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...
by caadmin | May 29, 2011 | Events, Featured, News
May 28, 2011, OTTAWA – Unpredictable weather conditions today stayed favourable for the nearly 10,000 runners participating in the Ottawa Race Weekend 10K race at 6:30 p.m. Ethiopians again took top spots in both the men’s and women’s races. Deriba Merga improved his...
by caadmin | May 27, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Dylan Armstrong’s dominance continues in Rome; remains 2011 Diamond Race leader OTTAWA – Kamloops, BC’s Dylan Armstrong remains undefeated this season in the shot put claiming the title today at the Golden Gala Diamond League meeting in Rome, Italy. Armstrong’s...