NL RUNNING & MORE

[NL RUNNING] Younghusband Runs Cayman Islands Half

nlrunner — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:53:20 +0000

Linda Younghusband ran the Grand Cayman Islands Half Marathon last week on behalf of Joints In Motion. Linda’s time of 2:26 was good for first in her age group!

[NL RUNNING] Calendar Now Displaying Properly

nlrunner — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:07:03 +0000

The display issue has now been corrected and you can now have a peek at next year’s road race schedule by visiting the NL MultiSport Calendar.

[NL RUNNING] Active In Tallahassee

nlrunner — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:04:19 +0000

Don Butt is staying very active during his southern vacation, last week running the Tallahassee 5 Mile Challenge in 47:51.

[NL RUNNING] JIM Trainer Needed

nlrunner — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:36:00 +0000

The Joints In Motion team is looking to find an amazing trainer to help enhance the program!

If you or anyone you know may be interested in the position of Trainer – Joints In Motion, NL Division please check out THIS JOB DESCRIPTION.

[NL RUNNING] Nautilus Quidi Vidi Run Next Friday

nlrunner — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:08:40 +0000

The Nautilus Quidi Vidi Christmas Run is next Friday December 10.

Join the gang on their usual 11k Friday night run around Quidi Vidi Lake leaving 5:30pm from the Aquarena. Then it’s back to the Quidi Vidi Brewery (new venue this year) 7pm for an evening of refreshments, snacks, and running banter!

Driving by Designated Drivers and Taxis ONLY!

[NL RUNNING] 2011 Calendar Sneak Peek

nlrunner — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:07:49 +0000

The NLAA held its AGM last week and produced a draft calendar of events for next season.

The “official” version will soon be posted to nlaa.ca but in the meantime you can view the tentative schedule by visiting the NL MultiSport Calendar (use the blue arrows top left corner of the calendar to browse through the months).

[NL RUNNING] Santa Shuffle This Saturday – Location Change

nlrunner — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:37:20 +0000

The Santa Shuffle 5K fun run in support of the Salvation Army is this Saturday December 4 starting 10am. Note that there has been a change in location with this year’s run taking place at Mundy Pond.

You can register Saturday morning at the Salvation Army 174 Mundy Pond Road from 8:30am.

[NL RUNNING] A Few Tunes From Ginny

nlrunner — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:26:12 +0000

NL Runner Ginny Ryan has been running and volunteering for many years and is now celebrating the release of her first CD “Great Wings in Flight”.

Join her tomorrow Wednesday December 1 8pm at The Fat Cat Blues Bar on George Street where she’ll be performing a mixture of original and traditional folk songs with help from musicians Pamela Morgan, Brian Way, Jsaon Whelan and Theo Weber among others. Admission is free.

[NL RUNNING] National Cross Country Results

nlrunner — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:05:18 +0000

An outstanding sixth place finish was the highlight for Newfoundland and Labrador runners at the National Cross Country Championships in Guelph, Ontario on Saturday.

Kate Vaughan completed the 7k course in 24 minutes 27.7 seconds. Her placing puts her in a strong position for selection to the World Championships in 2011.

Other local finishes included a 46th place in the 8k Junior Men’s race by Liam Delaney. In the 10k Senior Mens division Ryan Brockerville was 46th, Grant Handrigan was 62nd and Adam Snow finished 83rd.

Submitted by Ray Will

[NL RUNNING] The World Jog – Help Needed

nlrunner — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:49:22 +0000

Irish Ultra Runner Tony Mangon is nearing the end of the NL leg on his World Jog and needs some help!

If anyone can help him out with accommodations west of Corner Brook please email katheryn_cochrane@hotmail.com or tony_mangan@hotmail.com.

Tony would also love some company on his journey so drop him a line and arrange to join him for a few miles.