Miquelon Results

Congratulations to the huge field of NL Runners that took part in the Miquelon 25K Saturday. Out of 285 finishers the fist place female was Caroline McIlroy in 1:41:57 and first place male was Ken Myers in 1:26:57.

Caroline squeaked in under the wire to set a new course record, while many NL Runners took to the podium for age group victories including Will Fitzgerald (3rd overall), Peter Power, Ryan Brockerville, David McConkey, Sophie Gagnon, Darcy Hart, Karen Stacey, Christiane Martin, Fleur Kenward, Bill Aylward, Brian Mulcahy, Ann Angel, Donna Wadden, Astrid Peacock, Doot James, and Patsy Yetman. Full results are available HERE.

Stay tuned for some great photos and if you have some please send them to admin@nlrunning.com.

O'Grady & Brockerville Perform Again

A couple of excellent performances by two of our junior runners in Toronto last weekend.

Running in the OTFA national qualifier meet at York University Patrick O'Grady took three seconds off his previous best in the 1500 meters with a time of 4 minutes 9.68 seconds.

In the same meet, Ryan Brockerville took command of the 3000 meter steeplechase and won by seven seconds in a great time of 9 minutes 17.38 seconds.

Story by Ray Will.

Back To Back Marathons

Good luck to Jennifer McCreath who is running our Eastern Marathon this weekend AND running next weekend's Johnny Miles Marathon in New Glasgow NS.

Denis Ryan Strips Down

Denis Ryan from Marystown was the winner of the Tender Knee 12 km Trail Race in North Vancouver last week with a time of 55:41.

Denis ran the race in his underwear to promote the BC Cancer Foundation's 3rd annual Underwear Affair. The Underwear Affair is a 10k run/5k walk which raises funds for research on "below the waist" cancers.

Ottawa Results

Results for NL Runners who ran in the Ottawa Marathon and Half Marathon last weekend are posted HERE.

Ottawa This Weekend

Good luck to the SLEW of NL Runners off to the races in Ottawa this weekend!

26.2 Hot Miles In San Pedro

Tim Turner battled temperatures hitting 34 degrees Celsius last Saturday finishing the San Pedro California Palos Verdes Marathon in 4:17:47.

NL Runners Storm Bluenose

Peter Thompson (4:05:50), Jamie Snook (4:38:32) and Joan Smith (4:46:35) were three NL Runners at the Bluenose Marathon last weekend in Halifax. And the Half Marathon was swamped with NL Runners including:

1. Gord Nash (1:38:59)
2. Eric Skoglund (1:40:25)
3. John Houlahan (1:58:48)
   
4. Rose Roberts (1:58:58)
5. Susan Myrden (2:00:57)
6. Mary Clarke (2:03:05)
7. Diane Houlahan (2:09:48)
8. Jillian Curl (2:19:21)
9. Kim George (2:19:22)
10. Christopher Whelan (2:20:05)
11. Mark Chancey (2:30:18)
12. David Chaulk (2:42:33)
13. Heather Hopkins (2:46:25)
14. Gloria Chancey (2:47:31)
15. Debbie Murrin (2:47:34)
16. Keith Durdle (2:47:34)
17. Ray Lawlor (2:47:52)
18. Valerie Blundell (2:58:40)
19. Debbie Gulliver (2:58:50)
20. Joan Mahon (2:58:58)
21. Teresita Richardson (3:08:47)
    
22. Beverly Ryan (3:09:09)
23. Shirley Roche (3:09:10)
    

Ironman Florida 70.3 Finishers

Congratulations to the handful of NL Runners in Florida last weekend for the Ironman Florida 70.3 which included a 1.9k swim, 90k bike and 21.1k run.

Andreas Doerig (6:2631), Joe Kearsey (7:11:40) and Ginny Doerig (7:37:09) all finished the event, while Jeff Glynn had to pull out after the bike leg due to a recurring hip injury.

Handrigan 14th At Times Colonist 10K

In a field of almost 11,000 runners Grant Handrigan finished 14th overall at the Victoria Times Colonist 10K April 27, 17 seconds faster than his 2007 performance.

Prague Results

Congrats to all the NL Runners who finished the Prague Marathon this morning!

1. Jeannie Pardy (3:42:03)
   
2. Joe Ryan (3:45:44)
3. Kevin Ryan (3:52:38)
4. Diane Roche (4:09:14)
5. Karen O'Neill (4:13:20)
6. Irene Barry (4:20:43)
7. Jackie Linehan (4:21:57)
8. Susan Burry (4:21:41)
9. Charlie Fitzpatrick (4:21:54)
10. Cynthia Ryan (4:31:19)
11. Regina Coady (4:32:51)
12. Alice Kennedy (4:36:48)
13. Linda Hensman (4:40:42)
14. Alf Power (5:05:43)
    

Prague Marathon This Sunday

Further to our PREVIOUS POST, Joe Ryan and 13 others from the Friends On The Run group are off to Prague this weekend.

