Stephanie Hodge

Last November she won the Top Female Masters Honor at the New York City Marathon. And last week 42 year old NL Runner Stephanie Hodge was First Overall at the More Magazine Marathon in Central Park.

Stephanie has completed more than 50 marathons and among her many victories is a first place finish at the 2004 Nautilus Newfoundland Provincial Marathon.

Thanks to Ian Ash and Steve Delaney for the story.

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Watch Out Boston!

Good Luck to the long list of NL Runners heading to Boston for a little 26.2 miler next week!

  1. Ann Angel
  2. Andreas Atle
  3. Joan Bulgin (20th Consecutive!)
  4. Ann Chafe
  5. Jill Dobbin
  6. Don Fry
  7. Mack Hatfield
  8. Robert Hyslop
  9. Rosemarie James
  10. Alison Jones
  11. Ed Long
  12. Noreen Neary
  13. Vaughan Paul
  14. David Peddle
  15. Barry Ploughman
  16. Bill Pomeroy
  17. Laura Pomeroy
  18. Donna Power
  19. Gaye Roberts
  20. Jim Sampson
  21. Judy Sheppard
  22. Robert Simpson
  23. William Small
  24. Peter Soucy
  25. Donna Wadden

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Cesar On Running

If you think running with your dog is rewarding, try running with FIFTY dogs!

See THESE words of advice from The Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan.

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