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 Location: Toronto,
OntarioE-mail: ohyesyoucanfitness@hotmail.com Website: www.ohyesyoucanfitness.com Occupation: Elementary Teacher / Personal Trainer Weight: 113 lbs Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ontario Date of birth: Nov. 13th, 1974 Running since: June 2002 Shoes I run in: Nike Free 6½ Favourite running surface: anything flat and dry...I'm a wimp! Some ultras I have completed: Conquer the Canuck 2004 and 2005, Ganaraska 50k 2005, Toronto 100k 2005, Damn Tuff Ruff Bluff 50k 2005, Iroquoia Trail Test 2005, Sri Chinmoy 24hr Self-transcendence 2005, Seaton Trail 50k 2005, Vulture Bait 50k 2005, Toronto Ultra 50k 2006, Kingston 6hr Self-Transcendence 2006, Levis 100k 2006, Ottawa 24hr Self-Transcendence 2006. Best performances/PRs: Toronto 100k 2005 in 10:22:14; Kingston 6hr 2006 - 65kms. Ultra achievements most proud of: Toronto 100k 2005, Conquer the Canuck 2005, Kingston 6hr 2006, Levis 100k 2006. Ultra I would like to do but haven't yet: Maybe a 100-miler one day…MAYBE!!! Typical training week: Winter: I give my joints a rest. Weight training twice a week, cardio twice a week on a loathsome treadmill or elyptical machine. Summer / Spring / Fall: Weight training once or twice a week, run outdoors 3 to 5 times per week. Injury history: I strained my left piriformis pretty badly doing the toronto 100k, then really messed it up by attempting 100 miles at Sulphur Springs even though I was still limping...what a dumb-dumb. Favourite ultra foods: Raisins and raw almonds. Favourite ultra beverages: Gatorade, any flavour. Things I like most about ultras and trail running: Feeling my muscles ache, feeling alive, zoning out, feeling like I cannot carry on and then doing it anyway, the sense of accomplishment, the look on non-ultra-runners' faces when I tell them about it, appreciating that I’m able to do it. Things I hate most about ultras and trail running: Winter running, stream-crossings, invisible ankle-threatening rocks, getting lost, having to stare at the ground the whole time during trail runs to navigate your footing. What got me started doing ultras: I ran my very first marathon near the end of 2003. I then decided to run a marathon every month in 2004 but could not find any locally for July and August. Then on www.eventsonline.ca I saw this DISGUSTING event called Conquer the Canuck: 50k on July 31st and 42.2k on August 1st. My head popped off and I registered immediately. Running heroes: Joan Benoit-Samuelson, Mizuki Noguchi, Paula Radcliffe, Laurie McGrath, Sandi Stiel Ultra quote: The biggest thing that running has taught me: Achieving your goals is at least 51% mental! May 2008 |
