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Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame Robyn Woods Jul 04, 2012

Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame

CALGARY - Athletes Charmaine Crooks of Vancouver, B.C., Milt Ottey of Toronto, Ont., Guillaume LeBlanc of Sept-Îles, Que., Dave Steen of New Westminster, B.C., and Bruny Surin of Montreal, Que., were enriched into Athletics Canada's Hall of Fame this morning to officially kick off Hall of Fame Friday at the 2012 Canadian Track and Field trials. The event was hosted by Scott Russell of CBC Sports Weekend and also saw the induction of Bob Adams of Saskatoon, Sask., in the builder category, Lyle Sanderson of Saskatoon, Sask., in the coach category and Myrtle Cook of Toronto, Ont., Fred Foot from Toronto, Ont., and Harry Jerome of Prince Albert, Sask., were honoured in memoriam.

 

Melissa Bishop Chris Kelsall Jul 03, 2012

 

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Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ontario is going to the 2012 London Olympic Games. She qualified for the highly competitive 800m distance by bettering the A+ Canadian Standard of 1:59.90, while finishing top-three at the Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials final race on June 30th.

Canadian Athletes Selected - London Olympic Games Chris Kelsall Jul 01, 2012

 

From Athletics Canada

Athletics Canada nominates 40 to Olympic Games; 26 athletes to Paralympic Games

CALGARY -Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that have been put forth to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for nomination to the 2012 Paralympic Games team and 2012 Olympic Games team.

Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene vs Athletics Canada Chris Kelsall Jun 25, 2012

Marchant and DuChene v AC(2)

AC rule 140

Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene's appeal of the decision by Athletics Canada to not let them compete during the 2012 London Olympic Games in the marathon event was turned down. DuChene said, "I think it's safe to say, on behalf of Lanni and I, that we were disappointed but not entirely surprised. One final step we can take is dispute resolution through the SDRCC - Sport Dispute Resolution Centre for Canada."

The Decision Chris Kelsall Jun 25, 2012

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER RULE 140 OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS OF

ATHLETICS CANADA (APPEALS POLICY)
BETWEEN: LANNI MARCHANT and KRISTA DUCHENE (Appellants) and ATHLETICS CANADA (Respondent)

DECISION MATTER UNDER APPEAL

1. The matter under appeal is the decision by Athletics Canada’s National Teams
Committee to deny a petition from marathoners Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene to
be nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team.

Canadian Women's 800m Olympic Bid - Down to One Race in Calgary Chris Kelsall Jun 21, 2012

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The Canadian Women's 800m team will likely include the maximum three athletes that are permitted for each country, per event, at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The decision will come down to one fateful race that will happen at the Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials in Calgary, Alberta, June 27th to June 30th.

Until this year, it had been assumed that just one and maybe a second athlete would run the required Canadian Olympic Standards in the women's 800m event. Currently there are four athletes that have run better than the Canadian B-standard of 2:01.30 and two that have run faster than the A-standard of 1:59.90. The Canadian standards match the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) standards.

This Week in Athletics... Tnfnorth.ca Jun 17, 2012

AROUND THE COUNTRY

Plethora of Canadian Olympic qualifiers at: NTL Donovan Bailey Classic (Edmonton, AB) -- Results -- American Milers Series (Indianapolis, IN) -- Results

Cambridge Classic Mile (Cambridge, ON) -- Results -- London Distance Series (London, ON) -- Results

On the Boards: Olympic qualifying procedure and CIS Route for Developing Talent

Gleadle sets Canadian record in Javelin

Canadian track athletes reach out with Twitter on bibs

 

Christophe Lemaitre - Interview Chris Kelsall Jun 15, 2012

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Twenty-two-year-old Christophe Lemaitre, is a French sprinter who specializes in both the 100m and 200m distances. He is a national record holder at both, having run 9.92 and 19.80, respectively. The former carries with it a slightly (at the moment) under-heralded mystique, as he is the very first white person to run under 10 seconds for the 100m distance. Perhaps with time, like Roger Bannister's first sub-four-minute mile, the importance of this benchmark will grow. He said, "In my eyes, sprinting has never been a matter of skin colour. It is a superfluous matter."

