OT Fitness, through an RBC Grant made on behalf of Athletics Ontario, set up the first “Team Competition” of the season, which took place on Thursday November 27 at David Suzuki Secondary School in Brampton, ON. The 6 -school team competition was the first of many to take place at schools across Ontario, with the […]
2014 Canadian Cross Country Championships Preview
The Canadian Cross Country Championships take place this Saturday, November 29 in Vancouver, B.C. The Championships are hosted jointly by the Ocean Athletics Track and Field Club and the Hershey Harriers Athletic Club at Jericho Beach Park for the fourth and final year. Next year the event heads east to Kingston, Ont. There are a […]
2015 AO Championship Host Clubs and Sites Announced
Ontario Cross Country Team Members Named
Athletics Ontario is pleased to announce the runners who will represent Team Ontario in the branch scoring at the upcoming National Cross Country Championships in Vancouver. Our Team Coordinators, Dave Christiani and Ed Larocque, will declare the teams at the Technical meeting after verifying the presence of team members in Vancouver. Any athletes on the […]
Best Ever Finish for Team Canada at 2014 International Chiba Ekiden
Team Canada recorded their best ever finish today at the International Chiba Ekiden in Japan. The mixed gender relay team placed seventh overall and recorded the fastest time in Canadian history covering the 42.195 km course in 2:09:28. The overall competition was won by Japan in 2:05:53. Lucas Bruchet (White Rock, B.C.) led off the […]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – November 23
Newmarket Huskies Edge out Central Toronto at AO XC
The Newmarket Huskies successfully defended their Overall Club Championship by edging out Central Toronto AC at Sunday’s Ontario Cross Country Championships 143 to 140 points. Both clubs had across-the-board strength. The University of Toronto finished strongly with 108. Durham Dragons (69), Speed River (46) and Toronto Olympic Club (41) rounded out the top 6. Special […]
Team Canada Chiba Ekiden Preview
The International Chiba Ekiden marathon road relay takes place next Monday November 24 in Chiba City, Japan. Canada will be represented by a team of eight athletes facing teams from around the globe in the most prominent annual event of its kind. Canadian coaches Chris Johnson of Vancouver, B.C., and Eddie Raposo of Toronto, Ont., […]
Nearly 1000 athletes set to compete this Sunday at AO Cross Country Championships
The 2014 Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championships are set to take place this Sunday November 16 in Niagara Falls, ON with approximately 980 athletes expected to participate. The Niagara Olympic Club is hosting the event at Fireman’s Park. There is a coaches meeting scheduled at 9am at the start line and the first race of […]
Reminder Re: Declaration Process for Multiple Team Entries at AO XC
This is a reminder that any clubs wishing to enter more than one team per gender/age category must declare in advance which runners should be scored on which team. The team lists must be emailed to Roman Olszewski [email protected] by 3:00 pm Friday, November 14. There is no need to declare team members if only […]
