Newsletter The London Pacers Running Club · Blair Poetschke 1:45:45 1:45:45 M50-59 11 102 Kevin Garlick 1:48:14 1:48:00 M50-59 14 124 Erin Wagar 1:50:07 1:49:46 F30-39 15 146 John

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Newsletter

June 2017

The London Pacers Running Club

www.londonpacers.on.ca

Mile Night 2017

“However ordinary each of us may seem, we are all in some way spe-cial, and can do things that are extraordinary, perhaps until then…

even thought impossible.”

― Roger Bannister, first man to break the 4-min mile

Get your track shoes ready for the London Pacers’ marquee event of the season – the Galloping Goose Mile Night!!!

We're full-steam ahead with preparations for the event, and we’ll need the full weight of your support to carry it through. Here is what you need to know:

Date: Monday, June 12 (rain or shine) - registration opens at 6:00pm

Location: St. Thomas Aquinas High School - 1360 Oxford St W

(same location as previous years)

Format: a series of One Mile races

Important Notes:

1) the mile races will be sorted by seed times (so let us know the time you think you can run)

2) There is a 100-runner registration cap; so don’t delay registering

3) The event is sanctioned by Athletics Ontario, and performances are record-eligible

Refreshments: will be available, post-race

Special Bonus: Ed Whitlock memorial award for the top age-graded finisher!

Contact (for registration and any enquiries about the event): [email protected]

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Executive

President Kevin Garlick [email protected]

Vice President OPEN

Treasurer Angie Smith [email protected] Events/Social Melanie Bernier [email protected] Publicity Brian Grant [email protected]

Chuck Edwards [email protected]

Membership Sherry Watts [email protected] Secretary Pam Fradgley [email protected]

Newsletter Sherry Watts [email protected] Paula Muxlow [email protected]

From your editors: Newsletter information:

The deadline for the next newsletter is August 28, 12 noon.

The Newsletter editors are Sherry Watts and Paula Muxlow. Contact either of us if you have a contribution or a suggestion. Email addresses are above.

We love contributions: articles, comments, photos etc. It is your newsletter.

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Pacer members are welcome to promote their businesses or events they are involved with. Send us the infor-mation and we will be happy to include it in the newsletter.

Please send race results or rumours of races your friends have done to Susan McNeil our race reporter [email protected]

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Pacer Discounts

Members of the London Pacers are given a discount on purchases at

Runners’ Choice at 207 Dundas St

and

New Balance London,

663 Wonderland Rd N,

London, Ontario N6H 0H9 Canada

Welcome new member

Ashley Wagenaar

Best wishes to all those with summer birthdays.

June:

Sarah Baxter, Patricia Boost, Kerstie Chan, Janice Chedore, Margie Denomme, Alistair Dorward, David Gale, Sara Middleton,

Jay Myatt, Lenka Myatt, Terri Paradis, Ileana Paul, Rachel Reardon, Nora Rideout, Bill Wheeler

July:

Bruce Anderson, Leanne Borho*, Mandy Corbett, Tammy Dickins, Bianca Dobransky, Kevin Garlick*, Kathleen Grant, Chris Henricks,

Nancy Johnston, James Jones, Elizabeth Maguire, Gord Melville, Don Munro, Scott Murphy, Shauna Versloot, Samantha Carver,

Simon Dobransky

August:

Lauren Burdick*, Bill Burdick, Lisa Burrows, Shayla Burrows, Mitchell Garlick, Eric Magni, Paula Muxlow*, Cal Neely, Bruce Pellow*, McKenzie Peters,

Mason Peters, John Reardon, Jeff Rowell, Angie Smith, Rachel Speiran

*entering a new age group

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London Pacers at the Forest City Road Races

1. Andre

2. Arnie

3. Bill and Robin

4. Doris

5. Eric

6. Jamie

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2.

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5.

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6.

