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Remember Run and BOW3

Despite being a mere one week removed from Road2Hope, and many runners already settling into their offseason recovery mode, the team still had a large contingent tackling the 2015 WRS RememberRun which also acted as the final stage of the BOW 3.  We had a number of surprise results, including OA wins in both the 5K and 11K for men, an OA win for women in the 11K, and OA wins in the BOW III for men and women.  Here are our full results:

5K- Individual
Team Rankings

Coach Sean won in 16:49.

Lucas Shwed had a strong first 5K of his life, running 19:32, placing 2nd on our team and 8th OA and 2nd in his AG.

Martin was in next for the team with a very strong 19:39, good for 11th OA and 4th in his AG.

Gillian was in 4th for the team, 3rd OA for females and 1st in AG with a solid 19:57 finish.

Evin came in 5th out of H+Pers with a great first 5K ever of 19:50 chip time!

Brian ran another good 5K, finishing in 22:38.

Ed had a very strong race, finishing in 24:12 and 7th in his AG.

Mike Hewitson continues to come back from injury with success as he ran a great 24:41.

Candice won her AG yet again with an excellent 25:11 finish time.

Cari managed to take the final stage in the #CariVsLaura challenge, coming in just over 26 minutes and a mere 10seconds ahead of Laura who ran 26:16!

Maria Dyce had a great return from injury, finishing just over 30 minutes.

Jen Merrett ran an excellent new PB of 30:55!

5K- Team
Full Results
H+P's team was able to take the win with the top 5 runners averaging 19:14.  The team consisted of: Sean, Lucas, Martin, Gillian and Evin.

Battle of Waterloo III
Full Results
Remember Run was the 3rd and final of 3 5K Stages in the BOW III.  Here's how H+P did:

Coach Sean won in 49:57.

Martin Chmiel had an amazing performance, finishing just off the podium in 4th place with a time of 58:18.

Gillian Willard was one of only 5 runners to break 1 hour of the event, winning OA for females with a time of 58:41.

Brian managed a very solid 1:09, making him the 4th H+Per in the top 10.

Ed came in 11th OA but won his AG with a great 1:12 OA time.

Candice was in just behind Ed with a time of 1:15, also winning her AG!

Cari came in next for the team with a time of 1:17, placing her 4th in her AG and less than 1 minute ahead of her frenemy- Laura Hewitson.  Laura was right behind with a solid 1:18:15.

New H+P member- Jon Krys was in next for the team with a solid 1:19:13 placing second in his AG.

11K
Rankings

Coach Dyce showed his recovery from STWM went well, pulling off the OA win with a time of

40:50.

Nick ran a strong 41:28 just one week removed from his half marathon PB, placing 2nd OA in 41:23.

Eric Hunsberger was next for the team, running exactly 4:00mins/K, finishing 6th OA and 2nd in his AG with a time of 44:00.

Andrea Sweny continues to put in an amazing year, winning the 11K in 46:21!

Vicki came in 5th for H+P, winning her AG in 51:18.

Heidi had another great results, completing the 11K in 1:01:39 and placing 2nd in her AG.

The Heijs were in next for the team, running and finishing together in 1:22 as they start their build for 2016.

11K- Team
Results

While there were no other teams in the event, our top 5 (consisting of 1st OA- Greg, 2nd OA- Nick, 6th OA- Eric, 1st OA female- Andrea and AG winner Vicki) had a great average pace of 44:52.

That's it for the 2015 Remember Run.  Did we miss your result?  Let us know!

#cantowontstop

2015 Hamilton Road2Hope

One of our final big goals for the 2015 season was the Hamilton Road2Hope marathon and half marathon.  While the temperature was perfect, winds were very challenging, especially at the top of the escarpment.  The team powered through and still produced a collection of solid performances.

Full Marathon:

Our rankings

The winds were brutal for these guys, forcing some of our runners to fall of their pace and drop out.  There were 5 H+Pers who fought hard and finished with great results:

Just two weeks removed from his PB at STWM, RunnerRob ran very strong 2:38:18, good for 2nd OA and his second fastest marathon to date.

Luke, on little pure marathon training relied on his massive IM base to carry him to a very successful 3:06:38.

In her fist marathon ever, Emily Hunter ran an outstanding 3:21:04.

Howie and Manny treated this as a fun run, coming in with finishing times of 4:21 and 4:52 respectively






Half Marathon
Our Rankings

With a recent course change, this route was measured by officials to be 21.34 in the week following

the race.  While it's something that rarely happens at a race of this size, we sill had a great time and some solid results:

Coach Sean finished 7th OA with a time of 1:17:21.

Nick Burt, despite the extra distance ran an outstanding half marathon PB of 1:22:13.

Kailey Haddock had a strong run, and like Nick was able to finish with a strong 1:30:47 PB.

Holger ran his usual consistent pace, coming in with a 1:30:50 final time.

Gillian came in just behind Holger, running 1:31:23.

Dave was the 1:40 pace bunny for the race, and ran the perfect pace to finish the job, coming in just over 1:41 (which would have been 1:40 at 21.1).

Dragan was in next just behind Dave with his second best half ever: 1:44.



10K
Team Rankings

Schuyler Schmidt had an outstanding last-minute race, finishing in 42:35 and second OA!

Danny Nakluski continues to improve, running a very strong 46:06 for a new PB.

Kirstin Marks posted yet another PB, coming in just behind Dan with a time of 46:38!

Onward to RememberRun!

#cantwontstop

2015 STWM

While a majority of the team tackled the Oktoberfest 5 and 10Ks, we still had a very quick squad competing at STWM.

Half Marathon
Rankings

Adam had a great performance, running 1:08, good for a new club record and second place OA!

Coach Dyce also had an amazing performance, running a massive new PB of 1:19:51.

Tracy continues to be one of our best masters runners.  She ran a strong 1:39:46, just off her PB.

Val battled injury coming into this race, but still competed hard and finished with a solid 1:40.

Payton had a great debut in the half, running 1:40:27!

Helen Broom achieved an outstanding new PB and one of her fastest races ever with a 1:42:51 finish time.

Kim Chan showed she's staying fit during her work term, coming in with a 1:45.

Kristin achieved a massive new PB, running 1:49, over 3 minutes faster than last year.

Erica Hall ran a strong 2:39.

Marathon
Rankings

Runner Rob was the only H+P athlete in action.  He posted a stellar new PB and club record of 2:37!

Road 2 hope is up next!  If we missed your results, let us know!

#cantwontstop

2015 Oktoberfest 5K and 10K

H+P had one of our best races ever, once again PACKED with PBs.  The new course was fast, conditions were even better, and the team took advantage.  Here are the full results:

5K:
Rankings

Brendan came in 1st OA with a massive new PB of 15:34.

Sean came in 2nd OA with a new PB of 15:58.

Graham was in next for the team, running an outstanding 17:47 PB, good for 11th OA, 3rd in his AG and 1st on our masters team.

