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Another Saskatchewan Marathon is in the record books and if you haven’t seen the results yet you can find overall and age class results at www.raceheadquarters.com/results/rhqResultsRun.php as well as alphabetically in Monday’s Star Phoenix. A big thank you to the folks at On Purpose Leadership, Saskatoon Road Runners, sponsors, participants, volunteers, and those who hung out on a chilly morning to cheer on the runners and walkers.   Above are two pictures from Greg Pender of the Star Phoenix. On the left is Brendan Lunty and Brian Michasiw running side by side and then at the finish reacting to Brian’s PB. Brian really enjoys running a race with Brendan as, if you can imagine this, they chat while running at that pace. Brendan won the race with Brian coming in second. Brian is not disappointed, in fact he is delighted as he ran a personal best by about 3 minutes. Don’t they look smashing in their BRAINSPORT singlets!
Congratulations to everyone who ran or walked in the events on Sunday. I have heard a lot of comments about people having personal bests. I know that besides the hard work put in by the participants, credit also goes to the coaches out there who have been behind these improvements. We have a great crew of coaches associated with BRAINSPORT and they make our clinics a great experience. Thanks to Colin Federow and Michael McDonald for coaching marathon participants, Brandi Pozniak and Colin French for coaching Half Marathon participants, Heather Hynes the 10K participants, Jen Kripki - Learn to Run, and Brad Spokes who is a huge resource to us. These coaches do a tremendous job.
SUMMER CLINICS New clinics start next week to take you to the SRRA River Run Classic or the Queen City Marathon. Registration has already begun so don’t miss an opportunity to experience some great support and guidance in your running. Half Marathon Clinic ( Competitive ) Starting Monday, June 6 at 6PM - coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $125 plus GST. This 14 week clinic will be of interest to runners who want to improve their running times. Suggested for runners who have a 10K time of 50 minutes or faster or a Half Marathon time of 1:50 or faster. Experienced runners wanting a marathon training plan are welcome to join this clinic, training plans will be adjusted accordingly.
Half Marathon Clinic ( First time or Recreational runner ) Starting on Tuesday, June 7 at 6PM - coached by Mike McDonald. Cost $125 plus GST This 14 week clinic will be of interest to runners who want to try the Half Marathon distance either for the first time and can already run 35 minutes continuously, or have existing times above 50 min 10K or 1:50 half marathon.
10 K Clinic - Starting Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 PM- Coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $100 plus GST. This 10 week clinic will be of interest to runners wanting to try the 10K distance or to improve their existing 10K times. If you have not run 10K before you should be able to run continuously for 25 minutes before starting this clinic.
Learn to Run Clinic - Starting Wednesday, June 22 at 6:15 PM. Coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $70 plus GST. Intended for individuals looking to make running part of their lifestyle for fun and fitness. This is a progressive program beginning with walk-run and by the end of eight weeks you will be running 30 minutes. We have a lot of great coaches in our community. Carly Priebe is another coach who is offering two opportunities to prepare for triathlons coming up in June.
Kids of Steel Triathlon Clinic Saturday June 4th 11am-3pm at Harry Bailey and surrounding area. Ages 8-15 year old. Cost: $40. Clinic goal is to familiarize youth with triathlon and assist them in training and preparing for the Brainsport Kids of Steel race on June 18. Fun, technique and safety will be emphasized. Include swim, bike, run, and transition practice as well as information on nutrition, goal setting, and “what to bring” to a triathlon race.
Open Water Swim & Transition Clinic When: Tuesday June 14th from 6pm - 7:30/8pm (first half swim, second half transitions) Where: Pike Lake (30 min south west of Saskatoon) What: We'll cover crucial skills for open water swimming such as sighting, drafting, swimming around buoys, swimming in waves, starts, exits, etc. After the swim they'll be an optional session to learn/practice transitions (both swim-bike and bike-run). Cost: $20 This will be a great chance for anyone racing in Pike Lake to refine their skills or for anyone interested in open water swimming someday to learn the basics!
Contact Carly Priebe at carly.coach@gmail.com for more info and/or to register for either of the above one-day clinics.
BOOT CAMPS You’ve seen them along river parks and I’ve mentioned opportunities in the TIMES. Jen Kripki, who just finished coaching our Learn To Run clinic is, among other things, a Certified Personal Trainer and is offering Boot Camps starting Monday June 6. For $100 you can choose up to 6 sessions a week, here are some details. Monday and Wednesdays - 9:30am -10:30am Monday and Wednesdays - 5:30pm -6:30pm Tuesday and Thursdays - 5:45am -6:45am If you have enjoyed Jen’s clinics or just want to try a new challenge you can get more information by contacting her at jenlazenby2@hotmail.com . EVENTS Sunday, June 5 our friends at Bike Doctor and the Saskatoon Triathlon Club bring you Moe’s Triathlon. http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1936728
Saturday, June 11at 8AM is the 6th annual Saltcoats Salamander Walk/ Run. registration can be found at
Saturday, June 18 BRAINSPORT Kids of Steel Triathlon - register your kids at http://www.triathlonsaskatoon.org/kids_of_steel.html . For more information on the Kids of Steel please contact Lacey Schroeder - tlkhschroeder@sasktel.net Wendy Lepage - rwek.lepage@sasktel.net
Sunday, June 19 Craven-Genki Pike Lake Triathlon, both of these events are put on by the Saskatoon Triathlon Club www.triathlonsaskatoon.org Note: Race season is here and the races arent possible without our volunteers. We desperately need volunteers for the Craven-Genki Triathlon at Pike Lake on June 19. Understandably, a lot of you will be racing so please think about asking family members and friends to volunteer. If they’re out there cheering anyway, they could cheer while volunteering! We need many people for the day of as well as several people to help set up the day before. Please email cbell121@hotmail.com if you or someone you know is able to help us out.
Friday, July 1 · 9:00am - 12:00pm is The Red White & Run at Water Ridge Park in Humboldt. Mark Your Calendars for Canada Day and the Red White & Run!
PUBLIC WORKSHOP If you enjoy using Kinsmen Park you might be interested in this - Kinsmen Park Master Plan Public Workshop. A project update will be provided, two different preliminary design concepts will be presented, and feedback on the design concepts will be sought. Contact Jeanna South at 975-2844. -- Frances Morrison Branch Library Meeting Room, 311 - 23rd Street
BEETS ME Ha! Brian heard about beet juice last week as being a benefit to endurance runners. He drank about 500 ml a day for a few days leading up to the marathon. Along with all his training, talent, and coaching by Jason Warick maybe this had something to do with him beating ( beeting? ) his past marathon times? Jason was also running this past weekend. He finished fourth Canadian in the Canadian Marathon Championships held in rainy Ottawa. Jason’s time was 2:24:41 for 16th overall and first in his age group. Back to the beets, here is a link to an article Brian read http://runningmagazine.ca/2011/01/sections/training/blogs/beet-juice-its-the-nitrates/ .
I took some pictures at the Marathon on Sunday, here is a link to them https://picasaweb.google.com/113631729685036076321/2011SaskMarathon?authkey=Gv1sRgCOj2sLC-3eKJew#
Well that is the TIMES for this week - Gotta Run
Ian
As always you can check out our website www.brainsport.ca or catch up on events at our Facebook page. The TIMES is also published and archived weekly on www.saskatoon.com and www.yourregina.com .
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