Race Report
By Roger Hospedales, Team Running Free
Race: Around The Bay
Date: Sunday March 30, 2008.
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Description: 30 km
Sport: Running Race
Website: www.aroundthebayroadrace.com
Today I ran as the 3:15 pacer for the 30 km using the 10 and 1 method (run 10 minutes and walk for one minute) and thanks to the wonderful group that stuck with me […]

Race:  Achilles St. Patrick’s Day 5 km
Date:  Sunday March 16, 2008.
Location:  Toronto, Ontario
Description:  5 km in downtown core
Sport:  Running Race
Website:  www.achillestrackclub.ca/stpat.html
Thanks to a buddy of mine, Ben “King” Kong, I was asked early in the week to join his relay team since some of his team members dropped out.
I ran a tough 23 km on […]

For many running, tri, and endurance athletes/enthusists alike there is no substitute for ‘The Stick’ after a race or hard workout. This magical little device saves me a lot of money on massages. You simply use it similar to a rolling pin to get the blood flowing to sore and tired mucscles. You roll it […]

This is a very honest review of the RS800SD after more than 4 months of serious use. To give some quick background, like many marathoners, I’ve used Garmin running watches for a few years (the 201 & 205). The issue I dealt with was accuracy of current pace as their is a slight delay due […]

This was my first time doing the Chilly Half and my first race of 2008. Not a stellar outing but I’ll take it. Now for some random thoughts.
1. A great race to do. Well organized, tons of free parking close by, and the post-race food was excellent and quickly accessed. Plus a nice Mizuno long sleeve tech […]

Snowshoe Raid ‘08
Horseshoe Resort (X-Country Centre)
3-Hour Snowshoe + Orienteering Race
Saturday February 23rd ‘08
www.dontgetlost.ca/raid/snow.htm
Fresh snow, sunshine and perfect temperatures set the stage for the 2nd annual Snowshoe Raid at Horseshoe Resort presented by the good people at Don’t Get Lost.  With a course designed by Team RF’s very own Bob Miller, all of the 60+ teams […]

 
Well, for March 2nd, 2008 it was near perfect weather to race the Chilly Half-marathon. A couple of degrees warmer and I would have scared everyone with my overly-white legs. So tights it was.
As this is more of a test of my pace for this year’s Around the Bay and Boston I didn’t really set […]

Well it was a perfect day for a winter Half marathon. This was my first time running Chilly. I was registered last year but got sick and never made it to the race. I’m glad I made it this year. Course was nice, fairly flat, and very well supported with 6 water stations.  I  thought […]

So this was the first race on my schedule this year. Gary’s coach wanted him to race it so I figured I might as well. I’ve never done this race before because it always falls on the weekend of my birthday and truth be told, I do enjoy a good night on […]