Fraser Smashes Record – Martinson Wins Handily
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Natasha Fraser of Port Moody, BC demolished the field at the 34th Pioneer 8k road race today, finishing in the time of twenty-five minutes and twenty-eight seconds. Fraser set a new course record...
Dick Pound – Interview
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Richard (Dick) Pound is the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It was his brainchild to put the agency together and he was responsible for the code of ethics and the...
Geoff Martinson – Looking for New Course Record
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Geoff Martinson of Victoria, BC is looking to take down the course record at the Pioneer 8k road race that takes place Sunday, January 13th in Victoria as part of the Frontrunners Island...
Chris Winter – Harry Jerome Indoor Games
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Chris Winter is running the 1500m at the Jerome Indoor Games on February 2nd at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Although his specialty is the 3000m steeplechase, he is dropping down to the metric mile on the 5 lane...
Canadians Coaching Successfully in the NCAA
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According to achievements by their respective teams, Canadian coaches are beginning to produce winners in the sport of cross-country and track and field within the first division of the NCAA. Perhaps Canada's athletics...
Rachel Cliff interview: school, moving up in distance and west to Vancouver
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Twenty-four-year-old Rachel Cliff of Vancouver, BC is a runner who competes primarily in the 1500m and 5000m distances. She is the 2011 Canadian Inter-university Sport (CIS) national champion in both the 1500m and...
Jessica Zelinka – Interview
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Thirty-one-year old Canadian Olympian Jessica Zelinka, is currently ranked seventh in the world in both the 100m hurdles as well as the heptathlon.
She holds the two highest point performance records in Canadian...
Cameron Levins and Kimberlyn Duncan – The Bowerman Winners
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Black Creek, British Columbia’s Cameron Levins and Katey, Texas native Kimberlyn Duncan are the 2012 recipients of the The Bowerman. The 2012 edition was the fourth annual presentation of the award and were...
Jessica Zelinka Dominates 2012 Athletics Canada Annual Awards
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OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today its 2012 annual award winners with Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., getting the nod in three categories. Zelinka was chosen as outstanding athlete of the year, as most outstanding athlete in track...
Tyler Smith – Interview
Eighteen-year old Tyler Smith of Wetaskiwin, Alberta is one of Canada’s top 800m runners and he still attends high school.
He owns a personal best time of 1:47.96, which he accomplished in 2012, as a 17-year-old, Grade 11 student.
Smith currently...