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The Beaver Freezer in Sault Ste Marie… 3 rd overall, 1st female … course for the runners measured short … however not complaining it was fun to be out there but conditions deteriorated each lap as the melt hit….nice to see runners and fat bikers from Sudbury, friends from the running community in the sault and meet new incredibly inspiring runners (triple crown completes no less!!). Helen F.

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Hi Everyone,

I'm just following up on the announcement that I made at last year's Beaton Classic that we are looking for someone who would be willing to take over the lead organizational role of the event. If this is something that you might be interested in doing(or being some part of), please message me and we can get chatting.
There are quite a few ways that this could manifest itself and I am open to all of them. We do need to start taking a few of the early season steps soon though and some of those steps are difficult to reverse once initiated so it would be nice to have a framework in place before the process starts.
Some of the possibilities are:
-that I just hand over the event to some adventurous sole and wish you well.
-that I do a large part of the preplanning based on the well established template that I now have in place and then hand things over in June/July to someone(s) who can manage the final stages.
-that I pass on all of my contacts and planning templates to someone now for them to follow from scratch.
I would even be willing to bank roll the event under the right circumstances to mitigate any financial concerns a potential candidate might have.

The Beaton Classic is one of the oldest multisport events in the country and a true gem. I truly hope that we can come up with a viable succession plan to keep it going for another 40 years. Neil.

It’s been said that a bad plan is better than no plan at all. While that may not always be true for teenagers on Saturday night, we are disciples of this maxim when it comes to running races. Even if it’s your first time racing a certain distance, pursuing a specific finish time can impart a feeling of control in the chaotic environment of a race day. It’s not as easy as simply picking a time and going for it, though. To figure out your race day strategy, consider the tips in: “Half Marathon Pace Chart: Strategies of the Elites.” Pacing strategy will vary among events, but for longer races like half marathons, it’s common to seek negative splits. In order to run the first half of the race slower than the second, you will have to fight the urge to open quickly to outrun the crowds. Instead, if you ease your way into the race, you can conserve energy while space eventually frees up. Once you’re in the home stretch, target a higher rate of perceived exertion to deliver a strong finish. If you need some guidance on determining your pace, you can use this very helpful “Running Race Time Predictor” to dial in your speed. You just input an actual time from a recent race and the formula will suggest what your finish time should be for both long and shorter distances. Beyond that, you can sharpen your finishing skills with these: “7 Tips to Develop Your Kick.” By running workouts that have you vary paces frequently, your body will adapt to the stress of changing gears when you’re in the middle of a run.