Colin Meets World's Best

Congratulations to Colin Fewer on his world class performance in Scotland this morning.

Results of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships are HERE.

Cape To Cabot Broadcast Sunday

The 2007 Scotiabank Cape To Cabot will be broadcast on NTV this Sunday March 30 at 5:30pm.

Easy On The Hams

Many take to the track for speed work, especially this time of the year. See THIS POST for some pointers to help prevent hamstring injury.

Runway Running Club

Congratulations to our friends in Gander on the formation of the Runway Running Club.

Contact Barry Hicks at blhicks@nf.sympatico.ca for information on the club or the Commander Gander Road Races August 3.

St.John's Triathlon Volunteers

The Works St.John's Triathlon is Sunday August 10 and Kids of Steel is on Regatta Day. Visit HERE for information on volunteering or just dive right in and hit the red button!

Good Friday Snaps

Most photos by Joe Kearsy. Reproduce with permission.

Fewer To World Championships

Colin Fewer is off to Scotland next week. Read all about it in THIS STORY from The Independent.

Picture by Nicholas Langor; Story by Don Power

Heart & Stroke 5K

There will be a 5k fun run and walk on Sunday May 11 to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador.

Presented by the NL Physiotherapy Association and The Running Room, race starts 9:30am at the Wedgewood Park Rec Center 47 Gleneyre Street.

Register for $15 online HERE or in person at The Running Room Churchill Square, or for $20 9am race morning at Wedgewood Park. Refreshments and prizes to follow.

Friends On The Web

Joe Ryan's running group "Friends on the Run" has launched a new website with great training tips, member profiles and much more.

Two members have been published in Canadian Marathon Stories. Read "From The Plains of Marathon" by Joe Ryan and "Ottawa Marathon 2005" by Angelique Myles. Thanks Erin Sullivan for the story.

Wind & Rain But Still A Good Friday

Weather didn't dampen the spirit of 150 runners who converged on the Tely 10 route for the traditional Tely 10 Teaser this morning. Throughout the morning many groups and individuals left from the starting area in Paradise for the 10 mile trek down Topsail Road.

And for a couple dozen runners training for a spring marathon, 10 miles was hardly enough! They ran out AND back for more than 20 miles!

No Track For Corner Brook

The Corner Brook running community has lost the battle in its effort to get a running track built in the city. Read the story HERE.

70.3 Training Tips

Endurance Nation has produced a webcast with tips on training for and racing the half-Ironman distance. Download the zip file HERE.

Good Friday Run Rain Or Shine

Believe it or not there IS sunshine in the forecast for Thursday, and Friday calls for showers and +4 degrees.

The "official" start for the unofficial 10-Mile Tely Teaser is 9am Good Friday on McNamara Drive in Paradise, rain or shine.

Speaking Of Kilimanjaro

Jumanne Tluway won the Kilimanjaro Marathon earlier this month in 2:15:37.

And he was chased by NL RUNNER Ed Durnford who managed 3:37:04 in spite of the altitude and temperature! (picture is Jumanne not Ed ... and thanks Ian Ash for the story)

Ready ... Set ... CLIMB!

Several NL RUNNERS are heading to Africa in June to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro.

Joining T.A.Loeffler on the expedition are Flora Seymour, Wanda Highmore, Abigail Steel, Ann Marie Lane, Marian Wissink, Leslie Grattan and Diane Rendell.

Another 10 For Art

Congratulations again to Art Meaney on his age group victory at the Shamrock 10 Miler in Palm Beach Florida.

Art's time was an impressive 69:49.

No Snow In South Carolina

Don Butt from Carbonear completed yet another race today, the Summerville Flower Festival 10k in a time of 59:26.

Triathlon On The Rock

TRINL.com is a new site that offers up everything you need to know about triathlon in our Province. You'll find links to all events, pictures, results, news stories and more.

Send any comments or suggestions to admin@trinl.com.

Victory In Abu Dhabi

Noreen O'Neill continued her strong representation in the Middle East last week with a 1st Place Ladies Masters victory at the Abu Dhabi Striders Half Marathon. Her time was 1:57:05.

Discussion Forum

The NL RUNNING Discussion Forum is now reactivated at Google Groups. Visit to offer your opinion on any topic or to start a discussion. You'll also find a link down the right side of this page.

70.3 Newsletter

The latest newsletter from Ironman Newfoundland 70.3 is available HERE.

Marathon 101

101 year old Buster Martin will be running the London Marathon in April as the world's oldest competitive runner.

Read more HERE, and thanks Bill Pomeroy for the story.

NLAA Membership

As per our PREVIOUS POST the official NLAA Road Race schedule is now available HERE.

Also please print the 2008 Membership Form and mail it in along with your renewal fee.

Are You Getting Faster?

See THIS commentary from Complete Running that offers an opinion on why some runners improve with age.

Endurance Nation Swim e-Clinic

Thanks Jason Pretty for letting us know about a great swimming resource available from Endurance Nation!

Click the goggles to download a zip file with pdf's and links to online resources and videos. Note that the file will only be available for a short while so grab it quick.