The Sugarloaf Marathon in Maine. A mere five and a half hour drive from Ottawa. It's a very relaxing, scenic experience. We first arrived at the Sugarloaf Ski Resort to check in at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. The hotel is geogeous with rustic farmhouse style decor mixed with a modern flair style. The town is small and the locals are extremely welcoming. If you are looking for things to do like shopping, nightlife, etc, this is not the place. The towns businesses are shut down during race weekend. However, local grocery stores and restaurants offer some of the best home cooked, organic foods and meals. Not to mention some of the best local micro brewed beers. The Kingfield Woodsman Restaura
StartFragment As it says on the signs, this is no ordinary race and these are not ordinary runners (well some of them are not). Army Run is the second biggest running event held in Ottawa each year. There is a 5k and a ½ marathon. Both races start by city hall and the ½ marathon in particular takes a scenic tour of the nation’s capital. The race expo, which gets better every year, is held in a large tent in front of city hall. It’s a great talking point and it holds with the military theme. My day job had me at the expo the entire time it was open so I had plenty of time to check it out. Being in a tent full of electrical wires in the rain on Saturday was exciting but it only leaked a little
Sinister 7 – 2013 Race Report by Randy Cocek | K2J Fitness[if lt IE 9]> <![endif][if lt IE 9]> <link rel='stylesheet' id='twentyfourteen-ie-css' href='https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/twentyfourteen/css/ie.css?m=1405358337h&ver=20131205' type='text/css' media='all' /> <![endif][if lt IE 8]> <link rel='stylesheet' id='highlander-comments-ie7-css' href='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/highlander-comments/style-ie7.css?m=1351637563h&ver=20110606' type='text/css' media='all' /> <![endif] Jetpack Open Graph Tags StartFragment Race Details The Sinister7 is a trail relay and ultramarathon in Crowsnest Pass Alberta. It’s one of the tougher races in Canada, I’m told. The
The Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Half Marathon As I volunteer at Ottawa Race Weekend, I was looking around for an event two weeks earlier and stumbled on this gem in the Hudson Valley. The Hamlet of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County New York, was initially settled in 1688 by Dutch settlers and retains tremendous historical character. I was familiar with the area from passing through on the way back from the New York City Marathon a few years back. The inaugural event last year had 23 marathoners and 72 half marathoners, however, news has spread and there were triple that number this year. The start finish of the loop course is at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds and the course after it leaves the town
TriRudy – A local daily listing from triathletes and runners primarily in the Ottawa area Marathon Canada – Want to see how fast your competition is? This site includes full marathon and half marathon rankings for all of Canada. It’s generally pretty up to date. Marathon Guide – This site lists all the major world marathons. Great for a little long term planning on a rainy day. Sportstats- Home to most of the results for local races and a number of races from far away as well. Map My Run – Good for planning a long run. It allows you to map out your run and get the distance ahead of time. It also includes suggested run routes in major cities Marathon Guide Running Calculators- Here you will f
Answers to some common questions from people who already run I run the same 5k at lunch four times a week and I am not getting any faster? Running the same distance at the same speed will help you to build a good fitness base but if you want to get faster you need to mix it up at bit. You need to do some faster workouts (hills or speed work) and some longer runs (Long Slow Distance) into your schedule. How can running slower help me to get faster? LSD (Long Slow Distance) runs help you to build endurance and teach your body how to work and use it’s resources efficiently on the run. Which will make you a better runner. How can I measure the length of my run? Not so many years ago the only way
Race Season is here! This is pretty basic but if you are doing or thinking about doing your first race you may find something useful StartFragment Registration Almost all races have pre-registration and the easiest way to register is on-line. Although there is often a processing fee for on-line registration. If you are not comfortable with registering on-line there is usually somewhere you can register in person but be prepared to pay by cash or cheque if you plan to pay in person. Although you can usually register for a race at the race or at the race-kit pick up here are a few good reasons why you should pre-register: Most races charge less for pre-registration. It is much easier for the
