Santa Shuffle This Saturday

Don't forget ... bring in December with the Santa Shuffle this Saturday!

Run For Canada Returns In 2008!

The Hbc Run For Canada made its Newfoundland debut last year and will be back again on July 1 2008. Event includes a 10K road race, 1k kids run and a 3k family walk.

Details and online sign-up for participants and volunteers will be available early in the new year. In the meantime to get on the volunteer list early just drop a line to glenn@nlrunning.com .

NL RUNNING Site Visitors

This cluster map is showing down the right side of our page. It represents the worldwide locations of site visitors.

If you're traveling abroad be sure to find a computer and visit NL RUNNING. More dots mean some day we may attract SPONSORS!

Canadian Cross Country Championships

This weekend the AGSI Canadian Cross Country Championships are taking place in Guelph. Patrick O'Grady and Ryan Brockerville will run in the Junior Mens event while Grant Handrigan runs in Senior Mens.

Disney World Marathon

Good luck to NL Runners traveling to Florida for the January 13 Walt Disney World Marathon ... Sharon Brophy, Barbara Ivany, Donna Ann Wadden, Brenda Kitchen, Paul Blackwood, John Curran and Marlene Curran.

Nautilus Inn Of Olde Christmas Dash

For those of you that took part last year, you KNOW this is one run you DON'T want to miss! The Nautilus Running Club invites all NL Runners to join them for a run, a beer, and a chat Friday December 14 5:30pm.

Run one way from the Aquarena to the Quidi Vidi Inn of Olde (5.8k route HERE), then enjoy a warm fire and a cold beer at the Inn. Tuck a few bucks in your sock for drinks and a taxi home.

Holiday Eating

The season is just around the corner and a few extra pounds will be easily found.

Prevent or at least minimize that holiday bulge with THESE eating tips from Active.com.

Seems Like Yesterday

It was a year ago today that NL RUNNING was born ... have a look back at our FIRST FEW POSTS.

Charleston Gobble Wobble

Don Butt from Carbonear will be running the 5K Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday. Don is vacationing there with his lovely wife Barb.

Toby Colombe Memorial Service

The memorial service for Toby Colombe will be 7 pm this Thursday November 22 at the MUN Chapel (Building 29 on THIS MAP - parking available in Area 22).

Following the service there will be a gathering at Bitters Pub.

Out Of Province Cross Country Action

The video below shows Ryan Brockerville helping Simon Fraser University capture 4th place out of 28 teams at the NAIA Championships in Kenosha Wisconsin last Saturday.

Also two Mercury Athletics runners competed in the Ontario cross-country championships in Brockville last weekend. Patrick O'Grady finished 28th in the 8k junior men's race in 27:41 while in the senior men's 10k, Mark Brophy finished 37th in 36:25.

Athens Marathon Pictures

Click the torch to see a few pictures Joe Ryan shares with us from his recent trip to the Athens Marathon.

Marathon Challenge DVD

If you missed this Nova documentary a few weeks ago it is now available on DVD HERE.

Rest In Peace Toby

Our community suffered a tragic loss yesterday with the passing of Toby Colombe who succumbed to injuries following a traffic accident in Bermuda.

Toby is from the west coast, trained and competed while studying at MUN, and has been teaching at Mount Saint Agnes Academy in Bermuda for the last few years. His permanent smile and good nature had a lasting impact on everyone he met.

MS Victory Tour Pictures

HERE are a few pictures from yesterday's finish of the Victory Tour For Multiple Sclerosis with Robert Bertolas.
Photos compliments of Will Small.

Craig Alexander Interview

Craig Alexander won the inaugural Newfoundland Ironman 70.3 in July, and captured 2nd place at the World Ironman Championships in Kona last month finishing the day with a 2:45 marathon.

Read more about Craig in this TriJuice story and listen to an inspirational interview on Competitor Radio.

Ryans Running Away Again

Lou and Anne Marie Ryan from Marystown will be in Florida on December 2 for the West Palm Beach Half Marathon.

MS Victory Tour Finishes Sunday

Robert Bertolas is finishing his 10,000km trek across Canada in St.John's this Sunday November 18. His running, roller blading and biking journey has been raising awareness and funds to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

Robert will run the final leg of his Victory Tour Sunday afternoon and he wants some company! Join him in the Bowring Park east parking lot off Waterford Bridge Road 12:30pm for the 4.5km run to City Hall. Greetings from the Mayor and reception to follow.

Your Grocery List

Never quite sure what to pick up or what to leave on the shelf at the supermarket?

Now you can zip through the aisles and grab these 15 FOOD ITEMS for good health and better performance.

Candace O'Regan Ran Athens Too

Further to LAST WEEK'S POST, Candace O'Regan also completed the Athens Marathon with Joe Ryan and Irene Barry.

Pictured left to right are Candace, Irene, US Olympian Jeff Galloway, and Joe.

McConkey Part Time NL Runner

Dave McConkey hails from Peterborough but spends as much time as possible at his summer residence on Change Islands.

While Dave has several distance events under his belt including last week's New York Marathon (3:27:36), he prefers the more adventurous trail events such as the Canadian Death Race, the Haliburton Forest 100 Miler, the Yukon River Trail Marathon and the Iceland 55K Trail Run.

In 2005 Dave was inducted into the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame.

Santa Shuffle December 1

The Salvation Army Santa Shuffle is Saturday December 1 starting 10am at Hatcher House and running 2 loops of MUN campus.

Register ON LINE at the Running Room ... all proceeds assist the good work of the Salvation Army.

Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Congratulations to Flora Seymour and Jason Pretty on their completion of Saturday's Ironman 70.3 World Championship event in Clearwater Florida. Jason finished in 4:53:15 while Flora crossed in 5:46:31.

Fifth For Brockerville

Ryan Brockerville from Marystown finished 5th at the NAIA Pacific Regional Cross Country Championships last Saturday running 8k in 25:35. Next performance is at the NAIA Finals in Kenosha, Wisconsin November 15th.

More Cape To Cabot Pictures

An extensive album of Cape To Cabot 20K pictures from various photographers is now available HERE.

Ryan and Barry Run Athens

Congratulations to Joe Ryan and Irene Barry on their completion of the Athens Marathon last weekend. They crossed the finish line together in 4:34:05.

Cape Breton Fiddlers Run

Last week a couple of our west coast NL Runners completed the marathon at the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run. Congratulations to Darren Stone on his second place finish in 2:54:11, and also to Kimberley Stone on her 4:14:06 finish.

New York Marathon Results

Congratulations to Jim Pike (3:37:04), Simon Avis (3:58:17) and Michael Ryan (4:04:03) on completing yesterday's New York City Marathon. Searchable results page is HERE.

Spin Class Advice

Instructors can't meet the goals of every participant, but HERE are a few tips from Active.com to help you get the most out of your spin class.

Ironman Florida

Congratulations to Joe Kearsey (15:27:55), Bob Heale (12:53:59) and Shawn Oxford (11:53:17), three NL Runners who completed a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run at Ironman Florida yesterday.

New Year's Resolution Run

Over 200 runners have already registered for this 5K event starting at the Running Room Churchill Square 6pm New Year's Eve. Participants get a stylish running jacket and proceeds support the YMCA. Register online HERE.

Nutritionist Among Us

Holly Grant has been accepted into the 2-year distance education IOC Sports Nutrition Program.

Holly already has a biochemistry degree with a major in nutrition, and would be pleased to work with runners and groups at all levels. Contact hollygrant48@hotmail.com for more information.

Submitted by Ray Will