Dave, the 50-yo all star was in right behind Graham running 17:51 and handily winning his AG.

Mike had a massive PB performance of 17:58, placing 5th for the team and 3rd in his AG.

Kailey had an outstanding PB performance of 18:09, coming in just 1s off the club record, and placed 3rd OA!

Jon Fugelsang crushed a new PB of 18:21, placing 4th in a very competitive AG.

Aidan ran a solid new PB of 18:27 off of next to no training, good enough to win his AG.

Martin Chmiel ran an amazing 18:37, a massive PB and 20 minutes faster than his PB from last year!

Gillian Willard became the 3rd H+P female ever to break 19, running 18:41 and placing second in her AG.

Don MacLeod continues to improve, breaking 20 for the first time with a 19:42 PB.

Sam ran a great new PB of 20:13- that sub-20 is within reach!

Brian Wetzler ran a very solid 20:31, one of his fastest times ever.

Vicki Zandbergen ran a great new PB of 21:16, which brought her in 3rd on our women's team and 1st in her AG.

Manny was right behind VZ with a new PB and masters club record of 21:26; good enough to win her AG as well!

Howie was in right behind with a PB by almost 1 minute, finishing in 21:51.

Dan Nukluski ran a strong 21:37, a new PB!

Jose Perez ran a very solid 22:56 in his H+P debut!

Tracey Kuchma ran an amazing new PB of 22:37, good for 2nd masters overall!

Ed ran a great time of 23:46, one of his better times in recent years.

Mike Hewitson ran a strong 23:47, but out-kicked Ed at the line!

Candice Shrigley had a great showing, finishing in 24:13 - a new PB!

Cari managed to edge out Laura in the Cari vs. Laura challenge, running a solid 24:24 PB.

Kyle continues to be one of our best up-and-coming runners, with a great 24:37 finish.

Laura ran a strong PB of 24:45!

Maddie Hobson ran a solid 25:23, good for 4th in her AG!

Gail Delanghe ran 27:26, good for 1st in her AG.

Will and Derek both enjoyed fun runs/walks as they work their way back into competitive running.

5K Teams
Full Results

The H+P Men's team finished 1st with an average time of 17:19.  This included times from Brendan, Sean, Mike, Aidan and Martin.

The H+P Masters Men's team really had a strong race despite missing some of their best runners.  Their two top runners (Dave and Graham) were in our OA team's top 5.  The next 3 to make up the roster was Jonathan, Don and Harold to give an average time of 19:11.

The H+P women's team was led by two sub-19 minute performances from Kailey and Gill.  Vicki, Cari and Laura also scored for the team, giving them an average pace of 21:29.

The FIRST EVER H+P Masters women's team had a great performance.  Manny lead the squad with a new masters club record.  Tracey, Candice, Gail and Louise made up the rest of the top 5, giving them a 25:35 average pace.  This was fast enough to beat all non-H+P teams, wow!

10K:
Rankings

Nick Burt was in first for the team with a new PB of 35:23, good for 3rd in his AG and 6th OA.

Luke came in right behind Nick with a great new masters club record of 36:12, good for the AG win

and 7th OA!

Andrea had a great 10K PB of 39:42, placing 3rd on the team, 2nd OA for females and winning her AG.  Not bad for just 1 week removed from her 3:07 CR in Chicago!

Craig was in next for the team with a great 41:05, placing 3rd in his AG.

Emily came in next for the team with her 2nd best performance ever, running 41:08 and placing 2nd in her AG.

Val Hobson posted a stellar new maters club record of 41:13, placing 2nd in her AG.

Dragan was in next for the team with a great new PB of 44:36.

Heidi continues to improve as she ran a new PB of 53:51, winning her AG.

10K Teams:
Full Results

H+P had one team in this event, winning with an average time of 38:43.  This team was comprised of Nick, Luke, Andrea, Craig and Emily.  Great work!

Battle of Waterloo:
Updated Results

This is the second stage of 3 in the battle of Waterloo.  Through 10K of competition:
- Sean sit first with a time of 33:09
- Martin sits 4th, just off the podium in 38:38.
- Gill is in 1st OA for females, in 5th OA just 4 seconds back of Martin in 38:42.
- Brian is ninth in 42:43.
- Ed is 11th, 2nd in his AG with a combined time of 48:42
- Candice sits with a time of 50:25, also 2nd in her AG.
- Cari has a time of 51:22, Laura is just behind her with a total time of 51:53!

Up next for the team..... Road 2 Hope and the RememberRun 5/8K!

#cantwontstop

Oktoberfest Rosters

The 2015 Oktoberfest 5 and 10K is almost upon us.  Last year we had a blast with the Sean vs. Gill challenge, where we had 5 separate runners break 17mins in the 5K for the first time as a team!  We are sending a competitive roster to STWM on the same day this year, but we are still fielding one of our largest teams ever to take advantage of this new and faster-than-ever course.  Here is how our teams shape up:

Health and Performance (10K)

Emily Hunter

Nick Burt

Luke Ehgoetz

Valery Hobson

Dragan Zubac

Andrea Sweny

Paul Gonsalves Craig Kingston H+P Women Gillian Willard Vicki Zandbergen Kailey Haddock Laura Hewitson Cari Rastas Howard Maddie Hobson H+P Masters Women Manuela Jones Heidi Engelhardt Candice Shrigley Gail Delanghe Tracey Kuchma Louise Martin

H+P Men

Sean Delanghe

Mike Piazza

Brendan Hancock

Martin Chmiel

Aidan Rutherford

Brian Wetzler

Michael Hewitson

Kyle MacKenzie

Tim De Visser

Sam Lalonde

William Spaetzel

H+P Masters Men

Jonathan Fugelsang

Graham Dunn

Don Macleod

Jan De Visser

Dave Rutherford

Harold O'Krafka

Ed Shrigley

Jeff Martin Here we go! #cantwonstop

H+P on Strava

H+P is all about finding new ways to keep training fun.  Sure, it's easy to go hard during our team workouts, but what about finding reasons to get in those off day runs?  WELL, Sam Lalonde, our data specialist has done a great job of making fun challenges based on Strava, and tracking it on our stats page.

Looking to get in on the fun?  Here are your options!

Top 80

Strava Top 40

Strava Next 40

The Strava Top 40 and Next 40 are a list of the top 80 most frequently attempted segments.  Some segments have been omitted due to safety reasons (crossing busy roads) and consistency (i.e. GPS watches can't handle tracks).

Our goal is simple:  To own both the female and male course record in these 80 most visited segments.  We want work together and use our numbers to take down non-H+P segments.  Find one you can get, and go for it!  H+P on H+P violence is not the priority, although attacking and defending CRs is not prohibited.

Long story short, don't hurt yourself, have some off day fun, and let's work together as a team to own these 80 and to keep the fitness rolling when not at practice!