Good luck to all!

Steeplechase Record For Brockerville

Ryan Brockerville recently broke the provincial junior steeplechase record that has stood for 27 years. On the weekend of April 17-18 Ryan competed in a track and field meet in Walnut, California and placed 8^th in a time of 9:11:48 for a personal best by 19 seconds.

The provincial record of 9:24:32 held by Jeff Collingwood was set back in 1981 at the Canada Summer Games in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Running Away Update

Doug Shea will be running the Ottawa Marathon May 25th while Betty Shea will run the Half.

And Jennifer McCreath will be in Ontario this weekend running the Canon Mississauga Marathon.

More Running Away

Add to the list of Ottawa runners Lisa McGrath, Mabel Nash and Donna Anne Wadden. All are doing the Half and it's the first one for Lisa and Mabel. Thanks to Steve Butler for the info.

Susan Myrden, Laura Feltham and Gord Nash are doing the Bluenose Half Marathon in Halifax May 18th.

And Steve Morrisey is running the MDS Nordian 10K in Ottawa May 24 following his half marathon appearance at the Sudbury Rocks Run For Diabetes May 4.

Phelan 2nd At Ironman China

After an injury-plagued 5 years, Donna Phelan has made a spectacular return to the Ironman distance with a 2nd place finish last Sunday at Ironman China.

Read her race report HERE.

Boston Marathon Results

Congratulation to one and all on a great NL showing in Boston. Here are the results for our runners ( if we missed someone please let us know):

1. Vaughan Paul (3:14:47)
2. Peter Soucy (3:16:25)
3. Andreas Atle (3:17:34)
4. Noreen Neary (3:21:41)
5. Mack Hatfield (3:33:03)
6. Bill Pomeroy (3:37:37)
7. Don Fry (3:37:50)
8. Alison Jones (3:38:10)
9. Barry Ploughman (3:38:22)
10. Jim Sampson (3:40:19)
11. Jill Dobbin (3:44:17)
12. William Small (3:45:47)
13. Donna Power (3:49:39)
14. Ed Long (3:50:08)
15. Laura Pomeroy (3:50:20)
16. Donna Wadden (3:59:25)
17. Ann Angel (4:00:36)
18. Ann Chafe (4:05:58)
19. Robert Hyslop (4:23:40)
20. Judy Sheppard (4:29:39)
    
21. David Peddle (4:31:45)
    
22. Joan Bulgin (4:46:19)
23. Rosemarie James (5:06:22)
    

That's 20 in a row for Joan!

Grant Off To The Races Again

Grant Handrigan is off to a flying start again this season. He finished the Vancouver Sun Run 10K yesterday in 32:00:05 for an amazing 32nd place out of 59,179 runners!

Next week Grant will tackle the Victoria Times Colonist 10K.

NL Runners To Ottawa; Iceland

Many NL Runners will converge on Ottawa May 25th for the ING Ottawa Marathon. Among them will be:

1. John Curran
2. Alison Jones
3. Tony Poole
4. Ray Laite (1st)
   
5. Connie Pilgrim (1st)
   
6. Janet Furey
7. Betty McKenna (1st)
   
8. Karen Slaney (1st)
   
9. Brenda Lee Steele
10. Kim Sullivan (1st)
    
11. Karen Mearow
12. Chantal March (1st)
    
13. Gerard Fleet (1st)
    
14. Marlene Curran
15. Penne Dyer (1st)
    
16. Nat Pollock (1st)
    
17. Kimberly Skinner
18. Marie Baggs
19. Mike Hayward
20. Donna Power
21. Susan Costello (1st)
    
22. Moss Norman (1st)
    
23. LeAnne Petherick (1st)
24. Joe Durnford

Heather Hiscock will be doing the Ottawa Half Marathon.

And Helen Couves will be running the Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland this August. How cool is that !?

Thanks to Tony Poole for the information. Check out all our Running Away posts HERE.

Weekend Marathon Coverage

Tune in to Rogers Cable Channel 22 next Monday for Boston Marathon coverage starting with a preview show 9:30am our time followed by 6 hours of live coverage from 10:30am.

And the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials will be streamed live HERE starting 9:30am Sunday.

Thanks Noel Roy for the tip.