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All four Canadian teams place in top 10 at today’s World Cross Country Championships!

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From Athletics Canada:

Bydgoszcz, Poland – All four Canadian teams finished in the top ten at today’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships.  The senior women’s team placed eighth, the junior men and senior women placed ninth while the junior men’s team placed tenth.

 In the senior men’s 12km race Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., led the team to a ninth place finish, Ahmed crossed the finish line in 22nd place overall in 33:56.  “I got out waiting, the pace was slow which was awesome, I felt great until the final two laps.” He adds: “The hill in the last couple laps was the toughest and I was moving backwards but slowly; I was battling hard but it was impossible to make up ground at the end of the race with the slippery conditions and pace of the leaders. It was a good performance but I am disappointed as I was aiming for a top 16 finish.”

 Chris Winter of Vancouver B.C. was the second Canadian to cross the finish line in the men’s senior race placing 33rd in 34:15. “The entire week was amazing, the confidence the team showed going into this event definitely helped drive my performance. I was able to stay relaxed and execute my job. I never felt this good in my life, 10km felt easy and the race really started in the last 2km.”

The senior women’s team surprised themselves with individual 24th and 25th place finishes over 8km by Natasha Fraser of Port Moody, B.C. and Rachel Cliff of Vancouver, B.C., both finished in 25:30. The team met their objective with an 8th place finish overall in the team standings. “Individually I am super stoked and excited”, comments Natasha Fraser. She adds “to finish in the top 25 is amazing and I am so excited.”

Rachel Cliff adds “I am shocked and so excited for the team and Natasha and I. We are from the same area and worked together aiming to go hard and push for a top 50 finish. To be in the top 25 makes me speechless, it all came together.”

The junior men’s team placed 10th overall. Benjamin Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., led the junior men’s 8km race with an individual finish of 34th in 23:21. “I couldn’t be happier with mine or the team’s performance”, explains Flanagan. He adds “It was a fast race and I was aiming for a top 50 performance.” Kingsville, Ont.’s Ryan Sleiman finished in 43rd with 23:32 and Troy Smith of Grimsby, Ont., in 53rd with 23:40.

In the junior women’s 6km race the team finished 9th overall. Madeline Yungblut of Wroxeter, Ont., led the women finishing in 46th with 20:34. Madeline McDonald of Toronto, Ont., was 47thin 20:36 and Jillian Forsey of Kippens, NFLD., was 49th with 20:40.

For complete results visit: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=664.

Team Canada preview for March 24th World Cross Country Championships

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cropped-noc-black-and-white-logo.jpgFrom Athletics Canada:

OTTAWA - Twenty-three Canadians will travel to Bydgoszcz, Poland for the 40th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships taking place Sunday March 24. The Canadian contingent will depart March 16 for a training camp in Walcz in Poland before heading to Bydgoszcz on March 22.

The event will get underway with the junior women’s 6-kilometre race at 12:00pm local time (6:00am eastern time) on March 24.  The junior women earned their spot at the World Championships by winning the team title at the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships in February.

At 12:30pm local time (6:30am eastern time) the junior men take off in the 8-kilometre race.  Kingsville, Ont.’s, Ryan Sleiman led the junior men at the NACAC Championships with an individual 4th place on their way to a team title.

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NOC All-American to wear red and white…

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MoAhmedInRedAndWhietFrom St. Catharines Standard:

Achieving All-American status did little to lessen Mo Ahmed’s disappointment with a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 metres at the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Arkansas.

“I’m pretty disappointed but I can’t change history. I have to somehow accept it,” the University of Wisconsin runner said.

The race was a fast-paced affair and the 2012 Olympian didn’t feel good at the start of the race.

“I just feel like I’m not fit enough yet,” he said. “I was in shape early in the season and then school started and training got interrupted a little bit. I haven’t really done consistent training and I’m riding that early wave of training.”

Next up for the St. Catharines Collegiate alumnus are the IAAF World Cross Country Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He leaves for Poland this Saturday in preparation for the March 24 championships.

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Canada wins 3 NACAC Cross Country team titles in Jamaica; Natasha Fraser wins individual gold

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JamaicanFlagFrom Athletics Canada:

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada’s entry won three team titles today at the 2013 North America Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships in Mandeville, Jamaica. The junior women, junior men, and senior women’s teams were all crowned 2013 NACAC champions.

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Canada took the junior men’s title with 31 points over the United States who had a team total of 35. Ryan Sleiman of Kingsville, Ont., was the top Canadian finisher in fourth with 19:18. On his heels was Troy Smith of Grimsby, Ont., in fifth in 19:19.

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Olympic medal next on list

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MohammedAhmedCourtesyStCatharinesStandard2013Jan22From St. Catharines Standard:

By Bernie Puchalski, St. Catharines Standard, Monday, January 14, 2013 9:34:04 EST PM

Mohammed Ahmed’s first Olympic experience has left him wanting more.

“It made me want to look at the big picture,” said the 22-year-old St. Catharines resident, who was back in the city for about two weeks before returning to the University of Wisconsin Monday. “I want to go back there in 2016 and I want to medal. I had no expectations for this one.”

At the London Olympics, the St. Catharines Collegiate graduate placed 18th in the 10,000 metres.

“I just wanted to go out there and see how it is and feel out the environment. The Olympics have given me the motivation that I made an Olympic team and I need to go and try and better myself as an individual every day in training.”

The medalists at the Olympics were several years older than Ahmed and he is early on in his running career.

“I’ll be 25 in 2016 and I’m really excited about those Olympics.”

Ahmed is coming off a fall where the scholarship runner placed eighth at the NCAA cross country championships to earn his fourth straight All-American honours. He also placed second at the Canadian senior championships.

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