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1. June 21 Apex X Obstacle Race
2. Shelley Walushka at The Sunburn Solstice Trail Run 2025
3. Rocks!! Lynn Stubbings Runs 100th Half Marathon in Ireland
4. Rocks!! Rachel Stewart at Grandma's Marathon
5. Should you measure training load by feel?
6. Sudbury Rocks Running Club - Group Runs
7. Photos This Week
8. Upcoming Events: July 6 Cambrian Pride Run 2025, July 19,20 XTERRA Conquer the Crater
9. Track North and Laurentian XC News
   

    

The Summer Solstice represents the longest day of the year with 15hrs, 23minutes, 31 seconds of sun. That's certainly a long time for the sun to be gloriously sending light our way. Do you think that you can shine for that long as well? How far do you think that you can run in 15:23?

Race Site:

The Sunburn Solstice Trail Run will take place at the AMAZING Marydale Park in Mount Hope, ON. The facility itself is beautiful and offers very close parking, scenic grounds, excellent washroom facilities, and an enormous pavilion to shelter spectators from the sun. We are very fortunate and excited to have the opportunity to host a race here and even more excited to have the Marydale Park "One-to-One" camp program, which offers unbelievable opportunities for children with special needs, as our primary charity. Please consider making a donation or raising funds for this great cause. The impact we can make is substantial and close to home.

Race Details:

The race will be run on an approximately 3.7 km trail loop. There are a couple of short rolling hills (that will feel as though they are growing with each loop). The course will be a mixture of tree covered trails and open field so bring your sunscreen! The exact course length won't be available until a couple of weeks before the race because we are going to design the course to be the best we possibly can, which means we are going to use the trails that are in the best condition and offer the most scenic options for race day. Last year, we were able to utilize a 3.7 km section of trail that was beautiful. Our intentions are to mostly use the same section of trail but that will depend on the weather leading up to the race, since sections of the route are prone to becoming soggy if there is a lot of rain.

Shelley at the Run

Thanks everyone for your support and kind words. It was a very rough race for me between the heat, humidity and some tummy troubles but I’m proud I got it done and very grateful Stacy was there to crew me and keep me going.

145 Shelley Walushka FullF 2/27 2 34 127.50 15:03:20 Greater Sudbury
**** Lap Information ****
34 127.50 15:03:20

https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/tecrjjyy6mgh9rx6/results

Lynn Stubbings is with Kathy Mackell Hutton in Waterford, Ireland.

Today was an incredible day for my 100th half-marathon.The temp was great, the course was beautiful, & most importantly the people were so welcoming & friendly.
Our participation in the event began with a video interview by the local radio station who heard about the reasons I chose this event from the race organizers (event close to what would have been our 40th wedding anniversary, special race for my 100th, ancestors from Cork, oldest City in Ireland).
Kathy also lost her husband close to the time I lost Ken & also has a familial connection to Ireland. For that reason, she joined the interview. When it gets posted to Instagram, I will share.
After the interview, the race organizers invited me to meet with the race photographer for pics with the Viking mascots. I had shared my story with the organizers when I was choosing which event for my 100th. After I registered they posted a spotlight on me on their Facebook page & asked that I connect before the race to organize pre & post race pics. Every part of this event has been heart-warming.
I have created this highlight video to remember this amazing experience. The shots are in random order.
I’m glad I’ve been able to share this journey with my new friend Kathy
Now with the race behind us, we can really have some fun. Starting with the post race party tonight!

https://www.facebook.com/lynn.stubbings.1/videos/1678384882794991

https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordVikingMarathon/videos/570887082755055

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573. 1963 Stubbings, Lynn 1964 3:18:56 3:24:04

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574. 1248 Hutton, Kathy 1950 3:19:00 3:24:03

Congratulations Rachel

https://www.mtecresults.com/event/show/5733/2025_Grandma%2527s_Marathon

Monitoring your body is vital for long term success in running, and NASA’s got a tool to send your performances into the stratosphere. Surprisingly, it’s not a cutting-edge device or complicated formula – rather, they use a simple questionnaire developed back in the ‘80s to keep your training on track. Learn how it works in: “Wearable Tech is Good. But Listening to Your Body Is Still Better.” A recent study compared seven methods for calculating training load (TL) against a "gold standard" of actual performance decline after a workout. The clear winner was the NASA Task Load Index, or NASA-TLX. This six-question survey – which assesses factors like mental demand, physical demand, and frustration – succeeded where other training load calculations failed. It differs by providing a more holistic gauge of workout difficulty. Other TL measurement systems based on factors like average heart rate or HRV were often misleading. For instance, they incorrectly flagged a 60-minute easy run as the highest-load workout, even though it only caused a 20.7% performance dip compared to the nearly 36% dip from hard intervals. Many of these calculators seemed to overweight the importance of exercise duration, and unlike the NASA questionnaire, they couldn’t account for mental factors and perceived effort levels. This flaw is a key problem explored in: “Does your watch’s ‘training load’ actually mean anything?” which notes that most major watches from Garmin, Polar, and Coros calculate a rolling seven-day score based on that same mix of intensity and duration. While the score can be a helpful nudge, it’s easily skewed by bad GPS data and often ignores crucial context like your sleep quality, hydration, or mental fatigue. The bottom line is to treat your watch's data as evidence, not a verdict. For now, the best measures might still be a stopwatch and your own honest answer to the question, "How did that feel?"

    Wednesdays - meet at Apex Warrior parking lot departing at 1800h. Typically runs are 1 hour or 10km.
                    Saturdays - meet at Bell Park's Elizabeth St parking lot departing at 0800h. Typically runs are longer at 1.5 hours or 15km minimum.

Generally the pace floats between 5 and 7 minutes per km. Anticipate a mixture of roads and trail running on the routes.
Inclement weather is usually just a challenge. Group has only been cancelled for local races or xmas. Cancellations or changes in meeting locations will be posted.

Locations are show in the attached photos/maps.

Wednesday pm location

Saturday am location