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.

Off To Ottawa

This May a large contingent of locals is heading to our nation's capital for the ING Ottawa Marathon. Among them will be George Tapper (his 15th marathon!), Chris Dillon, Jody Worthman and Karen Stacey (half). If you or someone you know is tackling Ottawa this spring let us know at nlrunning@gmail.com .

Ottawa Marathon Course Review

If you're going to Ottawa for the weekend check out the Ottawa Marathon Course Review posted to trirudy.com, a great multisport site for the National Capital region.

Joe Ryan Leads Ottawa Delegation

The 26.2 Marathon Training Group headed by Joe Ryan is sending 19 people to the ING Ottawa Marathon May 27. With many first-time marathoners this group joins several other locals running away to Ottawa. See the growing list in our Running Away section down the page on the right.

More Ottawa Finishers

We missed a few finishers in our first search of the Ottawa race weekend results, including Katherine Cochrane (pictured) who now has her first marathon under her belt.

And Keith Butler ran the marathon in 3:59:17. Pretty good time in any race but especially impressive when you consider he was pushing his friend John Grant in a wheelchair, and with 2 broken spokes at that!

The updated list of NL Runners is HERE.

Another For Ottawa

Stephen Mercer will be heading to Ottawa in May for his first marathon! He is posting his training progress on his blog Run Forrest.

70 At 70 For Joe Ryan

In April Joe Ryan will be in The Netherlands running the Rotterdam Marathon, and then on May 26 it's the Ottawa Marathon, his 70th MARATHON ON HIS 70th BIRTHDAY!

Other plans this year include the Huffin' Puffin Marathon in September (his 32nd and 17th consecutive), and in October the Cape to Cabot 20k and the Lucerne Marathon in Switzerland.

He will take a group to Ottawa in May for either the half or full marathon, so if you're interested in a spring marathon or even your first marathon, contact Joe at josryan@nl.rogers.com. Training starts the first week of March.

"I take each year as it comes and I'm grateful that I can still run long distances. I run because I can, and I run for those who can't. I run to stay physically fit and to be healthy. In a way I run because it is a gift I have been given. There are many who would love to be able to do what I do, but are unable to, so I run for them. Cheers, Joe"

Photo credit Greg Greening 

"Running Away" List Grows

Bill Pomeroy has been conducting a training clinic for half marathon and marathon runners and several of the participants are "running away" to test their mettle. Jane Morgan and Marlene Curran are joining the Ottawa Half Marathon contingent May 27, and Owen Sherwood is doing the Bluenose Half May 20.

As for the marathoners Selina Asgar, Marie Baggs, Steve Butler, John Curran, Eric Meloche, Trina Myles, Alison Jones, Danielle Groves, and Tony Poole are all heading to Ottawa May 27. Kelly Abbott and Rick Goulding are doing Edinburgh Scotland May 27, and Steve Morrissey is doing Mississauga this weekend.

Watch Out Ottawa!

Record numbers of NL Runners are heading to the mainland this weekend to Run Ottawa. Race weekend includes a 10K on Saturday and a Marathon / Half Marathon on Sunday.

To hook up with many of the gang just look for the big NL Flag in the recovery area after Sunday's race, and drop by the Heart & Crown in the ByWard Market 7pm onward Sunday evening.

For more info contact tonypoole@ge.com or call 709.690.8125.

Ottawa Results

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

Run Ottawa Weekend Results

CLICK HERE to see the long list (119 or more!) of NL Runners and their results from this weekend's series of races in Ottawa. If we missed you please leave a comment or send a note to admin@nlrunning.com.

Ottawa This Weekend

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

Running Room Ottawa Marathon Group

Earlier this year a large contingent from the Running Room Marathon Clinic took part in the Ottawa Marathon. Among the finishers were many first-time marathoners ... you can see their results HERE.

More For Ottawa ... & Boston

Thanks Ian Ash for adding a few more names to our "Running Away" list. Ann Chafe, Joe Ryan, and Grant Dwyer are heading to the Boston Marathon in April. Judy Sheppard and "Doot" James are joining the long list of Ottawa Marathon delegates.

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.

Ottawa Pictures

Click the picture for a few shots of Ottawa race weekend compliments of Doreen Shapter and Christine Jones.

Snow & Fewer Outstanding In Ottawa

Two NL Runners had outstanding performances at the Ottawa Race Weekend this past Saturday evening.

In the 5k Adam Snow finished 4th in a time of 15 minutes 52.6 seconds, winning the 30-34 age division. In the 10k Colin Fewer was 14th (4th Canadian) in 31 minutes 46.7 seconds. Both races had fields of more than 3000 runners.

Submitted by Ray Will

Rainy and Cool In Ottawa

Yesterday's rain didn't slow down Dean Alyward who finished the Ottawa Marathon in 2:36:31, NL's fastest male at the event. And our fastest female was Allison Hobeika in a time of 3:06:41.

Most Newfoundland participants are listed down the right side of this page under the "Ran Away" heading. You can search all results HERE.

Duathlon World Championships To Include Open Events

The 2013 ITU (International Triathlon Union) Duathlon World Championships will be taking place August 8-10 in Ottawa. Qualified athletes from 40 countries will be competing in the Elite U23, Elite Junior Age Group (18-70+) and Paraduathlon races for the World Championships, as a part of the World Games.

Duathlon is a non-Olympic sport that holds World Championships as part of the World Games. ITU has partnered with Ottawa Tourism and TrojanOne to create an Open Sprint Distance Duathlon race and an Open 5km Run on August 10, allowing the general public to experience racing on a world-class course and to be part of the World Championships.

CLICK HERE to register for either of these open events.

Ottawa 10K Results

Kate Vaughan

Among the 8500 runners in the Ottawa 10K Saturday night were Colin Fewer (31:13), Grant Handrigan (32:49) and Kate Vaughan (36:15).

Colin was 12th overall and 4th in his age group; Grant was 21st overall and 6th in his age group; Kate was 55th overall, 4th in her age group, and the 10th of 5020 females.

Full results are HERE.