From Athletics Canada: London, UK – Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., today won Canada’s second track and field and Canada’s eight medal overall at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Stilwell won gold in the women’s T52 classification 200-metres in a new Paralympic Games record time of 33.80 seconds. “From the beginning the crowd had a roar andContinue reading “Stilwell golden on day two of track and field at Paralympic Games”
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Virginia McLachlan wins Canada’s first track and field medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games
From Athletics Canada: LONDON, UK – Virginia McLachlan of Windsor, Ont., today won Canada’s first track and field medal and Canada’s sixth medal overall at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Day one of track and field competition also saw a new Canadian record, a top eight performance and four athletes through to later rounds. More…
Quick Reminder for Monday (Labour Day) Training
Coaches Calendar: A very quick reminder that tomorrow (Monday Sep 3rd) we are training at the Club at 10am. See you all there.
Introduction to running drills for all of our Members…
Sharon shares: Take a look at this video introducing competitive running drills.. Absorb and enjoy.
Monday, September 3rd: Practise is changed to 10:00 am.
From Sharon: Hope this works for everyone!
Everyone is dashing to NOC for the Cross-Country season
They just can’t be stopped. As Summer begins to wane, and the grass begins to green, we seek pathways, steps and hills. A change of style, a change of pace, and just like that we’re ready to race.
Paralympic Games begin Friday for Canadian track and field team
From Athletics Canada: London, UK – Competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games begins Friday August 31 for the Canadian track and field team comprised of 26 athletes. The team is led by five medallists from the 2008 Paralympic Games. Things officially get underway on Wednesday August 29 with the opening ceremonies live on TSN2 and RDSContinue reading “Paralympic Games begin Friday for Canadian track and field team”
Easing into the change of pace…XC Season
We’ve been looking at blogs that discuss the many, many aspects of Cross Country running. Please feel free to suggest more that you’d like to follow, and we’ll incorporate them subject to our Coaches’ approval. This one looks interesting, covering the basics for newcomers. We also welcome funny ones that are hill-arious…
Canadian Sprint Legend Leads Hall of Fame Inductees
From Athletics Ontario: TORONTO, ONTARIO – August 23rd, 2012 —- Canadian 200m record holder Atlee Mahorn leads an outstanding group of individuals who are to be inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame on Saturday September 22nd. The induction ceremony will be one of the highlights of the Athletics Ontario Awards dinner held atContinue reading “Canadian Sprint Legend Leads Hall of Fame Inductees”
Athletics Canada launches Paralympic Games Website
From Athletics Canada: The countdown to the 2012 Paralympic Games is on, with only five days to go Athletics Canada launched today www.paralympic2012.athletics.ca to serve as your reference point for everything Canada track and field related at the 2012 Paralympic Games. The site is built around a powerful social media hub providing friends, family and fans theContinue reading “Athletics Canada launches Paralympic Games Website”
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