Marathon Matters

Regina sent a strong contingent to Ironman Canada in Ottawa this past weekend! The Ironman distance has a 3.8 km run, 180 km bike, and 42.2 km run. The weather got hot - almost 30 degrees and both the bike and run course are described as “rolling”. Still, our athletes excelled! Our fastest triathletes were Beukes Vorster and Lauren Thies. Congratulations to:
Beukes Vorster,9:51:08,7M50
Conway Nelson,10:29:36,16M50
Jed Joseph Azcueta,11:00:21,56M40
Trevor Tessier,12:22:52,122M35
Benjamin Hamilton,13:07:48,197M25
Lauren Thies,14:07:49,81W25
Grant Thies,14:23:14,104M55
Angela Arnold,14:50:27,26W55
Peter Lazurko,15:37:53,195M18-24
Dhon Gumban,15:50:44,159M45

Congratulations, athletes!

Week 12 of our summer scavenger hunt. An easier one before our final really tough finds!

Note - all posts have to be made before the end of the game on August 31!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
44 points - Brenda Stricker
35 pts - Doug Sellinger
33 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
26 pts - Wendy Tomyk, Susan Schneider
15 pts - Jan Steenkamp
14 pts - Tania Diener, Sandy MacDonald, Kerri Clark
13 pts - Jeanette Lye
12 pts - Honni Lizee
8 pts - Cameron
7 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski, Michael Dahlman
5 pts - April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony
3pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B, Deb Anderson

Congratulations to the runners at the Hoot and Howl last night at Wascana Trails. They braved Jason Hubick’s torturous night time sufferfest, made even more challenging than usual by swarms of mosquitoes, hot humid temperatures, and a thunderstorm. Our heroes absolutely persevered. Special congrats to Ryan MacDonald, and Nichole Kaytor, Sheila Durey, Haley Woytuik, and Zoey Kim-Zeggelaar, who ran the furthest distance. Also special congrats to the folks who ran a personal-record distance: Richard Thurson, Haley Woytuik, Nathaniel Helmke, Sarah Tank, Jonas Magnus and Andrea Dorosh!

Results are:
Ryan MacDonald,82.5 km
Arlen Sjojin,77
Richard Thurson,64
Harold Litzenberger,63.5
Russ Hodgins,60
Vladimir Shevrov,57
Nichole Kaytor,55.3
Sheila Durey,55.3
Haley Woytuik,55.3
Zoey Kim-Zeggelaar,55.3
Nathaniel Helmke,53.5
Sarah Tank,50
Preston Schaffer,50
Chris Soika,50
Mak Sheppard,50
Mark Nielsen,50
Marcella Zatwarniski,47
Deanne Selinger,47
Meghan Braithwaite,47
Gideon Flootman,47
Jonas Magnus,43.5
Joanne Noll,40
Heidi Schmaltz,40
Ryan Probe,40
John Rajczakowski,33.5
Megan Ruf,33.5
Jered Jacobs,30
Andrea Dorosh,30
Lane Rathgeber,30
Elizabeth Tomczak,30
Ara Steininger,30
Thomas Jacobson,30
Chris Tetlock,23.5
Kevin Bedel,23.5
Leslie Beck,23
Kerri Rajczakowski,20
Sheena Goodbrand,20
Glen Munro,20
Roxanne Moreau,20
Alan Barry,20
Kelsey Langston Pettigrew,20
Tianna Dodds,10
Theo Dow,10
Elias Williams,10

Congratulations all. We thank the race photographer, Shelley Zerr for her fabulous shots.

Week 11 of our summer scavenger hunt. I think this one is quite tough!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
43 points - Brenda Stricker
33 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
32 pts - Doug Sellinger
26 pts - Wendy Tomyk
23 pts - Susan Schneider
15 pts - Jan Steenkamp
14 pts - Tania Diener, Sandy MacDonald
10 pts - Honni Lizee
9 pts - Jeanette Lye
8 pts - Kerri Clark
5 pts - Michael Dahlman, April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D, Marcella Zatwarniski
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony, Cameron
2 pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B

Congratulations to Natasha Lumsden on her half-marathon finish in a new province. Natasha ran the Sea Me Run in Barrington Nova Scotia in 2:52:17. She met the extra challenge of 99% humidity and 150 m of elevation gain. Way to go Natasha!

