3rd place finish - broke last week's PB at the Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off

It was cloudy and 8 degrees.

The Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off in North River Road. The out and back course on North River Rd, Brighton and Victoria Park.

Connor McGuire won the 10km race and Kara Grant for the top female.

I finished in 40:03 and beat my 10km personal best 23 seconds from last Saturday's Bunny Hop and came in 3rd out of 56 runners.

Tyler Koughan won the 5km race and Alyssa Arbing for the top female.

I run home from work 5km almost everyday that why I'm running faster and breaking PBs.

Official Result: 3rd out of 56
10K in 40 minutes, 3 seconds

5K Results ~*~ 10K Results

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Sporting Intention's Photos

Spring Run Off 2010 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2009 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2008

Photos from the Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 2008-2011

http://www.journalpioneer.com/Sports/2011-05-01/article-2468893/McGuire%2C-Koughan-top-runners-in-Sporting-Intentions-Spring-Run/1

McGuire, Koughan top runners
in Sporting Intentions Spring Run

Published on May 1, 2011
Jason Simmonds

CHARLOTTETOWN - Connor McGuire and Tyler Koughan were the top runners in their respective divisions in the Sporting Intentions Spring Run here Saturday morning.

McGuire, 19, won the 10-kilometre event in 34 minutes 36 seconds (34:36). Carson Campbell (39:53), Alex Bain (40:03), Leo McCosham (40:52) and Michael Gaudet (41:06) rounded out the top-five finishers.

Kara Grant, 32, was the first female to hit the finish line in 42:09. She was eighth overall in the field of 58.

It was the second 10K win in a row for McGuire, who also won the Source for Sports Bunny Hop on April 30 in 33:22.

5K

In the five-kilometre race, the 19-year-old Koughan finished 11 seconds ahead of second-place finisher David McQuillan. Koughan's time was 20:43 while McQuillan stopped the clock in 20:54. Ryan Lloyd (21:09), Andrew Pickard (21:30) and Ryan MacRae (21:50) were third, fourth and fifth.

Alyssa Arbing, 15, was the top-finishing female in 26 minutes flat. She was 14th overall.

A total of 62 runners took part in the five-kilometre race.

Next race

The next P.E.I. RoadRunners Club race is the Proude's Shoes 5K Run on Saturday. Registration at Proude's Shoes at the Sherwood Business Centre will begin at 8 a.m., with the race beginning at 9 a.m.

This race is a fund-raiser for Youth Mission Nicaragua 2012.

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This Saturday's Races - Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off & Grande-Digue 15K

Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off
5K & 10K
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Start Time: 9:00 am
Registration: 8:00 am at Sporting Intentions, 614 North River Road (See Map)
Pre-registration is available at Sporting Intentions. If you pre-register, you will be entered in a draw for a new pair of running shoes!!
Fee: $10.00
Sponsor: Sporting Intentions
Fundraiser: PEI Heart & Stroke Foundation
Contact: Dawn Paynter - 388-7696 dawnpaynter@hotmail.com
Andrew Scott - 892-4713 andrew@sportingintentions.com
Course Description: Down North River Road to Belvedere, along the water to the park and back. Some hills
Course Map

Facebook Event Page

Spring Run Off 2010 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2009 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2008

Photos from the Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 2008-2010

~*~

Also on this Saturday, across the Bridge
Sylvio's 6th annual 15K Grande-Digue Run

Full details HERE & HERE

Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 2010

It was sunny and 5 degrees. The Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off at North River Rd.

The out and back course on North River Rd, Victoria Park and through Brighton.

Connor McGuire won the race and Natalie Vloet for top female.

I finished in 46:07 and came in 29th out of 88 runners.

Everyone who registered got a really nice $25 cap.

Official Result: 29th out of 88
10K in 46 minutes, 7 seconds

More Photos

Results

Spring Run Off - Sporting Intentions Blog

Spring Run Off 2009 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2008

Photos from the Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 2008-2010

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Not Against It
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This Saturday's Races - Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 10K & Grande-Digue 15K

Sporting Intentions 10K Run

10K (Points Run)
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Start Time: 9:00 am
Registration: 8:00 am at Sporting Intentions, 614 North River Road (Find it on the Map)
Fee: $10.00
Sponsor: Sporting Intentions
Fundraiser: Heart & Stroke Foundation
Contact: Dawn Paynter - 388-7696 dawnpaynter@hotmail.com, Andrew Scott - 892-4713 andrew@sportingintentions.com
Course Description: Down North River Road to Belvedere, along the water to the park and back. Some hills
Course Map

Spring Run Off 2009 ~*~ Spring Run Off 2008

Photos from the Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off 2008-2009


The 5th anniversary Grande-Digue 15 km

Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Grande-Digue Grande-Digue, NB, CA

Date:
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Time:

• 15 K at 10:00 AM
• 3k Run/Walk at 10:10 AM
• 15K Walk at 9:00 AM

Location:
Grande-Digue, NB, CA
Phone:
506-576-7082

http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=463

15 K Road Race, RunNB SuperSeries.

Grand-Digue 2008
Photos from Grande-Digue 2008

Spring Run Off

It was sunny and 10 degrees.

The Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off on North River Road in Charlottetown.

The out and back course was on North River Road and Victoria Park.

The 5km race was added this year for the high school kids who were volunteering and running.

Stanley Chaisson won the race and returns from PEI Marathon and Kristy Newson for the top female.

I finished in 46:29 and came in 33rd out of 71 runners.

Brian Smith won the 5km and Hannah Szwark for the top female.

Official Result: 33rd out of 71
10K in 46 minutes, 29 seconds

More Photos

Spring Run Off 2008

Before the race Leo gave me his official yellow Boston Marathon
long sleeve shirt
and Dianne gave me the poster.
Thank you!
(Alex put the poster down, outside, at Sporting Intentions. If you picked it up, please let us know.
Scott Clark has brought Alex a poster from Boston the past few years. Knowing Scott wasn't running Boston this year, Leo and Dianne
both made sure Alex had his Boston Marathon 2009 keepsake. Alex was rather upset to discover he'd lost his poster.
Thanks you two, Leo - the shirt is not only his colour but it's his size too! Pretty special...)

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This Saturday's Race - Sporting Intentions 10K Run

Sporting Intentions 10K Run

Saturday April 25, 2009

Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Sporting Intentions, 614 North River Rd.
Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.
Fee: $10.00
Fundraiser: Heart & Stroke Foundation
Contact: Dawn Paynter 388-7696
dawnpaynter@hotmail.com
Andrew Scott 892-4713
sportingintentions@hotmail.com
Course Description: Some Hills
Race Map

2008 Sporting Intentions Spring Run Off

Spring Run Off

It was sunny and 6 degrees with the north wind.

The 10km course was out and back, started at Sporting Intentions and all way to boardwalk at Victoria Park.

I ran the course with Stan's group training on Thursday night with wet snow falling.

Stan won the race in 34:46 Roya MacDonald for top female in 41:09.

I finish in 45:17 and came place in 18th out of 86 runners.

The BBQ was afterwards. It was very well organized run.

Official Result: 18th out of 85
10K in 45 minutes, 17 seconds

More Photos (ours) More Photos (Deborah's)


Tomorrow the first run outside PEI at Grande-Digue 15km race in New Brunswick. I excited the race on Mainland with NB runners.

Then I go to visit my grandmother and Alex Coffin's running store.

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PEI RoadRunners April Schedule

I slept in this morning. It will be the last time I'll be sleeping in on a Saturday morning for a long time - the PEI RoadRunners race schedule gets underway in earnest next Saturday morning. Alex will be running almost every weekend from now until October, sometimes twice a weekend.

A major dilemma lies ahead on July 26th when both the Cox & Palmer Run in Charlottetown and the Potato Blossom Festival Run at the Mill River Resort in Woodstock both start at 9am. He has run the Potato Blossom Festival run since 2004 and greatly enjoyed the first running of the Cox & Palmer run last year. It will be interesting to see which one he chooses.

This year, April in fact, he's hoping to run his first race on the mainland. We nearly made it last year and again this year the Grande-Digue 15K is on our calendar. Race organizer, Sylvio Bourke, goes all out in putting on this race and I'm hoping nothing prevents us from attending this year. Sylvio should be over here to run one of our races before his race on the 27th.

Here's what's on the PEI RoadRunners April Schedule:

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Dairy Queen/Source for Sports Bunny Hop Run 10K
(Points Race)
Distance: 10 K
Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.
Registration: 7:30 a.m. at the Dairy Queen,
Univ. Ave, Charlottetown
Sponsor: Dairy Queen / Source for Sports
Fund Raiser: Kidney Foundation
Course Description: Few hills, but quite fast.
MAP: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/canada/pe/charlottetown/292859425
(Alex Past Bunny Hops)

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Colonel Gray/McDonald's Run for SADD
(Points for 10K run only)
Distance: 10 K Run and 5K Walk
Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.
Registration: 8:00 a.m. Colonel Gray High School
Spring Park Road, Charlottetown
Sponsor: McDonald's Restaurant
Fund Raiser: Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
Course Description: Both hilly and flat sections
Map: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/canada/pe/charlottetown/471277502
(Alex Past SADD Runs)

