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WATERFRONT MARATHON WEEKEND UPDATE:
Oct 16/11 - Awesome races by Marathon Dynamics Runners!
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Being coached by Marathon Dynamics has been the one of the BEST experiences of my life. They provided the right tools to work with to help me achieve my personal best. Since joining MDI I went from a 3:12 Marathon to a 2:57 Marathon. I wouldn't have been able to achieve that without the preparation and planning that MDI offers with personalized training plans and great coaching support." Michelle Clarke
Michelle Clarke (at left) continues her dream season, running toward a HUGE Marathon Personal Best at the 2011 Waterfront Marathon, placing 3rd Canadian woman in a time of 2:57!
Top 10 MDI Waterfront MARATHON Performances (not necessarily the fastest, but the best efforts!...in finish time order)
- Michelle Clarke - 2:57 (15 min PB, 3rd Canadian woman!)
- Brett Warren - 3:10 (aft 1 yr off due to knee injury/surgery)
- Ken Moscoe - 3:14 (5 min PB)
- Paul Jamael - 3:17 (6 min PB)
- Yasu Kajiwara - 3:22
- Laura Dale - 3:37 (6 min PB, 3rd in age cat)
- Eric Morris - 3:41 (14+ min PB)
- Lara Poirier - 4:16 (3 min PB)
- Jane Davies - 4:35 (4th in age cat, 1 week after running Chicago!)
- Coach Kevin Smith - 2:42 (9+min PB, Ontario Masters Marathon Champ)
Top 10 MDI Waterfront HALF Performances (not necessarily the fastest, but the best efforts!...in finish time order)
- Harvey Foote - 1:22 (2 min PB, 4th in age cat)
- Rodrigo Lara-Gonsalves 1:23 (12 min PB!)
- David Hill - 1:30 (7 min PB)
- Kristin Dalzell - 1:34 (3 min PB)
- Jennifer Salter - 1:35 (1 min PB, 7th in age cat)
- Tanya Warton - 1:35 (2+min PB, 9th in age cat)
- Helen Bagshaw - 1:39 (2 min PB, 8th in age cat)
- Ken Jacobs - 1:39 (1 min PB)
- MJ Varro 1:49 (best in 2+ years)
- Margaret Stuart - 2:09 (at Blue Mountain Half, <1yr after cancer remission)
After a few rough seasons--redemption! Coach Kev hammers to the finish line of the Mississauga Half in 1:14, his best half marathon results in almost 12 years--whoo hoo! Good enough for 4th overall, top master, and top Mississaugan--and apparently the fastest Ontario Masters Half Marathon time run this season (according to www.roadraceresults.com rankings)
Toronto & Mississauga Marathon Weekend Update
May 17/11 - Despite wet and windy weather, our intrepid MDI foot soldiers displayed great mettle and racing savvy, overcoming the conditions to achieve many personal bests, Boston Qualifiers, top placings and inspiring personal victories. What a truly remarkable race weekend--perhaps our best ever! As such, we give you the...
Top 42 MDI Toronto/Mississauga Mara & Half Performances (not necessarily the fastest, but the best efforts!...in alphabetical order)
At Mississauga Half:
- Sandeep Bhargava - 1:47
- Joyce Capoccitti - 1:47
- Michelle Clarke - 1:22 (2nd overall woman!/all time PB)
- Tom Cooney - 1:44
- Nick Friedman - 1:36 (all time PB!)
- Yasu Kajiwara - 1:31 (3rd in age category/all time PB)
- Benoit Keppenne - 1:31
- Erik Loponen - 1:27 (6th in age cat)
- Janine Moffett - 1:24 (3rd in age cat/4th overall)
- Glenn Orchard - 1:41 (all time PB)
- Bryan Palma - 1:49 (all time PB)
- Lucy Payette - 1:38 (all time PB/6th in age cat)
- Steven Peros - 1:40 (all time PB)
- Ben Pham - 1:51
- Henry Ritson - 1:40
- Peter Speight - 1:23 (all time PB/4th in age cat)
- Mark Sterling - 1:28 (all time PB/5th in age cat)
- Suzanne Sutcliffe - 1:49
- Tammy Yoo - 1:43 (all time PB)
- Coach Kevin Smith - 1:14 (Top Master, 4th overall)
At Mississauga Marathon:
- Angela Ganstal - 3:42 (9th in age cat/all time PB)
- Julie Grange - 3:32 (4th in age cat/all time PB)
- Jacquie Jacobs - 4:06 (3rd in age cat/Boston Q debut)
- Mike Kates - 3:56 (all time PB)
- Stephen Mick - 3:09 (all time PB)
- Carlos Nunes - 3:08
At Toronto Half:
- Jennifer Fralick - 2:11 (8th in age cat/all time PB)
- Claudette Germain - 2:18
- Arthur Heinmaa - 2:09
- Jonathan Kopman - 1:40 (all time PB)
- Lindsay Lalonde - 1:41 (all time PB)
- Suzanne Lesnowski - 1:27 (2nd in age cat/6th overall/all time PB?)
