ENDURrun: It's the Ultimate Test of Endurance

Ultimate Event

Bob Jackman, 2006 ENDURrun Ultimate Champion

Hometown, State	Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Age	25
Weight	170 lbs.
Goal	Defend 2006 title
Running club	Tuesday Night Turtles
PBs	5 km - 16:21, 5miles - 26:36, 10 km - 34:07, 15 km - 51:29, 10 miles - 55:20, Marathon - 2:46:45; ENDURrun - 10:50:42
Favourite distance	10 miles
Running history	I ran cross country and track for 3 years in high school and ran cross country for 2 years in college. At that time I had already joined the Tuesday Night Turtles running club and was running many road races. In 2001/2002 I started training more seriously with the help of Ray Nelson, and in 2003 I set a PB in every distance I ran. That year was also the year of my first marathon, and I have been trying new races ever since. After the ENDURrun maybe I will finally get back to training seriously for a marathon and figure the distance out!

Melanie Boultbee, 2005 Ultimate finisher

Hometown, Prov	Toronto, ON
Age	35
Weight	Not telling?!
Goal	to break 12hours. To beat April in at least one stage
10 km, Marathon PBs	5K 18:50 2005; 10K 37.50 2007; ½ Marathon 1:25:29 2005; Marathon 3:04:31 2005; ENDURrun 12:24:26
Running club	Sponsored by Saucony. And Rene’s Track Club
Favourite distance	½ marathon
Favourite race food, drink	Favourite recovery drink: Arthur’s Smoothie, any flavour;
Craziest workout	40 x 400m
Running history	I ran a bit in junior high school and then gave it up. I started again when I was in my early twenties. I won an AG award in my first ever race and I’ve been hooked on running and competing ever since.

April Boultbee, 2005 Ultimate Female Champion and Record Holder

Hometown, Prov	Toronto, ON
Age	35
Goal	to beat my finish time of 2005  (12:13:16)
10 km, Marathon PBs	5K: 18:18; 8K: 31:01; 10K: 36:34; ½ marathon: 1:23:12 marathon: 2:57:34; ENDURrun - 12:13:16
Running club	Sponsored by Saucony. And Rene’s Track Club
Favourite distance	½ marathon
Favourite race food, drink	Hammergels, water, very dilute gatorade for racing.  After racing - vegetarian food, Arthur's smoothies (any flavour), bananas, water, lots of fruit, and sometimes a Coke.
Running history	Like Mel, I ran a bit of cross-country in junior high. I started up again in my early twenties.  I like road races and really enjoy running cross-country races in the fall.  I thoroughly enjoyed the 2005 ENDURrun, and I am looking forward to 2007.

Jon Belanger, ENDURrun Ultimate rookie

Hometown, Prov	Guelph, ON
Age	23
Weight	130 lbs
Goal	Sub 12 hours
10 km, Marathon PBs	5 km - 17:23; 10 km - 36:27; 10 mile - 60:02; 20 mile - 2:11:xx
Favourite distance	5 km
Favourite race food, drink	eload, chocolate soy milk (afterwards)
Favourite workout	600 m repeats
Running history	Ran in high school, though never seriously. Ran cross county for 2 years in University and managed to get injured quite often. Have recently taken up running seriously again.

 

Chris Kay, ENDURrun Ultimate rookie

Hometown, Prov	Toronto, ON
Age	22
Comment	The ENDURrun sounds like the extreme challenge I've been looking for.  I have been planning to run The ENDURrun since 2006.  I'm looking forward to this event, it will be the highlight of my running season.

Chris Duke, 2006 Ultimate finisher

Hometown, Prov	Guelph, ON
Age	41
Weight	65kg
Goal	Beat my 2006 ENDURrun overall time plus each stage time. Lifetime goal : for my children to enter a race and beat me
10 km, Marathon PBs	10 km - 41:08; ½marathon - 1:32:27; marathon - 3:20:53; ENDURrun - 12:59:06
Favourite distance	marathon
Favourite race food, drink	Gatoraide, gel, bagels, chocolate milk afterwards, fermented barley beverages
Running history	Ran in high school in the '80s and occasionally through university, work, and children for 15 years. Ran a 38min 10 km in highschool, but this was a long time ago. My goal is to do a sub 40 soon. Started running seriously in 2004 again. I've done 8 marathons which I really love.