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Run for It
Distance: varied ... up to 13K
Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.
Registration: 9:00 a.m. at ... TBA
By donation
Fund Raiser: PEI Chapter of the Canadian Hemophilia Society
Course Description: Starting at Joe Ghiz Park, Confed. Trailto Lwr.Malpeque Rd, around to Melody Lane, back to Stockman Dr. gives you 13K.
(This is the first year for the Run For It Run)

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Sporting Intentions 10K Run
Distance: 10K
Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.
Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Sporting Intentions
614 North River Road
$10.00
Sponsor: Sporting Intentions
Fund Raiser: Heart & Stroke PEI
Course Description: Some Hills.
Map: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/canada/pe/charlottetown/842301836
(This is the first year Sporting Intentions Run)

(The following is not a PEI RoadRunner scheduled race but is on our schedule)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Le 15 km de GRANDE-DIGUE
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick
Distance:

• Grande-Digue 15KM Run $30 ($40 Race Day)
• Grande-Digue 15KM Walk $30 ($40 Race Day)
• Grande-Digue 3KM Run/Walk $20 ($30 Race Day)

Registration:

• Online - http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=3495#english
• Race Day - Grande-Digue School

Starting Time:

• Grande-Digue 15KM (Run) - 11:00am
• Grande-Digue 15KM (Walk) - 10:00am
• Grande-Digue 3KM (Run/Walk) - 11:10am

Reception will be held at Notre Centre
Flyer: http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/3495/15kmGDFlyer2008_2.pdf
(2007 Le 15Km de Grande-Digue -- Sorry we missed it)

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Running in the cold and dark

Last night was the 2nd night of running clinic. We meet at Sporting Intentions at 5:30. It was -14 degrees and colder in wind chill.

We dress in warm reflective clothing. You can see me in the middle of the photo, my jacket glows and my shoe laces glow and reflective bend on his knee. Some of us wearing Yak Trax because avoid slipping. Some people have lights.

There are some people from last group and new people. I know saw a new people like Nancy Morris who training to Boston Marathon. Some other people are training to Boston too.

Last night we run 8km at threshold pace on our running route #2. It was cold enough that the water in my water bottle was starting to freeze but I was warm.

8km (5 mile) PEI In Motion Running Route #2 Map:

Try the Shoes - Get the Socks (Free!) - Friday at Sporting Intentions

Folks can come in to Sporting Intentions, get fitted in the latest New Balance 1223's and they can take them out for a run. Idea being, an extended run gives you a much better impression of the shoe than just trying it on in the store.

Men's New Balance 1223 ~*~ Women's New Balance 1223

Stan Chaisson from PEI In Motion will be there as well and he'll bring along the Foot Disc for anyone who hasn't tried it yet. The Foot Disc is a state of the art thermal foot pad that indicates foot pressure points and foot type. It's a quick and easy way to get a proper running shoe recommendation and gives you confidence and peace of mind in knowing you made the right investment.

Look for the Sporting Intentions, New Balance and PEI In Motion booth this weekend at the PEI Marathon Health & Wellness Expo for lots of great running product and training information.

The PEI RoadRunners will also have a booth at the PEI Marathon Health & Wellness Expo. Jamie is looking for volunteers to help "person" the booth... the schedule is on the PEI RoadRunners Website, as is Jamie's contact info if you can help out.

Alex & I will be working the registration desk Friday night and most of Saturday. If we don't see you then to wish you luck, Best of Luck everyone, have a good run, good fun, and make yourselves some great memories to take away with you.

Alex says that he is running the Half Marathon for the last time and next year will be moving up to PEI's Full Marathon. Training with Stanley and his PEI in Motion group the past few months has not only been good fun with good friends but has had an obvious impact on his performance. After setting personal bests in various distances this year, and especially these past few weeks, he's looking to better his 2004 PEI Half Marathon time of 1:40:50 on Sunday.

He'll also be carrying all the stats of all his friends, the PEI RoadRunners, and past PEI Marathoners & Half-Marathoners in his head and you'll be able to find him after the run at the finish line, cheering on runners and hovering around Atlantic Chip Timing's trailer awaiting each new sheet they post on their wall. He'll know in a glance if you've run a personal best for this race (and for many of you, if it's a career PB) and just how well (or poorly) your run went as well as where you may have had any problems. He'll be looking to make sure Stan repeated as winner of the Half and hoping to see lots of Island runners qualified for Boston.

Best Luck!