Donovan Bailey Invitational - National Track League Chris Kelsall Jun 14, 2012

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The Donovan Bailey Invitational is meet number three of the six meets that make up the National Track League. This event will prove to be exciting as it is the final NTL meet before the various national Olympic Trials take place.

The American Trials will take place in Eugene, Oregon from June 21st through to July 1st. The Canadian Trials take place in Calgary, Alberta from June 27th to June 30th.

Flotrack is providing live coverage of all six National Track League meets.

Peter Corrigan - Interview Chris Kelsall Jun 11, 2012

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Twenty-three year-old Peter Corrigan from Calgary, Alberta will be racing this spring and summer to improve his 1500m times and perhaps as a stretch goal run the “B” standard qualifying time for the 2012 London Olympic Games. He has just over two weeks to make that happen as well as finish top-three at the Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials. The trials are are taking place in his hometown of Calgary from June 27th to June 30th.

This Week in Athletics... Tnfnorth.ca Jun 11, 2012

AROUND THE COUNTRY

Zelinka wins 100 hurdles, Smith breaks 2:00 in 800m at Harry Jerome Classic (Burnaby, BC) -- Results

More NTL News: Edmonton NTL meet turning into star-studded affair, Bishop keeps Olympic dreams within reach

Theisen wins heptathlon, Drouin goes 2.31 in HJ and Other Canadians at NCAA Championships (Des Moines, Iowa) -- Results

OFSAA Championships (Brockville, ON) -- Results

Guelph announces incoming recruiting class as prepare to open new facility

 

Dave Scott-Thomas - Olympic Bound Chris Kelsall Jun 09, 2012

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Dave Scott-Thomas is the head coach of the University of Guelph Gryphons cross-country and track and field teams, which are both ranked number one in Canada. He is also coach of several Olympians including Eric Gillis and Reid Coolsaet in the marathon, Hilary Stellingwerff and Taylor Milne, 1500m, providing they reach top three at the Canadian Track and Field Trials in Calgary June 27 to June 30th. He coaches several other competitive athletes in the Guelph area.

Classy Cameron Levins - NCAA Division 1, 10,000m Champion Chris Kelsall Jun 07, 2012

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Opinion

Cameron Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia (on Vancouver Island) is one of the classiest athletes in the NCAA. He also became the first student to win a national championship for his school, Southern Utah University. Levins trains at what is currently considered an unusually high volume of mileage. It works. His lower mileage competitors trailed him - all of them.  "To win at any level in any field and then be consistently humble about the successes and victories is what true humility and sportsmanship is about. This is what makes a great athlete's legacy endure throughout time", says his Coach Eric Houle.

Harry Jerome Track Classic - Matthew Centrowitz - Taylor Milne Chris Kelsall Jun 07, 2012

By Douglas Bruce Clement

Matthew Centrowitz is coming to the Harry Jerome Track Classic on his way to London. In 2011 he was the NCAA and USA champion in the 1500m and the bronze medal winner at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. He has run 3:34.46 over this distance but he needs to achieve the Olympic standard before the US Olympic Trials. He is not alone in this quest. Several athletes from the US and Canada are in the same situation and all are looking for that magic moment when the tempo of the metric mile is fast, very fast indeed.

Krista DuChene Chris Kelsall Jun 06, 2012

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Krista DuChene of Brantford, Ontario is one of Canada's top-performing marathon runners. She ran the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon on April 15th, in a personal best time of 2h32.06. This result is much faster than the International Association of Athletics Federation's Olympic qualifying standards of 2:43 as the "B" standard and 2:37 as the "A" standard. However, it does not meet Athletics Canada's requirement of 2:29:55 or better.

DuChene finished seconds behind teammate Lanni Marchant of London, Ontario who ran 2h:31.50. Both were significant personal best performances.

