The morning after racing the Ottawa 10km race in 2001, Eric Gillis responded to his early wake up call, got into his running gear then ran out along part of the marathon course to cheer on some of his friends at the 30k and 40k marks. Buoyed by the experience, the native of Antigonish, Nova […]
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Gillis enters Ottawa Marathon
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Olympians to Penn Relays
January 23, 2020 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada is pleased to officially announce today the team that will represent Canada in the USA versus the World portion of the 2013 Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this month. Penn Relay Carnival takes place at Franklin Field April 25 to 27 with more than 22,000 athletes from 60 countries […]
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Gillis and Duchene win Half Marathon titles
January 22, 2020 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Krista Duchene of Brampton, Ont., were crowned 2013 Canadian Half Marathon Champions today in Montreal, Quebec at the ScotiaBank 21k. “I came to race for the win today”, said Gillis. “Perfect weather and a flat course made it a big marathon workout. It felt good to compete […]
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Canadians in Top 10 Rankings
January 21, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Matthew Hughes of Oshawa, Ont., registered a World leading performance in the men’s 3000-metres steeplechase this past weekend at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Standford, California. At the same meet Alex Genest of Lac-aux-Sables, Que., registered a World Championship A standard and is ranked third in the World. Chris Winter of Vancouver, B.C., is in […]
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2013 Hall of Fame inductees
January 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Ottawa – Athletics Canada’s Hall of Fame will grow by ten when the class of 2013 is officially inducted in Moncton, New-Brunswick on June 20, 2013. Five athletes, one coach, three in memoriam and one builder will be enriched at a special ceremony held in conjunction with the Canadian Championships and World Trials. The Class […]
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Drouin sets new Canada record
January 19, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., established a new Canadian record of 2.36-metres in the men’s high jump today at the IAAF’s Diamond League competition in Eugene, Oregon. Drouin finished third behind American Erik Kynard (2.36m) and Essa Barshim of Qatar who set a world leading mark of 2.40-metres. The previous Canadian record was 2.35-metres held […]
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Scotiabank 2013 rocked records
January 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment
VANCOUVER, BC (06/23/2013) – A record 7000 participants ran today in the 15th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half- Marathon & 5K which raised a record $ 725,000 as of press time for 71 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. Under sunny skies elite runner and previous three time half marathon champion Kip Kangogo from Lethbridge, Alberta […]
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Palamar breaks junior record
January 17, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Burnaby, B.C. – Nine British Columbia athletes recorded victories at today’s Harry Jerome International Track Classic in Burnaby, B.C. The Harry Jerome was the fourth of five stops on the 2013 National Track League circuit. The fifth and final competition takes place Friday July 5 in Victoria, B.C. In the men’s 1500-metres Adam Palamar of […]
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Ahmed best ever Canadian finish
January 16, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Moscow – A number of Canadian athletes recorded strong performances on the first day of competition at the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship in Athletics. Today’s Canadian highlights in Moscow, Russia include a best ever finish by a Canadian at the World Championships by St. Catharines, Ont., Mohammed Ahmed. Damian Warner […]
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Warner wins decathlon Bronze
January 15, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Moscow – Damian Warner of London, Ont., won bronze today at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship. Warner finished the ten-event decathlon with a personal best score of 8512 points to earn the bronze medal, Canada’s first at this championship. Other Canadian highlights on day two of competition included Inaki Gomez of […]
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