Jan 14, 2018
Naples Half Marathon, Florida

Congrats to Tim Schneider for his 1:48:21 half marathon in Naples - good for 27th place in the Men's 55 division

Jan 21 2018
Cold Water Rumble 52 km, Estrella Mountain Park

Congrats to Christian Riegel and Katherine Robinson for completing a tough ultrarace. The Cold Water Rumble has an elevation gain of 630 m, and travels through some varied and rough terrain. It reportedly includes single track, running through sand, over rocks and boulders, and through dry wash beds. The two finished a scant second apart in 7:38:18 and :19, giving Christian 12th place in the Men's 40 division and Katherine 13th place in the Women's 40 division.

JAN 29-31, 2018 Arrowhead 135 Miles, International Falls, Minnesota

The Arrowhead 135 ultra in northern Minnesota on January 29: Imagine running further than 100 miles. Imagine doing it in winter. Imagine that 135 miles being on a trail with relentless hills. Imagine 135 miles of snowy trail, pulling all your food and survival gear, perhaps seeing noone else for 10 or 12 hours. Imagine being on the course in -15 degrees and losing feeling in your hands and toes, and wondering whether to push on or not - will your fingers and toes recover, or will you actually lose some. Our Jon Paradowski finished this race in 52 hours and 49 minutes, finishing 23rd in the Running division. Imagine how proud we are.

Austin Marathon, Feb 18, 2018

Congrats to Mike and Shelley on their performance at the Austin marathon. Mike ran 3:28:25 for 28th in M40 and Shelley ran 4:22:03 for 29th in W45 - congrats to Shelley for a new state and to Mike for a whopping new PR!

March 18, 2018
Regina Racers

Sunday March 18 was a busy day for traveling Regina runners! Christian Riegel and Katherine Robinson ran in the Cap Crusher trail race in Capilano Canyon. Christian was 16th M40 in 3:14:15 and Katherine was 18th in W40 in 3:26:13.

Wayne Nielson ran the half marathon at the Maui Valley to Sea half.

And 6 Regina ladies ran in the Comox Valley half marathon. Donna Jackson led them with a 2:31:24 (14th W45), and Sandy MacDonald nabbed second in her W70 division with 2:33:22. Then came Colleen Kozan in 2:37:08 (16th W60); Gisele Albert in 2:37:09 (16th W45); Monique Piche in 2:42:16 (17th W60); and Kimberly Brown in 2:42:16 (16th W55).

Meanwhile in North Carolina, Cari Bode placed 24th in W40 at the Wrightsville Beach half marathon in 1:50:55.

Congrats all!

April 8, 15, 2018
France, Australia and Austria

First up - Paris marathon: Three Regina runners just ran the Paris marathon with 55,000 others! Big congrats to Kathy Dreher who finished in 4:44:34; Tania Diener in 5:12:31; and Jan Steenkamp in 5:38:37!

We're told some people mix up Australia with Austria...perhaps that's why one set of Marathon Matters runners went to Australia, and another set went to Austria on April 15. Down under, at the Canberra marathon in Australia, Conor Renouf ran 2:47:08 for 3rd in M20; and Gay Renouf ran 3:48:58 for 6th in W50.

Across the world in Austria, Tania Diener and Jan Steenkamp ran the Linz marathon. Tania ran 5:10:35 for 7th in W55 and Jan ran 5:12:03 for 62nd in M55. This was the third race in as many weeks for the duo - preceded by the CSC Gopher Marathon/half and the Paris marathon!

Congrats to all

April 14, 2018
Diez Vista 100 km Trail Race, Port Moody BC

Big congrats to Mathieu Ludlow’s finish at the gnarly Diez Vista Trail Race in Belcarra park near Port Moody BC on April 14. Matt ran 100 km in 16:19:09, finishing in a very impressive 31st place!

April 17, 2018
Boston Marathon

Congrats to our stalwart Regina runners who persevered through bitter rain and wind to earn their coveted Boston marathon medals! The fastest Reginans were Jennifer and Verne Masur who finished in 3:58:56 for 692 in W45 and 1454 in M40. They had both qualified for the 2016 Boston, but when Verne got in and Jenn missed by 14 seconds, Verne didn’t run until he could do it with Jenn - and they ran it together!

Patrice Krueger ran 4:24:26 for 821st in W50 and Patti Sandison-Cattell, who once claimed she would never be able to qualify for Boston, ran 4:38:22 for476th in W55. Wayne Nielson ran 4:39:26 for 1223rd in M55. Elizabeth Popowich ran 5:02:19 for270th in W60. Milos Kostic ran injured but still finished in 5:43:23 for 17th in M75

April 28 and 29, 2018
Canyons 100 km, CA and Reno NV 

Congrats to all the runners who finished the last RPS half marathon today, and a sincere thank you to Patti Sandison Cattell and the group of volunteers who made this race such a success.