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John

Teresa

Kevin

Linda

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May 2017 Results

Martian Invasion of Races Marathon, Dearborn Michigan, April 22, 2017

Name Gun Time Chip time Age Group Age Place Overall Place

Jamie Harris 5:57:18 5:56:42 M70-74 2 194

Titan/Crusader Invitational – April 27, 2017 Track and Field Meet, London

Boys 800 Meter Run Midget

Name School Finals

Ryan Paradis Westminster 2:28.05

Voaden Leads Change, April 29, 2017 10K

Name Gun Time Chip Time Div Place Overall Place

Robert Slee 50:37 50:35 3 7

Sara Slee 1:08:17 1:08:14 7 17

Transplant Trot, April 29, 2017 5K Walk

Name Time Overall Place

Dianne Van Leeuwen 38.48 1

Forest City Mustang Invitational – April 29, 2017 TD Waterhouse Stadium

Girls 800 Meter Run Senior

Name School Finals

Gracie Henricks Beal 2:55.56

Bianca Dobransky London Central 3:16.61

Girls 3000 Meter Run Senior

Bianca Dobransky London Central 14:45.52

Forest City Road Race, April 30, 2017

5K

Name Gun Time Chip Time Age Group Age Place Overall Place

Melanie Bernier 23:48 23:44 F20-29 8 54

Jeff Rowell 25:29 25:24 M50-59 7 92

Arnie Spivey 29:01 29:01 M60-69 2 199

Margie Denomme 32:54 32:34 F50-59 15 382

Debbie Garlick 33:57 33:19 F50-59 19 429

Julia Johnston 37:51 36:58 F70 + 1 594

Linda Cairns 38:46 37:59 (walking) F50-59 45 626

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10K

Susan McNeil 57:47 57:40 F50-59 8 246

Rosemary Craen 1:03:57 1:03:16 F60-69 6 390

Neda Beaulac 1:06:42 1:06:03 30-39 88 460

½ Marathon

Andre Schwering 1:39:04 1:38:48 M50-59 6 52

Teresa Novick 1:39:42 1:39:34 F50-59 1 55

Blair Poetschke 1:45:45 1:45:45 M50-59 11 102

Kevin Garlick 1:48:14 1:48:00 M50-59 14 124

Erin Wagar 1:50:07 1:49:46 F30-39 15 146

John Reardon 1:55:39 1:55:27 M60-69 6 195

Juliet Veens 1:57:46 1:57:24 F20-29 26 216

Doris Benson 2:09:49 2:08:49 F60-69 1 315

Eric Magni 2:13:23 2:12:56 M70 + 4 347

Sara Middleton 2:16:45 2:16:14 F40-49 39 372

William Tofflemire 2:18:08 2:17:55 M70+ 5 378

Robin Farley 2:19:25 2:19:11 F50-59 30 388

Jamie Harris 2:45:58 2:45:27 M70 + 8 467

Big Sur International Marathon, April 30, 2017 – 21 Miler

Name Gun Time Chip Time Age Gender Place Overall Place

Susan Young 4:45:06 4:41:48 (walking) F61 256 397

Le Chocolat, Windsor, May 7, 2017 10K

Name Chip Time Age Group Age Place Overall Place

Susan McNeil 56:21 F50-54 2 69

Laurie Tichbourne 1:08:24 F55-59 11 241

Debbie Garlick 1:09:58 F55-59 12 259

Mudpuppy Chase, Waterloo, May 7, 2017 5K

Name Gun Time Chip Time Age Group Div Place Overall Place

Teresa Novick 22:17 22:12 F55-59 1 19

Tammy Whitehead 27:30 27:21 F50-54 3 85

Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon, May 7, 2017

Name Gun Time Chip Time Age Group Age Place Overall Place

Jamie Harris 5:32:38 5:31:39 M70-74 6 1112

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Mississauga ½ Marathon, May 7, 2017

