Two More Weekly Rides

In addition to the previously posted Thursday Night Ride, there are 2 more regular weekly road bike rides starting next week.

The Monday Night Ride (May 4-Aug 31) departs the Sunshine Camp Bennett's Road parking lot at 6:30pm. Pace is easy and distance is 20-30k (1-2 hours). Great for beginners on road or mountain bikes. No one gets left behind and there is support on hand for minor mechanical repairs.

The Saturday Morning Subaru Ride (May 9-Aug 29) departs Capital Subaru 33 Elizabeth Avenue 9am. Same deal as Monday nights except longer ride with distances of 30-60k (2-4 hours).

BNL memberships and helmets mandatory. Brought to you by the Capital Subaru St.John's Triathlon folks. For more information contact floraseymour01@yahoo.ca.

Cycling Plan Presentation Tonight

Reminder of the City of St.John's Cycling Plan public presentation TONIGHT 7pm at City Hall.

Stolen Purse Dude?

This dude picked up a pair of New Balance 769's using a Running Room gift card from a purse that was stolen earlier that day.

If you can ID the guy contact the RNC at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.rocktips.ca.

Burton's Pond Registration & Mundy Pond Results

The Burton's Pond 5K is 9am this Sunday May 3 with registration Thursday April 30 from 6-8:30pm at Toyota Plaza Kenmount Road.

Results from last Sunday's Mundy Pond 5K are now posted HERE.

Mundy Pond Pictures

Note that Mundy Pond 5K pictures have been added to the PREVIOUS POST compliments of Paul Lahey.

Ryan Runs Promise Land 50K

Temperatures in the high 80's and a 7400 ft elevation change took its toll on Michael Ryan from Marystown in his 3rd ultra of the season at the Promise Land 50k in Bedford Virginia on April 25.

Despite the gruelling conditions, Michael finished the 34.3 mile course 107 out of 273 finishers with a time of 7 hours 31 minutes.

Fewer, Walsh First At Mundy Pond 5K

The road racing season got off to a great start this morning as 179 runners enjoyed the sunshine, light breeze, and almost 20 degree temperature for the Nautilus Mundy Pond 5K.

Colin Fewer was first in 15 minutes 18 seconds, followed by Patrick O'Grady (15:40) and Liam Delaney (16:57). First three spots for the ladies went to Alison Walsh (19:29), Karen Stacey (19:56) and Caroline O'Leary (20:38).

Full results will soon be posted on the NLAA site HERE. Next on the calendar is the Burton's Pond 5k next Sunday May 3.

Clcik HERE for another great set of pictures from Paul Lahey and if you see one you'd like in high resolution just email your request to admin@nlrunning.com.

Cycling Plan Presentation Wednesday

Public Presentation of the City of St. John’s Cycling Master Plan will take place on Wednesday, April 29 at 7pm at City Hall in the 4th floor Foran Room.

Triple Crown For McCreath

Jennifer McCreath will run the Waterloo Marathon this Sunday, her THIRD marathon this week!

Jennifer ran Charlottesville (4:59:33) last Saturday and Boston (4:28:29) on Monday.

Mundy Pond 5K Registration Tonight

Register for the Nautilus Mundy Pond 5K tonight at Toyota Plaza from 6-8:30pm. Race is this Sunday starting 9am at the Mews Center Mundy Pond Road.

Great Weekend For Howard

Julia Howard had two first class performances at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut California last weekend.

She began on Friday night with a superb win in the 1500 meters over a very strong field with a personal best time of 4 minutes 13.72 seconds. On Saturday evening she ran a fine early season time of 2 minutes 4.30 seconds finishing seventh in the international 800 meters.

Story By Ray Will

New Stretch For Runners Session

Downward Dog Yoga is offering a new spring session of "Athletes Yoga" starting next week. Classes run for 8 weeks on Monday nights from 6-7:15pm.

Details are HERE.

Boston Marathon Results

Congratulations to all NL Runners who ran in Boston yesterday ... click the image for results.

Corner Brook Downtown Dash Date Change

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Mattie Mitchell 10K May 3 Norris Point

Enjoy the breathtaking Northern Peninsula scenery at the Mattie Mitchell Walk/Run on Sunday May 3 in Norris Point, honoring the renowned aboriginal guide, trapper and fisherman.

More details HERE.

Season Opener 5K This Sunday

The Nautilus Mundy Pond 5K Road Race is this Sunday April 26 starting 9am at the Mews Center Mundy Pond Road. Course is 2 loops of Mundy Pond as shown on the map.

Register in advance this Thursday April 23 from 6-8:30pm at Toyota Plaza Kenmount Road. Race day registration will be offered from 8-8:45am at the Mews Center.

As usual all competitors need an NLAA Membership ($25 for the year) and you can submit your form and fee at the race registration desk.

Fewer & Handrigan Run National Half Marathon

Colin Fewer ran 1:09:40 Sunday morning for 5th in his age group and 12th overall at the Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Montreal.

And just behind him in 1:10:33 Grant Handrigan also grabbed a 5th place age group finish and was 15th overall.