Other Regina runners ventured further afield - Heidi Schmalz ran the Canyons 100km trail Ultra. The race covers many of the same trails as the Western States 100. Heidi powered through in 16:19:09 and reported feeling strong the whole way. Congrats Heidi!

Not far away in Reno Nevada, the Weimers continued their round three 50 States tour. Darwin won second in the Men’s 60 division in 4:40:40 and Terry was 5th in W60 in the half-Marathon with 2:55:28. Congrats!

May 5, 6, 2018
Oxbow 50 km, Oasis Levi Half-Marathon, Toronto marathon

Congrats to all our Regina runners taking in races in other provinces. On May 5, two Reginans finished the Oxbow 50 k in Spruce Woods provincial park. Dennis Dreher ran it in 5:58:57 and Tap Doinbeau ran 8:03:56.

On May 6, Wendy Tomyk ran the Oasis Levis half marathon near Quebec City, Running 2:16:33.

Rick Casson ran the Toronto marathon in 4:41:16, placing 84th in M25. He was followed by Jan Steenkamp in his 5th marathon this year (4:51:44 for 35th in M55) and Tania Diener in her 4th marathon of 2018 (4:56:12 for 41st in W50).

May 6, 2018
Vancouver Marathon and Half

There were some stupendous results for Regina (and former Regina) runners today at the Vancouver marathon and half. Two age group winners and two other top ten age group results in the half! Danielle Thiel was the 5th woman and first in W25 in 1:18:29. The other winner was Pat Kohli, first in W70 in 1:57:16. John Svec ran 1:29:21 for 5th in M50 and Gary Thiel ran 1:32:05 for 8th in M50.

Here are the Regina runners results:

May 19, 2018
Fargo Marathon and Half-Marathon, ND 

There were some great times for Regina runners at Fargo on May 19. In the marathon, Scott Kiefer ran 3:00:28 (5th M30); Elizabeth Tomczak ran 3:17:15 (5th W30); Laura Sullivan ran 3:28:10 (8th W25); Brianna Hodges ran 3:38:26 (16th W35); Lorraine Brezinski ran 3:42:38 (24th W35); Lauren McLellan ran 3:46:55 (25th W30); and Lane Warsylewicz ran 4:17:15 (16th M60).

In the half-Marathon, Erin Kiefer ran 1:42:39 (15th W30); Adam Hicks ran 1:47:36 (60th M30); and Matthew Stephenson ran 1:47:43 (51st M25).

Congrats to all the runners!

May 27, 2018
Calgary Marathon 

Congrats to our Regina area athletes who ran Calgary. David Fox placed 5th in the Men’s 60 division in the 50 km in 5:32:03. In the marathon, Darwin Weimer ran 4:56:11 for 17th in M60; Rand Luhning was Just behind him in 4:57:08 for 18th in M60; Tania Diener was 8th in W50 in 4:58:59 and Jan Steenkamp ran 5:01:30 for 25th in M55. Terry Weimer ran the half in2:55:48 for 20th in W60.

May 27, 2018
Ottawa Marathon and Half-Marathon

Congrats to the Regina runners in Ottawa! Alvin Yau nabbed a PR in the marathon in 3:39:58, good for 70th in M30 and Craig Herrington ran an impressive 3:06:33 for 13th in M40.

In the half marathon, the top age group performer was Lana Thompson Van Eaton in 1:47:51 for 8th in W55. Bhattacharyya led the way in 1:24:38 for 10th in M25; Jesse Van Eaton in 1:35:11 for 10th in W20; Michael Mackenzie in 1:36:18 for 16th in M-19; Mohammed Nazari in 1:44:21 for 66th M50; Nancy Mackenzie in 1:47:35 for 14th in W50; Kellen Glasspoole - 2:03:48 for 198th W30; Jennifer Langen - 2:15:27 for 189th in W50. Congrats to everyone!

May 27, 2018
Saskatchewan Marathon and Half-Marathon, Saskatoon

At the Saskatchewan Marathon in Saskatoon this morning, the weather was unexpectedly nice, helping Douglas Sellinger to a fantastic PR - 4:32:47! We also had two age group winners - Kathy Palmer - 3:46:38 in W55 and Thea Jacobs - 4:12:47 for W60. The other marathon finishers were Brian Wicks - 3:18:21 for 5th M35; Dave Evans - 3:37:36 for 2nd M50; Gay Renouf - 3:54:22 for 2nd W55; Zhe Luo - 4:00:48 for 5th M50; and Jalisha Elder - 4:16:00 for 2nd W25.

