Canadian Athlete Blogs
ABSOLUTE ENDURANCE: By Megan Brown
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete, Student
Distances: 1500m - 10000m
Personal Bests:
1500m - 4:12
3000m - 9:11
5km road - 15:51
10km road - 33:40
ACTION JACKSON: by Alison Farkash
Hometown: Langley, BC
Distance: 1500m and 3000m
Personal bests:
1500m - 5:10.94
3000m - 10:33.36
ADAM HORTIAN ON THE RUN: By Adam Hortian
Hometown: Waterloo, Ontario
Distance: 3000m to half-marathon
Personal bests:
3000m - 8:08
5000m - 14:09
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
Distance: 10000m - Marathon
Personal bests:
1500m - 3:45.25
3000m - 7:49.2
5000m - 13:25.91
10000m - 27:23.63
Half-marathon - 62:08
BLINDED BY SPEED: by Speedgoggles
Homeplanet: Something fictional (like me).
Distances: Persistence hunting (if you know what I mean)
Personal Bests:
"One of my blog posts has 818 hits & counting."
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Occupation: Lawyer
Distance: Ultra-marathons
Personal bests:
10k -31:42
Half-marathon – 1:11
Marathon – 2:29:11
50 mile – 5:44:00
THE CANADIAN CAMEL: By Jordan Usher
Hometown: Collingwood, Ontario
University: Collingwood Collegiate Institute
Distances: 1500m and 3000m
Personal Bests:
1,500m - 4:27.00
3000m - 9:08.00
CANADIAN RUNNER: By Malindi Elmore
Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Athlete and Coach
Distances: 1500m - 5000m
Personal Bests:
800 Metres - 2:02.69
1500 Metres - 4:02.64
One Mile - 4:30.70
3000 Metres - 8:51.90
5000 Metres - 15:12.12
Hometown: Brantford, Ontario
Distance: Marathon
Personal Bests:
Marathon - 2:32:06
Half Marathon - 1:14:02
10 km 34:08
5 km 16:32
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distance: Marathon
Personal Bests:
5km - 13
10000m - 27:56.92
Half-marathon - 62:42
Marathon - 2:10:55
Hometown: Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Occupation: Athlete
Distance: Marathon
Personal Bests:
5km - 13:36.03
10km - 28:07.19
Marathon - 2:11:28
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Occupation: Teacher and Coach
Distances: 5000m to Marathon
Personal Bests:
5km - 15:39.00
8km - 25:54.00
10km - 29:08.00
JILL CAN RACE: By Jillian Forsey
Hometown: Stephenville, Ontario
Occupation: Student
Distances: 800m and 1500m
Personal Bests:
800m - 2:20.15
1500m - 4:42.10
1500m indoors - 4:52.74
3000m indoors - 10:05.58
3000m outdoors - 10:12.09
5km cross-country - 17:21.44
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Occupation: Student
Distances:
Personal Bests:
800m - 1:57.90
1500m - 3:58.25
3000m - 8:42.23
5000m - 14:45.08
Hometown: London, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distance: Marathon
Personal Best:
Marathon - 2:13:37
3000m Steeple - 8:27
5000m - 13:40
Half-marathon - 63:29
LIFE IN THE TASH LANE: By Natasha Fraser
Hometown: Port Moody, BC
Occupation: Athlete
Distances: 5000m - Half-marathon
Personal Bests:
5000m - 16:12.09
8km Road - 25:28
10,000m - 33:44
THE LINCOLN LOGS: by Matt Lincoln
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario
Occupation: Student
Distances:
Personal Bests:
800m - 1:48.73
1000m - 2:21.08
1500m - 3:38.44
Mile Indoors - 3:59.39
THE LONG RUN: by Derek Nakluski
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario
Distances: 1500m to Marathon
Personal Bests:
1500m - 3:49
3000m - 8:26
5000m - 14:08
10k Road - 29:22
Half-marathon - 65:25
Marathon - 2:28:20
MARCHANT'S FORWARD MARCH: By Lanni Marchant
Hometown: London, Ontario
Occupation: Lawyer
Distance: Marathon
Personal Bests:
Marathon - 2:31:51
Half-marathon - 1:14:06
10km - 34:09
MATTY CHAMPS: By Matt Gabrielson
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn
Occupation: Athlete and Coach
Distances: 1500m - Marathon
Personal Bests:
1500m - 3:41.80
3000m - 7:54.22
5000m - 13:30.68
10000m - 28:44.05
10k Road - 28:44
Half-marathon - 1:03.44
Marathon - 2:13.28
THE MILEAGE KINGS: by Adrien Noble and Scott Donald
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
NOT ABOUT THE MEDAL: by Leah Pells
Hometown: Coquitlam, BC
Occupation: Teacher
Distance: 1500m
Personal bests:
1500m – 4:03.56
Mile – 4:23.28
3000m – 9:10.10
PHYSI-KULT RUNNING: Steve Boyd
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario
Occupation: Coach
Distances: 5000m - Marathon
Personal Bests:
5000m - 13:46
10000m - 28:41
Half-marathon - 63:36
Marathon - 2:17:28
Hometown: Tekumseh, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distances: 5k - Hal-marathon
Personal Bests:
5k - 16:12
10k - 33:44
10mi - 55:26
Half marathon - 1:11.45
Hometown: SIdney, BC
Occupation: Coach, athlete
Distances: 5000m - Marathon
Personal Bests:
5km - 15:40
10km - 32:46
21.1km - 1:13:35
Marathon - 2:38:40
Run Hilary run, Hilary Stellingwerff
Hometown: Sarnia, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distance: 1500m
Personal Bests:
800m - 2:01.22
1500m - 4:05.08
Mile - 4:28.62
3000m Indoors - 9:05.76
RUN PETER CORRIGAN: by Peter Corrigan
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distances: 800m - 5000m
Personal Bests:
800m – 1:49.11
1500m – 3:40.15
3000m – 8:23.71
5000m – 14:24.72
THE RUNNING DIVA: By Marilyn Arsenault
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
Occupation: Owner and Coach - Mindful Strides
Distances: 5000m - Marathon
Personal Bests:
10000m - 34:22
Marathon - 2:42:44
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM: by Chris Dulhanty, Connor Clerke and Ross Proudfoot
SHOELESS COOLIS: BY Jane Cullis
WEST COAST RUNNER: By Erin Burrett
Hometown: Nanaimo, BC
Occupation: Coach
Distances: 5000m - Half-marathon
Personal Bests:
5km: 17:57
8km: 28:46
10km: 36:44
10,000m: 36:20
12km: 47:34
15km: 1:00:31
Half Marathon: 1:19:57
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario
Occupation: Athlete
Distance: Marathon
Personal Best:
1500m – 3:46.1
1mile – 4:01.15
3000m – 8:00.61
5000m -13:57.8
10000m – 28:58.45
10k – 29:12
Half-marathon – 1:03:53
Marathon – 2:10:47
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