IronStride NEWS
Richelle Moore - Bronze at CCAAs!
2011/11/15
St. Lawrence College Vikings Cross Country athlete Richelle Moore captured the bronze medal at the 2011 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) XC Championship in Kamloops BC on November 12th. This follows another bronze medal performance at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) XC Championship held at Fort Henry Heights in Kingston ON on October 29th. Richelle also won a gold medal at CCAAs as Team Ontario placed first in the Conference competition. The third-fastest college woman in Canada capped off an incredible season in Kamloops, which also saw her place 2nd at the very competitive Fanshawe College Invitational held in London ON on September 24th. Last season Richelle finished 2nd at OCAAs (London) and 7th at CCAAs (Fredericton NB). Richelle is coached by IronStride coaches Randy Zabukovec and John Reid. This is only Richelle's 3rd year as a competitive runner, and with one more season of XC ahead of her at St. Lawrence, stay tuned!
Richelle with her CCAA awards
Richelle with her bronze medal (oh, and Randy & John)
JUST RUN!
2011/10/31
When Courtice IronStrider Craig Maxwell decided to enter the Bolton Haunted Hill 10K, because it was more of a training run event for him, Coach Zab's advice was to forget about his watch and "just run". This is how Craig dealt with Randy's advice!
2011 Ironman Lake Placid
2011/08/03
Five Kingston-area IronStride athletes competed at this year's Ironman Lake Placid on July 24th - and all five hit the finish line with enormous smiles on their faces! Huge congratulations go out to Monica LaBarge, Dion Brash, Shelley Mulrooney, Cory Cronk and Lisa Ferguson. With the exception of Monica (who is a seasoned Ironman triathlete) the group were all first-timers. Regardless, impressive times were achieved and stories of glory were written by all.
Our four first-timers completed the day as follows:
Monica LaBarge had an outstanding day. Without wetsuit she swam a 1:05; she had a very strong 5:55 bike; and then she capped it off with a marathon run time of 3:49 (a time that many marathoners would be very happy with sans a major swim and bike beforehand!). In total, she broke 11 hours with a time of 10:58. She placed 6th out of 122 in her age group. And… she qualified for the Ironman World Championship being held in Kona, Hawaii on October 8, 2011. And… she's going!!
Many IronStriders were on hand in Lake Placid to cheer on the group. Here is a YouTube link to a great video that Sue McIver put together from footage that she took on July 24th: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwhKmZxp0I0
Once again, congratulations you Ironmen!!
Our four first-timers completed the day as follows:
- Dion Brash - 12:28
- Shelley Mulrooney - 12:46
- Cory Cronk - 13:27
- Lisa Ferguson - 13:37
Monica LaBarge had an outstanding day. Without wetsuit she swam a 1:05; she had a very strong 5:55 bike; and then she capped it off with a marathon run time of 3:49 (a time that many marathoners would be very happy with sans a major swim and bike beforehand!). In total, she broke 11 hours with a time of 10:58. She placed 6th out of 122 in her age group. And… she qualified for the Ironman World Championship being held in Kona, Hawaii on October 8, 2011. And… she's going!!
Many IronStriders were on hand in Lake Placid to cheer on the group. Here is a YouTube link to a great video that Sue McIver put together from footage that she took on July 24th: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwhKmZxp0I0
Once again, congratulations you Ironmen!!
Photo Gallery
Monica in full (Iron) Stride!
Shelley and Lisa - before the start!
Dion - all smiles!
Cory (you lookin' at me?)!
Shelley - this photo says it all!
November Race Results
November 6 - KRRA Anniversary Run 10K (Kingston ON):
- Dougal Bale 37:30 for 8th overall and 3rd in his age category.
- Sue McIver 52:39 - a 2+ minute PB!
November 5 - Ironman Florida (Panama City FL):
- Brett Lockerbie 13:31 - an awesome time for Brett and on no sleep! - he was up all night before the race tending to his wife Laurie, who caught a nasty flu bug and was unable to race :( - but both have signed up for next year's event!
October Race Results
October 30 - Bolton Haunted Hill 10K (Bolton ON):
- Craig Maxwell 50:17 on a very difficult course for 2nd in his age category.
- Glenda Clapham 56:28 to take 1st in her age group.
October 16 - Scotiabank Waterfront Half-Marathon (Toronto ON):
- Donna Richardson 1:50 - windy day but still a 5+ minute PB!
October 8 - Ironman World Championship (Kona Hawaii):
- Mike Neill 9:34 - a great finish to an awesome pro racing career.
- Monica LaBarge 13:09 - a gutsy performance after going into the race with an injury.
Mike Neill - Kona 2011
October 2 - Prince Edward County Half-Marathon (Picton ON)
- Eve Jomm 2:01 on a cold, rainy & windy morning!
October 1 - Run for the Toad (Paris ON):
- Lucas Nutbrown 1:38 for 8th overall in the 25K event.
- Ken Anderson 5:47 in the incredibly gruelling 50K event!
September Race Results
September 18 - Ironman 70.3 Syracuse (Syracuse NY):
- Monica LaBarge 5:13 and 2nd in her age group, 3rd no-pro woman AND qualified for next year's Ironman 70.3 Worlds!
- Shelley Mulrooney 5:45 and 5th in her age category - great half marathon run: 1:52!
September 18 - Run With The Wild 5K (Kingston ON):
- Dougal Bale 18:21 - 3rd overall and 1st in his age group.
- James Robertson 20:15 and 3rd in his age group.
September 18 - Army Run Half Marathon (Ottawa ON):
- Kelly Bodie 2:11 in her first half since 2005 - a huge field of 6,397 finishers!
September 17 - PBSO 5K (Ajax ON):
- Good running by Kyle Brown and Ann Mcluskie.
September 11 - Ironman World Championship 70.3 (Las Vegas Nevada):
- Darlene Howe 5:57 on a challenging course on a very hot day!
September 10 - Wasaga Beach Triathlon (Wasaga Beach ON):
- Olympic Distance Triathlon: Glenda Clapham 2:47 and 1st in her age group.
Glenda Clapham
September 3 - The Canadian (Ottawa ON):
- Iron 113 Triathlon: Brett Lockerbie 6:42 and 2nd in his age group.
- Iron 113 SwimCycle: Laurie Lockerbie 4:13 and 1st in her age group.
