by maraadmin | Oct 28, 2013 | Newsfeed
National Team for 2011. The Association of Canadian Ultra Runners has named the National Team for 2011 that will represent Canada at the World 50 Mile Trail Championships, to be held in Connemara National Park on the west coast of Ireland on July 9th, 2011. This...
by maraadmin | Oct 27, 2013 | Newsfeed
Reid Coolsaet never imagined he’d be on the brink of an Olympic Games berth when he ran cross country for Hamilton’s Westdale Secondary School back two decades ago. A mediocre athlete, whose goal was nothing more than joining his girlfriend in qualifying for the...
by maraadmin | Oct 26, 2013 | Newsfeed
Yesterday at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon both Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., and Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., dipped below Athletics Canada’s marathon qualification standard of 2:11:29 for the 2012 Olympic Games. Coolsaet finished third overall...
by maraadmin | Oct 25, 2013 | Newsfeed
Ottawa – For the first time since 1996 Canada is sending three male marathoners to the Olympic Games. Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., all dipped below Athletics Canada’s Olympic marathon...
by maraadmin | Oct 24, 2013 | Newsfeed
MAY 15 – OTTAWA – Confirmation of top-ranked runners in the 2012 Tamarack Homes Ottawa Race Weekend is shaping the May 27 marathon into one of the most highly anticipated spectator sports of the season. Event records are expected to fall with a strong...
by maraadmin | Oct 23, 2013 | Newsfeed
Marathoners have strong showing in difficult conditions For the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Canada fielded a full men’s marathon entry at the Olympic Games. The trio of Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and...