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  1. Sudbury Fitness Challenge Island Swim
  2. Tally in the Valley Trail Race 2024
  3. Lisa Zych Places In Satly Marie Trail Run
  4. The Ageless Athlete Blog Martin Parnell
  5. Photos This Week
  6. Upcoming Events: August 11 Beaton Classic, August 17 Sudbury Camino, August 18 Apex Rush
  7. Running Room Run Club Update: 
  8. Track North and Laurentian XC News

     

 

 

  July 28, 2024

Ian Island Swim THIS SUNDAY

WE'RE BACK!!! The Island Swim.
We're thrilled to return --- launching from Moonlight Beach, Sunday, July 28, at 9 a.m. The course will follow the Beaton Classic swim route with options for 1 to 3 KM distances. Also a youth event.
Yes, the islands will be in the distance. We're just not swimming to or around them.

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That Sudbury Sports Guy: Island Swim participants feel welcome as summer classic returns
Author of the article:Randy Pascal For The Sudbury Star
Published Jul 29, 2024


The Island Swim is back — for the first time in five years — and Mother Nature did her very best on Sunday morning to welcome back the 50 or so participants with open arms.

As swimmers ranging in age from three-year-old Everlee Rainer to septuagenarians Maureen Moustgaard, Joe Harrison and Amanda Hey took to the water at Moonlight Beach, the early morning air temperature warmed to near 20 C, ideal conditions for all those in attendance.

And while the likes of James Bertrim and Nina Kucheran did the expected, finishing 1-2 in the three-kilometre distance with times of 33:54.30 and 39:16.00, respectively, there were plenty of other, far less familiar names in the local swimming scene who rose to the forefront at the fifth leg of the Sudbury Fitness Challenge.

A veteran of both the Nickel City Aquatics and Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club, Lauren Buchowski was the first female out of the water in the one-kilometre event, third overall, covering 1,000 open-water metres in 14:59.70. Preparing to begin her nursing studies at Laurentian this fall following her graduation from St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, Buchowski has gone without swim training this summer, her summer job with Camp Sudaca allowing for precious little in the way of pre-race preparation.“There’s been no swimming for me, so that one hurt a little bit, but that’s OK,” noted the 18-year-old who was partaking in her first open-water race. “I swim the lakes with camps and such, but that’s about it. ”And almost none of that has happened since the start of May. “In the second half of that race, I was ready to throw up,” Buchowski laughed. “But I am glad I did that well; it makes me feel a little bit better. With no swimming in a while, it was nice to know I’ve still got it a bit.”

Contemplating an involvement with masters swimming as she begins her post-secondary education in the fall, the reigning NOSSA 200-metre freestyle champion suggested there were elements of the lake race setting that she most definitely favoured over the pool. “It’s much easier to fall into a pace, just because it’s one straight line with continuous movement,” Buchowski said. “Obviously, the walls help in the pool, but I really enjoyed that. ”Even a mass start, as opposed to the traditional lane swimming she is used to, created only a minor early inconvenience. “Being different heights is a bit of an obstacle,” she stated with a smile. “Adan Lindfield is twice my size. I jump in and start swimming and I’m watching him walking by me.”

The end of the race also threw her a curveball — though this had more to do with the fact that maintaining mathematical sharpness in the midst of race chaos is not always the easiest thing to do. “The last little chunk was the most painful, but that’s because I didn’t realize there was still a next buoy there; I still had more to go.”

Mike Commito, for his part, is far more well-known in local sports circles for his series of Hockey 365 books, with his next undertaking, Habs 365, set for release around the middle of October. But long before that, Commito was a competitive swimmer, as was his sister Kyleigh, both with SLSC and then the Laurentian Voyageurs. All of which apparently did little to ready the former athlete in his 30s for the thrill of a one-kilometre race he won on Sunday, hitting the beach in 14:23.50.

“Open water was never really a huge part of my repertoire,” Commito said. “When I was still part of the club team or the university team, I would do the Island Swim at Nepahwin, but this is my first open water race since 2012. I’m getting back into it now because I am doing the Beaton Classic in a couple of weeks.”

The Beaton, scheduled for Aug. 11, and Turkey Gobbler, on Oct. 13, remain to round out the Fitness Challenge schedule for 2024. With the taskmaster that is Kris Cacciotti at the helm of their quartet (tongue in cheek), Commito knows his current three-times-a-week workouts at Nickel District Pool are an absolute must. “I think my team is expecting me to be the Mike of old and I don’t think I can be that anymore, but I want to make sure I don’t let them down.”

Looking for a sub-16-minute time or so, however, Commito surpassed his expectations at the Island Swim, citing the “perfect conditions — no waves and the water was beautiful” as clearly helping his cause. “I got in the water, got in a groove and felt pretty good and just kept rolling with it,” he said. “On the final leg in, I could see some of the guys coming up behind me and used that as motivation to just keep going.”

Much like Buchowski, Commito agreed that for as much as swimming is swimming, the pool and the lake are not interchangeable. “The biggest thing, I think, is sight lines,” he stressed. “Having swum for so long, you can stay in a straight line relatively easy. But I did find on the way back, because of where the sun was at, it was difficult to see the buoys. They came into view as we came closer to shore.”


