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Everyone,
July
18, 2019
In this Issue:
- 35th Annual Ian McCloy
Island Swim
- Big Five Marathon Recap
- Upcoming Events
July
21 Massey Marathon, July 21 Mountain Bike Tour, July
28 Canaqua Swim/Run
- Running Room Run Club Update:
- Track North News
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July
14, 2019


35th Annual Ian
McCloy Island Swim
July 14. University
Beach
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Big Five Marathon Recap
by Will Tai
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The day of the race started
with a 5am knock on our door from a ranger (we were
not allowed to walk alone outside, since we were guests
in the home of the animals and there were regularly
elephants, baboons, warthogs, wildebeests, zebra,
and lions amongst other animals outside of our rooms).
We were greeted by a beautiful sunrise, as we were
driven the 40 minutes up the mountain to the start
of the race at Lakeside Lodge. The race course was
the toughest course that either of us has ever done!
The first 10k was a steadily rolling uphill on dirt
roads through the African savannah, however the beauty
of the Entabeni mountain, the music and traditional
dancing of the South African volunteers, and the serenity
of the vast landscape and several animals distracted
us during our run.
With a maximum decline of 43 degrees there was a tough
decent to get to the bottom of the Yearwood Valley,
after which there were several kilometres of trudging
through sand that was several inches deep (several
times while we were driving these routes in the Toyota
Landcruisers on our game drives the vehicles had their
tires spinning). The race was also made tougher by
the fact that the whole course was well over a kilometer
above sea level, and the lower oxygen levels than
what we are used to in Northern Ontario was definitely
noticeable. By the end of the sand section my running
shoes were full of sand, and I was very grateful for
the aid station prior to the steep climb from the
Yearwood Valley. The volunteers at the aid station
removed our shoes and washed our feet. I then changed
out my socks that I had left at the aid station prior
to the race, and picked up some supplies (gels and
energy chews).
The next couple of kilometers were a slow walk up
from Yearwood Valley, and we were very grateful for
the volunteers and spectators at the top who greeted
us and cheered us on. As we neared the end of the
marathon we were greeted by a ranger who told us that
due to elephants on the course we would be stopping
at roughly 40.5 km and driven a couple of hundred
meters from the finish line to end the race for our
safety … what an experience, and one which you
can only encounter on an Adventure Marathon!
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Finally, at the finish
we were greeted by our fellow competitors, given a beautiful
and memorable medal, and I was warmly greeted by my
wife with an ice cold beer!!! It was a fitting end to
completing my 6th continent and Tawnecia's 5th continent
on our journey to finishing the Seven Contents.
Our next planned Adventure Races are the Iceland Volcano
Marathon in 2020 and the Patagonia International Marathon
in 2021, and we hope to meet our new friends again.
May your race adventures bring you all new inspiration
and lifelong memories!
William & (Tawnecia)
Just as a side note to brag a little about my wife;
she completed the race in 2:56:09 which placed her as
second Canadian to cross the finish line, 34 out of
151 finishers and 12 out of 87 women. I am very proud
of her accomplishment
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Upcoming Local Events
July
28, 2019

Coming to Sudbury
on July 28, the Sudbury SwimRun Challenge. This
is the 3rd year of this event and we invite all
Sudbury triathletes to come on and give SwimRun
a try. To find out more, check out our website
www.swimrunchallenge.ca
ALSO,
we are looking for volunteers
to help on the day of the event.
Volunteers will be positioned
along the course ensuring the safety of the participants
and also assisting in making sure they are heading
in the right direction. We are also looking for
lifeguards for the swim portion. If you are interested
please email us at info@canaquasports.com
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https://www.facebook.com/events/320391861897849/
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Store News
Good afternoon Sudbury Runner's and Walker's,
We have FREE run club Wednesday nights
at 6pm and Sunday mornings at 8:30am.
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Track
North News - by Dick
Moss |
Dick Moss, Head Coach
Laurentian XC/Track Team
c/o Coach Moss <pedigest@cyberbeach.net>
Web: http://laurentianxctrack.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/laurentianxctrack/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@luxctrack
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurentianxctrack/
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For
information call me.
Vincent Perdue
vtperdue@cyberbeach.net
Proud
sponsor of the Sudbury Rocks!!! Race-Run-Walk for the Health of it
http://www.sudburyrocksmarathon.com/
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