• World class track and field athletes return to the University of Guelph

    World class track and field will make its long awaited return to the University of Guelph next Tuesday May 28th at the Speed River Inferno. Entering its fourth year, the meet is ready to take a major step forward from previous installments. After spending the past three years at the St James track, the meet has moved to a permanent home at the newly redone Alumni Stadium. Along with a new location the meet has brought on corporate partner New Balance. These two factors have contributed to incredible fields and what promises to be an outstanding evening of track and field. Included in the fields will be athletes representing five countries as well as five Olympians.

  • Gary Reed: “I will cherish my Victoria days forever”

    Victoria’s marquee track meet, the 2013 edition of the annual Victoria Track Classic, is celebrating its 25th year on Friday, July 5th at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium. One of the meet’s (and Canada’s) most talented veterans Gary Reed will be there, not as an athlete, but as a fan of the sport. “I will cherish my Victoria days forever," said Reed, upon reflection of his time in the city as an elite competitor. The main event and the finale will be the "Gary Reed 800m" race, to honour his accomplishments and dedication to the event.

  • Athletics Canada nominates 56 athletes to Summer Universiade (FISU) Team

    Ottawa - Athletics Canada today nominated 56 athletes to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 2013 Summer Universiade (FISU) team that will compete in Kazan, Russia.  The event takes place from July 6 to 17, athletics competition will take place July 7 to 12.   Athletics Canada's FISU nominees are highlighted by five 2012 Olympians:

  • Nicole Sifuentes is driven by her own performances

    © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated "I hate losing, but it provides great motivation..." It appears Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Nicole Sifuentes is driven to succeed off of her own previous performances. On Friday, May 17th the twenty-six-year-old Michigan resident qualified for the 2013 IAAF World Track and Field Championships that take place in Moscow, Russia in the 1500m distance. While competing in the USATF High Performance Meet at Occidental College (Oxy) in Los Angeles, CA, she ran faster than the required “A” standard as set by Athletics Canada of 4:05.50, (the “B” standard is 4:09.00). Sifuentes finished third overall in a new personal best and meet record time* of 4:04.65, eclipsing her own 4:04.74 from 2012 and former meet record holder Shannon Rowbury’s 4:05.92. She said, “I am really happy with the race last night. My training has been going well and definitely indicated that I was ready to run "A" standard, but that said, sometimes it takes a few tries. This was my first attempt at 1500m this season.”

  • World class track and field athletes return to the University of Guelph

    World class track and field will make its long awaited return to the University of Guelph next Tuesday May 28th at the Speed River Inferno. Entering its fourth year, the meet is ready to take a major step forward from previous installments. After spending the past three years at the St James track, the meet has moved to a permanent home at the newly redone Alumni Stadium. Along with a new location the meet has brought on corporate partner New Balance. These two factors have contributed to incredible fields and what promises to be an outstanding evening of track and field. Included in the fields will be athletes representing five countries as well as five Olympians.

    Chris Moulton - 4 Hours Ago - Comment
  • Gary Reed: “I will cherish my Victoria days forever”

    Victoria’s marquee track meet, the 2013 edition of the annual Victoria Track Classic, is celebrating its 25th year on Friday, July 5th at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium. One of the meet’s (and Canada’s) most talented veterans Gary Reed will be there, not as an athlete, but as a fan of the sport. “I will cherish my Victoria days forever," said Reed, upon reflection of his time in the city as an elite competitor. The main event and the finale will be the "Gary Reed 800m" race, to honour his accomplishments and dedication to the event.

    Chris Kelsall - 4 Hours Ago - Comment
  • Athletics Canada nominates 56 athletes to Summer Universiade (FISU) Team

    Ottawa - Athletics Canada today nominated 56 athletes to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 2013 Summer Universiade (FISU) team that will compete in Kazan, Russia.  The event takes place from July 6 to 17, athletics competition will take place July 7 to 12.   Athletics Canada's FISU nominees are highlighted by five 2012 Olympians:

    Chris Kelsall - 15 Hours Ago - Comment
  • Nicole Sifuentes is driven by her own performances

    © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated "I hate losing, but it provides great motivation..." It appears Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Nicole Sifuentes is driven to succeed off of her own previous performances. On Friday, May 17th the twenty-six-year-old Michigan resident qualified for the 2013 IAAF World Track and Field Championships that take place in Moscow, Russia in the 1500m distance. While competing in the USATF High Performance Meet at Occidental College (Oxy) in Los Angeles, CA, she ran faster than the required “A” standard as set by Athletics Canada of 4:05.50, (the “B” standard is 4:09.00). Sifuentes finished third overall in a new personal best and meet record time* of 4:04.65, eclipsing her own 4:04.74 from 2012 and former meet record holder Shannon Rowbury’s 4:05.92. She said, “I am really happy with the race last night. My training has been going well and definitely indicated that I was ready to run "A" standard, but that said, sometimes it takes a few tries. This was my first attempt at 1500m this season.”