June 17, 2018
Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg

Congrats to the Regina runners at the Manitoba marathon today! Special mentions to two folks: Lynn Crook who set a PR and qualified for Boston for the first time in 3:58:02 (1st W55), and to Doug Sellinger, who set his second PR in a row in 4:24:25 (33rd M50). Here are the Regina area marathon results:

Cam Thick, 3:53:25 for 19th in M40; Blair Frederickson , 4:35:36 for 15th in M60; Sean Reidy in 4:38:35 for 40th in M50; Darwin Weimer in 4:54:34 for 21st in M60; Brianna Kelly in 4:54:51 for 16th in W25; Jan Steenkamp in 4:58:25 for 34th in M55; Tania Diener in 4:59:02 for 20th in W50; Daryl Arendt in 5:16:05 for 53rd in M5o.

In the half marathon, Neil Sharp won his age group of M65 in 1:32:36! Gary Larson nabbed third in his M40 age group in 1:31:40. The Regina area half results are:

Kevin Petrychyn in 1:23:48 for 4th in M30; Jeff Dilay in 1:25:53 for 4th in M35; Darryl Meier in 1:45:18 for 8th in M50; Jason Selzer in 1:50:27 for 45th in M35; Emily Weekes in 1:51:36 for 12th in W25; Crystal Kowalski in 1:54:52 for 11th in W45; Angela Friesen in 1:57:50 for 24th in W40; Brittney Meier in 1:59:04 for 35th in W20; Meg Grainger in 2:03:44 for 44th in W35; Sherry Meier in 2:09:31 for 36th in W45; Dale Harvey in 2:15:25 for 60th in M55; Curtis Hindmarch in 2:20:49 for 123rd in M40; Donna Jackson in 2:27:10 for 70th in W45; Amy MacLennan in 2:27:14 for 93rd in W35; Dorothy Josephson in 2:30:21 for 18th in W60; Les Mullen in 2:37:48 for 90th in M50; Terry Weimer in 2:58:08 for 22nd in W60; and Cathryn Bowers in 3:05:31 for 23rd in W60.

June 24 - July 1, 2018
New England Marathons - 8 in 8 Days

Jan Steenkamp and Tania Diener have done it! 8 marathons in 8 states in 8 days in summer's heat and humidity. The Regina couple ran the Mainly Marathons New England series. They completed marathons in Sanford, Maine (5:49:35); Claremont New Hampshire (6:35:20); Springfield Vermont (5:53:14); Holyoke Massachusetts (6:34:54); Lincoln Rhode Island (6:33:12); Simsbury Connecticut (6:36:21); Port Jervis New York (&:06:56); and finished with a flourish in Matamoros Pennsylvania (6:23:31). The courses are multiple loops (any where from 12 to 20 laps for the marathon) on a variety of terrain.

Congrats guys - what an achievement!

June 30, 2018
Powderface 42 Trail Marathon and Half Marathon, Kananaskis AB

Wowzers, did our local runners ever excel at the Powderface 42 in Kananaskis Alberta on June 30! The Powderface is a rugged trail race with lots of ups, downs, and single track - and its distance is longer than advertised - about 44 km for the marathon. Our local runners really cleaned up! Rick Minett won the Men's 60-69 age group in 5:49:39; Jason Hubick won the Men's 50 age group in 5:57:31; and Lane Rathgeber ran 7:53:48.

In the half marathon, Saskatchewaners nearly swept the Men's 60 age group with Richard Mawson winning in 2:49:14; David Fox second in 2:59:53; and Alan Barry 4th in 3:08:28.

Congrats to you all!

JJuly 7-8, 2018
Sinister Seven 100 Miles, Crowsnest Pass AB

Congrats to all the Regina runners who ran in the notoriously gnarly Sinister 7 July 7-8 inthe Crowsnest Pass. The race is composed of 7 tough trail stages that add up to 161 km and 6400 m of elevation gain and loss. While most runners tackle it as a team, we had 4 brave soloists from Regina this year.

Derek Anaquod finished 21st M (!!) in 25:17:44, followed by Mathieu Ludlow and Cody Wilkes in 28:23:41, tied for 57th. Unfortunately our stalwart super Ultra Runner, Jon Paradowski, didn’t have a great day, and only  finished five stages.

