IronStride NEWS
1st Annual Du-ing it in Joyceville
2012/05/13
The first in a series of IronStride club "race prep" events took place on May 12th out of Joyceville Public School in Joyceville Ontario. Thirteen IronStriders (including 6 club members from the Whitby/Oshawa area) took part in the low-key inaugural event. It was a 4K-15K-4K duathlon meant to provide an opportunity to work on skills, technique and race strategy - at race effort. Several volunteers were on hand to ensure a safe and successful yet fun competition - including Ross Bell, the Zab boys (Alex & Aiden), Monica LaBarge and Jake Brower. A club social took place immediately following the race. There are plans afoot for two additional "race prep" events later this summer! Results for the 1st annual "Du-ing it in Joyceville" can be found here.
Coach Zab delivering his pre-race address
2012 Boston Marathon
2012/05/06
April 16th 2012 turned out to be one of the hottest Boston's ever, with temperatures hitting the high 80s (in American metrics). So needless to say there were very few PBs this year, and lots of medical issues for the organizers to deal with. Even the elite runners were 9-10 minutes off of their normal times. So considering the conditions, our small IronStride contingent did very well indeed. Coach Randy Zab ran a strong and steady race and finished in 3:01, just 11 minutes off of his best previous Boston time, and only 1 minute slower than last year. Darlene Howe, arriving in Boston just the day prior after a crazy travel experience, played it smart and still managed a respectable 4:13. Monica LaBarge was not expecting to have a great race, still healing from an injury from Ironman Hawaii. She toughed it out and crossed the line in 5:01. Needless to say that all three would have had a much better race experience if the conditions had been better. But big congrats are still in order for dealing with the heat and facing up to their individual challenges!
Randy with John Reid post-race
IronStriding at Around the Bay
2012/03/28
Around the Bay is one of my favourite races. It's a true classic with such a rich history of running and sportsmanship. For 118 years folks have gathered to test their fitness around Hamilton Bay. Many IronStride athletes run the Bay to test their winter fitness for the upcoming triathlon season, and this year saw another great turnout. See the race results in the right-hand column. Included in this group were some of our St. Lawrence College XC Vikings and Viking alumni.
As I approached this year's race, I realized that I ran my first Bay race 20 years ago. It then occurred to me that that is the age of most of the folks on the XC team. I'm not sure if that is making me feel depressed, old or proud - but my legs can still cover the track around the Bay! :)
Congrats to everyone for making it through winter and for running a great race on a great course!!
Coach Zab
As I approached this year's race, I realized that I ran my first Bay race 20 years ago. It then occurred to me that that is the age of most of the folks on the XC team. I'm not sure if that is making me feel depressed, old or proud - but my legs can still cover the track around the Bay! :)
Congrats to everyone for making it through winter and for running a great race on a great course!!
Coach Zab
Randy
SLC XC runners Ryan Van Dyl & Jeremy Feran
May Race Results
May 13 - Sporting Life 10K (Toronto ON):
- Glenda Clapham - 53:26
- Kyle Brown - 57:32
- Ann Mcluskie - 1:11:16
May 12 - 5 Peaks Trail Run (Kingston ON):
- Dougal Bale - 44:54 - 7th overall & 3rd in age cat!
- Chuck Douglas - 51:05 - 2nd in age cat!
May 12 - Seaton Trail 29K Mudpuppy (Pickering ON):
- Sue McIver
May 6 - Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon (Toronto ON):
- Darlene Howe - 4:02
May 6 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 Miler (Syracuse NY):
- Monica LaBarge - 1:28
March & April Race Results
April 29 - Limestone Half Marathon (Kingston ON):
- Jeremy Feran - 1:22 - 8th overall - gold in age cat!
- Chuck Douglas - 1:31
- Lindsey Duck - 1:40 - gold in age cat!
- James Robertson - 1:42
- Molly McDermott - 1:45 - bronze in age cat!
- Lianne Morissette - 1:47
- Shelley Mulrooney - 1:49 (PB!)
- Dianne Fox - 1:53
April 29 - Limestone 5K (Kingston ON):
- Ben Campbell 17:10 - 9th overall
- Joclyn Amaral 24:05 - 5th in age cat
- Maria Cronk 29:11 - bronze in age cat!
April 16 - Boston Marathon (Boston MA):
- Randy Zabukovec 3:01
- Darlene Howe 4:13
- Monica LaBarge 5:01
April 15 - B.A.A. 5K (Boston MA):
- John Reid 27:44
- Shelley Mulrooney 28:14
April 15 - Peterborough Kms for Care 5K (Peterborough ON):
- Brandi Wonnacott 20:58 and 3rd woman overall!
March 25 - Around the Bay (Hamilton ON)
30K:
- Randy Zabukovec - 1:56 - Gold Medal
- Michael Marshall - 2:02 - Silver Medal
- Ryan Van Dyl - 2:02 - Silver Medal
- Jeremy Feran - 2:03 - Silver Medal
- Dougal Bale - 2:07 - Silver Medal
- Lucas Nutbrown - 2:12 - Silver Medal
- Chuck Douglas - 2:19
- Brandi Wonnacott - 2:28 - Silver Medal
- Jen Birkas - 2:32 - 21 minute PB!
- Monica LaBarge - 2:38
- Steve Snable - 2:39
- Donna Richardson - 2:49 - 8 minute PB!
- Lisa Ferguson - 3:02
- Darlene Howe (1:11) & Craig Maxwell (1:11) - 2nd place in Mix-Master
- Glenda Clapham (1:25) & Ann Mcluskie (1:48)
- Darlene Howe 2:29 and 3rd in age category!
