Monday, July 30, 2012

Arthritis Joints In Motion 5K & 10K Run


It was sun and few clouds and 20 degrees. 

The Arthritis Joints In Motions Run at Sam's Restaurant. The course on Centennial Drive and Cornwall Rd. 

Billy MacDonald won the 10km race and Dianne Watts-Pye for the top female. I finished in 39:53 and came in 4th out of 22 runners. Blair McQuaid won the 5km race and Kayla Balderston for the top female.


Official Result: 4th out of 22
10K in 39 minutes, 53 seconds

Results


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Olympic fever

                            Olympic fever

New Haven’s Jared Connaughton will compete Aug. 7 in the 200 metres at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. The opening ceremonies take place tonight. Claus Andersen/Athletics Canada

    Published on July 27, 2012
Jason Malloy

Excitement is building for Canadian sprinter Jared Connaughton of New Haven

Sprinter Jared Connaughton is getting excited for the Olympics to begin.

The New Haven native will represent Prince Edward Island and Canada when he runs the 200 metres Aug. 7 in England.

“My preparations are going well and I'm getting anxious to compete in London,” he wrote Thursday in an email to The Guardian.

Connaughton, the Island’s lone Olympian, is running his final tune up event today in Weinheim, Germany.

He will run the 100 metres and as a part of the Canadian 4x100-metre relay team.

Relay coach Glenroy Gilbert will use the competition to help establish who will run Aug. 10 in the first round of the men’s 4x100-metre relay at the Games.

Connaughton was part of the relay team that set a seasonal best of 38.48 seconds at the Athletics Ontario Junior and Senior Championships in Ottawa.

The team also included Ian Warner, Gavin Smith and Justyn Warner.

The London Games opening ceremonies take place tonight with the torch arriving in the Olympic Stadium.

The cauldron will be lit and stay alight until being extinguished on Aug. 12, the final day of the Games.

Connaughton won’t be in London for the opening ceremony, as the track team will not arrive until Aug. 31.

Connaughton attended the closing ceremonies in 2008 in China and plans to do the same in London.

“Opening ceremonies are a wondrous event, filled with spectacular performances and truly ignite the spirit of the Games, figuratively and literally,” he wrote.

    My preparations are going well and I'm getting anxious to compete in London. - Jared Connaughton

“I can't wait to see the ceremonies as once the flame is lit things become real and the idea of being an Olympian really sets in.”

P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz congratulated the two-time Olympian Thursday for being named a co-captain of Canada’s track and field team.

“Jared is an exemplary athlete and role model for those around him. His extensive experience in competitive sport and his passion for continued success will make him an invaluable leader for Team Canada as they represent our country on the world stage,” he said in a news release.

“Islanders are excited about Jared’s accomplishments to date and are very pleased to have him represent our province. We will be following his Olympic journey with great pride.”

(www.london2012.com)

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Jared Connaughton

At A Glance

u Hometown - New Haven.

u Age - 27, birthday was July 20.

u Sport - Athletics.

u Events - 200 metres. Also could be part of the 4x100-metre relay team.

u Schedule - The 200 metre will be run Tuesday, Aug. 7, with the semi-final set for Aug. 8 and the final on the evening of Aug. 9.

u Personal Best - Jared’s personal best time in the 200 metres is 20.30.

u Did You Know? - Connaughton was named a co-captain of Canada’s track and field team for the Olympics.


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Monday, July 23, 2012

Dunk River Run 2012


It was sun and cloud and 20 degrees.


The Dunk River Run at Central Bedeque Arena. The course on Callbeck Street, Rayner Rd, Freetown Rd, Mill Rd and Dunk River Rd.


Billy MacDonald won the race and Jennie Orr for the top female. I finished in 46:40 and came in 5th out of 70 runners.


Official Result: 5th out of 70
11.6K in 46 minutes, 40 seconds







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Jennie Orr was glad to see the downhill approach to the finish as she crossed Route 1A into Bedeque during the 35th annual Dunk River Road Race on Sunday. Orr registered a time of 51:20, making her the top woman to finish, and placed 12th in the 70-runner field.
Michael Nesbitt/Journal Pioneer

Published on July 22, 2012
By Michael Nesbitt
Journal Pioneer

BEDEQUE – Seventy participants took on the 35th Dunk River Road Race on Sunday morning, with Billy MacDonald and Jennie (Flash) Orr outpacing their respective fields to claim the honours.

