Some of the top runners confirmed for Emilie's Run, June 21, 2008:

Lanni Marchant - London, ON. Lanni has a PB of 16:38 for 5K. She attended the University of Tennessee at Chatanooga on a track scholarship and is currently taking her law degree at the University of Ottawa.
She is the 2007 Ontario Cross Country Champion. Last fall she placed 5th in the Canadian 10K Road Race Championships in Ottawa in a time of 35:15.6. She won the Rattle Me Bones 5K in 17:08.
Lanni ran 35:42 in the MDS Nordion 10K on May 24th. On June 8th she won the 31st Annual YMCA/CHOK International Bridge Race in Sarnia in 35:23. She is a member of the OAC Racing Team.

Cynthia Wilson - Ottawa, ON. Cynthia has a PB of 17:47 for 5K. She was Ottawa Triathlete of the Year for 2007. She ran 37:23 for 10K at the MDS Nordion 10K on May 24th.
She is a member of the OAC Racing Team.

Nicole Stevenson - Toronto, ON. Nicole is a member of the Newmarket Huskies Track Club. Nicole won the 2006 race (The RunnersWeb5K.com Race for Women) in a time of 16:28.7 and placed second in 2007 by three seconds. She has a 16:06 PB for 5K. She has run for Canada in the Commonwealth Games, IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Nicole’s 2006 2:32:56 personal best was acheived in the Houston Marathon.

Beth Primrose - Brockville, ON. Beth is one of Canada's top Masters (45-49) runners.
She won the Limestone 5K in Kingston in April in 18:14 and ran 36:11 in the Sportinglife 10K in Toronto placing 7th female and 1st Masters (45-49). She finished 6th woman and 2nd Masters (45-49) in a time of 30:25 in Harry's Spring Run-off 8K in Toronto.

Marilyn Arsenault - Victoria BC. Marilyn is a 40 year-old Masters runner. Her performances are as follows:
1500m (outdoor): 4:35 Dogwood Invitational, Victoria BC - May 2007 (women only race - placed 1st overall) 3000m (outdoor): 9:50 Victoria BC - Sept 2006
5km - 17:09 St Patrick's Day 5km, Vancouver BC March 2008 - top female, top female Master 5km: 17:15 Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad California - April 2007 (women only race - placed 3rd overall)
8km: 28:14 Royal Victoria 8km, Victoria BC - October, 2007 (placed 1st overall female)
10km: 35:11 Vancouver Sun Run, April 2008 - top Female Master 10km: 35:06 Vancouver Sun Run, Vancouver, BC - April 2007 (placed 8th overall female)
Half-marathon: 1:19:26 Armco Houston Half-marathon, Houston TX - January 2008
In the Victoria Track Classic on June 19th Marilyn ran 17:25.4 for 5K.
Train Harder Interview with Marilyn
Read Marilyn's Blog.

Amy Schneeberg - Kingston, ON. Amy was sixth in last year's race in 17:38. In 2007 she ran Harry's Spring Run Off (8K) and placed 6th women in 30:48. She was also 10th at the Ontario University Cross Country Championships, 8th at the Ontario Club championships, and 7th and 8th in the 1500m and 1000m at the Ontario University Championships for track and field.
She won the 2007 Limestone 5K in Kingston in April in 18:16. She placed 7th at the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off in 30:57 on April 5th.

Paula Wiltse, Brockville, ON. Paula was fourth - and first Masters(40-44) - in last year's race in 17:25. Her PB for 5K is 17:10 run in 2004. In 2007 she was the 3rd place female overall in the Canadian Running Series. |She was the top Master (40-44) in the Scotibank Half-Marathon, the Oasis Zoo run 10K and the Niagara Falls Half-Marathon. She was the top women with a new course record in the Limestone Half-Marathon and the Brock Trail Run 5K and placed second in the HBC Run For Canada.
Paula placed 4th at the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off in 29:37 on April 5th. She was the 2nd Masters in the Vancouver Sun Run 10K in 35:29 on April 20th. Paula ran 34:36 to place 5th (and firest Masters (40-44) in the Sporting Life 10K on May 4th. On May 31st she won the masters competition in 17:29 at Ferihofer's 5K for Women in Albany, NY.

