Monday, August 20, 2012

Gold Cup Trot 2012


It was cloud and 20 degrees. 

The Gold Cup Trot at Victoria Park. The course on Victoria Park, parade route and Old Charlottetown. 

Connor McGuire won the race and Paula MacDonald for the top female. I finished in 18:36 and came in 9th out of 124 runners.

Official Result: 9th out of 124
5K in 18 minutes, 36 seconds



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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Source For Sports 10K 2012



August 11th. It was cloud and few showers and 19 degrees. 

The Source For Sports 10km at Summerside Intermediate School. The course on Central Street, Water Street, Macewen Rd, Walker Ave and Granville Street. 

Mike MacKinnon won the race and Joanne Reid for the top female. I finished in 38:42 and came in 5th out of 78 runners.

Official Result:5th out of 78
10K in 38 minutes, 42 seconds





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Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2012



August 5th. It was sunny and 24 degrees. 

The Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon at Brookvale Provincal Park. The course on bike and ski trails, McKenna Rd, and woodlot. 

Billy MacDonald won the 25km race and Gabrielle Gallagher for the top female. I finished in 2:53:04 and came in 24th out of 35 runners. 

Paul Wright won the 10km race and Amber Spriggs for the top female. 

Leo McCosham won the 50km race and Karine Comeau for the top female.

 Official Result: 24th out of 35
25K in 2 hours, 53 minutes, 4 seconds

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Mount Edward Grocery Memorial Run 2012


August 4th. It was sunny and 23 degrees. 

The Mount Edward Grocery Memorial Run at Hashem's Variety. The course on Fitzroy Street, Kent Street, Confederation Trail, Mt Edward Rd and Esher Street. 

Scott Clark won the race and Paula MacDonald for the top female. I finished in 31:03 and came in 3rd out of 73 runners.

 Official Result: 3rd out of 73
5 Miles (8K) in 31 minutes, 3 seconds


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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

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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.
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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






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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




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Monday, June 18, 2012

"16 unique races in Canada" - The Great Canadian Goat Run makes the List!



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16 unique races in Canada

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By Erin Sheard
In the September 2011 issue of iRun magazine, Tim Irvin wrote Surging Growth about the increasing popularity of running. He notes that there are now approximately 2,500 running events held across Canada each year. We are lucky to be running in a decade when a race can be run nearly anytime we want, but the choice can be a little daunting. Ultimately it comes down to the features you want in a race, but of the 2,500 possibilities here are 15 races you may have never heard of that offer something unique for the discerning runner.

Can you imagine running on the bottom of the magnificent Bay of Fundy while the world record tides are out? The Not Since Moses 5K and 10K in Five Islands, NS takes you out onto the exposed seabed next to the breathtaking cliffs that are normally only visible by boat. You will get wet, you will get muddy, but will you beat the tides back to shore?

Fitness enthusiasts flock to the glorious Great Lakes – the largest freshwater system in the world – every summer to engage in any number of water-themed activities. For 60 years a small race in Wiarton, Ontario, has embraced the province’s waters. The 13K Shore to Shore race takes runners from the beaches of Lake Huron, an area famous for its spectacular sunsets, along a sleepy country road, until steeply dipping down the rugged cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment to the waiting shores of the storied Georgian Bay.

Billed as “the toughest race in eastern North America” the Cape to Cabot 20K in St. John’s, NL, promises this race will be one of your most memorable athletic achievements. A race starting in the oldest city in North America lives up to its claim to fame with a route that runs from Cape Spear National Historic Site, passes along the historic St. John’s waterfront, and ends with a mile long climb up Signal Hill to Cabot Tower. Only 3K of this gruelling course is flat; hardy runners tackle a hilly course with four major climbs with grades greater than 10%. The reward is spectacular scenery and bragging rights!