Donna Phelan Fourth At ironman China

With a 12 minute improvement over last year's 2nd place finish, Donna Phelan captured 4th place yesterday at Ironman China in 10:25:15.

Read more HERE.

Brockerville Wins Again

Following his great steeplechase performance at the Mt. SAC relays Thursday night, Ryan Brockerville won the 1500 meters with a PB of 3:56.75 at the Brian Clay Invitational Track Meet at Azusa Pacific University in California on Friday afternoon.

Story By Ray Will

Physiotherapy 5K Fun Run May 10

The Physiotherapy Foundation is holding a 2.5 or 5k fun run Sunday May 10 starting 9:30am at the Wedgewood Park Community Center.

Click HERE for more information and to register. View the course map HERE.

Big PB For Brockerville

Ryan Brockerville ran the second fastest 3000 meter steeplechase by a Newfoundlander on Thursday night past.

Running in the Olympic Development section at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut California, Brockerville finished 7th returning a time of 9:05.19 seconds, less than four seconds away from the provincial record of 9:01.60 set by Jeff Collingwood in 1983.

Story By Ray Will

Sweetland, Adams Win St.John's Tri

Not Kirsten, but her father Rob Sweetland, and it was 1985 when he shared the podium with Jody Adams. Click the picture for a few more snaps from the past. If you have any old St.John's Tri pictures to share please send them to stjohnstri@gmail.com.

See TODAY'S PRESS RELEASE for more details on the 25th Anniversary St.John's Triathlon set for August 9 2009.

World Water Day Run Sunday

6K Fun Run Sunday

The Spring Into Spring 6K Fun Run is this Sunday April 19. Details HERE.

Thursday Night Ride Starts This Week

The Thursday Night Group Road Bike Ride starts this Thursday April 16. Ride leaves 6pm from the Cahill Building off Mackey Place. Riders of all abilities are welcome with the ride usually splitting into groups of different speeds and abilities.

This weekly ride is presented by Team Instrumar and you need a BNL Membership to participate. Note that it is early in the season so motorists are not use to seeing cyclists on the road. And roads aren't in the best shape either so be cautious of potholes and cracks. As always you are responsible for your own safety.

Downtown Dash & More Corner Brook Races

The Corner Brook Running Club will host this year's BMO Downtown Dash on Thursday July 30.

See the full calendar of running events for the Corner Brook region HERE.

Juvenile Diabetes Ride August 23

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Ryans Keep Running Away

Denis Ryan from Marystown had a good showing in the April Fool's Run BC Half Marathon Championships on Sunday.

Denis is currently training for the Vancouver Marathon in May and his time of 1:25:01 was good for 8th place overall and 2nd in the 25-29 age class.

Brockerville & Howard Shine Yet Again

Ryan Brockerville of Marystown and St.John's native Julia Howard, both came up with big wins on Saturday at the Simon Fraser University open Spring track meet in Burnaby BC.

Competing in the 1500 meters, Brockerville ran an outstanding early season performance of 3 minutes 58.69 seconds, his first time under 4 minutes. Later in the day Brockerville ran a 1:57 helping his SFU team win the 4x800 meter relay over the University of British Columbia.

Howard, running for the Valley Royals Track Club in her first outdoor meet of the year, ran 2 minutes 5.11 seconds for her 800m win.

Story by Ray Will

And thanks to Bill Pomeroy for submitting THIS STORY on Ryan published in The Province.

Is Your Town "Road Race Friendly"?

In just a few weeks the road race season will start and practically every Sunday morning large groups of runners will converge on various locations and take to the streets to test their mettle.

One of the challenges for race organizers is dealing with municipalities to ensure safety and security for runners while not infringing on the rights of residents. Issues such as permits, signage, road closures, start times, course marshals, notices to neighbors, pylons, barricades, etc. are common to all races. A set of rules or standards as a guideline would be helpful to all.

Please leave a comment below if you have any suggestions for improvements to the races in your town or city. Share a story about how your municipality welcomes and accommodates runners, or share ideas on how they can be more "road race friendly".

Lys Does Ironman 70.3 California

Congratulations to Alexandra Lys on a 5:39:16 finish at the Ironman 70.3 California Saturday.

In a field of 2699 athletes she was 41st overall out of the water (1st non-pro female), and settled in for a steady ride and run to finish 3rd in her age group.

2k swim 25:35 / 90k bike 3:08:38 / 21.1k run 1:58:06

10 Miles Next Friday

Good Friday is only a week away so start getting psyched for a 10 mile run! You won't be alone on the Tely 10 Route as runners converge on Paradise 9am to make their way to Bannerman Park.

And a few runners with a Spring marathon in sight will leave from the Tely 10 finish line at 7:30am for an out and back 20-miler.

Father Steve Off To New Jersey

Father Steve Morrisey of St.Teresa's Parish in St.John's is running away to New Jersey for the Long Branch Half Marathon May 3.

Having started his running career almost 20 years ago when entering the seminary, Fr.Steve has completed many local races in addition to half marathons in Ottawa, Vancouver and Sudbury.