I know the temptation is there, that once the warm weather hits the trainer is put away, and the treadmill starts gathering dust. However, there are huge gains to be had by keeping the odd trainer ride, and treadmill workout in your schedule.

The most obvious benefit is the unrelenting nature of the treadmill. […]

- Date: May 28, 2007
- Description: Opus Epic 8Hr MTB Solo
- Location: Mansfield
- Race Name: Opus Epic 8hr MTB Solo
- Sport: MTB
- Race web site: www.chicoracing.com
Team Running Free members were out in full force at Mansfield for the season opener for the Epic 8hr series. Harper Forbes and Joe Gabor used the race as […]

Seaton Trail 52km Ultra Trail Race
Location: Pickering, Ontario
Date: April 21, 2007
Race Description: 52km Ultra Trail Running Race
Distance: 52km
Website:www.mudpuppies.com
I run because, like most of us, I love the feeling it creates inside me. I know I am not a pro, nor will ever be. I simply love to run. This race challenged me. It was more […]

- Date - 5/21/07
- Description - Duathlon (4k/24k/4k)
- Location - Waterloo, Ontario
- Race Name - Victoria’s Duathlon
- Sport - Duathlon
- Race web site - http://www.trisportcanada.com/victorias.php

Although the Victoria Day long weekend is not the true beginning to summer, it
has long been treated as Canada’s first summer holiday and this year the weather was absolutely perfect! With […]

Victoria’s Duathlon
VIctoria Day long Weekend
Beautiful day in Waterloo for a race! Once again a very well put on race at a new venue. I liked the trails at laurel park before, but the transition venue was good. Needed some extra porta poties though.
Huge compliment of Team Running Free members. Good to […]

Originally I had no plans of running Mississauga this year. I figured that it would be too soon after Boston. However, after what I considered to be a disappointing Boston time, I figured that I wanted to get some redemption. So, what better course than Mississauga, where I had set my PB 2 years prior.
Mississauga […]

Race: Mississauga Marathon
Location: Mississauga, ON
Date: May 13, 2007
Description: 42.2K
Website: www.mississaugamarathon.com

It was finally here – the day of my first full marathon. I’d been training for this day for the last four months! The training schedule had been up on the fridge since January. I remember doing my weekend long runs and questioning how I […]

What: Trail Running Race
Where:  Albion Hills Conservation Area
When:  Saturday April 28, 2007
Distance:  10 km
Website:  www.5peaks.com
This was my first running race of the year.  I usually do the Peterborough Half Marathon as an early season indicator of fitness but I had pneumonia in February that put my training behind by over a month so I decided […]

      Location:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      Date:       April 20,2007
      Event:      800m open water swim, 5k run
      31/104 0verall
      1/6 in Master Mens
      Time 35:50 (no splits)
        http://www.dubaitriclub.net/
Most people think of the Mideast / Persian Gulf area as one of chaos and calamity, which for the most part it is. However there is one area, the […]

- Date - 5/6/07
- Description - 10K Road Race
- Location - Toronto, Ontario
- Race Name - Sporting Life 10K
- Sport - Running
- Race web site - http://www.canadarunningseries.com/sportinglife/index.htm
For a night runner, an early wake up call is not always the way you want to get going to test your abilities against 8000 other runners but when […]

- Date: May 06,2007
- Description: Running report
- Location: Toronto
- Race Name: SportingLife 10K

Well, it was my first race since last year after having inguinal hernia laparoscopy surgery and dealing with my ongoing IT band issues. 
This was the first time that I participated in this race and I love it. It was perfectly organized with music […]

Name of Race – Sporting Life 10K
Website for the Race – http://www.canadarunningseries.com/sportinglife/index.htm
Date of Race – Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Location of Race – Toronto, Ontario – Yonge Street
Type of Race – Road Running
Distance or duration of Race – 10K
Description of Race – a nice downhill trot along Yonge Street with 9,000 of my closest friends!
 
The Race:
 
All […]

Hey everyone,
A colleague from work told me about this picture, you can see it on page 29 of the paper on April 26, 2007 (go to the following link, pg. 29 of the paper or pg. 36 of the document). I was wearing my RF vest, CWX tights, and Brooks shoes and jacket. […]

April 28, 2007 - http://www.5peaks.com/schedule.asp?p=on&raceid=117
The first 5 Peaks race of the season kicked off to a great start with a sizeable turnout and perfect running weather.  I really like this Race Series because they give you a chance to volunteer and run the race on the very same day - you don’t have to choose one […]

What: Road Bike Race
Where:  Mosport International Raceway 
When: April 15, 2007
Distance: 44 KM
Website:  www.bikecrazie.com
This was my first Road Cycling race and it was a huge learning experience for me.  This race takes place at the Mosport Raceway located North of Bowmanville so it was nice and close, which was a good thing as I forgot my […]

            It was Tuesday May 1st, 2007 and I had just made a tough decision to not use my racing shoes in the North Peel Cross Country Meet. Our team, junior boys, were at the start line about a minute before the start and I was having a discussion with my coach and mom if I should […]