Conquests

Conquests

Not looking to hammer on your off day (probably smart), but simply want a reason to run more at an easy pace?  The conquests feature is for you!  This one is simple: complete as many of the Top 80 segments as possible.  Runners are ranked based on total # completed. When tied, average speed for each segment is the tie breaker.  Can YOU run all 80?

That's it, happy off day running team!

#cantwontstop

Racing October 2nd- 3rd, 2015

With two weeks to go until the Oktoberfest 5/10K and STWM, our team was all over the place priming the legs.  Here's how we did:

Don Mills Open

Running for Conestoga, Ahmed ran 36:32 on a tough course to finish 64th OA.

Running for UW, Simon ran 40:06, good for 104th OA.

AHS Fun Run

Schuyler Schmidt had an outstanding performance.  She ran a strong 21:24, good for 2nd OA and first in her AG!

Kristin Marks had an all-time best performance, crushing 22:53, good for 7th OA!

Bill Frier, back to the running world after a full year of cycling ran a very solid 23:41.

Sam Wiebe had an outstanding performance finishing in 24:45.

Anand Langalia had his best performance to date, running an outstanding 25:46.

Coming back from injury, Dawn Frier ran a solid 33:22.  Great work!


Run for the Toad

In the 25K, Jonathan Fugelsang ran 2:08:45 in a rehab run/ return from injury.  This was still good
enough for 62nd OA!

Val Hobson ran an stellar 50K.  She managed a 12th OA, 5th out of all females and 3rd in her AG with a time of 4:29:57.


Tammy Hergott had a stellar ultra marathon debut, finishing her first above-marathon distance race in 113th place with a time of 6:26.

Festival City 10K

Coming back from his high altitude training stint in Flagstaff, Adam Hortian had a great
performance, running 32:15 on a very challenging course, good for 2nd OA.

Steph Hortian also had a very solid 10K, 2nd in her AG, 3rd OA with a time of 38:17.

Festival City 3.5K

Brendan Hancock ran 11:24, good for 1st place OA.

Back in action just 1 week after her win at the WLU loops, Payton ran 14:22 which brought her in 2nd OA.

The County Marathon

Vicki ran an outstanding new personal best of 3:27:57.  This was good for 5th place OA in a deep race!

Onwards to our big team fall goal races!  If we missed your result from this weekend let us know.

#cantwontstop

H+P at the 2015 Laurier Loop

The team had a great time at the 2015 Laurier Loop.  We didn't originally intend on entering this race together as a unit, but everything fell into place the week before, and we sure are glad that it did.  We ended up winning the 5K OA for males and females, the 10K OA for females, and entered two solid open teams who ended up walking away 1st (out of 1, but still!).

Here are the complete team results:

5K
H+P Rankings
- Coach Sean came in 1st OA with a time of 17:10
- Nick Burt was 3rd OA in a new PB of 17:52
- Coach Gill came in 1st OA with a time of 20:00
- Martin Chimmel came in with a MASSIVE new PB of 20:01.  This is especially impressive considering that he ran 38 minutes last year at a weight 100lbs heavier than he his now.  What a difference a year of hard work can make; congrats to you Martin!

 

- Jan De Visser was in 5th for the team, placing 1st in his AG with a time of 21:17.

- Brian was in next with a solid 22 minute 5K, placing 3rd in his AG.

- Howie came in with a time of 23:19, good enough for 3rd in his competitive AG.

- Manny was right behind, running 23:39 and WINNING her AG!

- Ed ran a strong time just under 25 minutes, good for 3rd in his AG.

- Candice had an outstanding win for her AG with a time of 26:06.

- Cari and Laura continue to battle hard in the season-long #CariVsLaura challenge!  After Laura took the win at the 15K ENDURrun stage, Cari was able to bounce back and beat her rival by 11 seconds!  Cari ran 26:45 and Laura ran 26:56, leveling the score to a 1-1 tie.  They are going head-to-head again at Oktoberfest and Remember Run, as well as the overall series in the Battle of Waterloo 3! 

- Derek Hergott, coming back from a stress fracture, held himself back from running (which was not easy!) and walked the 5K course in 37 minutes!

10K

- Payton had a great return to action, running 45:56.  She was not only first for the team, but top 10 OA and FIRST PLACE for all females!

- Paul Gonsalves came in with a very solid 47:38, placing 3rd in his AG.

- Vicki used the 10K as a progression training run, but still managed to place 2nd in her AG with a time of 49:49.

- Kevin Post ran a strong 53:12 (in bare feet no less)!

- Anand Langalia ran a strong 55 minute 10K, good for 2nd in his AG!

- Steve ran as a guide, helping her achieve an outstanding new PB of 1:05:12!

 Teams:

- In the 4x2.5K category, Jordan, Mike Piazza, Mike Hewitson and Craig Kingston ran a strong combined 39:09 10K!

- Our 5K open team consisting of Sean, Nick, Gill, Martin and Jan was first with an average time of 19:17.

- Our 10K open team consisting of Payton, Paul, Vicki, Anand and Steve was first with an average time of 53:01!

Up next for the team: Oktoberfest 5K and 10K!

Did we miss your result?  Let us know!

#cantwontstop

September 19th-20th, 2015

Another weekend, another few days of H+P racing all over the place!  We were competing in road races, finishing off the multi-sport season, and tackling ultras.  Here's how we did:

That Dam Hill 24 hour

Steve Parke (who else) had an outstanding performance.  He won the race OA with 190.5K.  He also had an impressive 100M split of 16:28:10.



Harvest Half and Quarter Marathon
Click for results on our rankings page.

In the half, Nick Burt had a great race, placing 4th OA and 2nd in his AG with a time of 1:26.

Mike Piazza, using it as a training run, posted a strong 1:33.  This put him in 8th OA and 1st in his AG.

Andrea tried to run this half at MP.  She was in 3rd for the team, and our first female runner with a 1:37.  This was good enough for 3rd OA and to win her AG.

Jan came in with a very solid 1:39 which placed in 4th in his AG.

Vicki ran a solid 1:45, good for 5th on the team, and 2nd in her AG.

Andrew Heij was back in action, running 1:50 and placing 5th in his AG.

Tracey Kuchma had a very strong race.  She ran 1:54 and won her AG!

Manny was in next with a strong 1:58 placing 5th in her AG.

Brian Wetzler made the jump up to a longer distance than he's used to, posting a strong 2:05!

Heather Heij came in with a very solid 3:12 finish, completing the top 10 for the team!

In the quarter, Paul had a strong return to racing after some time away.  He posted a 51:50, good enough for 3rd place OA!




Eaton Downtown Dash

Coach Sean ran 16:55 and placed 4th OA.

Gill ran her 3rd fastest time ever, coming in with a time of 19:26.  This was good for 2nd OA.

Holger battled the wind and heavy legs from his marathon build, but still posted a very strong 19:55,
winning his AG.

Niagara Barrelman Triathlon

Luke had a great race, averaging over 39km/h on the bike and posting just over a 1:30 half marathon.  This brought him in 6th OA and 1st in his very deep AG.