Steven Biggs, ENDURrun rookie

Hometown, Prov	Ajax, ON
Age	35
Weight	185 lbs
Goal	Finish on my feet
10 km, Marathon PBs	5 km 19:25, Marathon 3:17:52 (2 minutes to Boston!)
Favourite distance	If you ask me before a race I'd say Marathon, if you ask me after a race I'd say 100m!
Favourite race food, drink	Nutrition is always a challenge for me during a race and I'd prefer to go sans-food if I could finish without it, but to keep me going I prefer Clif Shots and e-Load.  By the end of a marathon I'm lucky if I can get my regularly scheduled water to go down!
Running history	I started running in 2003 for health reasons, but didn't compete in my first road race until September 2004 when I ran the Scotiabank half marathon.  It was a challenge and I hurt afterward, but the excitement of the race had me hooked.  I ran the Scotiabank full marathon in 2005 followed by Ottawa and Niagara Falls in 2006 and culminating in Mississauga in the spring of 2007.  In between these long races I've run 5k's, 5 milers, and Around the Bay 30 km in Hamilton.  Between road running I take part in a few adventure races each year including Storm the Trent, Raid the Hammer, Salomon Winter Adventure Challenge, and even a couple urban adventure races.  I also enjoy playing team sports and have played Ultimate Frisbee for 11 years.  My goal at the ENDURrun is to finish in one piece and to take the first step toward running ultra-marathons (I'm not sure which is worse: 50 km all at once or 160 km in eight days...I suppose I'll find out).

Joanne Bink, 2006 Guest ENDURrun participant

Hometown, Prov	Waterloo, ON
Age	40
Weight	127lbs
Goal	to finish with a smile
10 km, Marathon PBs	have not broken 40 (yet) but have come close with 40:03; PB is 3:01:49
Favourite distance	marathon
Favourite race food, drink	chocolate!
Running history	I started running for fitness and recreation in 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 and qualified for Boston. I was hooked! I had small breaks from hard training since then, but always ran for fitness and recreation during the breaks. In total, I have run 10 marathons including Boston three times. Last summer, I was inspired by what I saw at the ENDURrun. I began logging more miles in the fall under the guidance of Ray Nelson, who is also the coach of last year's winner, Bob Jackman. I trained for a spring marathon and achieved a PB by 4 minutes.

Douglas Harder, 2005, 2005 ENDURrun Ultimate finisher

Hometown, Prov	Waterloo, ON
Age	37
Weight	190 lbs
Goal	to break 16 hrs
10 km, Marathon PBs	10 km 54:27; marathon 5:28:25; ENDURrun - 19:04:14
Favourite distance	half marathon?
Running history	Two ENDURruns, numerous Re-Fridgee-Eighters

A. Duff McLaren, ENDURrun rookie

Hometown, Prov	Toronto (but I was born in Galt, Ontario)
D.O.B.	6 December 1948
Why?	I spend so much time running in the City on pavement, this will be an excellent diversion, tough but meaningful.
Goals	To finally run 100 miles (thankfully not on the same day) The guys I usually run with are so much faster than me, but when I finish this event I will be one up on them. To finish upright and smiling
Favourite race food, drink	Pretzels, Dulce, gels, Eload
Running history	First Race : High Park 8km 1990 Number of races completed 160+ Marathons Completed: 27 Marathons include Toronto, Niagara Falls, London, Quebec City, New York, Chicago, and Boston, Completed eight 50 km events as part of the Ontario Ultra Series (OUS) 2006 (Placed in top 10 of the series) (2007- 4 events) Completed the JFK 50 Miler (Nov 2006, 10hours 16 minutes, Maryland USA) Completed 100 km at the Toronto Ultra Race May 2007 Vice President of Achilles Canada (a running club that assists people with disabilities to run in mainstream events) Our motto : …running beyond disability. As part of this club I have guided visually impaired runners in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Boston, New York City (as well as numerous 5km, 10 km, half marathons and marathon events) Co-race director for the Achilles Track Club St. Patrick’s Day 5k Run/Walk since 1999.

Jeff Ashizawa, 2006 Ultimate finisher - 3rd place

Hometown, Prov	Waterloo, ON (born Toronto, ON)
Age	41
Weight	120 lbs.
Goal	To run each race in the EndurRun to my full potential.
10 km, Marathon PBs	10k - 38:00, marathon - 3:17
Favourite distance	I have no favourite distance; I just like endurance running and pushing myself.
Favourite race food, drink	oatmeal, honey, soy milk, water
Running history	I began training for distance running in 2000. My training has been sporadic though. For the most part I've trained with my wife, Joanne Bink, who has had a structured training program for years. Recently, I've been trying ultra-marathon distances, and have had some success.

Steve Formaneck, ENDURrun rookie

Hometown, Prov	Kitchener, ON
Age	27
Weight	185 lbs.
Goal	Finish (of course) and compete well.
10 km, Marathon PBs	10 km: 34:20, marathon, well, that was 7 years ago!
Favourite distance	The longer the better
Favourite race food, drink	Watermelon, Gatorade
Running history	Ran cross country & track in high school, started running consistently again a couple of years ago and ran cross country last year at University.

