Month: August 2014

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KRRA 2014 Student Bursary presented

KRRA 2014 Student Bursary RecipientKRRA President Lana Saunders presents $500 KRRA Annual Student Bursary to 2014 recipient, Kevin Bates.

KRRA member and competitive runner Kevin Bates is this year’s winner of the 2014 KRRA High School Bursary.  Kevin is a graduate of Regiopolis-Notre Dame Secondary School.  He has been running competitively since 2010, participating in cross country, track and a number of KRRA road races.  Kevin has represented Regiopolis at KASSAA, East Regionals as well as OFSAA. He placed first in the KRRA under 20 male category and in 2013 he was the 5th overall male.  In addition he has played volleyball, soccer and in the senior concert band at Regiopolis.  Highlights include a team bronze at the 2012 OFSAA volleyball finals and a performance at Carnegie Hall with the concert band.   Kevin maintained an average over 95% during his high school years.  He has volunteered at a number of school and community running events, and in 2014 he supervised long runs at Regiopolis, and served as a volunteer volleyball coach.

Kevin will begin his studies in biomedical engineering at the University of Ottawa  in September, 2014.  The bursary was presented at The Limestone Mile on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

 

 

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Al Cantlay, owner of Runners’ Choice Kingston, was inducted into the Kingston Sports Hall of Fame in the spring of 2014. He was the first runner to earn this prestigious honour. With friends and family, he attended the Hall of Fame banquet at the Ambassador Hotel on Friday May 29th, 2014 where he was honoured and gave a heartfelt speech.

Al Cantlay’s bio

A competitive distance runner for more than 30 years, Al Cantlay competed for Queen’s university as a member of the Cross-Country and Track & Field teams in the late 1970s teams which he also coached from 1980 to 1985.

Al’s coaching and organizing carried over into the wider Kingston community, including his free weekly group training sessions (which continue to date), which have helped many runners achieve personal goals including qualification for the Olympics and the Boston Marathon; among other prestigious races.

Always a superbly fit athlete, Al insisted on hard work and perserverance from himself and those he coaches. He is an innovative trainer bringing ‘track training’ coaching methods to Kingston and area distance runners. He has served in a variety of capacities: participant, coach, organizer, volunteer, advisor, sponsor and fundraiser, for the Kingston Triathlon Committee and the Kingston Road Runners Association since he arrived in Kingston in 1977.

Al Cantlay was instrumental in starting the Kingston Kids Read and Run Program and regularly donated equipment to ensure all interested children could participate.

He was inducted into the Queen’s University Coaches’ Hall of Fame in 2004 and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Kingston Rotary Club in 2013.

Hall of Fame banquet and luncheon photos

Click this link to enjoy the animated slideshow of photo images taken at the 2014 Sports Hall of Fame banquet and luncheon as alumni, family and friends celebrated Al’s induction.

Click here to check out coach Al in action on a chilly winter day as he trains his runners.

the MOMENT is CAPTURED by photographer Robby Breadner.

Al Cantlay Sports Hall Of Fame

Al Cantlay Sports Hall Of Fame

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RGR-clinic

Our favourite coach Al Cantlay (who was recently inducted into the Kingston Sports Hall of Fame) is offering an amazing clinic just for the ladies at Runners’ Choice Kingston. It is highly recommended…

Hey Ladies – want to get fit and have fun doing it? Looking for the next challenge? Have you been thinking of running your first 5k? Why not join our Run Girl Run clinic!

Our clinic starts September 2nd at 6pm. It is designed for women of all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes who want to get fit and live an active life. The flexible and custom-tailored program is designed to guide you from walking to running in a safe and fun environment. Our coaches will lead you through activities, drills and stretches that will enable you to run farther, faster and pain-free.  The last two weeks of this eight week clinic we will join the Tuesday night workout with Runners’ Choice for drills and hills.

The cost of the program is only $69.99 plus HST. All participant receive a technical Run Girl Run t-shirt (a $34.99 value).

Reserve your spot by emailing us at info@runnerschoicekingston.com or call us at 613-542-2410 or drop in at Runners’ Choice, 56 Brock St.