Races

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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Hoops and a run in Honolulu

by vince January 13, 2010 Monumental Efforts

‘A’OHE PU’U KI’EKI’E KE HO’À’O ‘IA E PI’I (No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed) – Hawaiian proverb In my professional life, I’m a teacher and guidance counselor at Académie catholique Mère-Teresa in Hamilton.  We are a school of approximately 300 students, but our boys’ basketball team manages to compete with the province’s [...]

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Vince’s 2009 Year in Review & 2010 Wish List

by vince January 7, 2010 My 2 Cents

At this time of year we are inundated with countless “Best of” articles, TV programs and top-ten lists.  So what the heck?  Here is my 2009 Year in Review and 2010 Wish List! I am a goal-oriented person, so looking back on 2009 will allow me to better plan my upcoming racing schedule.  I’m the [...]

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First Race: The Run for the Toad

by Bill December 12, 2009 Races

Run for the Toad Race Report On October 2, 2009 I succumbed to the Darkside. First, a little history.  Approximately twenty-five years ago in the 1980s, I was an athlete.  I ran 10K races, did triathlons and played several high school sports.  In 1989, that all ended.  The day I left home for University and [...]

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Volcano Marathon Dormant

by vince December 11, 2009 Places

In anticipation of the Honolulu Marathon that I will be running on December 13th, I revisited this race report that has recently appeared in the 50 States Marathon Club newsletter.  In 2006, I had the pleasure of competing in the Volcano Marathon in Hawaii. Although the Kilauea Volcano, the World’s most active volcano, continues to [...]

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Do the Mo

by vince November 29, 2009 Places

The Mohican 100 Trail Run As the 2009 running season winds down, most runners start to ponder their racing schedule for 2010.  Personally, my choice of future events is pending on the results of the Western States 100 lottery to be held on December 5th.  If my name is one of the roughly 300 to [...]

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Iroquois 100 Trail Run

by vince November 28, 2009 Races

My big running goal for 2009 was to complete The Tahoe Rim Trail 100-miler in July.  Unfortunately, the heat and altitude of that race got to me, and I withdrew after 50 miles and over fourteen hours of suffering.  Ultra runners are known to have short memories, so only a few days after my DNF (did [...]

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