Floods Run Cocoa Beach

Dennis Flood finished first in his age group in 24:04 while Paula Flood captured age group 3rd in 40:44 at the Cocoa Beach Fall Into Winter 5K in Florida Saturday.

More Cape To Cabot Pictures

Thanks to Susan Matthews for another set of Cape To Cabot pictures.

Click the medal to see the album.

Joints In Motion Off To Athens

Good luck to the Joints In Motion Team who are running away to Greece to participant in the Athens Marathon and 10k.

• Kerri MacIssac 
• Tiffany Mitchell
• Valerie Casey
• Elizabeth Sheppard-Hewitt
• Yvonne Tobin
• Claude Quigley
• Joslyn Hynes
• Courtney Gibbons
• Tracey Walsh
• Stephanie Abbott
• Gary Corcoran
• Angela Davison
• Carole Janes
• Lorraine Singleton
• Beverley Doyle
• Kim Hamlyn

This year is the 2500th Anniversary of The Marathon.

Jingle Bell Run November 14

The Arthritis Society Jingle Bell Run is Sunday November 14 at various locations across the province.

CLICK HERE for more information and to register, and note that the Fry Family Foundation is donating $20 for every finisher!

C2C Harbour Drive Shots

Thanks to Doreen Shapter for providing THIS ALBUM from her vantage point on Harbour Drive at the recent Cape To Cabot road race.

Some Cycling Stuff

BNL / Splash n' Dash are offering a pre-Christmas spin class Tuesday evenings on the spin bikes at Nubody's Atlantic Place ... more info HERE.

If you have your own bike and trainer you may be interested in a Wednesday evening indoor cycling class with the BikeDoc ... more info HERE.

And BNL is hosting an end-of-season group ride this Sunday 10:30am from the marina in St.Phillip's ... more info HERE.

Remembrance Run Moves To Rail Bed

Yoga Spots Still Available

Still a few spots open with Akhila Yoga Studio's Yoga for Athletes classes. Contact Eric at info@akhilayoga.com or visit akhilayoga.com.

Thanks!

The Ian Ash Memorial Award for 2010 was presented to winner Glenn (Smitty) Smith by Christine Ash at the Active for Autism event held on Sunday 24 October 2010. Congratulations to Glenn for this well-deserved recognition.

John Ryan
Chair - IAMA Committee

Turkey Tea Certificates

New World Running Club has done a GREAT job creating personalized certificates for all finishers on the recent Turkey Tea 10K.

Click HERE to find and download yours.

Coleman's Half Marathon Results

Dean Alyward won Sunday's Coleman's Half Marathon in Corner Brook in a time of 1:15:54. First in the ladies was Amanda Bull in 1:43:03.

Full results are HERE.

Coaching Education Courses - FREE!

A series of Coaching Education courses are being offered across the province free of charge over the next couple of months. You can pick and choose from several topics and sessions to suit your needs and interest.

Next Tuesday October 26 there is a session on "Making Ethical Decisions". Session runs from 6:30-9:30pm at the Swiler's Multi-Purpose Room on Crosbie Road in St.John's. This course is required for certification in many disciplines.

More details, registration information and full schedule are HERE.

Get Active For Autism This Sunday

The Active For Autism run in this Sunday starting 10:30am. Register at the Elaine Dobbin Center For Autism today Friday from 3-7pm or Sunday from 9-10am.

Toronto Marathon Results

Among the finishers at last weekend's GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon were:

• Donna Power 3:45:43
• Marie Baggs 4:07:34
• Judy Sheppard 4:14:42
• Linda Hensman 4:18:47
• Cynthia Ryan 4:19:26
• Betty McKenna 4:24:12
• Alice Kennedy 4:39:26
• Betty Gill 5:35:55

Half Marathon

• Lynda Younghusband 2:16:00
• Rosemarie (Doot) James 2:22:16
• Patsy Yetman 2:26:54
• Eileen Collingwood 2:54:24

Times shown above are chip times. Full results are available HERE. And note that it appears this event is moving from it's traditional "Fall" date to a "Spring" date with the 2011 race now scheduled for May 15.

Cape To Cabot Photos

Thanks to Paul Lahey for providing THIS ALBUM of shots from last Sunday's C2C.