Regina teams also ran super well. The Vintage Vixens (Karen Lawson, Lisa Hoffert, Mel Petersen, Katelyn Silversides, Bevin Thompson, Karissa LePage and Kaytlyn Criddle) won the Women’s division in 16:45:08! The Lactic Asses (Rahul Bhattacharya, Rick Minett, Shaun Hesse, Tracy Fisher, Angela Dtolz, Gerry Nagy and Shaun Hesse) came 7th in the Mixed Team in 17:37:47. And Another Drunk Idea Gone Wrong (Michael Dahlman, Ryan Probe, Amy Carlson, David Weisgerber, Guy Beaulieu, Brendan McGuire and Evan Hahn) ran 21:40:04 for 48th in Mixed Team.

Congrats all - we are proud of your gutsiness and endurance!

Aug 4-5, 2018
Canadian Death Race, Grand Cache Alberta 

Death Racer! The Death Race is an Alberta trail race of 125 km of trail, climbing 5200 m, and most commonly done by teams of 5. Two Regina runners completed the course as soloists. 

Derek Anaquod is proving himself to be one of the most competent and consistent ultra runners around. Derek finished in 17:46:24 (30th M) despite having some interesting stomach adventures...Dan Collier finished possibly his first ultra?? in 23:20:36 (113th M). This year, it appears that the soloist finishing rate was 51%. Huge congrats

Aug 19, 2018
Pikes Peak Marathon, Colorado

Congrats to Jason Hubick, one of Regina’s most dedicated trail runners, who just finished a big one! Pikes Peak trail marathon has been called the toughest marathon in the USA - it has 8,000 ft to climb and descend, and runners have to deal with high altitudes of 14,000 feet. Jason completed it in 6:45:25, placing 16th in the M50 division. Congrats, Jason!

Aug 18-19, 2018 Reykjavik Marathon, Iceland, Longford Marathon, Ireland

Congrats to our international MM runners! Aug 18 was the running of the Reykjavik marathon in Iceland and our Moose Jaw athletes fared very well! Sage Fox ran 3:53:18 (28thW30) and David Fox ran 4:28:19 (35th M60) in the marathon. In the half, Alix Fox ran 1:40:36 (22nd W30), Laloni Fox was 2:07:53 (23rd W60) and Teresa Donley ran 3:04:25 for 69th in W60. Congrats all and enjoy Iceland!

Over in Ireland, Jan Steenkamp and Tania Diener ran the Longford marathon - advertised as the friendliest marathon in the heart of Ireland - which passes through three counties - Longford, Roscommon, and Leitrum. Tania ran 5:19:22 for 16th in W50 and Jan ran 5:32:22 for 15th in M50. Congrats on another marathon and another country

Aug 19, 2018
Edmonton Marathon

Prospects for the Edmonton marathon looked bleak the day before the race - the air quality was over 10, and organizers considered canceling the race. Luckily the air cleared, and our runners were able to run, and run they sure did! Ashley King got a new PR for the marathon in 3:27:58, for 11th in W20. Jim Carlson ran 3:48:32 good for 30th in M50.

There were many half-marathoners from Regina: Gary Larson in 1:28:39(10th M40); Crystal Kowalski in 1:50:45(26th W40); Terri Carlson in 1:53:47(15th W50); Chad Debert in 1:58:54(91st M40); Jeff Young in 2:16:58(137th M40); Joey Young in 2:17:07(9th in M19-); Baily Young in 2:17:06(10th M19-); Tom Cochrane in 2:40:57(100th M50); Cheryl Cochrane in 2:40:58(77th W50); Tori Desjarlais in 2:46:50(10th W19-); Adriana Moryski in 247:10(158th W40); Ben Hernandez in 2:54:42(43rd M60); Melvin Burton in 2:55:33(168th M40); Sandra Wankel in 3:07:08(18th W60); Shannon Obey in 3:11:20(227th W20); Tyneesha Eaglechild in 4:01:50(13th W19-); Roselin Stonechild in 4:01:50(14th W19-); and Samantha Burton in 4:01:59(15th W19-). Congrats to all!

Aug 19, 2018
Yorkton Half Marathon

Our Regina runners truly excelled at the Yorkton marathon today. Lorraine Brezinski was the second place woman overall in a time of 1:34:58! And Robert Humphries was the third man overall and first in M60, in 1:40:01! They were followed by Tammy Nelson in 2:01:23 (1st W40); Kelly Howell Dalziel in 2:07:57 (5th W30) and Allison Kapp in 2:25:55 (2nd W40). Congrats to all!

Oct 18, 2015
Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Congrats to these Regina runners.  Look at what a roll Jan and Tania are on.