by caadmin | Jul 5, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Victoria, B.C. – The Victoria International Track Classic, the third of five National Track League (NTL) stops this season, wrapped up today in Victoria, British-Columbia at Centennial Stadium. The NTL trophy races are in full swing with two stops to go, the...
by caadmin | Jun 24, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Calgary, Alta. – In the heptathlon Coquitlam B.C.’s Ruky Abdulai (Valley Royals) won her first Canadian Championship with a personal best and World Championship A standard of 6150 points. Just 18 points behind with 6132 was Calgary, Alta.’s Jessica Zelinka...
by caadmin | Jun 20, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Victoria, BC – The Q’s Victoria Track – 77 year old Helly Visser of Vancouver, BC smashed the 75-79 age-group World Mile Record at the 4th meet of The Q’s Victoria Track Series. She bested the previous record by 10 seconds in 7:47. Visser said, “I recently ran 8:05 in...
by caadmin | Jun 17, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Canada’s best ever 400-metre runner retires; Tyler Christopher hangs up his spikes OTTAWA – Edmonton, Alta.’s Tyler Christopher has officially announced his retirement from the sport of athletics today. The track star steps away from competition after a very...
by caadmin | May 29, 2011 | Featured, Marathon, News, Ottawa
May 29, 2011, OTTAWA – Under overcast skies this morning, a Kenyan man and Ethiopian woman took top spots trying out Ottawa Race Weekend’s new marathon route along crowd-filled Ottawa-Gatineau streets. No records were broken this year as Laban Moiben of Trento, Kenya...