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Jamdammers Half Marathon
The Jamdammers Half Marathon on Saturday June 7th, totally exceeded all our expectations! Peter Melhado (1:27:11:13) and Elisabeth Mondon (1:34:26:55), the male and female winners of this first-of-its-kind Club race, deserve all the kudos we can throw at them. As expected, both established their dominance early in the race. However, we were awed by the quality in which they executed their wins. Standing at the Finish Line, we were delightfully swept-up by the enthusiasm displayed by each Jamdammer as they celebrated personal achievements and milestones. Congratulations to all who took on the Half Marathon challenge and toed the start line. You are all winners! Thank you to the race volunteers, supplemented by the St Judes Scout Troop, who showed a caring and committed spirit in supporting the competitors. We keep saying – ad nauseaum -- that only a Jamdammer knows what it takes to execute a race and our volunteers proved that we not B-Sing! The standard has been set for all comers! Click here for race results.
Big-up to the Volunteer Crew!
Garrett Campbell, Water Station
Michelle DePass, Jamdammer Ambulance
Deborah Duperly-Pinks, Sweeper
Winsome Forbes, Water Station
Suzie Foreman, Medical Base
Debbie Garbutt, Jamdammer Ambulance
Lisa Lindo, Course Deployment/Sweeper
Nyla Marshall, Water Station
Tanya Miller, Start/Finish/Sweeper
Christine Randle-Wray, Water Station
Audrey Richards, Water Station
Kimberley Royes, Water Station
Debra Valentine, Course Checker
Quebec City Marathon
Training is in full gear for The Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives, the 2008 Jamdammers Club Marathon. The marathon also includes a half marathon and a 10K – all races starting on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 8:30am.
With more than 75% of the course running along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, the marathon takes participants on a scenic route with the Half Marathon and 10K start points along the way. Starting on the south shore, runners cross the historic Quebec Bridge and finish in the heart of Old Québec.
Highlights are:
• Registration fees are the same for the full marathon, Half and 10K. You can switch events with a $5 CDN processing fee up to the day before the race.
• The marathon has a 5h45 time limit. If you will not make this cut off then The Early Bird Marathon Walk (slow run) starts at 7:30am and has a 7hr time limit.
• Due to the time of year, the temperature can be unpredictable. However, average temperature is 16 °C (60 °F) in the morning and 20 °C (68 °F) in the afternoon.
• In 2007, there were almost 1,000 marathoners and 1,500 half marathoners.
• The course has a 100m or 380 ft change in elevation, most of it going downhill and in the early part of the race.
For the Marathon and Half Marathon Training programs, click here!
2008 Reggae Marathon
The 8th edition of Reggae Marathon on December 6th, 2008 will -- for the first time -- include a 10K event!
All races -- marathon, half marathon and 10K -- will start at 5:15am with the signature honor guard of torches and pulsating beat of Reggae drums. Joints in Motion (JIM), both USA and Canada chapters of the Arthritis Society, will AGAIN make Reggae Marathon one of their winter fundraising events. Marketing for 2008 is in full swing with Reggae Marathon booths at the ING Miami, Boston and Rock n' Roll Marathons. Plus our reggaemarathon.com web site has been updated with language translators for French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
For more on Reggae Marathon, click here.