 

2007 Sport Event Contenders

Steven Parke, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Ultimate finisher

Hometown, State	Kitchener, ON
Age	41
Weight	180 lbs
Running goal	My 2007 running goal is to finish my first 100 miler (hopefully under 24 hrs). My first two attempts (both in 2006) ended at 60 miles and 93 miles respectively (I was at 93 miles in under 20 hrs but physically just could not continue). I learned valuable lessons from both races and will finish in 2007.
Running club
PBs	5 km – 17:26; 10 km – 36:58; ½ Marathon – 1:22:48; 30 km – 2:02:00; Marathon – 3:06:50; 50 km – 4:13:31; 50 Miles – 8:14:42; 100 km – 11:08:44; ENDURrun – 12:40:08
Favourite distance	50 miles
Favourite racing foods	strawberry carb boom, trail mix, peanut butter and honey sandwich, gatoraide spiked with eload and advil
Running history	I graduated from university and quit smoking in the same month in 1991, and I started running to keep from gaining weight.  I ran my first marathon (Marine Corp) in 1993 and was hooked immediately.  I have since finished 30 marathons (including 3 Bostons), 18 ultramarathons, and 4 ENDURruns.  In hindsight my 1st ENDURrun finish in 2003 was my springboard into trail running and ultramarathoning.

Chris McKinnon, 2006 ENDURrun guest participant

Hometown, Prov	Kitchener, ON
Age	30
Weight	206lbs.
Height	6'
Goal	EndurRun Sport = 3 day total time of under 7:15
Running history	I started running December 2005 to prepare for a 46k Cancer Run at the school I teach at.  I hated running and I still hate the practice part, but I love the competitions.  Running a race is just a fun way to spend some time and a great way to set an example for my kids (my own and the ones I teach). Since my first Cancer Run I've been in 26 races and my favourites are the ones with the 'Clydesdale' category - I finally get a chance to win some medals!
Previous half marathon ENDURrun PB	1:46:20
Favourite distance	1/2 Marathon
Favourite post race food	Licorice All-sorts and Diet Pepsi (and lots of both)

 

2007 Relay Team Contenders

Runners' Choice Distance Divas

Runners' Choice Distance Dudes

Guelph Chariots for Hire

2007 Guest Contenders

Steven Cage, 2005, 2006 Guest Contender, 2007 Stages 1 and 6 Contender

Hometown, Prov	Kitchener, Ontario
Age	45
Goal	Completing a full marathon every year.
Favourite race food, drink	Tim Horton's bagels, bananas, diluted gatoraide
Running history	Ran cross country in high school, and continued off and on ever since. Running has been an excellent complement to my great appreciation for rich (unhealthy) foods. I have completed an annual marathon since 1998, with the most memorable in Maui a few years ago. This is my third year as a guest runner in the ENDURrun. Thanks to Lloyd and his team for organizing this premier event!

 

Cynthia Coulis, Stage 1

Hometown, Prov	Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Age	38
Weight	133 lbs
Goal	To finish this (my first) HALF Marathon injury free
Favourite race food, drink	Powerbar gels, mango banana smoothies (after)
Favourite distance	10 km
Personal bests	10km Waterloo Classic Jun 2007- 57min; 8 Mile Refridgee-eighter 1:20; 10km Resolution Run Jan 1st 2007 60 min
Running history	Cross Country in High School and College Started running regularly again in July 2006 10km Resolution Run Jan 1st 2007

 

Masaaki Ishikawa, Stage 7

Hometown, Prov	Brantford, Ontario
Age	43
Goal	3:30 hr:min marathon
Favourite distance	The longer, the better!
Personal bests	Marathon: Finished 67 times, PB=3:01:50; 100km: Finished 15 times, PB=9:06:54; 24h: Finished ? times, PB=175km; 250km: Finished four times, PB=41:50:00
Running history	I had my first marathon when I was 20 years old. The record then was 5hrs and 30mins. Since then I have run about three marathons a year. This marathon on August 19th is my 68th marathon. I like marathon and ultra more than short distances. Most of my history is earned in Japan. I moved to Canada in July 2006. Chris, who is a 2006 Ultimate finisher, let me know about ENDURrun. Please help making my new history here in Canada!

Other Guest Runners

Stage 1	Andrea Greek, Kingston
Stage 2
Stage 3	Schmidt Family Relay, Conestogo
Stage 4	Ryan Groen, Kitchener
Stage 5
Stage 6	Rachel Biggs, Ajax Laura Matheson, Guelph James Moore, Kitchener Kyle Moore, Kitchener Cora Stewart, Cambridge Ken Stewart, Cambridge
Stage 7	Brian Berneker, Hamilton Tak Yeul Choi, Monkton Josh Dawson, Stouffville Katherine Kerr, Stouffville Judy Tobin, Owen Sound