- Melissa McEnroe - 1:51 (all time PB)
- Eric Morris - 1:42 (all time PB)
- Deborah Palter - 1:45 (all time PB)
- Shannon Pritchard - 1:33 (2nd in age cat)
- Jennifer Salter - 1:38 (9th in age cat)
- Darrel Smith - 1:38 (4th in age cat/all time PB)
- Margaret Stuart -2:20 (kicked cancer MID season!)
At Toronto Marathon:
- Kristin Dalzell - 3:28 (7th in age cat/Boston Q debut)
- Paula Krulicki - 3:23 (6th in age cat/all time PB)
- Conor Rankin - 3:15 (all time PB)
Sporting Life 10K...Fast 'n Furious!
May 2/11 - As usual, the annual "charge down Yonge St." provided an ideal stage for many of our Marathon Dynamics runners to show their speedy plummage! Whether as a apres-Boston "lark" race, or as a final tune up before upcoming marathons and halfs, there were some impressive runs turned in. Here's the rundown on who made it onto...
The "Top 10 MDI Sporting Life 10K" Performances
(not necessarily the fastest, but the best efforts!)
- Harvey Foote - 36min
- Yasu Kajiwara - 40min
- Jose Mori-Stoodley - 41min
- Nick Friedman - 42min
- Joyce Capoccitti - 47min
- Deidre Lue-Kim - 48min
- Christine Cheung - 52min
- Jennifer Fralick - 56min
- Maureen Stocker - 58min
- Sheelagh Tait - 60min
- Janis Caruana - 62min (couldn't leave this one out!)
Boston Cometh...Boston Bloweth!
Above - Glen Way pushes up and over infamous Heartbreak Hill on route to his Boston PB!
Apr. 17/11 - The "perfect storm" of great conditions (cool, solid tailwind) made for smooth sailing for our crew (and a lot of very fast runners up front too--the fastest marathon time EVER IN HISTORY was run, by Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya - 2:03:02!), so without further ado...
The "Top 26 MDI Boston Performances"
(not necessarily the fastest, but the best efforts!)
- Harvey Foote - 3:00 flat (huge all time PB!)
- Glen Way - 3:06 (Boston PB)
- Josie Mori-Stoodley - 3:08 (all time PB, and 6th in age cat!)
- Stephanie Griffiths - 3:14 (Boston PB)
- Mark Sterling - 3:16
- Craig Morash - 3:24
- Fred Bianchi - 3:27
- David Van Klaveren - 3:29! (big Boston PB!)
- Lindsay Brooks - 3:30 (all time PB!)
- Yasu Kajiwara - 3:30
- Bob Carreau - 3:34
- Julie Bridgman - 3:35
- Ken Moscoe - 3:36
- Andrew Smereczynsky - 3:37
- Julia Wilkes - 3:37
- Rob Robinson - 3:39
- Nancy Lennon - 3:45
- Margaret Menzel - 3:50
- Beth Horodyski - 3:55
- Andy Wilkes - 3:56
- Tom Little - 3:56
- Deidre Lue-Kim - 3:57
- Martha Palao - 3:57
- Pat Lamanna - 4:19
- Wendy Beatty - 4:30
- Vanessa Morris (MDI alum) ran a spectacular Boston PB of 2:58!
What an experience...We're sooo proud of you guys!
Also major props to long time MDI-er Steve Sevsek, who dropped a huge 3:07 at the Paris Marathon to signal his return to near peak form!
Below - MDI runner Lindsay Brooks, shows how great she feels shortly after finishing Boston in her all time PB of 3:30 by performing the notorious "impossible side plank" for her strength trainer!
Amazing efforts & results @ Around The Bay 30K!
New Marathon Dynamics runner Jacquie Jacobs joyously finishes her first 30km!
