Gillis Shines in Marathon Debut
Eric Gillis’s long awaited marathon debut was well worth the wait, as Gillis blazed to an eighth-place finish at the Houston Marathon on January 17, 2010.
Gillis from Antigonish, NS finished the race in two hours, 13 minutes and 56 seconds.
In near perfect conditions, Gillis stuck to his pre-race plan as he moved through the first 30 kilometres on pace for a 2:14.30 debut. Over the last six miles Gillis began to gradually pick up his pace, with his last four miles being progressively faster, finishing with mile 26 being his fastest of the race.
Gillis’s run ranks him 14th all-time in Canadian history and is the third fastest time performance by a Canadian since 1996.
Ethiopia’s Teshome Gelana won the race in a time of 2:07:37.
Video link to Eric Gillis
www.flotrack.org/videos/speaker/620-gillis-eric
Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010
winter Season- Men As of January 23
1144 points 2:13.52 Mara Eric Gillis’80
1137 points 1:02.47 ½ Mara Simon Baru’83
1125 points 6.66 60m sam effah’88
1112 points 7.84 60mh jared macleod’80
1110 points 7.85 60mh Karl Jennings’79
1108 points 4:01.64 mile tim konoval ‘84
1106 points 33.25 300m Michael robertson ‘89
1102 points 19.70 dylan armstrong’81
1098 points 2.24 hj derek Drouin’’90
1089 points 6.73 60m akeem haynes’92
Edwards shines at New Balance Games
January 23, 2010
By Mihira Lakshman
Nicole Edwards at the New Balance Games in New York City on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Winnipeg’s Nicole Edwards was the top Canadian performer at the prestigious New Balance Games in New York City on Saturday.
Edwards, a student at the University of Michigan, finished second in the women’s elite mile, in a time of 4:29.42.
American Erin Donohue won the race in 4:28.92.
Hilary Stellingwerff, of Guelph’s Speed River track club, was fifth in 4:34.28.
video link to Nicole edwards
Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010
winter Season- Women As of January 23
1152 points 4:29.42 mile Nicole Edwards’86
1142 points 8.12 60mh priscilla lopes schliep’82
1132 points 8.13 60mh Perdita Felicien’80
1117 points 4:34.28 mile Hilary stellingwerf’81
1116 points 53.34 400m carlene muir’87
1107 points 4:35.72 mile amber mcgowan’83
1107 points 7.38 60m toyin olupona’83
1102 points 4:36.44 mile megan metcalfe’82
1096 points 7.42 60m loudia laarman’91
1089 points 6.47 lj alice falaiye’78
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