A quick report from the latest poll; a good 60% of you have eschewed, or at least postponed, the notion of "the month off" and are continuing to race (or have fun as we would say) even though the TNS season is over and the points series finalised (there should be a copy on-line somewhere; if not nag me until there is).
Many people seem to be targeting the late-season marathons that are on offer. Most of you who replied on FB are taking on something at the PEI marathon this Sunday (Oct 16th), either the half or the full (Steve Sanders, Freda Cormier, Ron MacDougall). There's also the Nothing Runner Than A Dumber 10K trail run at Martock (Rob Chambers, Mark Campbell) this weekend and Run For Green 5K in Bridgewater (Tammy Slaunwhite). A few more are thinking about the Legs For Literacy event in Moncton the weekend after that (Marie-Claude Gregoire, Ron MacDougall and maybe Mark Campbell).
It may not surprise you to see Ron McKilt MacDougall will be running both marathons. The Valley last week was his second marathon in eight days, PEI will be the third in fifteen and Moncton, should he make it, will be the fourth in twenty-two.
The Tally/Counter has been revised too, as both the Mule and the Kilt did an orienteering race mid-week, bringing it to 37 vs 22. As well as the bragging rights ("I blew my knees out in one season; you?") there is a trophy on offer for the winner of the Tally/Counter smack-down and we can tell you it's a sweet piece of kit and is in no way tacky or annoying.
Intrigued? It'll be awarded at the banquet, which is on Saturday November 6th at Banook Canoe Club. Tickets are $25 and only available at Atlantic Chip. We are restricting ticket sales to 100, and over a quarter are gone already. You know what this means.
As far as we are aware, this doesn't clash with any race on Sunday 7th, apart from the Cyclesmith's Kona Kup-A-Soup Kross Series (brought to you by the letter 'C'), and that's in Halifax at late enough in the day so you can do both.
As well as the banquet, we're having a bit of a triathlon-themed weekend. During the day on Saturday 6th we'll be having a Level 2 Officials' Course; this will certify you to be an official at provincial level events and have cool jobs like TD, HR or Sector Chief. It's also a stepping-stone to National and International certification. All Race Directors need to be L2. Even if you are already an L2 there have been changes to the rule-book and it would be a useful refresher session for you. If you are interested, drop us a line at the usual address.
On the Sunday there will be a triathlon training day, host by TNS and Shane McLoed. This is open to all and will include both pool- and dry-land training. We're hearing words like "underwater camera" being bandied about. There will be a small cost associated with this (small as in a small-round-of-coffees-from-a-boutique-cafe, not pair-of-running-shoes or bicycle-related cost). See it as a way to get your winter base-training off on the right foot.
We should get both clinics up on Atlantic Chip soon.
The TA will be quiet for a few days now; we're heading off to do a marathon which is billed as "scenic", which we all know is a runners' euphemism for "hilly". Gulp!
Wish us luck
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