Lucas had a strong race, winning his AG with a time of 5:19.

Montreal Marathon

David Layden had an outstanding debut in the marathon, running 3:49!

Did we miss your results?  Please let us know!

Up next for the team...the WLU Loop!

#cantwontstop

Early September Racing

With our massive fall team races on the horizon (Oktoberfest, Road2Hope, STWM), our team was all over the place this weekend tuning up the legs.  Here are our full results:

Yorkville Run: National Road 5K Championships

-Adam had an OUTSTANDING performance.  Up against some of the best runners in Canada

(including Olympian Matt Hughes), Adam proved he belongs among the top runners in the country.  He posted a new road 5K PB and club record of 14:51.  The winning time was 14:16- Adam was in the hunt the entire race!
- Women's club record holder Stephanie Hortian had a very solid 18:21 finish.
- Brendan Hancock was back in action, posting a great 16:24.

Zoo Run 5K:
Kristin Marks posted an outstanding new personal best of 23:52, good for 3rd in a very competitive AG.

Zoo Run 10K:
Coming off ENDURrun, RunnerRob had a very solid 10K just over 34 minutes, good for 7th OA in what was a stacked field.

Mudpuppy:
The men's team had a dominant performance in the race.  They won the team competition by placing 1 through 6th place OA!
- Iron Luke's training partner won the event OA in 31:45
- Jordan came in second OA with a very solid 32:02
- Greg was close behind Jordan for 3rd OA in 32:33
- Nick showed he has recovered well form his marathon and knee injury, running 32:44
- Luke ran a very strong 32:49 for 5th OA
- Chris came in right behind, almost 2 minutes ahead of 7th place with a time of 33:33

- Maddie Hobson had a GREAT race for the team as well, winning her AG!

- In the 12K, Heidi had a great race, conquering the course to complete one of her longest runs to date, and still managed to win her AG!

Lakeside Triathlon
- Eric Lucko had a strong 1:14 finish, placing in the top 30 and 7th in his AG.

5Peaks Kortright
- Jonathan Fugelsang posted a great performance in the 7K, winning his AG and placing 6th OA!
- Jessica ran a great half marathon, placing 13th OA and winning her AG as well!

Springbank Half
- Holger posted a very solid 1:30 performance

Challenge Cedar Point
- Tracy posted an outstanding performance.  Battling the wind and harsh conditions that saw Saturday's races cancelled, she still managed a 10th OA and 1st in AG finish!

Did we miss your result?  Let us know!

#cantwontstop

H+P at the 2015 ENDURrun

WELCOME to the Health and Performance 2015 ENDURrun blog.  Throughout the week, we will be updating this post on a DAILY basis with the most up-to-date results along with a preview of upcoming stages.

Our 7 Teams

Click on each team to view the full roster, learn about each runner, and check out the team goals for the week:

Men's A1

Men's A2

Women's  Team vs. Men's Masters Team

Team Sam vs. Team Laura

Mixed Team

Stay on top of all the team battles on our stats page here:

• H+P Men's A1 vs 2014 H+P Men's A1
• H+P Men's A2 vs 2014 H+P Men's A2
• H+P Women's A vs H+P Masters Men
• H+P Women's A vs 2014 H+P Women's Team
• H+P Team Sam vs H+P Team Laura
• H+P Mixed vs 2014 H+P Mixed

Our 8 Ultimates

Follow their full results here on our stats page.

Dave Rutherford- Val Hobson- Derek Hergott- Vicki Zandbergen -Howie O'Krafka- Manny Jones- Jeff Martin - RunnerRob

Our ultimates have some individual battles to follow:

• Howie vs Manny
• Dave Rutherford vs 2012
• Jeff Martin vs 2013
• Vicki Zandbergen vs 2014

Daily Recaps

Stage 1: Half Marathon

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: Ahmed is up.  After a tough month away during ramadan, he is looking to run low-1:20, put the team in first place.  He wants to keep the men's A1 team in striking distance of the record and close to the 2014 team which started with a 1:16.
• Men's A2: Mailman is looking to run a solid 1:25-26-ish which would give them over a 10-minute advantage over the 2014 A2 team.  He is also looking to solidify the team's position in 2nd OA.
• Women's A: Kailey is up, and is looking to post a massive PB and break 1:30.  She should give the women's team a slight advantage in their competition vs. the men's masters team.
• Men's Masters: Don up and is looking to PB and to keep their team within striking distance of the women's team- anything less than 5 minutes!
• Team Sam: The team captain, Sam is up first.  He is expected to lose some time to his competitor on team Laura, but is aiming to PB and keep his team close enough to strike back on stages where they have the advantage. 
• Team Laura: Lucas is up, and is looking to post a massive PB, and create a significant gap between himself and Sam LaLonde. 
• Mixed Team:  Tammy is up.  She is looking to get the team off to a solid start, and maybe even take down Derek Hergott in the process! 

Recap:

Full results HERE.

Women

• Val Hobson posted a stellar new PB of 1:34, and now sits in 4th place OA!
• Manny had an outstanding race, beat Howie in the #MannyVsHowie challenge for the first time this year with a 1:46 clocking.  She sits in 7th OA.
• Vicki ran a very solid 1:46 despite a foot injury, and now sits in 8th place.  She is still within striking distance of her EB from 2014.

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob got off to a great start, coming in with a time of 1:17:39, putting him in 1st place OA for the ultimates.
• Fighting a cold, Dave still salvaged a very strong run.  He ran 1:27, and now sits 8th.  He is about 1 minute off his EB from 2012 at this point!
• Jeff Martin had an outstanding half marathon, posting a 1:33, good enough to put him in 10th place OA.  This also places him 1 minute ahead of his previous EB from 2013.
• Howie had a solid race, but dropped the fist match up against Manny with a time of 1:53!
• Derek Hergott got off to a very solid start an an ER rookie, coming in with a 2:11 clocking.

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Ahmed posted a 1:23:59, which puts the team in 1st place OA.  They are now about 7 minutes off of last year's pace, but still on track with their current plan to set a new ER relay record. 
• Men's A2:  Aaron Mailman battles his post-honeymoon fitness loss to put in a very solid 1:28, placing the team in 2nd OA.  This also gives the team almost a 10 minute lead over last year's A2 team.
• Women's A:  Kailey did not run exactly how she wanted, but still posted an outstanding time of 1:34:10!  This is good enough to put the team in 4th place OA, and to give them a lead over the men's masters team!
• Men's Masters: Don had an outstanding race.  Running 5 minutes faster than expected, he posted a massive new PB of 1:34:38, which means the gap to the women's team sits at a mere 28s!
• Team Laura: Lucas got the team off to an outstanding start.  He ran a very solid 1:37 to set a new PB and to give team Laura the required commanding lead they will need to win the #SamVsLaura challenge.
• Team Sam: Sam posted a very solid 1:44 for the team, keeping his team within striking distance of Team Laura.  #TeamSam now sits in 7th place OA.
• Mixed Team: Tammy has an outstanding start for the team.  Running with Derek for most of the race, she posted a very solid 2:11!