    Chris Kelsall - 6 Days Ago - Comment
  • Kyle Irvine Interview - The Q's Victoria Run Series

    Post race interview with University of Victoria Vike, Kyle Irvine after his first race back after an extended break due to injury. He won The Q's Victoria Run Series 1500m event Saturday, May 11th in Victoria, BC.

    Chris Kelsall - 6 Days Ago - Comment
  • Athletics Canada formalizes technical and organizational leadership structure

    Ottawa - On the heels of a complete organizational review Athletics Canada formalized today its technical and organizational structure to lead the organization through the next quadrennial.  Rob Guy, Athletics Canada Chief Executive Officer, "We conducted this review to ensure that we are, as indicated in our strategic plan, a world leading organization.  First and foremost I want to thank our stakeholders, our provincial branch members, and the athletics community who were heavily involved in the process."

    Chris Kelsall - Last Week - Comment
  • Multiple cities express interest to host 2015-2018 Canadian Championship Series events

    OTTAWA - Athletics Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian communities which submitted letters of interest in hosting 2015-2018 Canadian Championship Series events. In total 26 organizations expressed interest to host Athletics Canada events.   Potential host communities have until September 30, 2013 to submit formal bid candidatures. Host cities will be announced in December 2013.    

    Chris Kelsall - Last Week - Comment
  • Olympian Geoff Harris headlines NTL's Aileen Meagher International Track Classic

    Nova Scotia Olympian Geoff Harris gets to travel the world in his quest for ever improving performances against the best in his 800 metres specialty. As part of that quest he will be going home to Halifax this spring to compete in the 2013 Aileen Meagher International Track Classic on Sunday, June 9, at Saint Mary's Huskies Stadium. Harris chased good weather this past winter training outdoors in Victoria, BC, and Phoenix Arizona, under the watchful eye of another Nova Scotian, Canadian middle distance coach Heather Hennigar. Since his "life altering experience" in the 800 at the London Olympics, he has devoted himself full-time to an athletics life, making a commitment to the work and lifestyle required to elevate his world ranking in the event.  

    Chris Kelsall - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment
  • Cliff Childs to attemps FISU standard in the 5000m

    © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated Former University of Victoria Vikes team captain Clifford Childs, will be racing Saturday, May 11th at The Q’s Victoria Run Series in an attempt to qualify for the World University Games Championships (FISU) in the 5000m distance. The FISU Championships take place from July 6th to July 12th 2013 in Kazan, Russia. Childs has little time to qualify, deadline is May 19th. “Looking forward to running the first meet of The Q’s Victoria Run Series and making a serious effort to achieve standard,” said Childs.  

    Chris Kelsall - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment
  • Debbie Scott Interview

    Victoria’s Debbie Scott (Bowker), competed at an international level for Canada in a career that spanned over 20 years. In total she won 26 Canadian titles, set Canadian records over a range of five distances. She competed in three Summer Olympic Games, four Commonwealth Games, one Pan-American Games and two IAAF World Track and Field Championships. She won the famous New York Mile in 1982, medaled in the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games winning silver in both the 1500m and 3000m distances. She also won a medal in the Pan Am Games and finished top-10 at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games in the 1500m event. In cross-country, she had a top-eight (1981) and two top-13 finishes at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Personal Bests: 1500m - 4:05.07          Mile - 4:33.02 2000m - 5:39.96          2000m ind. - 5:59.9h   3000m - 8:43.81          3000m ind. - 9:04.99 Christopher Kelsall: How did you find running? At what age did you decide that this is the sport you’re going to compete seriously in? Debbie Scott: My first experience with running was in grade seven, elementary school, when I joined a 50 mile club. I very much enjoyed the act of running and although I did not really carry on with the sport of running until my high school years, I certainly developed an intrinsic love of the activity. In high school I was a multi-sport athlete and participated in field hockey and volleyball. Consequently, I signed up for the athletic PE block, where you could train for your sport in class. In that class, we did a significant amount of fitness and through the running activities I was identified and recruited for the cross-country team.

    Chris Kelsall - 3 Weeks Ago - Comment

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