While some of us are fretting over bettering our times, if that course we just raced was accurate or if our times accurately reflect our training, Kristin Crowe has had other things to think about. In November of last year just after completing her first Marathon she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Quickly after that she was under going a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. On August 26 Kristin will be among only 45 cyclists riding with Lance Armstrong in the Ride with Lance Armstrong to support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, raising funds to create a future without breast cancer. In order to participate each person must raise $25,000. If you would like to sponsor Kristin, find out more about the event or Kristin journey go to
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?SID=2657094. On this page you will see messages of hope and good wishes, one which hit me personally was: ?It's not what happens to you in life; it's how you choose to respond?. With breast cancer affecting one in nine Canadian women, choose to be part of the solution.
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The Quinte Tri was held on July 11 in the beautiful hamlet of Batawa with the swim taking place in the balmy Trent River, the bike on Stockdale Road and the run around the streets of Batawa. Olympic (1500/40/5) participants were Breanne Gibson (2:39:49), Kris Bonn (2:29:52), Daniel Petras (3:06:06), Joe Turner (2:43:22), Bryan Dunham (3:07:41), Angela Lilly (2:25:32), Richard Bonathan (3:03:02), Dave Alexander (3:17:17) and Darryll Styles (3:13:20). The Sprint distance (750/20/5) was raced by Chris Livingstone (1:16:32), Cuthbert Cheung (1:29:37), Lynn Noonan (1:35:57), Carl MacDonald (1:20:20), Andrew Speedy (1:22:32), Elizabeth MacDonald (1:41:46), Jennifer Bakker (1:44:32), Jeff Walsh (1:08:10), and Michelle Pithier (1:36:09). The Duathlon (2/20/5) saw the biggest participation with the following locals: Michelle Lang (1:36:13), Wynand Bekker (1:31:05), Danny Rose (1:29:52), Damon Allen (1:07:32), Gloria-Anne MacDonald (2:00:48), Jerry Vickers (1:54:27), Sandra Hill (1:24:47), Cathy Warren (1:46:34), Mike Kelly (1:11:32), Jeff Deville (1:12:36), Stephanie Rupnow (1:34:30), Janet Foran-Goneau (1:46:55), Melissa Doudes (1:58:03), Harry Peers (1:36:53), Terry Peers (2:03:20), Paul Pickard (1:18:15), and Tom Fleming (1:15:26).
In races other places Robert Stokes ran the Accura Toronto 10 miler in 1:44:36 and David Little (1:10:19) and Patrick Foran (54:05) ran the 5 Peaks Rattle Snake Point Enduro Trail run. In the Kincardine Women?s Only Sprint Duathlon (3/12/3) Morgan Dorland finished in 1:09:11 and Holly Christopher finished in 1:01:52. In the Sprint distance (350/12/3) Natalie raced to a 1:09:26 finished behind Stacey Berdan who finished in 49:37.
Our littlest triathletes had a warm day to race at the Loyalist Kids of Steel in Amherstview. Under 9 racers were Summit Barnwell-McCoy (24:56), Thomas Butler (19:59) and Zachary Careen (23:23). Under 11 racers were Tessa Lyng (37:30), Chloe Martineau (31:36) and Andrew Kennedy (30:15). The largest category was Under 13 racers with Erin Young-Lowe (47:56), Cameron Clarke (35:18), Brian Weather all (35:05), Maddison Wood (45:53), Natalie Butler (34:31), Brianna Tipping (37:19), Kurtis Wright (36:32), and Brody Rupnow (39:31). Under 15 racers CJ Tipping and Johnathon Butler completed the race in 43:46 and 48:14 respectively.