Stage 2: 15K TT

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: Adam is up for the men's team.  He is looking to post a massive 15K split and single-handedly put the team ahead of last year's pace.  He's looking to run 50-51min.
• Men's A2:  Mike is up!  This is his 3rd year in a row tackling this course and is looking to post a massive PB, to better his 67min time from last year, and to strengthen the A2's position in 2nd OA.  
• Women's A: Coach Gillian is up for the Women's A team.  With a slim lead of 28s and a strong competitor in Holger on the Masters team, she is hoping to run at her best to keep the women within striking distance of the Masters team.  Anything in the 62-63 range would put them in a position to do this.
• Men's Masters: Holger, the mileage man himself is up!  He's chasing a PB close to the 1:01 range, and is seeking to bump the team up to 3rd place ahead of the women's team and RC team.
• Team Sam: Cari, one of Laura's most notorious rivals is up in the 15K to race head-to-head with Laura.  She is hoping to close some of that 7 minute gap to Team Laura, and bring her team back into contention in the #SamVsLaura challenge!
• Team Laura: Laura, the captain is up to face Cari!  She is hoping to maintain as much of that time gap that Lucas produced as possible!
• Mixed Team:  Nicole Green is back in action after some time away from running.

Recap:

Full results HERE.

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson posted yet another PB 1:03:56, finishing 3rd on the stage.  She now sits 4th, but only 2 minutes off the podium with a lot of miles still to run!
• Vicki had a better day with her foot, and managed a new PB of 1:09:47.  She now sits in 7th OA.
• Manny ran a very solid 1:13:19, and now sits 8th OA.  She just barely lost the stage to Howie in the #howievsmanny challenge.  The stage tally is 1-1, but Manny still has a lead of 6:12 OA.

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob had another great performance, running a best time among the ultimates of 53:41.  His OA lead is now 5:57 after 2 stages.
• Dave had a good bounce-back stage, running 59:09.  This brought him up one spot past last year's second place finisher.  He now sits 7th OA, but less than 2:30 off the podium.
• Jeff Martin ran a strong 1:06, and now sits 11th OA.
• Howie ran a very solid 1:12, good enough take the second stage of the #HowieVsManny challenge.  He is now 6:12 behind Manny OA, and sits 22nd OA.
• Derek Hergott ran through a very tough injury to finish with a strong 1:24. 

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Adam ran an unbelievable and numerically easy to remember time of 48:49.  He was the fastest of the day and set a new CR. This was a huge performance, and not one we expected with an average pace of 3:15/K.  This padded the A1's lead to now 17 minutes over the A2 team.  More importantly, it puts the team 5:41 ahead of last year's pace, and on a trajectory to beat the course relay record. 
• Men's A2:  Mike posted an extremely solid PB of 61:12.  This was the second fastest relay time of the day, and padded the team's position in 2nd OA.  
• Women's A: Coach Gillian ran an outstanding time of 1:03:44.  This was fast enough to put the women's team 4:20 ahead of last year's pace to break the women's team record.  It was also a mere 2s slower than Holger, and fast enough to overtake the RC team, pumping them up to 3rd place OA.
• Men's Masters: Holger posted a strong 15K of 1:03:42.  This time brought them within striking distance of the women's team for 3rd place OA (26s back).  It also brought them to within 18s of 4th place behind the RC team!  Will there be a podium sweep for H+P?
• Team Sam: Cari ran an outstanding PB of 1:26:22.  This kept team Sam very close to Team Laura in the #SamVsLaura challenge.  #TeamSam now sits in 8th place and 7:05 back of #TeamLaura.
• Team Laura: Laura posted an unbelievable and unexpected PB of 1:25:35!  This grew her team's lead over Team Sam, and was enough to maintain their position over the 2nd RC team.  They now sit in 6th OA!
• Mixed Team:  Nicole Green had a great return to running after a long time away.  She ran 1:26 for the 15K, and the team sits in 9th place.

Stage 3: 30K Cross-Country

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: Luke is up for the men's team.  His only goal is to run as fast as possible to chase the relay course record- a 2:10 would be a complete success and within his ability, but how will his legs respond less than 2 weeks removed from IM Canada?
• Men's A2:   Jan is up for the A2 team.  Originally on the masters team, he has really stepped up to replace Ahmed/Luke who had moved up to replace Brendan on the A1 team.  Jan is looking to battle hard to maintain the team's position in 2nd OA.
• Women's A: Helen is up for the women's team.  The women's team is expecting to lose some time on this stage as Helen is matched up with the very speedy Holger.  She is looking to beat her time of 3:02 from last year and keep the team on pace to breaking the women's relay CR.
• Men's Masters: Holger is back in action once again.  Stepping in as a last minute addition to fill an empty spot, he is looking to run under 2:30, which should give the team a boost from it's 5th place position- will the men's Masters team sit on the podium after the 30K?
• Team Sam: With a 7:04 gap to Team Laura, Team Sam has work to do!  Justin Buis is up, but is facing off with a runner of very similar ability on paper- that 7:05 gap will most likely not change very much, but who knows what can happen on race day!
• Team Laura: Eric Hunsberger is up for Team Laura.  He is looking to battle with Justin of #TeamSam, and fight to maintain if not grow upon their 7:04 lead.  He is also looking to maintain or perhaps even improve upon the team's 6th place OA standing.  
• Mixed Team:  Charlotte is up for the mixed team.  The 6-day Canadian record holder will be using this stage to train and have some fun along the way!

Recap:

Full results HERE.

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson had an outstanding performance.  Running 2:31 for the 30K, she was able to put about a 1 minute dent into the 3rd place athlete.  She now sits a mere 28s off the podium! 
• Vicki ran a very solid 2:42 which bumped her up yet ANOTHER position to 6th OA!
• Manny ran a solid 2:59, and now sits in 9th OA.  This time was enough to take another stage from Howie in the #HowieVsManny challenge.  The race is now 2-1 in Manny's favour!  She also holds about a 15minute lead over Howie OA.

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob ran the fastest time of the day, finishing in 2:01:57.  He now carries a 17:31 gap to his nearest competitor.   
• Dave ran a very solid 2:15 and continues to rebound from his cold.  This bumps him up to 6th place OA and a mere 38s out of 5th!
• Jeff Martin had another great day at the office finishing in 2:30, and still sits in 11th.  
• Howie battled hard to run 3:07.  Manny took this round, and he is now down 1-2 in the week long #MannVsHowie series.
• Derek Hergott announced with a heavy heart that he will be dropping out due to injury.  This is GOOD news for the rest of H+P though, because they just picked up the best cheer-squad leader of all time!  We all hope you recover quickly D!