Name Official Time Chip Time Age Group Age Place Overall Place

Anne Lamesse 2:11:37.6 2:09:41.0 F40-49 106 1006

Paula Muxlow 2:26:22.6 2:24:41.1 F50-59 96 1335

Robert Campbell 2:26:09.0 2:24:27.3 M50-59 148 1330

TVRA Central Championship Meet, May 11 – 12, 2017

Midget Boys 1500 m

Name School Finals


Midget Boys 3000 m


Senior Girls 1500 m


Senior Girls 3000 m


London Distance Series Meet #1, May 13, 2017

1500 m

Name Finals

Owen Peters 4:48.72

Marsh Mash, May 13, 2017

25K Marathon Canoe 2 Mixed

Name Time

Gynn Hayman, Don Stoneman 2:41:10

Fast and Furious, May 14, 2017

10K

Name Time Age Overall Place

Robert Slee 47:53 64 3

5K Walk

Sara Slee 35:34 58 2

WOSSAA - Track and Field Championship

TD Waterhouse Stadium - UWO, London, ON May 18 – 19, 2017

Midget Boys 1500 m

Name School Finals


Midget Boys 3000 m


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Ragnar Relay Niagara, May 19 – 20, 2017

Cobourg to Niagara Falls

Racer Name Category Finish Time Overall Place

The Chris Hemsworths Mixed 26:53:08 25

Members:

Kevin Garlick, Brian Grant, Adam Blacklock, Juliet Veens, Erin Wagar, Armin Kruspel, Jennifer Archibald, Non Pacer Members: Jacub Maur, Jennifer Archibald, Meghan Reid, Stephanie Cardill, Mark Fenton, Janet Lapierre, Bryan Carey

Pacer Members who participated on other Teams:

John Ferguson, Aiden Hagemeier, Debbie Oboakta, Chris Hendricks, Robbie Timmerman, Arnie Spivey

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, May 21, 2018

½ Marathon Walk

Name ChipTime GunTime Div Div Place Overall Place

Rita Melville 2:30:37 2:37:55 F65-69 1 8

1/2 Marathon

Gord Melville 2:05:02 2:07:49 M65-69 8 1659

Watford-Alvinston Optimist Road Race, May 22, 2017

8K

Name Guntime Division Div Place Overall Place

Owen Peters 31:04 M13-18 1 1

Chantelle Peters 36:58 F30-44 1 11

Carson Peters 38:16 M10-12 3 20

Henry Peters 39:18 M30-44 12 26

McKenzie Peters 45:14 F10-12 1 77

Colton Peters 1:02:42 M-9 18 251

16K


Pat Connor 1:26:15 M45-59 13 49

Rob Campbell 1:46:32 M45-59 21 100

Paula Muxlow 1:46:33 F45-59 17 102

Don Steeper 1:54:15 M60 + 10 106

Tillsonburg Charity Duathlon, May 22, 2017


Ileana Paul 56:02 F19-49 3 22

Melanie Bernier 1:07:27 F19-49 10 49

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Run For Women, Oakville, May 27, 2017

Name Guntime Chiptime Division Div Place Overall Place

Teresa Novick 22:24 22:23 F50-59 1 2

#3 MEC Run, May 27, 2017

5K

Name Guntime Chip Time Division Div Place Overall Place

Susan McNeil 26:38 26:20 F50-59 2 44

10K

Andrew Jones 39:36 39:36 M Open 2 2

½ Marathon

Robert Slee 1:49:46 1:49:42 M60-69 1 20

Sara Slee 2:46:35 2:42:23 F50-59 10 81

Sulfur Springs Trail Races, May 27, 2017

Name Division Gun Elapsed Age Age Place Overall Place

Robert Fraser 100K 16:42:32 M-63 8 28

Anne Lamesse 100K 20:32:13 F-50 5 37

Brian Grant 50 mile 8:29:04 M-41 3 7

Johanna Dobransky 25K 2:23:11 F-26 11 89

Kevin Garlick 25K 2:43:25 M-54 27 162

Eric Magni 25K 2:53:03 M-70 31 189

Simona Dobransky 25K 2:55:11 F-54 10 192

Tomas Dobransky 25K 3:17:12 M-56 43 253

Sue Fotheringham 25K 3:19:51 F-51 21 257

Erin Wagar 10K 50:19 F-34 7 44

Melanie Bernier 10K 55:57 F-28 18 82

Cathy Quinlan 10K 1:10:37 F-57 12 174

Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, May 28, 2016

Name Time Division Div Place Overall Place

Rachel Burdick 3:35.13 F30-34 27 849

Lauren Burdick 3:46:00 F30-34 35 1217

Half Marathon

Jim Burrows 1:34:29 M55-59 7 302

Rob Campbell 1:40:59 M55-59 31 704

Lisa Burrows 3:02:37 (walking) F55-59 322 10717

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Buffalo Marathon, May 28, 2017

