Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, another Cross Country season has come and gone. It’s finished on a high note for some (Ross Proudfoot) and a low note for others (insert name here). But the most important part of the entire season is that Speed River beat Mississauga Track Club, Track North and Le Cours de Boirs, and thus, I have won the bet. The results from the poll will be posted later this evening.
Our plan at Running Down A Dream was to bring our camera to the after party at Brass Taps and get some exclusive interviews with some of the competitors at their finest moment! But, we didn’t think it would be a good idea to bring our new camera to a bar having just played 5 rounds of Gatorade Pong...our electrolytes were raging!
So, instead, I’ve decided to do a brief weekend recap. First off, congratulations to everyone who ran this weekend, whether it was racing in the arboretum, going for a jog along the river, or running from the cops, ya’ll did great! An extra congratulations to everyone who qualified for Team Canada! I’m sure it’s an honour and you’ll represent our country well at NACAC’s and World’s! Just watch out for Team Quebec, they’ve got a strong contingent this year!
Here are a few photos of the Running Down A Dream Admin racing and a few of our Guelph minions.
Ross “The Barber” Proudfoot showing finesse form as he extends his CIS Rookie of the Year quadriceps femoris muscles through the snow on his way to a shiny gold medal and more screaming girls than Justin Bieber (and the girls screaming for Ross were all over 12 years old).
Connor Clerke (that’s me!) leading a large pack, although I’m sure there’s an even bigger pack in front of me, rocking that beautiful Speed River singlet and a sweaty New Balance headband that ended up in Melissa “Crutchenson” Jones’ face at about 7km!
Chris Dulhanty, probably screaming, “Ima give you da guns!” seen here rolling like a champ past several adoring fans. This dude ran like a boss, having been in chiropractor, massage, surgery, acupuncture, IMS and a number of other treatment facilities the last few weeks trying to get his back fixed. Way to be Cowboy!
Rob “The Destroyer” Watson seen here crossing the finish line in fine style. I stole this picture off his blog, definitely check it out, http://leblogdurob.blogspot.com/ and the following caption, “apparently I got really drunk between 8km and the finish.” He came second behind Cam Levins of Southern Utah University in a time of 29:49, Levins (29:25).
ps. Cam Levins...also from fuck nowhere, BC!
ps. Cam Levins...also from fuck nowhere, BC!
Speaking of BC, shout out to a couple of my BC boys, Luc Bruchet (2nd) and Justin Kent (27th) who rocked the Guelph course and coming from BC, they obviously rocked the after party as well, although not quite as good as last year!
All in all, a great weekend here in Guelph, the final year for the Cross Country Championships, they’re heading back to Vancouver, BC next year! Huge thanks to Chris “Movember” Moulton for running the show again and to DST for being a champ!
Keep following along, we’ll have more updates coming very, very soon!
-Connor
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