Emily Tallen - Kingston, ON. Emily was third in last year's race in 16:55.2 and second in 2006. She is a member of the Physi-Kult track club and is coached by top Canadian Masters runner Steve Boyd. Emily attended Providence University In Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003 where she competed in track and cross country. Emily was second in the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off 8K in a time of 28:53 on April 5th in Toronto. Emily ran 33:50 to place 3rd at the Sporitng LIfe 10K in Toronto on May 4th.
In the Canadian 10K Track Championship on June 4th, Emiliy finished second in 35:23.14.

Leslie Gold - Montreal, QC. Leslie is a member of the Vainqueurs Club and is sponsored by Reebok Canada. She has a PB of 17:36 for 5K. In Emilie's Run in 2007 she ran 18:09 for 13th place.
In 2006 she ran the Marathon in 2:54 (first canadian woman at Boston), 1/2 Marathon 1:20:59 (January '06, Carlsbad, CA), 10 km 37:15 (March '06, Lasalle, QC), 5 km 17:36 (April '06, St. Laurent, QC).

Liz Maguire - Osgoode, ON. Liz was 12th overall and 2nd Master (40-44) in last year's Emilie's Run in 18:07. She is a member of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team. She has a personal best time of 17:33 for 5K set in 2006.
Liz was the Ottawa Road Racer and Marathoner of the Year in 2007 for the second year in a row. This year she was the first Master in the Hamilton Around the Bay Road Race in 2:00:07 and 2nd Master in the Montreal Half-Marathon in 1:24:19. In May she was the fifth Canadian and 1st Master in the ING Ottawa Marathon in 2:55:05.

Anne Barrington was 15th in last year's Emilie's Run in 18:31. This year she ran 18:06 to win the Where's Franktown 5K. In the MDS Nordion 10K she ran 39:03.