Closer to shore — and the beach and the sand and the glorious sunshine: a near-perfect day to welcome back the Island Swim, all in all.

Following are some of the remaining top finishers at the 2024 Island Swim:

Men’s 3 km distance

– 1st: James Bertrim, 33:54.30

– 2nd: Hudson Green, 42:50.00

– 3rd: Tony Staalstra, 44:10.00

– 4th: Buddy Green, 48:31.00

– 5th: Paul Matte, 52:05.00

Women’s 3 km distance

– 1st: Nina Kucheran, 39:16.00

– 2nd: Christine Kovalchuk, 44:18.00

– 3rd: Lara Thompson, 48:40.00

Men’s 1 km distance

– 1st: Mike Commito, 14:23.50

– 2nd: Blake Gough, 14:34.80

– 3rd: Adan Lindfield, 16:00.30

– 4th: Kaeden Ward, 18:01.90

– 5th: Corey Lacroix, 19:09.00

Women’s 1 km

– 1st: Lauren Buchowski, 14:59.70

– 2nd: Jayda Hartley, 15:26.90

– 3rd: Carol Mourre, 18:58.10

Kids’ race overall

– 1st: Martin Eso, 0:44.40

– 2nd: Reagan Oliphant-McPhee, 0:50.80

– 3rd: Thomas Eso, 0:59.50

– 4th: Everlee Rainer, 1:13.60

Randy Pascal’s That Sudbury Sports Guy column runs regularly in The Sudbury Star.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Tally in the Valley Trail Race 2024

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Hamilton, ON, CA

Shelley Walushka Runs 105 km in 11:12:51 (2nd overall and 1rst lady)

Mike Rouleau Places Third in the 100 Mile Challenge

https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/6md2dqjcgnpbhmne/results?subEvent=205658&page=1

Thanks everyone it was a crazy but fun day. My goal was 15 laps so I decided to pack it in after i achieved that. There was no service in the area so we had no clue where I stood or that the guy went back out to get 2 more km… oh well with so many races running at the same time I was running with different people all day which was fun and got to share some kms with Mike. I’m exhausted and really really sore… like really really sore…Shelley

  

12 Hour Laps with Shelley W.


 

Sudbury's MIke Rouleau places third in 100 Miles in 24 Hours

100 Miles in 24 Hours with Mike Rouleau

 

Note: Jenny Pelland Ran the 6hr. event completing 5 laps: 39 493 Jenny-Lynn Pelland 6F 14/34 14 5 35.00 5:12:49 Hanmer

Shane White ran the 6hr. event completing 4 laps: 51 515 Shane White 6M 27/34 27 4 28.00 4:12:01 Sudbury

 

 

 

Lisa Zych Places In Salty Marie Trail Run

Super stoked to make it up to the podium again at the Salty Marie in beautiful Saulte Ste Marie. This half marathon was insanely hard, To be honest I’m proud just to have finished. This event is incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone who runs trails or rides mtb. I will def be back next year! Lisa

Congratulations Lisa on your success In the Saulte Trail Run!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARTIN PARNELL and MAL KENT

 

THE AGELESS ATHLETE

 

Age is just a number

 

(Martin is a SudburyRock!! from the early days)

There will be 25 blogs in total, with 2 or 3 a month and finishing in December.

BLOG 24/25
THE AGELESS ATHLETE
July 24th 2024
BY MARTIN PARNELL AND MALC KENT

Chapter 15
COVID-19

“Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.”
- MAURICE CHEVALIER, Entertainer

Life changed the week of March 9, 2020. COVID-19 was impacting people all over the world. Flights were cancelled and lockdowns put in place. The new normal was “Social Distancing” and “Self-Isolation.” Closer to home the impact was immediate. The Secret Marathon was scheduled to be shown at the Kingston Film Festival from March 11 to 13. It managed to be screened on the first night but then had to be shut down.

My keynote presentations planned for 2020 were all cancelled and Sue and I started our new life under COVID-19. In the last two weeks of March I noticed a number of races and events were either postponed or cancelled. However, the other thing I spotted was that several virtual events had started to appear. It was one of those I found myself participating in.

Early morning Saturday, April 4, I was standing on my treadmill, in my basement, waiting for a race to begin. In total there were over 2,400 participants from over 55 countries and we were about to participate in an event the likes of which had never been seen before....

Full Blog Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos This Week

July 24 Rocks!! Apex Wednesday pm run

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July 24 Greenwood Ave

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July 25 Finlandia

July 26 Moonlight Bridge Pond

July 26

July 26 Moonlight Bridge Pond

July 26 Bioski Trail

July 27 Rocks!! Saturday am run

July 27 Big Nickel Park

July 27 Paddlesport

July 27 Science North

July 27 Bell Park Boardwalk

July 28 Sunday am trail runners at Moonlight

July 30 Finlandia

July 30 Science North

July 30 Science North

July 30 Finlandia

July 30 Finlandia

July 30 Finlandia

July 30 Finlandia

July 30 Finlandia

July 31 Moonlight Bridge

July 31 Rocks!! on the Moonlight trail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

  August 11, 2024

 

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 August 17, 2024

Sudbury Camino

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  August 18, 2024

Apex Trail Races 2024

 

 

https://raceroster.com/series/2024/29833/apex-warrior-trail-race-series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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