Name Chip Time Division Div Place Overall Place

Half Marathon

Maeve Armstrong-Harris 2:12:10 F60-64 8 1515

Marathon

Jamie Harris 5:46:44 M70-74 7 1114

We want to celebrate every Pacer and every race they compete in. We apologise for anyone we have missed but you can imagine how difficult it is to find 200 people who could be racing all across the region, the country and the world – when no one sends in results! Please send your results, or just a link to a race you’ve done to Susan McNeil [email protected]

Dash 4 Dad Walk/Run

Please join the fight against prostate cancer this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18th. Dash 4 Dad, previ-ously known as Do it for Dad, is a 5K walk/run event in support of prostate cancer research and aware-ness. A 2.5K , 1K and Tot Run will also take place.

Location: Springbank Gardens

Start Time: 10:00 am

Registration: Please visit.Dash4Dad.ca to register. Same day registration is also available at the event.

Race Kit pick up at Runners’ Choice, 207 Dundas Street, on Friday June 16th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and on Saturday, June 17th, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please join us after the event for awards, draw prizes, silent auction, refreshments and more.

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The President’s Message – Kevin Garlick

The Ragnar Relay Experience – Ragnar Niagara: Coburg to Niagara – May 19/20, 2017

Some brave (awesome!!) London Pacers joined forced with other avid runners to form a 12 person Ragnar Team for Ragnar Niagara. I was fortunate to be among this group, “The Chris Hemsworths”. There were more Pacers on other teams, including the overall winning team, Dozen Get Any Faster.

For those not familiar with Ragnar relays, they are generally 200 miles in length, go from point to point and are comprised of almost 300 teams of 12 members (some teams have only 6 team members). Each team member runs 3 legs of varying lengths, usually between 6 – 15k. Turns out, I was the only team member who had ex-perience running any previous Ragnar. The team bonding is great and includes some problem solving along the way – I will get into this later.

Ragnar Niagara started in Cobourg, just East of Toronto, on the North shore of Lake Ontario and ended in Niag-ara. We arrived the evening before the event and Team Captain, Adam Blacklock, had arranged accommoda-tion for the team. On Friday morning, we decorated our two 12-passenger rental vans (window-safe markers) before heading to the start area to check-in. Ragnar is all about runner safety and there is a Ragnar Bible which lays out all rules and regulations along with route directions for each leg.

Van 1 had the first six team members: Erin Wagar, Janet Lapierre, myself, Juliet Veens, Brian Grant and Adam Blacklock. In Van 2, were Jen Archibald, Armin Kruspel, Bryan Carey, Stephanie Cardill, Mark Fenton and Meghan Reid. The start is a staggered start based on the team’s seed time. Runner 1 in Van 1 starts the race. The remaining five team members from that van, drive to the first exchange. Once all six runners from Van 1 have finished their leg, Van 2 kicks into action. “Run, Drive, Sleep? Repeat!” This continues until all runners have completed their three legs. Runner 12 has the thrill of running the final leg from the team. They are often joined for the last 100 metres by their 11 team mates who run through the Finish as one.

No matter how well things are planned in advance, on-the-fly decision making is always half the fun. Unex-pected washroom relief might be found at an arbitrary service station. Lost competitors may be brought back on track with a shout from a van window “Hey, you’re going the wrong way”. Having your van Navigator take you the wrong way on a highway while you are heading to the next exchange to meet your runner (guilty).