The Oktoberfest Brewskidaddle 5K in Vancouver, BC, adds a bit of running to the sauerkraut, beer and polka mix. Beer mugs are provided with every entry and the real test of endurance begins with the post-race party. There is no shortage of prizes featuring not only individual, stroller, family, team and kid divisions, but a unique “beer belly” divisions for men over 210 pounds and women over 160 pounds (although it’s not clear if that includes the weight of your lederhosen).

Trail running may be the fastest growing type of running race in Canada, but many runners are nervous about moving from the comfort of the road to the unknown terrain of the trail. The Winnipeg, MB,Try a Trail series encourages nervous first-timers to run their first trail race on less technical 3-metre wide mixed use trails with grass, gravel, and sandy terrain – plus a mucky bog and a few surprise hills to add challenge. You won’t get lost in the wildness as there are lots of directional signs, kilometre markers, flagging barriers and a pre-race briefing to keep you on course.

Beat Beethoven is a race that challenges runners to make it to the finish line before the symphony finishes playing. Rumour has it the first Beat Beethoven Run was held in Edmonton in 1982 when the Edmonton Symphony challenged runners to finish before the end of Beethoven’s Ninth. A typical Beat Beethoven run gives participants 50 minutes to run 8K (often with a 4K option). One such race,Beat Beethoven Kingston, is known for featuring a live symphony playing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No 3, a route that tours past some of Kingston’s historic sites and the possibility of catching a ghostly glimpse of Beethoven himself running the race.

Rarely does a runner have the opportunity to cross two provinces off their cross-Canada checklist by running one race. The 10K Cross-Border Challenge start line is in Aulac, NB, and the finish line is in Amherst, NS, the geographic centre of the Maritimes. The route takes runners across the world famous Tantramar Marsh, the place where land and tide meet in a national wildlife area joinng Nova Scotia to New Brunswick and mainland Canada.

On or near the longest day of the year the Midnight Sun Fun Run 5K, 10K and Half-Marathon is held in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Within the Arctic Circle, Inuvik is the end of the line, literally, as the most northerly town accessible by public road in North America. With approximately 56 days of continuous sunlight in the summer, runners are drawn in by the unparalleled experience of running beneath the midnight summer solstice sun.

For a Canadian runner, a Canada Day Race is a must do, but with the humidex high and the BBQ calling, a July 1st run can quickly become something to do “next year.” The Canada Day Moose Jawg Charity Road Race in Moose Jaw, SK’s beautiful Wakamow Valley is more than just an awesome race name on a t-shirt. Word is out and this little race keeps growing every year. The temperate July 1st temperatures are not only PB-perfect in mid-summer, but ideal for visiting a quintessential Canadian city.

Snowshoe running is still a fringe sport in most of Canada, but Quebecers have been embracing the sport for years. The Atlas Mad Trapper 5K and 10K Snowshoe Series takes advantage of the early December snow with a flat season opener to warm up the legs. Later in the season the more challenging “up, up, up, and finally down course” runs the best of the hilly, rugged, single-track Gatineau Hills wilderness. Cool down from your tough workout beside a roaring bonfire.

The Earth Day Climb and Run for Wilderness in Calgary, AB tests a runner’s speed and strength. The race begins with a 1K dash around the base of the Calgary Tower followed by a 160 vertical-metre sprint up 802 stairs to the finish line at the top of the tower. Suddenly some of those other race course hills won’t seem so steep.

Sometimes it seems like the only people who win a race prize finish 1, 2 or 3. In the Great Canadian Goat Run 5K & 10K road race in Brackley Beach, PE special prizes go to the Oldest Goat, to the runners who return with a rubber chicken caught on the course, and gift certificates are presented to anyone running their very first race or a personal best time. Every runner receives a T-Shirt with a special Goat Haiku written by the Company Goats and, of course, there is lots of ‘kidding’ around.

The Totem to Totem Marathon (with half marathon and 10K options) held annually in Haida Gwaii, BC ("Islands of the People", formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) is the most westerly place in Canada you can go. The certified and simple out and back course starts and ends in front of the six totems representing six of the southern villages of the Haida people. You begin your race along the scenic shoreline of the Haida lands with majestic eagles soaring overhead, but the best is yet to come.

