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Sudbury Rocks for Diabetes Half Marathon

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Race Description: Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10 & 5km, 1km Kids Fun Run
Race Date: May 6, 2007
Race Location: Sudbury, Ontario
Race Name: Sudbury Rocks for Diabetes
Race Website: www.sudburyrocksmarathon.com
Sport: Road Running
This report has been a LONG time in the making, but better late than never, right!? I am currently suffering from a bad case of poison ivy […]

Milton Duathlon

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

- Date: June 3rd.
- Description: Sprint Duathlon 2k run - 30k bike - 7.5k run
- Location: Kelso Conservation Area
- Race Name: Milton Triathlon
- Sport: Duathlon
- Race web site: http://www.trisportcanada.com 
Last year I didn’t compete in any road Du’s opting instead to stick to the off road Du’s.  Unfortunately there is only one off road race in […]

GU Energy Gels: Taste Test

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

I have never tried any type of energy bars, drinks, or gels. I thought training for my big race would be the perfect time to try them and see which works best for me. I heard a number of Team RunningFree athletes rave about them so I bought every flavour of GU Gel I could […]

Lakeside Double Du

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Race Report
By Roger Hospedales, Team Running Free
 
Race:  Lakeside Duathlon (Sprint & Regular)
Date:  Saturday June 9 & Sunday June 10, 2007.

Location:  Lakeside, Ontario (in between Woodstock and London)
Description:  Sprint Du: 3 km run, 18 km bike, 3 km run // Regular Du: 5k/30k/5k
Sport:  Duathlon
Website:  www.multisportcanada.com
Warning:  You may consider this is long. However, it is a double race […]

Mud Run

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

- Date: June 10, 2007
- Description: Canada’s Dirtiest 10k
- Location: Claireville Conservation Area
- Race Name: The Mud Run
- Sport: Running
- Race web site: www.mudrun.ca
While other team members were at Wildflower, 5 Peaks, or Lakeside, ARC’s Mud Run attracted a different type of athlete: one that loves to get dirty! Billed as Canada’s Dirtiest 10k, the […]

A Real Team Running Free Adventure!

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Set among the beautiful pine trees under a bright sun, Team Running Free’s own Rob Shortis and Liz Maola tied the knot and began their real adventure! To officiate the wedding, was the King himself! Yup, Elvis Priestly was in the house! On hand to witness this event were Running Free members Mo Rajan (best […]

Wildflower Triathlon, May 4-6, Central California

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Wildflower Triathlon, May 4-6, 2007, San Antonio Lake, California
Prior to give you my report about the fantastic Wildflower triathlon event i participated in, i’d like to introduce myself to you as a new Running Free team member.This is my 4th year in triathlon, mainly racing in the Olympic distance events. I am proud and very […]

Nathan Speed 4 Hydration Belt

Monday, June 11th, 2007

I picked up the Nathan Speed 4 Hydration belt from running free last week. I’ve never been a hydration belt type of guy. They always bounce too much for my liking. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I started out with this one.

My first impression where good. […]

Lakeside Sprint Triathlon (HSBC) - a clydesdale’s tale

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Name of Race – Lakeside Sprint Triathlon
Website for the Race – http://www.multisportcanada.com/ms/events/showEvent.cfm?showEventID=39
Date of Race – Saturday, June 9th, 2007
Location of Race – Lakeside, Ontario
Type of Race – Sprint Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race – Swim – 500m; Bike – 18K, Run 4K
Description of Race – a beautiful venue to host a triathlon; swim was warm […]

Albion Hills 5 Peaks

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Date: Saturday May 28, 2007
Description: 5km Trail Running Race
Location: Albion Hills Conservation Area
Race Name: Albion Hills 5 Peaks Trail Race
Sport: Trail Running
Race Website: www.5peaks.com

My First Race
Goal setting/ Preparation
This was a very difficult race for me, because it was my first out of school race. I wasn’t quite sure how I’d do or how to set […]

Storm the Trent Hike

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Race Name - Storm the Trent Hike 
Date - May 13, 2007
Description - 3-5 hour Adventure Race (Paddle, Trail Run, Mountain Bike)
Location - Golden Beach Resort, Rice Lake
Race web site - http://www.stormevents.ca
Jill and I had planned on doing the Storm the Trent Trek Elite 2 day stage race again this year, but were unable to find a […]

Lakeside Kids of Steel

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Date: June 9, 2007 
Description: 12-13 distances:200m swim,12.5km bike, 2.5km run
Location: Small Town of Lakeside 
Race Name: Lakeside Triathlon Kids 12-13 Years Old 
Sport: Triathlon
Race Website: http://www.multisportcanada.com/ms/events/showracedetail.cfm?raceID=167
          I know this is a week after the race but I’ve been very busy so don’t blame me. On June 9th 2007 me and some of my cousins and of course my brother […]

Milton Duathlon

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

- Date - 6/3/07
- Description - Duathlon (2k/30k/7.5k)
- Location - Milton, Ontario
- Race Name - Milton Duathlon
- Sport - Duathlon
- Race web site - http://www.trisportcanada.com
The latest stop on the Subaru TriSport circuit brought a large number of triathletes and duathletes together for a multisport meet at the Kelso Lake Conservation Area just outside Milton, Ontario. […]

Brooks Tempo Short II

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

The Brooks semi-fitted Tempo Short II is quite possibly one of my favourite pieces of running apparel I have recently picked up at Running Free. I have now purchased both the Black pair and the Red pair (Running Free transfer added to Red looks fantastic!) from this collection and love the fit and look of […]

Brooks Podium Jacket

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

I have purchased a large portion of the Brooks running apparel collection during the past two seasons so with my last visit to Running Free I was looking for something I had not previously sampled from the Brooks’ wall. As it was still a little frigid during my nightly runs I decided to go with […]

Storm the Trent Trek

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Race Name - Storm the Trent Trek 
Date - May 12, 2007
Description - 5-7 hour Adventure Race (Paddle, Trail Run, Mountain Bike)
Location - Golden Beach Resort, Rice Lake
Race web site - http://www.stormevents.ca
Jill and I had planned on doing the Storm the Trent Trek Elite 2 day stage race again this year, but were unable to find […]

Brooks Racers

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Wow! This is the first pair of racing shoe’s that I have ever owned, and I love them! I didn’t think that the difference would be that noticeable but it is!
Speed: These things are light and fast. (They are also very pretty! Everybody thinks your fast when you were bright […]

GU Energy Gel

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Over the past few years I have experimented with many different types and brands of Gels. I initially tried GU about two years ago and remember being not to fond of the flavour. I ended up using CarbBoom gels for quite a while until recently. I started looking for a new gel […]

Caledon Kinetico Kids of Steel

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Date: May 27, 2007
Description:Kids of Steel Provincials and Ontario Cup Series race.
Location: Caledon Central Public School
Race Name: Caledon Kinetico Kids of Steel  Sport:Triathlon                                                                    Race Website:  http://www.c3online.ca/2007Events/KOS/contactus.html 
       It was a cloudy day and I was at the location of the 2007 Caledon Kids of Steel race and I was pumped. This year I was old enough to compete in the […]

MIlton Sprint Triathlon

Monday, June 4th, 2007

So it was a muggy and hot day in Milton.  I was sweating before the race even started! 
Milton has a great challenging course.  The hill on the bike is a challenge, and the run also features a number of hills. 
My day started out allright.  A bit of nerves, but otherwise O.K.  I wasn’t […]


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