We covered the 304.5 km, placing 8th out of 84 teams in the Open Mixed cate-

gory and finishing 25th overall out of 210 teams. We ran an average pace of

5:17 per km over the entire distance, this while being somewhat nutritionally and sleep deprived due to the (fun??) nature of this type of event.

It was then time for some celebration at the post-event BBQ along with photos with the Falls in the background.

“The Chris Hemsworths” turned out to be a terrific team, full of superheroes. We truly were Thor after! “12 Friends, 2 Vans, 2 Days, 1 Night, 200 Mile Relay, Un-forgettable Stories!”

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Ragnar Team—The Chris Hemsworths

Photos starting from Top Left clockwise:

Team Mascot; Erin, Juliet and Janet; Team Selfie; The Chris Helsworths at the finish; Team Van 1; Erin

in the middle

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Hello from #431 at the Mount

Took part earlier on Sunday in the 5 km MS run/walk event. The race started in a cool 3 C at 10 am at Victoria Park in downtown London and was in support of the annual MS fund raising efforts across Canada. There were a total of 6 runners, 622 walkers and 1 race-walker braving the cool temps this morning.

And we have results – I race-walked the 5 km distance in 48 min and 19 sec and a minute and 27 seconds faster than last May on the very same course. Can’t say why that happens, but it could well be due to something they have in the hot chocolate here at the Mount.

The amount raised at the London location was in excess of $121,000, and thanks to my sponsors our contribution to that sum was $250. As with previous years, the finish-ers were handed a flower, there was a hot dog lunch prepared by a local caterer and pizza slices from Domino’s, Starbuck coffee, potato chips, assorted fruits, and a T-shirt that I gave to a person that needed it more than I did.

It was a great morning on the streets of London – it will get better than this -- when they have a cure for MS!!

Also:

Took part the Alzheimer 5 km walk on Saturday morning as part of the Revera Team from Windermere on the Mount.

We had about 20 people from the Residence, and when family, friends, and staff joined in, that number at least doubled. The walk started in a nice 12 C at 10:30 am at Springbank Gardens near the Thames river in west Lon-don and was in support of the 23rd annual Dementia / Alzheimer fund raising efforts across Canada.

There were hundreds of participants, but parking for our team was not a problem since we were driven to the park in a Revera bus – Ian our driver and Emma our coach were very helpful and made sure that all were taken care of before and after the event.

And we have results – I race-walked the 5 km distance in 49 min and 50 sec and 31 seconds slower than the MS walk last Sunday – my story is that I may have been slowed by a large crowd at the start.

However, the amount raised prior to the start of the walk was in excess of $170,000 and $200,000 was expected to be reached by the end of the weekend. As with most events like this, there was a lunch – they had hamburgers and hot dogs Tim Horton coffee, potato chips, pop, assorted fruits and a T-shirt that I gave to a young person who appreciated it more than I did – and for the record, two T-shirts for one event is a ‘record’. It was a great morning in the park – it will get better than this – as they increase sup-port for patients -- or better still, when they have a cure for Dementia!

Cheers,

Lorne

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National Volunteer Week (April 23rd - 29th)

The London Pacers Running Club Executive are pleased to acknowledge the extra effort put forth by individuals who help Club members reach their full potential, both as athletes and individuals while having fun at the same time. The following four members are recipi-ents of the Award of Excellence, chosen for their outstanding contribution and leadership to the London Pacers:

- Sherry Watts

- Bill Wheeler

- Andrew Jones

- Larry Gooder

Your contribution to the Club is greatly appreciated!

I retired after working at Craigwood Youth Services ( a children’s mental health agency) in London after 47 years. They gave my wife Donna and I a trip to San Francisco as a retirement gift.

I couldn’t resist a relaxing run along the Golden Gate Bridge.

Don Steeper

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Newsletter The London Pacers Running Club · Blair Poetschke 1:45:45 1:45:45 M50-59 11 102 Kevin Garlick 1:48:14 1:48:00 M50-59 14 124 Erin Wagar 1:50:07 1:49:46 F30-39 15 146 John