Another Ultra For Ryan

Michael Ryan ran the Broadway Ultra Society Trail Mix-up 6 hour run on September 26 in Queens NY covering 37 miles to place 5th overall. And this past Saturday he ran the Tussey MountainBack 50 Miler in 9:01:01.

Finishing 3rd place overall and 1st place in his age group, Michael has now completed all 7 races in the 2010 New York Ultra Running Grand Prix Series.

C2C Moose Crossing

This pair got in on the action on Signal Hill at Sunday's Cape To Cabot!

Wooley Runs Scotland

1st year NL Runner Travis Wooley completed the half marathon in 2:03:14 at last month's Great Scottish Run in Glascow.

Cape To Cabot Results

Congratulations to all 329 finishers at this morning's Cape To Cabot 20k. Trevor O'Brien led the field the whole way finishing in 1:16:50. Aaron Power was second in 1:23:09 followed by Don Fagan taking the bronze in 1:27:41.

First for the ladies was Susan Martyn in 1:40:22 followed by Karen Penwell in 1:41:37 and Susan Hunt in 1:43:02.

Results are HERE.

Colemans Half Marathon Corner Brook

Team NLAA Shines At Timex 10K

Excellent showing for Newfoundland and Labrador this morning in Toronto at the Timex 10K National Road Race Championships!

• Michael King 34:37
• Kate Vaughan 35:00
• David Freake 35:36
• Abigail Steel 44:37

Detailed results for all 4 runners are HERE.

Watch 2 x Cape To Cabots This Sunday

If you're not running this Sunday's Cape To Cabot be sure to come out and cheer on the 400 or so runners tackling the 20k run from Cape Spear to Cabot Tower. Race starts 8am.

And Sunday afternoon at 3pm you can watch last year's race on NTV.

Nash, Handrigan & Pardy Run The Valley

Last weekend at the Valley Harvest Half Marathon in Wolfville Nova Scotia, Grant Handrigan came 3rd overall with a time of 1:16:51 while Kevin Pardy placed 2nd in the 70 plus category in 2:08:01.

Gord Nash ran the marathon in 3:42:12.

Tis The Season For Running Away!

This Sunday we will have 17 runners at the Nike Women's Marathon and Half Marathon in San Francisco. The race is a fundraiser for Leukemia Lymphoma and the finishers medal is a Tiffany necklace presented on a silver platter by tuxedo dressed San Fran firefighters!

Runners in the group (pictured) include Heather Pitcher, Treena Cook, Donna Wadden, Kelly Coutts, Anglea Coutts, TJ Cook, CJ Radford, Michelle Murray, Joan McCarthy, Glenda Godwin, Elizabeth Adams, Nadine Adams, Janette Kelly, MIranda Goss, Nancy Clarke, Sherry Cheema and Maureen Kenny.

Also this Sunday many NL Runners are heading to the Toronto Marathon. Among them are Cynthia Ryan, Marie Baggs, Betty Gill, Linda Hensman, Alice Kennedy, April Mahoney, Betty McKenna, Donna Power and Judy Sheppard. Lynda Younghusband, Patsy Yetman, Eileen Collingwood and Rosemary (Doot) James are doing the half.

Cross-Country Championships November 21

The NLAA 2010 Provincial Cross-Country Running Championships are set for Sunday November 21 at GlenDenning Golf in St. John's.

Hundreds of athletes from schools and running clubs around the province will gather to take part in individual and team competition from bantam to masters. More information and registration will be available in the coming days.

If you can help out as a volunteer please contact the NLAA office at athletics@nlaa.ca or call (709) 576-1303.

Resolution Run December 31

This year's Resolution Run will be on New Years Eve Friday December 31 starting 5pm.

Registration is just $45 until October 15 (this Friday!) and includes a water resistant soft shell reflective running jacket.

Turkey Tea Results & Pictures

106 runners finished yesterday's Turkey Tea 10K with John Angelopoulos capturing first place in 33 minutes 25 seconds. First place female was Karen Stacey in 37:12.

Results are posted HERE.

And thanks to Clyde Thornhill for submitting pictures in THIS WEB ALBUM.

