{"id":8,"date":"2011-04-14T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/?p=8"},"modified":"2011-04-14T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T16:25:05","slug":"2011-canadian-championship-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/news\/2011-canadian-championship-series.htm","title":{"rendered":"2011 Canadian Championship Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics Canada 2011 Canadian Championship Series kicks off Sunday with Half Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reid Coolsaet<\/p><\/div>\n

OTTAWA – The Canadian Half Marathon Championships are set for this Sunday in Montreal serving as the kick off to Athletics Canada\u2019s 2011 Canadian Championship Series.\u00a0 The Half Marathon Championships are hosted for the fourth consecutive year in conjunction with the Banque Scotia 21k de Montreal.\u00a0 Organized and staged by Canada Running Series, the race on Sunday begins at 10:00am with the course looping through Parc Jean-Drapeau on both Ste-Helene and Notre Dame Islands.Elites vying for Canadian Half Marathon championship<\/p>\n

Matt Loiselle from Toronto is gunning for his third consecutive title with competition coming from his teammate Andrew Smith, also of Toronto.\u00a0 Loiselle and Smith finished 1-2 at the 2009 event, with Smith taking the title in 2008. Hamilton, ON\u2019s Reid Coolsaet should join them at the front of the pack, he who ran the Olympic marathon A standard in the Fall at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s field features a whole new line-up taking to the road for the crown. Megan Brown of Guelph, ON has recently moved up to longer distance events and is aiming for a personal best on Sunday. Brown is an accomplished middle distance and 10-kilometre road runner. Tecumseh, ON\u2019s Dayna Pidhoresky placed second at the 2010 Canadian Cross Country Championships and has been tearing up the roads since; she will be looking for her first national title in Montreal. London, ON\u2019s Lanni Merchant and Calgary, AB\u2019s Emily Korshus are two others to keep a close eye on; both are always tough over the half marathon distance and could land a victory.<\/p>\n

For the complete list of Elites visit: http:\/\/www.canadarunningseries.com\/monthalf_en\/montAWARDS.htm#startlist.<\/p>\n

Award Structure (Men and Women):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1st<\/td>\n$2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/td>\n$1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/td>\n$1000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th<\/td>\n$500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*In order to be eligible to receive Canadian Championship prize money and awards athletes must be a member of Athletics Canada through one of the provincial branches.<\/em><\/p>\n

2011 Canadian Championship Series<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/em><\/td>\nEvent<\/em><\/td>\nLocation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 30<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian 10km Wheelchair Championships<\/em><\/td>\nMontreal, QC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 29<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian Marathon Championships<\/em><\/td>\nOttawa, ON<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 22-25<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian Track and Field Championships<\/em><\/td>\nCalgary, AB<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 8-10<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian Junior Championships<\/em><\/td>\nWinnipeg, MB<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 5-7<\/em><\/td>\nLegion Canadian Youth Championships<\/em><\/td>\nOttawa, ON<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 24<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian 10km Championships<\/em><\/td>\nToronto, ON<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 26<\/em><\/td>\nCanadian Cross Country Championships<\/em><\/td>\nVancouver, BC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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