The 2008 Paris Ancaster Bike Race may prove to be an event that gets this bike racing rookie hooked.
The annual race between towns west of Hamilton is modeled on the famous springtime Paris-Roubaix race which takes place on rough cobblestone roads in France. With cobblestones hard to find in Ontario, the race website (www.parisancaster.com) […]

I apologize in advance for the length of this race report.  What can I say?  It was a long race. 
On Sunday, April 27th, 2008, I ran my first half marathon.  Inevitably, I did a lot of stupid things leading up to and during this race.  Don’t be like me.  Learn from my stupidity.  Please do […]

5 Peaks Trail Running
Saturday April 26th
Horseshoe Vally, Barrie On
www.5peaks.com
Over the last 2 seasons I have wanted to run a 5 peaks race but my schedule just hadn’t allowed it.  This year, however, I was lucky enough to have the weekend of the 5 Peaks season opener up at Horseshoe clear and I am SO glad that […]

Salomon Giant’s Rib Raid
25 km Adventure Run + Orienteering
Rocky Ridge Milton, On
www.dontgetlost.ca/raid
A friend of mine lost a teamate a few weeks before this race and asked me if I was interested.  I had never done an adventure run before. but had been thinking of doing one soon.  I don’t have a lot of experience orienteering […]

Vancouver Sun Run
By: Lisa Coleman
Location: Vancouver, BC
Date: April 20, 2008
Distance: 10k
Web Site: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/sunrun/index.html

Now that I am living out on the west coast I thought it would be appropriate to participate in a truly west coast experience; the Vancouver Sun Run. This year was the 24th year of the sun run and this race annually […]

Mizuno Wave Elixir 3 Review
After running in the Elixir 3, I feel like I’ve found the shoes that will allow me to get a leg up on the competition. I really don’t want my competition to get faster but what kind of competitor would I be if I didn’t desire an equal playing field for […]

What can I say about this shoe other than it looks as though this is lucky 13 for sure. They found a way to improve the fit with an modified wrap at the flexpoint (Biomorphic Fit) and a new asymmetrical lace system (which I really like). It doesn’t hurt that the new colour scheme is […]

A race report as well as a revelation or reminder!
2008 Boston Marathon
April 21, 2008
Boston, MA
http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/112thMarathon.asp
Well, as the lone member of a group who did not run but was there in Boston (still recovering from an issue with my back), I have to say it was quite an experience! The weather was perfect all weekend as […]

Polar RS 800 SD vs Polar 625x

For many reasons, I utilize a heart rate monitor in every workout I do. Perhaps I’ll write an article in the near future about the benefits of heart rate training, but a heart rate monitor keeps me focused, it allows me […]

Race Name: Diamonds & Dirt Women’s Adventure Race
Location: Brighton, Michigan
Date: April 20, 2008.
Length: 6 hours
Website: www.glteams.com
 Last year my teammate and I made several trips down to Michigan to race, partially due to distance and race availability.  Adventure race directors in Michigan work together to advertise and schedule their races.  The result is that Michigan’s 2008 […]

 
 
Date - 4/13/08
Description - 5k Road Race
Location - Brampton, Ontario
Race Name - Run 4 Hope
Sport - Running
Race web site - http://www.run4hope.com/
 

Originally, I had planned to race this weekend in Waterloo but an opportunity to represent MyNextRace.com presented itself along with a spot in the Run4Hope Charity Run held in Brampton. Being my first race of 2008, I […]

Event: Raid the Rib
Location: Milton, Ontario
Date: April 12, 2008
Sport: Adventure Running
Length: techically 25km, but it depends on how lost you get!
After two moderately successful attempts at navigating for an all female team in the half distance (12.5km) of this biannual event, I thought that I was finally ready to handle the navigation for the full […]

Salomon Giant’s Rib Raid
25 km Adventure Run + Orienteering
Rocky Ridge Milton, On
www.dontgetlost.ca/raid
Rain and cool temps greeted the participants of the ‘08 Giant’s Rib Raid held at the Rocky Ridge Ranch in Milton. The Don’t Get Lost crew billed this race as “The Absolute Toughest 25k and Gnarliest 10k in Ontario” and by no means was […]

Team RF running Harry!
This was my first year running this event and I definitely picked the perfect year to run it - the weather was perfect.  This was also my first time ever in High Park (yes I grew up in Toronto and don’t ask me why I’ve never been there)  so the hill at the end really […]

Firstly,let me say that although I don’t believe I have a sock fetish if you were to count the number of pairs currently in my running drawer and  number of pairs in my work/everyday drawer you might think otherwise.
So,when Jeremy announced after the Team meeting back on mARCH 26th that we could take home a […]

As I walked along Bremner Blvd with my wife Louise on our way to the Team Running Free season kick-off party last night,I was taken back to that cool,crisp Sunday March 16th morning when I ran the Achilles St.Patricks Day 5k.
Achilles Canada is a wonderful  non-profit charitable organization that helps disabled athletes realize their running dreams.
We gathered […]

      The time is now to prepare for your 2008 triathlon series!
April 25th -27th
(3 weeks prior to Subaru series start)
The Aurora Recreational Centre 
Training Camp Registration Fee includes: 
Swim Instruction by Nancy Black – Masters Swim Coach, National Champion and Olympic Trial Veteran 
Transition workshop – How to minimize transition times, mounting and dismounting, tricks of the […]

Sunday March 30th,Hamilton
It was a brisk, windy morning of race day in the Hammer as my dog and I shivered on our early morning walk and conditions check before deciding on race wear for my 3rd Around The Bay race.
This would be my first actual “race” here,the other 2 priors being a Boston tune-up in “07 and […]

By Roger Hospedales
Love ‘em, love ‘em, love ‘em. That pretty much sums up what I feel about the updated Mizuno Wave Nirvana 4.
I’ve put a pair of these to the test for 3 months now and finally feel I can provide a meaningful review. I’ll provide my thoughts in bullet form and will list the […]

Around the Bay Race - 30k - Time 3:00:30 Official Time I drove down with my buddy Bryan to the race. It’s always fun to travel with another athlete - even if he does run like he wind!
I was hoping to break the 3:00 hour mark. Then I got it in my head that I’d […]