Monumental Efforts

Ladies Rule Jerseyville 100

by vince April 28, 2010 Faces

“You’re back?  You are an addict!” – ultra runner Kinga Miklos What on Earth was I thinking?  During our R2R2R adventure two weeks ago, I swore that I would not attempt the Jerseyville 100-miler.  As some time passed, I started thinking perhaps I could finish at least 50-miles.  Then, a couple of days before the [...]

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The Grand Canyon, Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim

by vince April 20, 2010 Monumental Efforts

  “The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse.” – John Wesley Powell (Leader of the first expedition through the Grand Canyon, 1834-1902) In the November 2009 edition of Trail Runner Magazine, author Garett Graubins’s “Bucket List” (Get Busy Living – 24 must-have [...]

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Rowboat in a Hurricane

by Bill April 13, 2010 Book Reviews

Last night I couldn’t sleep.  I tossed and turned, struggling to get comfortable in my king size bed, beneath my soft, flannel sheets and down filled duvet. At two in the morning I found myself splayed sideways across the bed and oddly my feet only lightly brushed the pajamas of my soundly sleeping spouse.  As [...]

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Monumental Sheppard

by vince March 28, 2010 Faces

“Let’s have a look inside the Tickle Trunk” – Mr. Dressup With another Around the Bay Road Race in the books, Geoff Sheppard has once again pleased thousands of cheering onlookers with another amusing costume.  Every year Shep completes the 30Km course clad in a memorable disguise. In recent years Shep has dressed as an [...]

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Bathurst Phantoms – Tragedy to Triumph

by vince February 17, 2010 Faces

As we prepare our senior boys basketball team (ACMT Jaguars) for the league playoffs and a subsequent push for a fourth consecutive provincial championship, I was reminded of the following heartbreaking yet inspiring story from a couple of years ago and decided to revisit it and share it with others. On January 11th, 2008 the [...]

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The Canadian Death Race – 2009

by Bill February 9, 2010 Community Submitted News

[Editor's Note:  The following post was submitted by community member Ange ] Since now is the time to register for the 2010 Canadian Death Race in Alberta, I thought I would share my story from last years race… happy reading! The Canadian Death Race – 2009 – Angie’s report So the one question that is [...]

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Ray Zahab – Canada’s Karnazes…and more?

by vince February 3, 2010 Faces

“Any limitations that we have are ones that we set upon ourselves” Ultra running is far from being a mainstream sport but once in a while one of these endurance athletes captures the eye of the general public and garners some important media attention.  When my father, a 64-year old non-runner, spoke to me about [...]

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The Back of the Pack in Haliburton Forest

by Bill January 26, 2010 Community Submitted News

[Editor's Note: The following was submitted by community member Clay Williams.] There are a few very quick runners who lead the field, and compete for the podium positions and series titles. As a relatively new Ultra Runner, my responsibility is to fill out the field, and simply try to complete the races with respectable times. [...]

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Marathon Quest 250

by vince January 20, 2010 Faces

Yo, Karnazes!  Check this out! This story appeared in The Hamilton Spectator on New Year’s Eve.  Martin Parnell plans on running the equivalent of 250 marathons in 2010 to raise funds for Right to Play, “a humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills and foster peace for children [...]

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H.U.R.T 100: Monumental Canadians

by Bill January 18, 2010 Monumental Efforts

This past weekend’s H.U.R.T.100 Mile Trail Race proved to be very, very successful for Canadian runners. Unless I’m reading the race results incorrectly there were 13 Canadians who started the race. Of those, 7 were 100 Mile finishers and 6 were 100K finishers. According to the official race rules “due to the difficult nature of [...]

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