OK so I have unilaterally decided to change the rules. You get points depending on how many people you beat and the one with the most points from their four best points tallies wins. This means that even if you run fewer than 4 races, you can still get a lot of points if a lot of people run the race. So if you come 5th in a race with 25 people in it you get more points than winning a race with 10 people in it. We'll see how that works. Current standings are:
1. Duncan Marsden 28 points
2. Blaine Penny 25
3. Travis Cummings 19
4. Chris Hooper 15
5. Frank Woolstencroft 14
6. Scott Jensen 12
7. Jody Draude 11
8.= Mark Fewster 10
Colin McArthur 10
Aaron Swanson 10
11.= Ben Pryce 9
Paul McCloy 9
13. Phil Villeneuve 7
14.= Bob Banks 6
Alex Harmer 6
16.= Mike Brewster 4
Lisa Harvey 4
18.= Bruce Dalton 3
Kevin Lindland 3
20.= Anna Pryce 2
Kerry Zwiers 2
22.= David Omahen 1
Glenn Mutsemaker 1
Thursday, May 5, 2011
BVH 5k - May 2011 Results
1. Duncan Marsden 16.28
2. Blaine Penny 16.36
3. Travis Cummings 17.06
4. Colin McArthur 17.16
5. Paul McCloy 17.19
6. Chris Hooper 17.33
7. Phil Villeneuve 17.36
8. Alex Harmer 18.08
9. Mark Fewster 18.29
10. Mike Brewster 18.36
11. Bruce Dalton 18.49
12. Kerry Zwiers 20.48
13. Glenn Mutsemaker 23.06
Report and series standings to follow...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
MitoCanada Run
By Duncan Marsden
As an aside, Calgarians beware! As I passed Blaine and Jeremy in the last mile, I was running full-out. Jeremy told his 8 year old son Matthew to try and chase me and chase me he did. At one stage I was worried he was going to overtake me! You've been warned, Calgary, the next generation of Deeres are on their way!
Don't forget the 5k tomorrow. Start at 7pm at the Olympic arches in Eau Claire.
Last Sunday was the first running of the MitoCanada 5k/10k run in Canmore and I am certain that everyone who turned up would have considered it a fantastic success! The Rec Centre in Canmore was full of people wearing MitoCanada buffs and showing off the rest of the fantastic swag given away as part of the entry fee.
The course was an out and back along the river. The weather was fantastic and apart from the last 1.5k which was snowy, it was all bone dry! Perfect.
There were not as many harriers present as there have been in other races recently but we had Blaine (President of MitoCanada) and Jeremy running with their kids in 5K race and Mark Fewster manning the water station with his family. That left Sarah Penny and me running for the glory. And I think we covered ourselves in it. Sarah took 8 minutes off her best 10k time ever and came 3rd in her age group - I don't know if she was more pleased with the time or with the cookie she won as a result. I was helped by a few lost souls going off course, as well as cheers from Blaine and Jeremy in the last mile, to take the victory in the 10k in a time of 35.01.
Don't forget the 5k tomorrow. Start at 7pm at the Olympic arches in Eau Claire.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Next 5k
The next 5k is next Wednesday (May 4). Usual drill - Start is at 7pm sharp under the arches at the Y in Eau Claire. Plenty of room for more people so spread the word. Please drop me an email (duncanmarsden@gmail.com) to let me know if you are going to be running. We may need to run the short course again as they are currently doing work at the back of the River Cafe so instead of going behind it, we will just go in front of it. That means the course is likely to be 150m short. If anyone wants to be lead cyclist/cattle prodder or Executive Photographer, let me know.
There's also training tonight at Edworthy at 7pm...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Calgary Police ½ Marathon (April 17, 2011)
by Blaine Penny
This was one ½ marathon to remember – snow, snow and more snow!
All I could think about off the start was Duncan’s comment a few weeks back about a fellow runner in the ‘Icebreaker’ referring to his running shoes as bowling shoes (because he was slipping and sliding so much). I think we could all relate today!
The Bow Valley Harriers had a good contingent out today, with at least 3 BVH vests being worn by Mark Fewster, Nick Haddow (welcome back from California!) and myself. My goal for the race was to try and stick with the lead runners for as long as I could and give it a good effort to hold them. I didn’t even wear a watch, so I had no idea of pace or time.Frank took to the front right away, with Jeff Krar, Jody Draude and myself tucking in behind letting Frank set the pace. Within the first couple kilometers Jeff slipped and went down hard on a corner, which reminded us how slippery it actually was. Fortunately he didn’t hurt himself and jumped back up and in the group. In retrospect, the road conditions were not too bad because we could run on the packed down snow with some form of predictable footing (albeit slippery).
Once we left the roads and hit the pathways (approx. 4 km), the conditions became much more varied. There were sections that were plowed, some with fresh snow on pavement / ice, and other sections with deeper old snow and ice covered with the fresh snow. The toughest section for me (footing wise) was the back end of the reservoir where the snow was more than 6 or 8” deep and really soft and mushy. It felt like running in deep sand and was pretty much survival running.
The pace was pretty steady and things started to spread out a bit as we hit the section by the Rockyview Hospital (5 km). As we made our way through Heritage Park, I took a hard fall (on my hip), but fortunately it didn’t hurt too much and I was able to jump back up and keep going. I stuck with Frank and he led most of the first 7 km. I honestly didn’t know who was with us as I didn’t look back until just a few kilometers to go.
