A 13 week run interval practice will start on Wednesday April 4, 2012

The hour long practice will be coached by Colin Edwards and will be held at various locations between Bridgewater and Lunenburg such as the MARC, Millar Point Park and track(s)

This event is open to everyone and you do so at your own risk.

The first night (Apr 4) will be at the MARC in Dayspring and will include a presentation by Matt Keith — a runner and physiotherapist from Nova Functional — on run injuries and injury prevention.

The cost is $25/person and all proceeds after expenses will be donated to PROKIDS, a program that encourages kids participation is sports.

Questions?  contact Tom Rogers : tom.rogers57(at)gmail.com

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Interval runs are an effective way to increase your speed and are an important component in a run program.  It is a hard effort so there is an increased chance of injury.  The workouts start with an easy warm-up, followed by a hard main set and then a cooldown.  There is an optional group stretch at the end.

Born to Run author Christopher McDougall gives a talk on TED about running.  Be inspired.

http://www.ted.com/talk/christopher_mcdougall_are_we_born_to_run.html

What: Aquathlon – swim 350m / run 2k / swim 350m / run 1.6k (distances are approximate)

How : individually or as a team, first swim lap you can wear a wetsuit, second lap must be without a wetsuit

When: Sunday July 25, 2010, race start at 6:30pm, pre-race meeting at 6:20pm

Where: Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach [ map ]

Cost: no charge

Notes:

• FUN EVENT – PARTICIPATE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOUR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
• open to all
• timed event, BTC members can use th epoints in the BTC Race Series and Warrior Award
• random draw for a very cool xterra t-shirt

Questions?  contact bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com

Location: Riverport Elementary School

Cost : $20

Race start time:  10:00am

Register at the school before 9:30am

Registration form : http://rdes.ednet.ns.ca/Osprey%205K%20Run%20registration%20form%2007.htm

Questions?  contact the school at 766-2400

BTC member Steve Saunders is off to the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, taking place on Monday April 19th.  Its been a long comeback after breaking his leg in 2007.

Steve’s bib numer is 17950 and you can follow his progress on race day at : http://www.baa.org

Steve starts in the second wave beginning at 10:30 am ET (11:30 am Atlantic Time) along with the other 24,000 runners.

If you support this initiative, you can sign a petition that is circulating within the BTC (Fieldhouse at the spin on Mar 16 and Mar 25 or the swims on Wed Mar 17, Sun Mar 21 or Wed Mar 24)

You can also email Laura Barkhouse at the Municipality of Lunenburg and indicate your support.  Laura’s email is lbarkhouse@modl.ca

The petition says :

To the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg:  We support the following improvements to Highway 332 for safe hiking and biking:

          o Paved, usable shoulders
          o Guardrails as necessary to meet provincial guidelines
          o Major upgrade of the road surface
          o Increased signage alerting all users to share the road

The 2010 Run Nova Scotia Road Race Series follows.  More details are available on the RNS website Calendar of Events page along with non-series races at runnovascotia.ca

• 10 Apr  Credit Union Atlantic Lung Run 5K (Halifax)
• 25 Apr  Greenwood ZX 10K (T)
• 2 May   Bridgewater Field of Dreams 5K
• 9 May   Wolfville 8 Mile Road Race
• 5 Jun   Enfield Penguin Runs, 10 miler & 5K (T)
• 13 Jun  Lunenburg World Heritage Site 5K & Muffin Festival (T)(P)
• 20 Jun  Johnny Miles Race Weekend, 10K, half, full (New Glasgow)
• 27 Jun  Liverpool Privateer Days 5 Mile Road Race (T)
• 3 Jul   Cross Border Challenge 10K (Amherst)
• 11 Jul  Pictou YMCA Run for the Lobster 10K
• 17 Jul  Sheila Poole 10K, Yarmouth (T)(P)
• 24 Jul  Windsor 5K
• 25 Jul  Nova Scotia Marathon and Half Marathon (P)
• 1 Aug   MacPass Miles Bridge Run
• 2 Aug   Dartmouth Natal Day 6 Mile Road Race (T)
• 7 Aug   Digby Scallop Days 5K Fun Run
• 14 Aug  Louisbourg Race Through Time, 8 miler
• 29 Aug  Cobequid Trail 10K and Half Marathon
• 5 Sep   Berwick Gala Days 5 Mile Road Race (T)
• 11 Sep  Cole Harbour Harvest Festival 6 Mile Road Race, Dartmouth
• 10 Oct  Valley Harvest Marathon (P), Half Marathon, and 10K
• 16 Oct  NSAC Homecoming 5K, Truro

T = Timex Series, P = Provincial Championship

When: 11am start, January 1, 2010

Where : Field House in Bridgewater

Distance : 5-7Kms

Cost : $5 plus a non perishable food item for the Food Bank

OPEN TO ALL.  Prizes will depend on the size of the field present.  Half the entry fee will go to charity (Food Bank + the perishable food item) the other half will be up for grabs.  A good size field could mean a very big pot for the winner (great way to start 2010!).

What’s a prediction run?

No watches, HRMs, GPS or any kind of music device.  On the day of the race the distance and route will be given out.  Based on this information you PREDICT your time which will be recorded then compared to your actual time.   The closest prediction to their time wins.  Speed is not relevant which means you have as good a chance as anyone to win!  All you need is to listen to your body and maybe a tiny bit of luck!  To make sure that no one is cheating we will conduct a friendly wrist check to make sure everyone is honest.  Let the good times roll!

This is not a BTC event.  Participate at your own risk.

For the complete details, check out our [ CALENDAR ]

• Mon, Aug 31, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Wed, Sep 2, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Sep 3, 5:45pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike/run
• Fri, Sep 4 – 6pm – 7pm – Lake Swim – Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat Sep 5 – 10am – Run – Bridgewater YMCA
• Sun Sep 6 – Bike – Sunday Ride
• Sun Sep 6 – Run – Berwick 5 miler

For the complete details, check out our [ CALENDAR ]

• Mon, Aug 24, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Wed, Aug 25, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Aug 27, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike/run
• Fri, Aug 28, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sun, Aug 30 – IronMan Canada – [ more ]
• Sun Aug 30 – IronMan Louisville – [ more ]