| Hometown, Prov |
Toronto, ON |
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| Age |
35 |
| Goal |
to beat my finish time of 2005 (12:13:16) |
| 10 km, Marathon PBs |
5K: 18:18;
8K: 31:01;
10K: 36:34;
½ marathon: 1:23:12
marathon: 2:57:34; ENDURrun - 12:13:16 |
| Running club |
Sponsored by Saucony. And Rene’s Track Club |
| Favourite distance |
½ marathon |
| Favourite race food, drink |
Hammergels, water, very dilute gatorade for racing. After racing - vegetarian food, Arthur's smoothies (any flavour), bananas, water, lots of fruit, and sometimes a Coke. |
| Running history |
Like Mel, I ran a bit of cross-country in junior high. I started up again in my early twenties. I like road races and really enjoy running cross-country races in the fall. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2005 Endurrun, and I am looking forward to 2007. |
| Hometown, Prov |
Guelph, ON |
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| Age |
41 |
| Weight |
65kg |
| Goal |
Beat my 2006 ENDURrun overall time plus each stage time. Lifetime goal : for my children to enter a race and beat me |
| 10 km, Marathon PBs |
10 km - 41:08; ½marathon - 1:32:27; marathon - 3:20:53; ENDURrun - 12:59:06 |
| Favourite distance |
marathon |
| Favourite race food, drink |
Gatoraide, gel, bagels, chocolate milk afterwards, fermented barley beverages |
| Running history |
Ran in high school in the '80s and occasionally through university, work, and children for 15 years. Ran a 38min 10 km in highschool, but this was a long time ago. My goal is to do a sub 40 soon. Started running seriously in 2004 again. I've done 8 marathons which I really love. |
| Hometown, Prov |
Ajax, ON |
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| Age |
35 |
| Weight |
185 lbs |
| Goal |
Finish on my feet |
| 10 km, Marathon PBs |
5 km 19:25, Marathon 3:17:52 (2 minutes to Boston!) |
| Favourite distance |
If you ask me before a race I'd say Marathon, if you
ask me after a race I'd say 100m! |
| Favourite race food, drink |
Nutrition is always a challenge for me during
a race and I'd prefer to go sans-food if I could finish without it, but to
keep me going I prefer Clif Shots and e-Load. By the end of a marathon I'm
lucky if I can get my regularly scheduled water to go down! |
| Running history |
I started running in 2003 for health reasons, but didn't
compete in my first road race until September 2004 when I ran the
Scotiabank half marathon. It was a challenge and I hurt afterward, but the
excitement of the race had me hooked. I ran the Scotiabank full marathon
in 2005 followed by Ottawa and Niagara Falls in 2006 and culminating in
Mississauga in the spring of 2007. In between these long races I've run
5k's, 5 milers, and Around the Bay 30 km in Hamilton. Between road running
I take part in a few adventure races each year including Storm the Trent,
Raid the Hammer, Salomon Winter Adventure Challenge, and even a couple
urban adventure races. I also enjoy playing team sports and have played
Ultimate Frisbee for 11 years. My goal at the ENDURrun is to finish in one
piece and to take the first step toward running ultra-marathons (I'm not
sure which is worse: 50 km all at once or 160 km in eight days...I suppose
I'll find out). |
| Hometown, Prov |
Toronto (but I was born in Galt, Ontario) |
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| D.O.B. |
6 December 1948 |
| Why? |
I spend so much time running in the City on pavement, this will be an excellent diversion, tough but meaningful. |
| Goals |
- To finally run 100 miles (thankfully not on the same day)
- The guys I usually run with are so much faster than me, but when I finish this event I will be one up on them.
- To finish upright and smiling
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| Favourite race food, drink |
Pretzels, Dulce, gels, Eload |
| Running history |
- First Race : High Park 8km 1990
- Number of races completed 160+
- Marathons Completed: 27
- Marathons include Toronto, Niagara Falls, London, Quebec City, New York, Chicago, and Boston,
- Completed eight 50 km events as part of the Ontario Ultra Series (OUS) 2006 (Placed in top 10 of the series) (2007- 4 events)
- Completed the JFK 50 Miler (Nov 2006, 10hours 16 minutes, Maryland USA)
- Completed 100 km at the Toronto Ultra Race May 2007
- Vice President of Achilles Canada (a running club that assists people with disabilities to run in mainstream events) Our motto : …running beyond disability. As part of this club I have guided visually impaired runners in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Boston, New York City (as well as numerous 5km, 10 km, half marathons and marathon events)
- Co-race director for the Achilles Track Club St. Patrick’s Day 5k Run/Walk since 1999.
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| Hometown, Prov |
Waterloo, ON (born Toronto, ON) |
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| Age |
41 |
| Weight |
120 lbs. |
| Goal |
To run each race in the EndurRun to my full potential. |
| 10 km, Marathon PBs |
10k - 38:00, marathon - 3:17 |
| Favourite distance |
I have no favourite distance; I just like endurance
running and pushing myself. |
| Favourite race food, drink |
oatmeal, honey, soy milk, water |
| Running history |
I began training for distance running in 2000. My training has been sporadic though. For the most part I've trained with my wife, Joanne Bink, who has had a structured training program for years. Recently, I've been trying ultra-marathon distances, and have had some success. |