The annual 5K River Valley Rave Run in Grand Bay-Westfield, NB is touted as the fastest 5K course in New Brunswick. Indeed, this “flat, fast and furious” race is so quick that the race director promises a personal best or your money back (note: some restrictions apply)! The Rave Run is also host to the provincial championships, so regular runners can rub shoulders with the fastest in the province.
The Polar Bear Marathon in Churchill, MB is organized by extreme runner Albert Martens and is limited to just twenty runners who will stay together for the duration of the run in a tight pack in case of the very real possibility of running into polar bears. Support vehicles will accompany you on this epic adventure in Canada’s Polar Bear capital.
To be determined
This list wouldn’t be complete without mention of the Canadian Death Race in AB. This killer challenge is not for the running masses. But for the few fit brave souls daring enough to test their strength, against the Canadian Rocky Mountains, this race offers all for the glory of finishing one of the world’s toughest and most unique adventure races.
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Keep running, Jennie

 Keep running, Jennie

Published on June 13, 2012
Jason Malloy

Island runner gets a little help from friend in completing her first marathon

Jennie Orr’s determination and the encouragement of a friend helped her finish her first marathon.

“The first half was, I wouldn’t say easy, but comfortable,” she explained. “The second half was really hard. It got warmer and I got to the point where I was just like ‘are we done yet?’ ”

The 20-year-old Mayfield resident credits Michael Gaudet with helping her reach the finish line in Halifax during the Bluenose Marathon in May.

Gaudet encouraged her to keep going during the last five kilometres.

“If it hadn’t been for him, I think I’d still be sitting there at the water station,” she said with a laugh Tuesday.

 
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Islander Jennie Orr, right, credits Michael Gaudet, left, for helping her complete her first marathon. The two ran the Bluenose Marathon together in Halifax in May.


It is that kind of camaraderie that draws many people to the sport.

And it was her clubmate’s encouragement that gave Orr, who been running seriously for about eight months, the reassurance to enter the 42.195-kilometre race.

Her previous longest run was 39 kilometres.

“I run with the P.E.I. RoadRunners here in town and they kind of convinced me I was ready to run a full marathon,” Orr said. “They were all there to support me, so that was nice.”

She didn’t believe organizers when they told her she was the second woman to finish the race in three hours, 34 minutes. 44.6 seconds.

She won her category (females between the ages of 20 and 29) and was the 32nd person to complete the race.

Orr was proud of her accomplishment and is already looking ahead to her next big run, the P.E.I. Marathon, in October.

Her advice to others considering running a marathon: “It’s all about determination.

“Honestly, if you set your mind that you’re going to do this, you can.”
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Deltaware 2012


It was sun and cloud and 14 degrees.

The Deltaware Systems 5km Fun Run in Charlottetown. The course on Fitzroy St, Brighton Rd, Victoria Park, Rochford St, Water St and Prince St.

Alex Coffin from Saint John won the race and Melanie McKenna for the top female. I finished in 18:31 and came in 7th out of 246 runners.

Official Result: 7th out of 246
5K in 18 minutes, 31 seconds



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The College of Piping Run to Scotland 2012



It was sun and few clouds and 13 degrees.

The College of Piping Run for Scotland at College of Piping Summerside. The loop course on Water Street, Read Drive, trails and MacEwen Rd.

Jamie Mutch won the 10km race and I finished in 44:09 and came in 2nd out of 14 runners.

Evan Rogers won the 5km race and Carolyn Rome-Turner for the top female.

Official Result: 2nd out of 14
10K in 44 minutes, 9 seconds


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PEI Parks Trail Run 2012


It was sun and cloud and 13 degrees.

The PEI Parks Trail Run in Milton. The out and back course on Confederation Trail.

Scott Clark won the race and Jennie Orr for the top female. I finished in 40:23 and came in 5th out of 72 runners.

Official Result: 5th out of 72
10K in 40 minutes, 23 seconds


 



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