Mar. 27/11 - Despite positively FRIGID conditions (-15 windchill to start?) the crew who suited up for battle at ATB, whether to run it as a long run, marathon pace run, or "all out" 30km race...ROCKED!
The Top 30 MDI Around The Bay 30K Performances
(not necessarily the fastest, but best efforts!)
- Carlos Nunes - 1:59!
- Harvey Foote - 2:05
- Glen Way - 2:07
- Janine Moffatt - 2:09 (1st in age cat)
- Benoit Keppenne - 2:11
- Josi Mori-Stoodley 2:13 (1st in age cat)
- Conor Rankin - 2:14
- Fred Bianchi - 2:21
- Yasu Kajiwara - 2:24
- Paula Krulicki - 2:26
- Carmel Tindal-Fox - 2:26
- Lindsay Brooks - 2:27
- Kristin Dalzell - 2:28
- Julie Grange - 2:33
- Rob Robinson - 2:33
- Nancy Lennon - 2:35
- Bob Carreau - 2:36
- Richard St. John - 2:37
- Angela Ganstal - 2:40
- Mike Kates - 2:42
- Jackie Dupuis - 2:43
- Martha Palao - 2:43
- Tom Little - 2:46
- Randy Huffman - 2:49
- Mona Lee - 2:49
- Mary Anne Covelli - 2:51
- Wendy Beatty - 2:52
- Deborah Collier - 2:55
- Jacquie Jacobs - 3:05
- Sheelagh Tait - 3:40
below - Long Time MDI runners Nancy Lennon, Len Griffiths & Julie Grange--all smiles after ATB!
MDI Runners rock at Burlington's "Extra" Chilly Half!
Above - Michelle Clarke triumphantly breaks the tape to win the Chilly Half Marathon!
Mar 7/11 - BIG Congrats to everyone who survived the Chilly Half Marathon slushfest this past weekend! There were some HUGE results from almost all MDI runners who gave it a go--especially considering the slippy, slidy, slushy, windy and "chilly" (how appropriate, huh?) conditions we faced. Depending on your finishing time, you lost between 1min30sec to 3min due to conditions, so adjust your time accordingly when evaluating how you did!
The Top 21 MDI Chilly Performances
(not necessarily fastest, but best efforts!)
- Michelle Clarke - won the ENTIRE women's race in a wicked 1:24!!
- Harvey Foote - 1:24 (6th in age cat)
- Glen Way 1:27 (10th in age cat)
- Benoit Keppenne - 1:28
- Erik Loponen - 1:29
- Suzanne Lesnowski - 1:29 (2nd overall Master!)
- Stephen Mick - 1:29
- Josi Mori-Stoodley 1:33 (1st in age cat!)
- Len Griffiths - 1:34
- Shannon Pritchard - 1:37 (7th in age cat)
- Lucy Payette - 1:40 (5th in age cat)
- Nancy Lennon - 1:41 (8th in age cat)
- Jo-Anne Pickel - 1:41
- Darrel Smith - 1:42
- Julia Wilkes - 1:42 (10th in age cat)
- Andy Wilkes - 1:43
- Eric Morris - 1:48
- Jen Murdock - 1:53
- Suzanne Sutcliffe - 1:56
- Melissa McEnroe - 157
- and coach Kev limped across the line in 1:18 to take top Master (despite his race finishing at the 14km mark and then limping and shuffling the last 7km just to get back...lol!)
* Also - Big congrats to a few other speedy MDI runners who recently ran great mid-winter half marathons:
- Craig Morash - 1:36 @ the fridgid Winterman Half in Ottawa
- Andrew Smerecynzky (1:36) & Mike Kates (1:53) @ the snowy/slippery Grimsby Half
- Conor Rankin - 1:33 at the Arizona Half Marathon
Jan 27/11 - Co
ngrats to a host of Marathon Dynamics runners who did INCREDIBLY well at this past weekend's Robbie Burns 8K in Burlington, where we battled -29C windchill!
Michelle Clarke - 3rd OVERALL Woman (won her age cat) in 31min flat!
Nancy Lennon - 3rd in her age cat, in a time of 36min
Margaret Menzel - 3rd in her age cat, in a time of 36 min
MJ Varro - 7th in her age cat in just over 40min
Suzanne Sutcliffe ran 43min on her way back to racing form as well.
