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Here's a classic shot of Kathryn Stone from
back in the day (ok, technically it's "kickin it old school" - thanks
to Erin Connell for pointing that out). It's a nice change from
the steady onslaught
of Deneb Carias' pics that faithful viewers of this site have had
to endure.
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The Grande
Prairie Running
FAQ:
Click here
for an article detailing
Frequently Asked Questions about running in and around Grande Prairie.
Other running columns by Bill Corcoran are available at
the Daily
Herald Tribune Website.
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Upcoming
Events
- On Tuesday May 13, John Badcock, Alberta Technical and Service
Representative
for New Balance will be hosting a footwear seminar at Ernie's Sports Experts in Grande Prairie.
John’s been in the
foot-wear
business for 12 year and will have demo shoes to try
that evening. He will discuss among other things “How to get the
right shoe, the right fit - for you”, and “Technology in
today’s shoes”. And, yes there
will be a Q and A. Also, Ernie's offers Strider's members a 15%
off discount – they will honor that, that evening PLUS with every
New Balance purchase we’ll also give the buyer a $10.00 gift card for
future purchases at a later date.
- The dates for our 3 track meets have been set
- The Grande
Prairie Run-Walk Club's website is now live - click on the
link. Details about the Brian
Harms Memorial run on May 9 and the Daily Herald Tribune Press Run on
May 30 are now available.
- The 3rd Annual High Level
Road Races take place in High Level (go figure!!) on May
31. Click here for the race
information or entry form.
- Information about the coolest race in these parts, The
Emperor's Challenge Mountain Run, can be accessed by clicking
the link. This year's event goes Saturday,
August 9 in scenic Tumbler Ridge, BC.
Recent Race Results
- Leonard Scharbach
held off a fast closing Bill Corcoran
and recorded the victory in the first Unchaga - Run in the Peace near
Grimshaw on Sunday, April 27. Scharbach posted a time of 42:40
for the hilly 10 km route, eight seconds better than Corcoran. Kevin Brelar from Peace River won
the 5 km event. For results, click on the link above.
 Team
Costco (aka
we're going to open an Industrial Size Can of Whoop Ass on the rest of
you) dominated the first GPRC Wolves Relay Meet on
Saturday, April 26 at the Legion Field. Led by some strong
throwing and jumping by Brandon Adam
and Rigel Carias, and
some "thanks-for-coming-out" by Kyle
Small and Erin Connell,
the quartet amassed a total of 30 points, 7 more that runner up Composite High School.
For full results, click the link above.
- The local road race season kicked off on April 6 with the
Spring Run Off 10 km in Fort St John. Lori Leduc topped the womens field
with a 41:54 clocking, while Dawson Creek's Trevor Kolkea smoked the mens field
with a 35:19. Deneb Carias
was a distant second. RESULTS
- A handful of GPRC Wolves and Striders contested the
2008 Athletics Alberta Indoor Championships in Edmonton on the
first weekend of March. Rigel
Carias captured the lone gold in the Senior Womens Shot Put
(11.26m), but Wynand Nel (Mens
400m - 53.16 ), the lovely Sara Scott (Womens
800m 2:35.71) and Bill Corcoran
(Masters Men 1500m - 4:53) managed silver medals. Click the
link for full results.
- A small, but well small, group of GPRC Wolves and Wapiti
Striders contested the Golden Bear
Open Track and Field Meet on Jan. 18 and 19 in Edmonton.
I'm not going lie - it was a darn competitive meet, so we didn't
exactly bring home a boatload of medals ... ok, truth be known -
none. Anyhow, notable performances were notched by Carias Ry-gel, who heaved the shot a
mighty 11.13m for 6th place and Roland
Esposito, who clocked 39.78 in 300m, winning his heat.
- The GPRC Wolves Track and Field club debuted on Saturday,
December 1 at the Last Chance Indoor Track and Field Meet at the
University of Alberta. The nine member Wolves team combined for a
total of 6 medals in the College's first ever indoor track and field
competition.
(Note: GPRC Wolves T and F Club are also Wapiti Stridrers members
for indoor 2008.)
The Lovely Sara Scott led the
way with a double silver medal performance in the Open Womens 800m and
1500m. Peter Watson
struck gold in the Open Mens 1500m, while Kyle Small
took second in the Open Mens 400m. Rigel
Carias (Open Womens Shot Put) and Erin Connell (Open Womens 800m) both
managed bronze medal performances. Bill
Corcoran placed second in the
Masters Mens 800m and third in the Open Mens 1500m.
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