Shortly after the 7 km mark as we were heading around the reservoir, I saw a guy on xc skis, and I thought to myself how civilized that actually looked. It was at about that point I realized that Frank was so steady and strong, and made the running look effortless. As for me, my breathing became pretty heavy and I started to feel it, so I decided to just run my own race from that point and limit my losses.
I kept Frank in my sights until we came out of the Weaselhead, but he definitely started putting time into me when we got back on the flats. I was pretty jazzed to be running in second and felt out of my league considering the company I was running with. I had to dig deep to hold it for the last 8 km, and managed to hang in there to finish it off without being caught by Jody who was pretty close behind in 3rd.
Good work to all the racers who gave their all despite sub-optimal conditions, and especially to the volunteers who had to stand around in the cold to look after us.
Here’s the full results:
Montreal Half marathon
By Duncan Marsden
I came to Montreal with a dual purpose. To race a national championship in Canada and to go sub 70 in the half for the first time. 1 out of 2 isn't bad.
Getting off the plane yesterday we were met by a torrential downpour. Coming from London I enjoy running in the rain. "As long as it doesn't get windy" I thought...
Somehow on the bus I managed to bash my calf. An innocuous little knock which got really painful. I knew it wouldn't affect me during the race but it hurt like hell.
The morning of the race was, in a word, windy. Gale force sounds dramatic but the metal barriers for spectators were even being blown over. I decided to forget about times and just race. I'd put myself in the biggest group near the front and hide as much as I could. Luckily, the biggest group was about 10 deep and was running exactly the pace I wanted. I needed an average of 5:20 per mile and although the splits were hugely varied depending on our direction, we were holding an average of 5.19. Perfect.
Part of the race is actually run on the grand prix circuit and it was great to be running at pace with a group of 10 guys on such a good surface.
I managed to hide from the wind in the first half. I was 33.21 at 10k and feeling great. Bang on pace. At 11k we had a long 4k straight (on the grand prix course!) straight into the gale. No one wanted to lead and we almost walked half a k. Then we agreed everyone would take 15 seconds leading and we did that crocodile thing for 4k. At 10 miles I was still on pace for about 70.30 (although my calf was really sore) and although the group had dwindled to 4, I thought the wind was going to be behind us so thought I could still get sub 70. With 2k to go the group split and then we headed back into the wind. I had my virtual partner on my Garmin on 70 pace and I was 58 seconds back from "him". I dropped another 45 seconds battling into the wind those last 2k and finished 14th overall in 71.44. It was crazy. Dustbins flying. Barriers blowing over. Even my legs were getting blown into each other.
That said, it was great to just race for once. In a championship that's how it should be. The time can wait for another day.
I came to Montreal with a dual purpose. To race a national championship in Canada and to go sub 70 in the half for the first time. 1 out of 2 isn't bad.
Getting off the plane yesterday we were met by a torrential downpour. Coming from London I enjoy running in the rain. "As long as it doesn't get windy" I thought...
Somehow on the bus I managed to bash my calf. An innocuous little knock which got really painful. I knew it wouldn't affect me during the race but it hurt like hell.
The morning of the race was, in a word, windy. Gale force sounds dramatic but the metal barriers for spectators were even being blown over. I decided to forget about times and just race. I'd put myself in the biggest group near the front and hide as much as I could. Luckily, the biggest group was about 10 deep and was running exactly the pace I wanted. I needed an average of 5:20 per mile and although the splits were hugely varied depending on our direction, we were holding an average of 5.19. Perfect.
Part of the race is actually run on the grand prix circuit and it was great to be running at pace with a group of 10 guys on such a good surface.
I managed to hide from the wind in the first half. I was 33.21 at 10k and feeling great. Bang on pace. At 11k we had a long 4k straight (on the grand prix course!) straight into the gale. No one wanted to lead and we almost walked half a k. Then we agreed everyone would take 15 seconds leading and we did that crocodile thing for 4k. At 10 miles I was still on pace for about 70.30 (although my calf was really sore) and although the group had dwindled to 4, I thought the wind was going to be behind us so thought I could still get sub 70. With 2k to go the group split and then we headed back into the wind. I had my virtual partner on my Garmin on 70 pace and I was 58 seconds back from "him". I dropped another 45 seconds battling into the wind those last 2k and finished 14th overall in 71.44. It was crazy. Dustbins flying. Barriers blowing over. Even my legs were getting blown into each other.
That said, it was great to just race for once. In a championship that's how it should be. The time can wait for another day.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Revised BVH 5k (Race 1) Results
1. Duncan Marsden 16.03
2. Frank Woolstencroft 16.04
3. Blaine Penny 16.14
4. Scott Jensen 16.21
5. Jody Draude 16.28
6. Aaron Swanson 16.37
7. Ben Pryce 16.43
8. Travis Cummings 16.43
9. Chris Hooper 17.04
10. Bob Banks 17.20
11. Mark Fewster 17.38
12. Lisa Harvey 17.44
13. Kevin Lindland 17.50
14. Anna Pryce 18.22
15. David Omahen 19.19.
2. Frank Woolstencroft 16.04
3. Blaine Penny 16.14
4. Scott Jensen 16.21
5. Jody Draude 16.28
6. Aaron Swanson 16.37
7. Ben Pryce 16.43
8. Travis Cummings 16.43
9. Chris Hooper 17.04
10. Bob Banks 17.20
11. Mark Fewster 17.38
12. Lisa Harvey 17.44
13. Kevin Lindland 17.50
14. Anna Pryce 18.22
15. David Omahen 19.19.
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