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Luke proved his recovery went smoothly from IM Canada and showed why he is a sure thing when it comes to endurance events.  He ran an outstanding 2:11, giving the team a 41minute lead over 2nd, and an 18 minute lead over last year's A1 team- the course record is in sight! 
• Men's Masters: Holger put his mileage on display today!  He ran a new PB of 2:27 which was the second fastest relay time of the day and took the men's Masters team way up in the standings from 5th all the way to second OA!  They now have a 22:44 lead on the women's team.
• Men's A2:   Jan ran an outstanding performance of 2:39 which was enough to keep the A2 team on the podium in 3rd, and a mere 9 minutes back of last year's A2 team.
• Women's A: Helen had a massive PB of over 10 minutes, coming in with a time of 2:51.  The women's team now sits 22:44 back of the masters team and 15 minutes ahead of women's team record pace!  They now sit in 5th OA, but only 1 minute out of 4th!
• Team Sam: Justin Buis was up and knew #TeamSam needed a boost.  He went out hard, and felt it during the second half of the race.  He finished with a 3:02, and Team Sam now sits 28 minutes back of Team Laura.  They are less than 1 minute out of 7th place!
• Team Laura: Eric Hunsberger had a very strong run of 2:41 for Team Laura.  This gives his team a massive lead of 28 minutes which is a gap they will need as they approach stages where Team Sam has the advantage!
• Mixed Team:  Charlotte put in another consistent and solid effort.  She ran 4 minutes faster than last year with a time of 3:00:29!  This shrinks the gap to last year's mixed team to 40 minutes.

Stage 4: 10-Mile Hill Run

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: Coach Sean is up for the men's A1 team.  He is hoping to improve upon last year's team time of 1:03 and to keep the team on pace to break the course record.  Even though A1 is 18 minutes ahead of last year's pace, and 7 minutes ahead of the course record pace, Rob's 2:41 marathon will not be matched this year.  We will want to give him at least a 10 minute buffer to make this record attempt realistic!
• Men's Masters: Speedy is up!  He is hoping to battle to maintain the team's position in 2nd, but is in tough against Dave Haiser of  the 3rd place A2 team with ~2 minutes separating the two teams.  
• Men's A2:   Dave Haiser is up, and is looking to chase down Speedy to pump the team back up to 2nd place OA.  The gap is about 2 minutes!
• Women's A: Andrea is scheduled to race.  She is looking to improve on the team's lead in breaking the women's relay record- anything faster than 1:35 will do this!  She is also hoping to close the gap on the A2 and men's masters team to bring the team back into contention for the podium.  The team also sits a mere 1 minute out of 4th place behind the 1st RC team- will she be able to move them up a position?
• Team Sam: Kristin is up and is matched up with a runner of very similar ability from Team Laura!  She hoping to maintain or even put small dent into Team Laura 28 minute lead.  This will give Team Sam a fighting chance in the final 2 stages!
• Team Laura: Kim will be running for Team Laura.  She is looking to battle hard to keep as much of that 28 minute lead as possible.  The team also sits in 6th ahead of the 2nd RC team, and is looking to maintain that position.
• Mixed Team:  Mountain man is BACK IN ACTION!  Craig Kingston, coming back from being hit by a car, is looking to put in a solid performance and test the legs and lungs out on the slopes of Wilmot line!

Recap:

Full results HERE

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson had a solid performance of 1:14:46, and now sits a mere 3 minutes out of 3rd.
• Vicki battled with her foot again, yet still was able to tough out a 1:21:41 which keeps her comfortably in 6th place OA.  She is 2:47 back of a PB with lots of racing still to come!
• Manny ran a very strong 1:25:51 and still sits in 9th place OA.  Howie took this round with a 1:23, and the #HowieVsManny series now sits 2-2!  Manny still holds a 12minute lead OA for the entire week!

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob ran the fastest time of the day, finishing in 58:16.  He now holds an overall lead of 21:57!
• Dave is starting to show signs that he is coming back to life as the effects of his cold subsides.  He ran the 3rd fastest ultimate time of the day with a 1:06:24 clocking.  He now sits in 5th place OA, and 3:35 off his 2012 PB pace!
• Jeff Martin ran a solid 1:13:46 and still sits very safely in 11th OA.  With this outstanding new course PB, Jeff is a mere 5s off his ENDURrun PB pace!

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Coach Sean ran 1:02:00, and the team now is now 20 minutes ahead of club record pace and about 9 minutes ahead of course record pace.  They have a 53 minute lead over 2nd place. 
• Men's A2:   Dave Haiser had a very solid performance of 1:11:52.  This was enough to bump the men's A2 team up to 2nd OA and they now carry a ~6.5 minute lead over the 3rd place masters team.  A2 now sits 16 minutes off of the 2014 A2 team, but with some of their strongest runners still to come.
• Men's Masters: Speedy ran a very strong 1:20:05.  This kept the men's masters team on the podium in 3rd place, and also maintained 14 minutes of their lead over the women's A team.
• Women's A: Andrea, who was only beaten by Sean in the relay, posted an outstanding 1:11:23.  This bumped the women's team back up to 4th place OA with now a 1.5minute lead over the 1st place RC team who now sits in 5th.  She also gave the team an increasing lead over the female course record pace of over 39 minutes!  They now sit 14 minutes back of the masters team.
• Team Sam: Kristin battled hard to run a very strong 1:25:22.  This kept the gap close to #TeamLaura, as they now sit 29:59 back in the #SamVsLaura challenge.  Team Sam is less than 2 minutes behind the 2nd RC team for 7th OA.
• Team Laura: Kim was able to put even more of a dent into #TeamSam with a time of 1:24:20.  This gives them a massive 29:59 lead over #TeamSam which will be much needed with some of their fastest runners still to come!  They sit comfortably in 6th OA.
• Mixed Team:  Mountain Man had a much faster than expected return to action with a strong 1:16 finish, and was the 5th fastest relay time of the day!

Stage 5: 25.6K Alpine Run

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: Coach Dyce is up for the men's team.  His 3rd year in a row doing this stage, he is looking to better his 2014 PB of 2:12:34.  With a 20 minute lead over club record pace, and a 9 minute lead over course record pace, Greg is hoping to battle hard to give Rob a few extra buffer minutes in the marathon!
• Men's A2:    Adam Dixon is up for the men's A2 team.  He is going try to put his 70.3 fitness to work and maintain the team's position in 2nd OA.  He is in a tough spot up against a very solid runner from the men's masters team.
• Men's Masters: Jon Fugelsang is up, and is looking to fight to maintain the team's position in 3rd, and perhaps even put a dent into the Men's A2 6.5 minute lead for 2nd place.  He is also looking to maintain or even fight to grow upon their 14 minute lead vs. the women's team.
• Women's A: Coach Emily is up for the women's team.  Her main goal is to beat her 2:34 PB from 2014 and grow on the team's 39minute lead over record relay pace.  She is also hoping to put a dent into the men's masters lead of 14 minutes, and put the team in a position to make a run at 3rd place. 
• Team Sam: Steve Parke is up and is looking for vengeance!  Less than a week removed from his sub-17 hour 100M race, he is looking to put a massive dent into that 29:59 lead that #TeamLaura has in that #SamVsLaura challenge.  He is also hoping to make inroads on the 7th place RC team to bump the team up a spot. 
• Team Laura: Linda is up for #TeamLaura.  She is not expecting to beat Steve, but is looking to push her limits as she fights to maintain as much of that 29minute lead as possible.  She is also striving to keep the team safely in 6th place OA.
• Mixed Team:  Chris Philips is up.  With zero training other than the 2.2K TT a few weeks back, Chris is praying that he finishes the race before the race finishes him.  This..will..be..FUN!

