Lanni Marchant Interview – Post Rotterdam Marathon
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Lanni Marchant of London, Ontario ran the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon on April 15th in a personal best time of 2h:31.50. She finished in fifth place. Close behind her was fellow Ontarian (from Brantford)...
Trent Stellingwerff Interview
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On March 16th I had the occasion to interview Dr. Trent Stellingwerff about nutrition and hydration related to exercise performance it proved to be a popular read. In the interview below, we discuss...
Lanni Marchant – The Other Great Performance from Rotterdam
Douglas Bruce Clement
Lanni Marchant of London, Ontario rocked the Canadian road racing world in Rotterdam Sunday as she clocked 2H31.5 in the marathon for 5th place. This law student dropped her personal best over 12 minutes after her debut...
Dylan Wykes – 2:10:47 in Rotterdam Marathon
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Canadian Dylan Wykes raced the ABN AMRO Rotterdam Marathon Sunday finishing in approximately 2 hours, 10 minutes and 47 seconds, which would be fast enough to qualify him for the 2012 London Olympic...
Simon Bairu – Achieving Standard
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Canadian 10,000m record holder Simon Bairu, is in no way a shoe-in to represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympic Games, but I wouldn't bet against him.
Saturday, April 7th, Bairu opened his 2012...
Megan Metcalfe Wright Interview
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Megan Metcalfe Wright is a Canadian Olympian who currently specializes in the 5000m distance. Metcalfe Wright made the final at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and ran to her current personal best time...
The Haile Gebrselassie interview: impossible is nothing and the sub-two marathon
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Although there is speculation about Haile "Gebr" Gebrselassie's actual age — he maintains that he was born in 1973 — and on occasion people who know him personally, have let slip that he...