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Athletics Canada names Chiba Ekiden Team

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today that team that will compete at the 2009 Chiba Ekiden Road Race Relay in Chiba-City, Japan on November 23.

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today that team that will compete at the 2009 Chiba Ekiden Road Race Relay in Chiba-City, Japan on November 23.

Held annually since 1988, with mixed gender events beginning in 2007, this road race relay covers the full marathon distance with a men’s 5km, women’s 5km, men’s 10km, women’s 5km, men’s 10km and finally a women’s 7.195km leg.

Canadian team leader Thelma Wright comments, “The Chiba Ekiden allows a highly competitive opportunity for our top Road Runners and a chance to test their fitness against some of the world’s best endurance athletes in this unique mixed relay format. With the experienced athletes selected, the team plans to improve significantly on last year’s 9th place finishing time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 56 seconds.”

2009 Chiba Ekiden Road Race Team

Name	Hometown	Personal Coach
Marilyn Arsenault	Victoria, BC	Jon Brown
Reid Coolsaet	Hamilton, ON	Dave Scott-Thomas
Malindi Elmore	Calgary, AB	Mike Van Tighem
Megan Metcalfe	Edmonton, AB	Sean Cleary
Richard Mosley	Coquitlam, BC	Richard Lee
Steve Osaduik	Langley, BC	Richard Lee
Denise Robson	Halifax, NS	Cliff Mathews
Dylan Wykes	Kingston, ON	Steve Boyd

Integrated Support Team

Name	Position	Hometown
Thelma Wright	Team Leader	Vancouver, BC
Richard Lee	Team Coach	Port Coquitlam, BC
Ron O’Hare	Physiotherapist	Aurora, ON

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