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From Athletics Ontario: London Runner Distance Club will be hosting the AO 10,000m Track Championships this Sunday May 5 at the TD-Waterhouse Stadium at Western University in London, ON. This will be the 8th year that London Runner will be hosting the AO/OTFA 10,000m Championships and this is the largest field during that time, andContinue reading “AO 10000m Track Championships set to take place this Sunday”

The Gold Standard MAY 2013 version de ce texte en français HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRES’ FEATURE Athletics Canada talked to three up and coming athletes who chose to stay in Canada to pursue their academic and athletic dreams at one of AC’s High Performance Centres. Click here to read the full interviews with (in order fromContinue reading “The Gold Standard / La ruée vers l’ors”

Sharon Shares: I was made aware that one of our athletes came home with ticks after practice. I have left a message with Environmental Health at Niagara Region. This link provides information from the NR. We strongly recommend that kids do not sit in the grass. Yuk!! If you find a tick on the body,Continue reading “Important: Ticks found at Westpark”

Canadians in the IAAF World Top 10 Rankings Veuillez cliquer ici pour consulter la version française 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 ChampionshipContinue reading “Canadian’s in the IAAF World Top 10 Rankings / Canadiens dans les classements de l’IAAF des 10 meilleurs au monde”

Sharon Shares… Standards achieved!! The Hillsdale, Michigan Gina Relays offered the perfect racing conditions on Friday, April 26th. NOC athletes, Heather Petrick (16:42.64) and Troy Smith (14:58.02) raced the 5000 metres on the track. Both have achieved the Athetics Canada Standard for Pan Am Juniors this August.

Penn Relays Carnival – Saturday April 27 A contingent of 28 athletes, including nine 2012 Olympians, will race this weekend at in the USA vs. the World portion of the 2013 Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Canada will field relay teams in the men’s 4×100-metres, men’s 4×400-metres, men’s distance medley relay, women’s 4×100-metres, women’sContinue reading “Weekend preview: Team Canada in action at Penn Relays; Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Montreal”

Unfortunately there is very little scooping going on… Please help!! We have huge concerns about the use of the Westpark soccer fields on Louth Street, as an ‘off leash’ dog park. In the evenings there are 8 – 10 large dogs running free and defecating all over the recreational area. This is a significant healthContinue reading “What’s The Scoop?”