Martin Goulet Chris Kelsall Jun 04, 2012

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Martin Goulet, Chief High Performance Officer of Athletics Canada recently took the time to answer a few questions regarding Canadian Olympic standards. He comments specifically on the Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene appeal in regards to them potentially running for Canada (or not). Goulet also talks about the excellent performances of the three male marathon runners who have qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games, Reid Coolsaet, Eric Gillis and Dylan Wykes.

This Week in Athletics... Tnfnorth.ca Jun 03, 2012

AROUND THE COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD

More Canadians hit Olympic qualifiers -- Bishop-- Brannen -- Stellingwerff

Chaisson and Avery top Canadians at Ottawa Marathon

BC High School Track Championships (Burnaby, BC) -- Results

Ontario Regional High School Results -- Rankings

OFSAA Championships in Brockville This Week

Prefontaine Classic (Eugene, OR): Rupp goes 12:58 in 5km, Xiang runs 12.87 110 hurdles -- Results

NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa this week -- Canadians competing

 

 

 

 

Dylan Armstrong - Olympic Games Quest Chris Kelsall May 21, 2012

From: Douglas Bruce Clement

Dylan Armstrong came so close to the gold in Shanghai May 19th, in the second stop in the Samsung Diamond League series. He threw the shot put 20.93m just .05m behind Reese Hoffa’s winning toss.  This is a stark reminder of how difficult it will be to get on the podium in London. There are eight or more shot putters who on any given day can throw 21m or more.  It is going to be an outstanding battle not only in the seven series shot put competition that make up the Samsung Diamond League series, but at the sudden death, one shot Olympic final on August 3rd. Armstrong's remaining SDL meets are in Eugene, Oslo, Paris, London, Stockholm and Zurich. Armstrong is the defending overall champion in the 2011 SDL and the number one ranked shot putter in the world.

Haile Gebreselassie Chris Kelsall Apr 10, 2012

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Although there is speculation about Haile Gebrselassie's actual age – he maintains that he was born in 1973 - and on occasion people who know him personally, have let slip that he is older, like countryman Hirpasa Lemi, who said he and Gebr are the same age, born in 1967. That would make him 45. Regardless of the fact that his marathon performances have recently slipped from their world-dominating standard of just a few years ago, The Emperor, is not done with his running career just yet.

Mortuary Nights Chris Kelsall Apr 09, 2012

The following story was written entirely by Colin G. Livingstone. Livingstone is an illustrator who resides somewhere in the UK. He grew up in Kenya and New Zealand, just a few blocks away from the home of the great running coach Arthur Lydiard. Livingstone went on to run for Lydiard’s running club and later competed at national level in New Zealand

Canadians at the Sun Angel Classic Chris Kelsall Apr 09, 2012

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Christopher Moulton

University of Guelph

The road to the London Olympics began in earnest for Speed River Saturday in Tempe, Arizona. A group of seven athletes came down from a high altitude training camp in nearby Flagstaff for an early season test at the Arizona State Sun Angel Classic.

Lydiard's Running Wizard - Launched Chris Kelsall Mar 29, 2012

 

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Last January, in an interview with Nobby Hashizume to announce an interactive online training program, I asked, “do you want to run or coach your very best”? At that time Nobby Hashizume and Lorraine Moller, co-founders of the Lydiard Foundation had just put the wraps (after working for hundreds of hours) on their training program dubbed “Master Run Coach”. It is the only program like it in the world. It is geared to provide athletes and coaches of all abilities training programs to fit any situation, to the tune of providing nearly 1500 different variations....

High mileage and low injury rate – preparing the modern runner for Lydiard Chris Kelsall Mar 25, 2012

 

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By Rene Borq

Injury rates in runners for the past 60 years make depressing reading for any runner and I doubt there are many coaches out there who have not been frustrated at having their athletes cut down prior to reaching peak form by this or the other type of tendinitis, strain, sprain, stress syndrome and so forth. Indeed, my Latin has improved immeasurably since I took up running and only more so after I began coaching. “Osteitis pubis”, “Achilles tendinosis”, “posterior tibial tendinitis” are just some of my personal favourites…