Victoria BC Marathon Results

Among the NL Runners completing Sunday's Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon in British Columbia were Holly Grant (3:22:16), Geoff Budden (3:56:14) and Gail Simms (4:03:55).

Arthur Smith finished the Half in 1:49:45.

Get Active For Autism October 24

Pledge sheet, entry form, and more info HERE.

Ian Ash Memorial Award

The 2nd Annual Ian Ash Memorial Award will be presented October 24 at the Active For Autism walk and run.

The award is to be "presented to an individual who has given selflessly to the sport of running and through it to the community at large - as did Ian."

If you'd like to nominate someone for this award please submit names to john.ryan@mi.mun.ca by October 18 along with a brief resume of the nominee.

Timex Team Selected

The Team NLAA Selection has been made for the upcoming Timex 10K National Road Race Championship.

Kate Vaughan, Abigail Steel, Michael King and David Freake will be travelling to Toronto for the October 16 finale.

Results From Labrador Trapline

Congratulations to Tony Poole (3:17:54) and Elizabeth Rose (3:50:43) on their victories at yesterday's Trapline Marathon in Labrador.

In the Half Marathon Jonathon Collins was first in 1:24:57 with Courtney Sparkes first lady in 1:43:43. And 10K winners were Brad Pye (41:09) and Pamela Duffett (48:03).

Results are available HERE.

Turkey Tea Late Registration Tonight

If you haven't yet registered for tomorrow's Turkey Tea 10K road race, late registration is available tonight Saturday October 9 from 5-7pm at New World Fitness 644 Topsail Road.

Race starts 8:30am tomorrow Sunday at the intersection of Glencoe Drive and Kyle Avenue in Donovan's Industrial Park.

Good Luck Trappers

Best of luck to all participants at tomorrow's Trapline Marathon in Labrador.

Events include the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K.

Another Huffin' Puffin Photo Album

With apologies for the delay (and a few fuzzy shots) Paul Lahey provides a rather large album of pictures from the recent Huffin' Puffin races.

You can view the slideshow and album HERE.

Recycle Your Running Shoes

As part of their Green Race initiative, organizers of the Cape To Cabot road race are collecting used but re-useable sneakers for donation to the Association For New Canadians.

If you have half-decent running shoes that you're willing to part with, please drop them off at MacDonald Drive Junior High next Saturday October 16 from 1-5pm.

Paradise Running Club New Website

Visit paradiserunningclub.com for more information on this new club including a full schedule of "Learn To Run" sessions.

More Huffin' Puffin Pictures

Thanks to Susan Matthews for adding to our collection of photos from last Sunday's Huffin' Puffin races. Click the picture to visit our photo page.

Turkey Tea Registration

The Turkey Tea 10K is this coming Sunday October 10. Early registration is Thursday from 6-8:30pm at New World Fitness 644 Topsail Road with late registration same location 7-9pm 5-7pm Saturday.

Toronto Full & Half Finishers

While a record number of runners took part in last weekend's Huffin' Puffin races, there was also a fine contingent at the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and Half Marathon in Toronto. Among them were:

Full Marathon:

• Bill Donovan 3:19:48.2
• Steve Barnes 3:32:57.1
• Brian Walsh 4:00:58.0

Half Marathon

• Alison Jones 1:33:52.1
• Lisa Cook 1:59:14.3
• Jim Slade 2:08:21.7
• Carolyn Savoury 2:15:12.4
• Valerie Johnson 2:18:27.3
• Sharon Newman 2:18:27.4
• Kimberley Wilson 2:26:06.6
• Joanne Delahunty 2:26:06.8
• Deborah Slade 2:31:02.4
• Heather Tizzard 2:33:34.2
• Candice O'Regan 2:41:07.8
• Susan Davis 2:57:11.3
• Gail Murrin 3:04:51.6
• Mary Courage 3:16:51.3

Note that the posted times are "gun" time and with a field of some 22,000 runners many "chip" times were as much as 10 minutes faster. Detailed results including chip time and pace for any finisher can be found HERE.

Huffin'Puffin Pictures

The first set of pictures from last weekend's Huffin'Puffin races is now available HERE.

If you have any pictures you'd like to share send them along to admin@huffinpuffinmarathon.com.