& Coach Kev managed to finish 6th male overall, and top master (40+) in 27+min, despite a VERY sore hamstring...still some fight in this old dog I guess!
Above - Coach Kev mugs for a pic with Robbie Burns overall women's race winner (and his current training partner) Megan Brown. She ran an incredible race of 27:34 (20+ sec ahead of me).
Summer/Fall 2010
What a season! With the coming and going of events earlier this month in Hamilton, Markham and of course big, bad, beautiful NYC—that’s a wrap!
62 years young MDI runner Jane Davies whoops it up in NYC...at the 25 mile mark, no less! Talk about renewable energy. Wish I looked that awesome at ANY point in ANY marathon I’ve ever run! (note: NYC was Jane’s 3rd marathon in just 6 weeks. She usually runs many more!)
From the almost 200 of you we worked ran, and played with these past five months, there were so many inspiring performances, it sure wasn’t easy to distil it down to a “Top 10”...but we’ll take a stab at it anyway (in no particular order or rank, other than alphabetical):
• June Barrett – 3:59 at Toronto Marathon ...a Boston Qualifier in her first year of marathoning!
• Kristin Dalzell – 1:43 at Toronto Half Marathon ...5+min PB in first season with MDI
• Ana & Dave Dennier – New MD runners, big shiny new marathon PBs at the Hamilton Marathon. Ana ran a 3:10 (2 min PB) and Dave ran a 3:18 (15 min PB) . One happy (and fast) couple!
• Stephanie Griffiths – 3:05 PB at Waterfront Marathon (2nd in age cat) , as the 2nd of 3 marathons in less than 2 months (averaging under 3:10 for all 3!)...mind-boggling!
• Linnea Humphrey – Ran 3:29 marathon SPLIT to close out a mindboggling 9hr58min Ironman PB in the Florida IM. 2nd in her age category, top 10 overall women (at age 44)...You go girl!
• Lindsay Lalonde – it’s not often (OK, never!) that a runner we coach goes out and smashes our race day plan/prediction by 7 minutes, but that’s just what she did, debuting in 1:46 at the Toronto Half . What will she do for an encore?
• Janine Moffett – 3:03 PB at Hamilton Marathon...3rd OVERALL woman . Wow!
• Peter Speight – It took 3 tries (two within 1 month), but after having his first 2 marathons this year sabotaged by heat and gastric distress, he nailed it at Hamilton—3:08! A huge PB & Boston Q
• Neil Stephenson – in June, he approached us never really having been a runner, and not even doing much exercise in general for years, and stated “I must run a marathon this fall”. After several attempts at remonstrating with him to change his goal to a 5K, 10K, or at most a Half, I realized “as crazy as it is, he’s going to try this no matter what”. So, after establishing some ground rules on how we’d proceed, I agreed to train him for the attempt. Long story short...HE DID IT! Completing the Toronto Marathon in just over 5hrs . Click here to read more of his incredible journey.
• Andrew Smereczynsky – 3:25 at Waterfront Marathon . With a previous marathon PB of 3:33, he came to us for help with making it to Boston. After a season of textbook training, and beautiful race day execution, not only had he done that, but set an 8 minute PB in the process. Well done!
• Glen Way – 3:04 PB at Hamilton Marathon. What a race...what a year! Over the past 10 months, Glen also ran PB’s at 5K, 10K, 15K, Half Marathon and 30km, ran the Boston Marathon, and did an 800km bike tour. To boot, he did all this in first time “dadhood”, since his son’s birth in February!
Congratulations to every Marathon Dynamics runner in 2010...let's dream even bigger for 2011!
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You really have brought me to a place I never thought I would see. I never imagined I’d be able to deliver the race result that I did this past year. I’m still in disbelief of the time in fact! I've vastly improved through your coaching. You took me from a 4:02 marathon where I thought I left everything I had on the course down to a 3:19 in 3 years – with a BQ to show for it as a bonus!
Ken Moscoe
I'd achieved some success making my own training plans, but I felt I could improve and didn't know how. With the experience, knowledge, and technical expertise of Marathon Dynamics, I've been able to bring my half marathon PB from 1:48 to 1:34! I also ran my first marathon, and I'm heading to Boston next April. If you have the drive and determination, MDI can take care of the planning that ultimately produces your dream results. You'll marvel at coach Kevin's ability to assess your fitness and predict your race day results. You'll arrive at the starting line feeling super confident and ultra-prepared.
Kristin Dalzell after her 1st year with MDI
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