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Team Canada recorded their best ever finish today at the International Chiba Ekiden in Japan. The mixed gender relay team placed seventh overall and recorded the fastest time in Canadian history covering the 42.195 km course in 2:09:28. The overall competition was won by Japan in 2:05:53. Lucas Bruchet (White Rock, B.C.) led off the […]
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OTTAWA – Athletics Canada named eight athletes today who will travel to Chiba City in Japan for the 2014 Chiba Ekiden Road Race on November 24. The event is a mixed gender relay where men and women alternate legs to cover the marathon distance of 42.195-kilometres. The race comprises of a men’s 5km, women’s 5km, […]
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The Quebec City Marathon Events over the weekend of the 22nd August 2014, was a huge success. Run over a weekend of warm weather where more than 13000 runners participated in the various events, which saw the bulk of 11000 take part on Sunday, 23rd August. With the headline event being the Marathon on Sunday, […]
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For the fifth consecutive year, the event will be staged at the picturesque Kualoa Ranch on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. But for the first time, it will be run in November instead of December The 2013 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship will be held on November 24. For the fifth consecutive year, the event […]
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The marathon standards are set for the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Ont.) and the 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China). The 2015 Pan American Games standard is 2 hours and 18 minutes for the men and 2 hours and 40 minutes for the women. The 2015 World Championships standard for the men is 2 hours […]
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Simon Bairu of Regina, Sask., has officially announced his retirement. Bairu, a cross country standout with the Wisconsin Badgers of the NCAA, and later with Canada’s national team program, won seven national cross country titles and two national titles on the track (5000m in 2009, 10000m in 2010). In 2010 Bairu registered one of the […]
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Toronto – The Bang and Olufsen Yorkville Run hosted today the inaugural Canadian 5k Championships in Toronto’s Yorkville district. Pierre-Olivier Laflamme of Quebec, Que., and Jessica O’Connell of Calgary, Alta., won the first ever 5k road race national titles. With their victories both Laflamme and O’Connell secured their spots on the Chiba Ekiden road relay […]
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The 2014 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend supported $ 32.3 million in economic activity for the Province of Ontario, of which $ 21.8 was in Ottawa, according to a newly released economic impact assessment produced by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance. Overall the event made a $ 14.8 million contribution to the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The email […]
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Glasgow, SCO – Three bronze were added to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games medal haul today bringing the total Athletics (Track & Field) count at the Games to 16. Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ont., Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., and Angela Whyte of Edmonton, Alta., all made their way onto the podium. Shawnacy Barber […]
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Glasgow, SCO – The Canadian athletics Commonwealth team took home five medals on day four of track and field competition at the Commonwealth Games. Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., and Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, Sask., won gold; Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., won silver; and Julie Labonté of Ste-Justine, Que., and Michael Mason of Nanoose […]
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