For MacDonald, his 42:56 time was well off the course record, but he had a strategy and stayed with it to win. Scott Clark was the course leader and MacDonald just decided to keep him close.

"I was pacing (Clark) the whole race, so I kept within 50 metres, about a light-pole distance," said MacDonald.

"Within the last mile I picked up the pace, and passed him with about 500 metres to go."

Not far behind

Clark knew MacDonald was not far behind during the run, even checking with water station volunteers to avoid the interruption of a shoulder check. He did what he could to widen the gap on the final uphill, but knew it was not enough.

The two runners are familiar with each other, having raced about 100 times, MacDonald estimated.

As much as he was pleased with the win, MacDonald noted that Clark biked to the event and did a 10-km warm up.

"He's training for an 'Ironman', so he has a few more miles in his legs than I did, today. I just had my coffee, and that's all I needed today," he joked.

MacDonald runs triathalons regularly. Not having any pace recorder on Sunday, he paced himself on instinct, and Clark's lead, but said it was one of his best times.

Clark registered second-place at 43:01, while Leo McCosham crossed the line at 45:22.

'Flash'

Twenty-year-old Jennie Orr, a first-time runner, recorded a time of 51:20.

"The last couple of kilometers were hard, uphill," she said. "I was a little bit tired by the time I got there, but it was fun."

While the other Road Runners have nicknamed her "Flash", she says her unorthodox style of running has been dubbed "The Duck Runner."

In this race, she eased through the first few kilometers, and picked it up after the 6-km mark.

She said she began running "just because," and has only been training seriously since last October. She is in training for the Island Marathon in the fall.

Natalie Vloet followed Orr across the line at 51:52.

Record attempt

Jennifer Pizio-Perry registered 53:25 for third place, unfortunately failing in her attempt to set a record fifth-straight win in the event.

Orr was 12th overall, with Vloet 13th and Pizio-Perry 16th.

Organizer Paul Wright noted that the Road Runners count nearly 350 members, Wright notes, including a runner from Tennessee who participates in races when his family vacations on the Island.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Cox & Palmer Run 2012 - New location, same great run!


It was cloud and 19 degrees.

The Cox and Palmer Run at Pownal St. The new out and back course on Old Charlottetown, Victoria Park and Brighton.

Brandon Higginbotham won the 10km race and Jennie Orr for the top female. I finished in 38:43 and came in 3rd out of 69 runners.

Alex Neuffer won the 5km race and Kara Grant for the top female.

Official Result: 3rd out of 69
10K in 38 minutes, 43 seconds




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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Boardwalk Boogie 2012


It was cloud and few showers and 19 degrees.

The Boardwalk Boogie at Shipyard Market. The course on Summerside boardwalk.

Alex Cyr won the race and Joanne Reid for the top female. I finished in 22:55 and came in 4th out of 75 runners and 1st place in Male 30 and under.

Official Result: 4th out of 75
6K in 22 minutes, 55 seconds






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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Fulton Campbell Half Marathon 2012



It was sun and cloud and 22 degrees.

The Fulton Campbell Memorial Race at Pooles Corner. The course on Rte 4, Queens Street, Princess Drive, Riverside Drive, South Montague Rd, Sparrows Rd, Union Rd and Rte 3.

Leo McCosham won the half marathon and Jennie Orr for the top female. I finished in 1:37:44 and came in 3rd out of 65 runners.

Roy Mason won the 5km race and Paula MacDonald for the top female.

Official Result 3rd out of 65
Half Marathon in 1 hour, 37 minutes, 44 seconds






Photos from the Fulton Campbell (2004-2012)

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Cornwall Classic 2012


It was sun and cloud and 15 degrees.

The Cornwall Classic at Cornwall Town Hall. The course on Lowther Drive, John Street, Hillside Meadows Drive, Ferry Rd, Primrose Drive and MacArthur Drive.

Evan Rogers won the 10km race and I finished in 37:50 and came in 2nd out of 51 runners. Ellinor Klockare for the top female.

Manny Costain won the 5km race and Ellen Burnett for the top female.

Official Result: 2nd out of 51
10K in  37 minutes  50 seconds