Recap:

Full results HERE

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson ran a great race!  After taking it a little easy during the 10-miler, Val crushed an outstanding 2:35.  Coming into this race she was 3 minutes out of 3rd.  With this performance, she has jumped up to 3rd place with over a 10 minute lead on her next closest competitor.   
• Vicki battled with her foot once again, but still managed to grind out the race and maintain her very solid 6th place position.
• Manny pushed hard, and ran a 3:31.  Howie took this stage, so the stage tally is now in his favour 3-2, but Manny still holds the OA lead by just over 2 minutes going into the final 2 stages.

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob ran a stage winning 2:03 to lengthen his lead in the OA standings to 30:12.  He also has launched himself into being on pace to post the 3rd fastest winning time in ENDURrun history.  This puts him ahead of the pace set by Rich Tremain back in the inaugural event in 2003.  To put this in perspective, Rich has since gone on to a number of amazing running accomplishments, including setting the Canadian Masters Mile record of 3:54 in 2011.
• Dave ran a very solid 2:28 which keeps him in 5th place OA, with the 6th place hot on his heels only 1 minute back.  
• Jeff Martin ran 2:38 which was more than enough to keep him in 11th OA!
• Howie beat Manny in this one, and now leads the stage tally 3-2.  Manny still has an overall lead of 1:56.

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Coach Dyce posted the fastest relay time of the day with a 2:19:37.  This was a hard fought time that keeps the team in first with a 1 hour 13 min lead over 2nd place.  This was a 7:03 slower than his time from last year, and leaves the team 13 minutes ahead of team record pace, but just under 2 minutes ahead of course record pace.  The record will be tough to take down this time around!
• Men's A2:    Adam Dixon ran a strong 2:39.  This was enough to keep the team in 2nd place OA, and they now sit 42 minutes back of last year's A2 team.  
• Men's Masters: Jon Fugelsang started fast and battled to the bitter end!  He ran a strong 2:41 which now leaves the team 2:12 ahead of the women's team who is in direct competition with them for the podium.  They are also only about 7 minutes out of 2nd!
• Women's A: Coach Emily had quite possibly the BEST race she's ever had with H+P.  She managed to post the second fastest relay time of the day, and 2nd fastest female time of the day: 2:29:11.  This gave the women's team a massive 11:50 cut into the men's masters team as they now sit 2:12 behind them for 3rd OA.  This also put them even further ahead of women's relay record pace which now sits at 44:25.
• Team Sam: Steve Parke came through and made things interesting!  Just 6 days removed from his 100M race, he still ran a solid 2:32.  This closed over 25 minutes on Team Laura, and they now sit a mere 4:34 back.  this also bumped the team up a position to 7th OA. 
• Team Laura: Linda had an oustanding race.  She ran completely to her max with a solid and consistent time of 2:57.  This was enough to maintain Team Laura as the leader in the #SamVsLaura challenge with a gap of 4:34.  They still sit in 6th OA.
• Mixed Team:  Chris Philips showed why he doesn't train...because apparently he doesn't have to!  With one run in the last month, he still finished this insanely tough 25.6K course in a solid 3:32!

Stage 6: 10K TT

Preview:

Some interesting points going into Stage 6:

Through 107.8K of racing...

- Only 1s/K separates the women's team and masters team!
- Only 2s/K separates team Sam and team Laura
- Only 1s/K separates Manny and Howie in the ‪#‎MannyVsHowie‬ challenge 
- Only 1s/K separates Valery and Jeff who will be anchoring the women's team and men's masters team respectively.
- The men's A team is only 1s/K ahead of course relay record pace

• Men's A1 team: Jordan is up for the men's team.  Being only a few minutes ahead of record pace, he is hoping to better his 35:49 time from last year and keep the team alive in their chase for the course record.  
• Men's A2:    Alex Dos Antos is up for the A2 team, and is hoping to add a small advantage on their 7 minute lead over the 3rd place masters team and solidify their 2nd place podium position.
• Men's Masters: Steve Schmidt it up for the masters team.  His goal is simple: hammer as hard as he can, and try to build the team's 2:12 lead on the 4th place women's team.  
• Women's A: Payton is up.  She is not expecting to beat Steve, but is looking to run as hard as possible to try to maintain as much of that 2:12 gap as possible.  This will give Val a fighting chance in the marathon to pass the masters team.
• Team Sam: Tracy Urquhart is up.  Just one week removed from her awesome 70.3 performance in Michigan, she is looking to fight to maintain as much of that 4:34 gap to Team Laura as possible.
• Team Laura: Val T is up running in her first race for H+P since her marathon record breaking season in 2013.  She wants to do everything she can to grow upon that 4:34 lead over Team Sam.
• Mixed Team:  Tracey Kuchma is up for the the mixed team.  She will be chasing a new PB on this flat and fast TT course!

Recap:

Full results HERE

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson ran well yet again.  She was able to run a very strong 43:37, which maintains her 3rd place position OA.  
• Vicki put in a very solid effort to come in with a time of 47:37.  This was more than enough to keep her in 6th place OA.
• Manny ran a 50:56 and still sits in 11th OA.  More importantly, this was enough to keep her in the lead of the Manny vs Howie challenge..but by only TWO SECONDS!  It will all come down to the marathon for these friendly competitors. 

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob ran an outstanding 10K just off of his PB.  33:21 was fast enough to win the stage OA, and to build upon his massive lead in this year's race.  This time also grows upon the 4th place all-time performance by Rich Tremain, which makes it look very possible that Rob will post the 3rd fastest ENDURrun finish time ever, and be the 2nd fastest ultimate (Charles Bedley holds the #1 and #2 best times ever).
• Dave, while still struggling with feeling under the weather, still managed to hammer home a respectable 41:24.  He has had a great attitude and been a positive force all week despite this disappointing and ill-timed cold.  Dave now sits 6th OA, an outstanding position despite not being at his best. 
• Jeff Martin came home with a 46:03 10K, another strong showing that keeps him in 11th OA.  He now sits 6 minutes off his ENDURrun PB with 42.2K to go...will he be able to take his 2013 ultimate time down?
• Howie..well this is just crazy.  After 6 stages, the gap between him and Manny is TWO SECONDS.  This is even more impressive since they barely ran together all week.  It has been a lot of back and forth to say the least.  Howie took the 10K with a time of 48:58 which puts the stage tally to 4-2 in his favour.

