Category Archives: Motivation

Mohammed Ahmed looks forward to the Commonwealth Games and a professional running career

Pictures and article courtesy Bernie Puchalski at the St. Catharines Standard: Making history wasn’t enough for Mohammed Ahmed. By winning a bronze medal in the 10,000-metre race and placing fifth in the 5,000 metres at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., the St. Catharines distance runner became only the second University ofContinue reading “Mohammed Ahmed looks forward to the Commonwealth Games and a professional running career”

Research with youth athletes – University of Ottawa

We have been asked by researchers from the University of Ottawa, to invite young competitive athletes and their parents to consider participating in their Research Project. Please review this Recruitment Letter and decide if the project merits your involvement.  

Huge Thanks to all of you who helped with Spring clean-up at the club on April 12th

It was a beautiful day, ideal for spring cleaning. With the sun shining so brightly, the results were immediately visible, which seemed to feed everyone’s enthusiasm for working harder to get it all done. The results are superb. It all bodes well for the season. THANK YOU!

NOC Front and Centre (literally)

Not sure if you spotted NOC’s Troy Smith in the banner photo (from last year’s race) of the AC website for this year’s Vancouver XC Championships tomorrow (Nov 30th). Go Team!  

“Don’t look back”

Don’t look back. Don’t look down. Don’t look to the side. Look forward. Concentrate. Don’t worry about opponents or compare yourself to others. Play your game. Run your race. Do your thing. If we work on our own potential, never worrying about how we compare to others or what others think, always looking ahead to howContinue reading ““Don’t look back””