	Lanni Marchant - London, ON. Lanni has a PB of 16:38 for 5K. She attended the University of Tennessee at Chatanooga on a track scholarship and is currently taking her law degree at the University of Ottawa. She is the 2007 Ontario Cross Country Champion. Last fall she placed 5th in the Canadian 10K Road Race Championships in Ottawa in a time of 35:15.6. She won the Rattle Me Bones 5K in 17:08. Lanni ran 35:42 in the MDS Nordion 10K on May 24th. On June 8th she won the 31st Annual YMCA/CHOK International Bridge Race in Sarnia in 35:23. She is a member of the OAC Racing Team.
	Cynthia Wilson - Ottawa, ON. Cynthia has a PB of 17:47 for 5K. She was Ottawa Triathlete of the Year for 2007. She ran 37:23 for 10K at the MDS Nordion 10K on May 24th. She is a member of the OAC Racing Team.
	Nicole Stevenson - Toronto, ON. Nicole is a member of the Newmarket Huskies Track Club. Nicole won the 2006 race (The RunnersWeb5K.com Race for Women) in a time of 16:28.7 and placed second in 2007 by three seconds. She has a 16:06 PB for 5K. She has run for Canada in the Commonwealth Games, IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Nicole’s 2006 2:32:56 personal best was acheived in the Houston Marathon.
	Beth Primrose - Brockville, ON. Beth is one of Canada's top Masters (45-49) runners. She won the Limestone 5K in Kingston in April in 18:14 and ran 36:11 in the Sportinglife 10K in Toronto placing 7th female and 1st Masters (45-49). She finished 6th woman and 2nd Masters (45-49) in a time of 30:25 in Harry's Spring Run-off 8K in Toronto.
	Marilyn Arsenault - Victoria BC. Marilyn is a 40 year-old Masters runner. Her performances are as follows: 1500m (outdoor): 4:35 Dogwood Invitational, Victoria BC - May 2007 (women only race - placed 1st overall) 3000m (outdoor): 9:50 Victoria BC - Sept 2006 5km - 17:09 St Patrick's Day 5km, Vancouver BC March 2008 - top female, top female Master 5km: 17:15 Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad California - April 2007 (women only race - placed 3rd overall) 8km: 28:14 Royal Victoria 8km, Victoria BC - October, 2007 (placed 1st overall female) 10km: 35:11 Vancouver Sun Run, April 2008 - top Female Master 10km: 35:06 Vancouver Sun Run, Vancouver, BC - April 2007 (placed 8th overall female) Half-marathon: 1:19:26 Armco Houston Half-marathon, Houston TX - January 2008 In the Victoria Track Classic on June 19th Marilyn ran 17:25.4 for 5K. Train Harder Interview with Marilyn Read Marilyn's Blog.
	Amy Schneeberg - Kingston, ON. Amy was sixth in last year's race in 17:38. In 2007 she ran Harry's Spring Run Off (8K) and placed 6th women in 30:48. She was also 10th at the Ontario University Cross Country Championships, 8th at the Ontario Club championships, and 7th and 8th in the 1500m and 1000m at the Ontario University Championships for track and field. She won the 2007 Limestone 5K in Kingston in April in 18:16. She placed 7th at the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off in 30:57 on April 5th.
	Paula Wiltse, Brockville, ON. Paula was fourth - and first Masters(40-44) - in last year's race in 17:25. Her PB for 5K is 17:10 run in 2004. In 2007 she was the 3rd place female overall in the Canadian Running Series. \|She was the top Master (40-44) in the Scotibank Half-Marathon, the Oasis Zoo run 10K and the Niagara Falls Half-Marathon. She was the top women with a new course record in the Limestone Half-Marathon and the Brock Trail Run 5K and placed second in the HBC Run For Canada. Paula placed 4th at the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off in 29:37 on April 5th. She was the 2nd Masters in the Vancouver Sun Run 10K in 35:29 on April 20th. Paula ran 34:36 to place 5th (and firest Masters (40-44) in the Sporting Life 10K on May 4th. On May 31st she won the masters competition in 17:29 at Ferihofer's 5K for Women in Albany, NY.
	Emily Tallen - Kingston, ON. Emily was third in last year's race in 16:55.2 and second in 2006. She is a member of the Physi-Kult track club and is coached by top Canadian Masters runner Steve Boyd. Emily attended Providence University In Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003 where she competed in track and cross country. Emily was second in the 2008 Harry's Spring Run-off 8K in a time of 28:53 on April 5th in Toronto. Emily ran 33:50 to place 3rd at the Sporitng LIfe 10K in Toronto on May 4th. In the Canadian 10K Track Championship on June 4th, Emiliy finished second in 35:23.14.
	Leslie Gold - Montreal, QC. Leslie is a member of the Vainqueurs Club and is sponsored by Reebok Canada. She has a PB of 17:36 for 5K. In Emilie's Run in 2007 she ran 18:09 for 13th place. In 2006 she ran the Marathon in 2:54 (first canadian woman at Boston), 1/2 Marathon 1:20:59 (January '06, Carlsbad, CA), 10 km 37:15 (March '06, Lasalle, QC), 5 km 17:36 (April '06, St. Laurent, QC).
	Liz Maguire - Osgoode, ON. Liz was 12th overall and 2nd Master (40-44) in last year's Emilie's Run in 18:07. She is a member of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team. She has a personal best time of 17:33 for 5K set in 2006. Liz was the Ottawa Road Racer and Marathoner of the Year in 2007 for the second year in a row. This year she was the first Master in the Hamilton Around the Bay Road Race in 2:00:07 and 2nd Master in the Montreal Half-Marathon in 1:24:19. In May she was the fifth Canadian and 1st Master in the ING Ottawa Marathon in 2:55:05.
	Anne Barrington was 15th in last year's Emilie's Run in 18:31. This year she ran 18:06 to win the Where's Franktown 5K. In the MDS Nordion 10K she ran 39:03.