Relay

• Men's A1 team: Jordan ran the 2nd fastest relay time of the day to come in with a strong 36:55.  This was not exactly what he was looking for, but still an excellent result that keeps the team about 12 minutes ahead of team record pace.  This now sets up Rob for the relay record.  He will have to run 2:42 to set the team record- which seems like too much to ask after a week of racing- but you never know with how he has been looking!
• Men's A2:    Alex Dos Antos came in with an outstanding and surprising personal best of 36:31.  This solidifies the team's position in 2nd OA with a 12 minute gap.
• Men's Masters: Steve Schmidt had a great debut in the 10K for the masters team.  He ran 40:52, which increased the team's lead in 3rd place OA.  In the masters vs. women's team challenge, the men now carry a 7minute buffer, which as we all know, can disappear quickly in the marathon.
• Women's A: Payton ran a strong 45minute 10K, which was enough to keep the women's team on pace to break the women's team relay record by over 41 minutes!  It also keeps the team within striking distance of the masters team as the gap now sits at 7:14.
• Team Sam: Tracy Urquhart, just one week removed from her IM 70.3, still pushed a strong 47minute 10K for team Sam.  This keeps the team within striking distance in the marathon with a 9:03 deficit behind Team Laura. The team still sits strong in 7th OA. 
• Team Laura: Val was able to achieve a very successful return to H+P racing with a strong 42:36.  This increased team Laura's lead over team Sam by just under 5 minutes on the stage to give them a 9:03 lead OA.  They still hold a strong 6th place OA position.
• Mixed Team:  Tracey Kuchma ran an amazing new PB of 49:46!  This is over 3 minutes better than her pervious mark, nice work Tracey!

Stage 7: Marathon

Preview:

• Men's A1 team: RunnerRob is up for the men's A1 team.  While the team has a solid 11:54 lead over team record pace, the chance of taking down the event relay record will be tough.  He will have to run a 2:42 or faster to make this happen.  
• Men's A2:    Chris is up for the men's A2 team.  He is looking to run a fast enough time to maintain the team's position in 2nd OA.  The current gap to the 3rd place team is about 12 minutes.
• Men's Masters: Jeff Martin is up for the masters team.  After a week of beating up his legs doing the ultimate, he says he still wants to chase a PB!  He hopes to hold onto the team's 3rd place position, but is up against a fast runner on the women's team who are 7:14 back, and a great runner from the RC team who only sit 10 minutes back.
• Women's A: Val Hobson is racing for the women's team.  Like Jeff, she too has crushed her legs all week.  She is just going to run her race and see what happens!
• Team Sam: Colin is lacing up and ready to run a hard marathon for Team Sam.  There is a 9minute gap between the two teams in the #SamVsLaura challenge, but he is facing off against a runner of very similar ability to him...at least on paper!
• Team Laura: Nick is up for #TeamLaura.  He is attempting to put together a successful marathon debut while also trying to maintain or even grow upon that 9 minute lead over Colin and team Sam.  Who will win this #SamVsLaura challenge??  It's definitely too close to call going into the 7th and final stage.
• Mixed Team:  Vicki Z is up for the mixed team!  She is looking to finish her injury-plagued week off on a positive note with a strong marathon for herself and for the team!

Recap:

Well the marathon was HOT, HUMID and therefore a sufferfest for many.  What a challenging and soul-crushing way to finish off this week.  That being said, many of our athletes still conquered and ran great times.  Here are the results.

Ultimate Women

• Val Hobson ran a very strong and evenly paced marathon in this brutal heat.  She came in with a time of 3:28, and a final OA time of 3:11:56.  This gave the ENDURrun rookie a 4th place finish OA!
• Vicki Z decided enough was enough, and wanted to enjoy the day after a week of foot troubles slowed her down.  She cruised the marathon in 4:30, and still finished in a very solid 8th place OA!
• Manny never gave up, and at somewhere in between 25-30K was close to taking down Howie!  Yet today was not her day, and Howie was able to edge her out on this very close #MannyVsHowie battle.  That being said, she posted a solid time good enough to keep in her 11th place OA!

Ultimate Men

• RunnerRob ran 2:51, which was the fastest time of the day.  This brings him with the OA win with the 3rd best time ever- 10:40:18!
• Dave just couldn't shake the bug that has been crushing his energy levels throughout the ENDURrun.  Despite being beat down all week, he refused to quit, and even refused to give up on trying to go fast.  In the end, the cold hurt him in the marathon as he ran a 3:32- a great time, but not representative of his current fitness.  This lands him in 8th OA for the week.
• Jeff Martin was completely beat down after a week of hammering, but like Dave, he too fought hard not to quit.  He ended up running a 4:14 which brought his final time to 14:03 and 13th OA.
• Howie pushed his limits, and at one point was on the verge of being taken down by Manny.  He hung in there for a 4:08 marathon and a 15:55 final time.  This was enough to give him the victory in the #MannyVsHowie challenge! 

Relay

• Men's A1 team: RunnerRob ran an outstanding time of 2:51 which was enough to give the team the 4th fastest time ever, and a club record of 11:15:01.  The team is happy with this..but is STILL very hungry for that 11:05 record..onwards to 2016!
• Men's A2:    Chris came in with very limited training, but showed some outstanding mental toughness.  He was able to run 3:20:35, and keep the team in 2nd place OA.  
• Women's A: Val Hobson battled strong in the heat and ran an excellent 3:28.  This brought the women's team final time to 13:23- a new ENDURrun and H+P record.   This also gave them the win in the women's team/ masters team challenge! The RC team ended up using a very speedy ultimate as their marathoner in Stefan, so the women landed just off the podium in 4th place.
• Men's Masters: Jeff Martin, who had been hammering all week as an ultimate with lots of successful racing finally got the message from his body that enough was enough.  He still stayed tough and ran a 4:14, good enough to keep the men in 5th place OA, making them the 4th H+P team in the top 5.
• Team Laura: Nick had an amazing marathon debut for #TeamLaura.  Just 6 weeks of training for this, and he still managed a 3:16 which solidified Team Laura as the victors in the #SamVsLaura challenge.  In fact the time was so good, the team was only a couple minutes outside of the top 5 when all was said and done!
• Team Sam: Colin ran his marathon on no training.  Apparently this makes life tough on race day!  He still got the job done in 4:27 which was actually more than enough to keep the team in 7th OA.
• Mixed Team:  Vicki Z was hampered with foot issues all week, but still had fun and got the marathon done!  She was not in this one to push herself but to enjoy the day.  She finished in 4:30 and the mixed time had a final time of 16:46.

Well, thanks for everything ENDURrun!  It's hard to believe the 2015 edition has come and gone already.  We shall be back for more in less than 1 year with more athletes, and faster teams!

#cantwontstop