Week 10 of our summer scavenger hunt. Another unusual one.

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
41 points - Brenda Stricker
33 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
30 pts - Doug Sellinger
26 pts - Wendy Tomyk
23 pts - Susan Schneider
15 pts - Jan Steenkamp
14 pts - Tania Diener
12 pts - Sandy MacDonald
10 pts - Honni Lizee
8 pts - Jeanette Lye
7 pts - Kerri Clark
5 pts - Michael Dahlman, April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D, Marcella Zatwarniski
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony, LeAnne B, Cameron
4 pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon

Week 9 of our summer scavenger hunt. Last week’s was tough - congrats to everyone who found the Bison bridge. This week is easier (I think) - good luck!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
36 points - Brenda Stricker
28 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
25 pts - Doug Sellinger
21 pts - Wendy Tomyk
18 pts - Susan Schneider
15 pts - Jan Steenkamp
14 pts - Tania Diener
12 pts - Sandy MacDonald
10 pts - Honni Lizee
6 pts - Kerri Clark, Jeanette Lye
5 pts - Michael Dahlman, April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D, Marcella Zatwarniski
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony, LeAnne B
4 pts - Cameron Thick
2 pts - Cameron
1 pt - David Shannon

The ridiculously difficult Sinister 7 was held in Crowsnest Pass Alberta this weekend and Regina runners accepted the challenge. The 100 mile course on rugged trails ascends 6692 m (!) and has a very tight time allowance of 30 hours. And of course, it was hot, muddy, and windy! Andrew Shanks was our only Regina 100 mile finisher, while Lloyd Sehn, Derek Anaquod and Drew Gibson made it to CP6b, T3 and T3 respectively.

Congratulations to these Regina heroes!
100 mile (6692 m elevation gain)
Andrew Shanks,26:49:46,13th M

50 mile (2985 m elevation gain)
Ashley Marchi,11:46:11,7th W
Preston Schaffer,12:46:54,25th M
Heidi Schmaltz,13:33:59,14th W
Andrew Skwernuik,15:02:31,70th M
Alvin Yau,19:36:11,121st M

50 k (2399 m elevation gain)
Harley Barrett,9:26:16,46th M
Ashley King,9:30:49,33rd W
Joey Forever,10:05:03,66th M
Chantel de Lorme,11:21:43,72nd W

Half-Marathon (1014 m elevation gain)
Allie Epp,3:19:43,17th W
Darryl De Lorme,4:07:51,42nd M
Stephanie Davis-Yau,5:20:56,94th W

Week 8 of our summer scavenger hunt. This week is one of the toughest - good luck!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
33 points - Brenda Stricker
28 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
22 pts - Doug Sellinger
21 pts - Wendy Tomyk
15 pts - Susan Schneider,Jan Steenkamp
14 pts - Tania Diener
9 pts - Honni Lizee
8 pts - Sandy MacDonald
6 pts - Kerri Clark
5 pts - Michael Dahlman, April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D, Jeanette Lye
4 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski, Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony, LeAnne B
2 pts - Cameron
1 pt - David Shannon, Cam Thick

Week 7 of our summer scavenger hunt. Last week was tough, but you rose to the challenge! Here’s this week’s challenge

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do not have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
30 points - Brenda Stricker
28 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
21 pts - Wendy Tomyk
19 pts - Doug Sellinger
13 pts - Jan Steenkamp
12 pts - Tania Diener, Susan Schneider
8 pts - Sandy MacDonald
7 pts - Honni Lizee
5 pts - Michael Dahlman, April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Kerri Clark, Heidi D
4 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski, Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony, LeAnne B, Jeanette Lye
2 pts - Cameron
1 pt - David Shannon, Cam Thick