Posted: November 15, 2004

Multisport: RunnersWeb.com Inc. Renews Sponsorship of OAC Triathlon and Corporate Relay for 2005

RunnersWeb.com Inc. has renewed its sponsorship for the 2005 Annual Heart Institute Triathlon and Ottawa Athletic Club Corporate Relay.

Heart Institute Triathlon - July 9, 2005

The Triathlon will be held on July 9th, 2005 in Gatineau Park starting at the Meech Lake Beach. The swim of 1200 metres in picturesque Meech Lake will be followed by a 22km cycle, and finish up with a 7km run on the rolling terrain of the Parkway.

The 2004 22nd Annual Heart Institute Triathlon presented by the Ottawa Athletic Club was a huge success with the National Capital Region's largest triathlon enjoying the most competitive field in the race's history.

With many of the previous year's winners in contention - Jamie Stephenson won the men's title in a time of 1:19:03.

Sheila Kealey won the women's race with her third win in four years - finishing in a time of 1:29.

The first team overall which was a dream team of sorts named "Gonna Tri Now" was made up of Bruce McNicoll, Bruce Ketchum (both previous individual winners from other years) and very popular runner Andre Okenge. They finished in a time of 1:16.

The Heart Institute and the Ottawa Athletic Club once again partnered for this charity sporting event to raise monies and awareness for Ottawa's worthy Heart Institute.

Ottawa Athletic Club Corporate Relay - October 9, 2005

Next year's 23rd Annual Corporate Relay and the 6th Annual Family 2K will be held on October 9th, 2005 at the Ottawa Athletic Club at 25225 Lancaster Road.

At the 2004 event, 500 athletes participated in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

The top finishing open mens team prize went to a Team called Top Speed - with the city's finest triathletes and duathletes making up this 5 man team - each running 5K. Team members were - Jamie Stephenson, Blair Walker, Jim Borrens, Doug Shaw and Derrick St. John.

The fastest women's team of the day was the Runner's Web/OAC Racing Team, coached by Ken Parker, as they placed 6th overall. The team consisted of Sheila Kealey (Time-19:05) , Lisa Balerna (19:03), Angela Plamondon(1846), Susanne Russell(19:55) and Liz Maguire(18:27). The Runner's Web/OAC Team also won in 2003.

The individual Open 5K race winners were Paul Johnson and Barb Saville and first place in the 2K went to youngster - Sebastien Saville, son of open winner Barb Saville.

All fitness levels, all ages, both recreational and competitive participants raised funds for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

For more information on the 2005 events visit the Triathlon and Relay   pages at the Runner's Web
or
contact Lisa Refausse at the Ottawa Athletic Club at 523-4024 ext 235, or by email at: lisa@ottawaathleticclub.com.

About RunnersWeb.com Inc.
The Runner's Web was founded as a hobby site in 1996 by Ken Parker. Ken is the founder and former President & CEO of Sirius Consulting Group Inc. which he sold in February of 2004. He is the founder and coach of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team and was a founding coach of the Ottawa Lions Track Club. He is a former marathoner and co-founder and race director of Ottawa's National Capital Marathon and a number of other road races including the 1981 Avon International Marathon. Ken was named Volunteer of the Year at the ACT Sports Awards in 2002 and received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for community service in 2003.

RunnersWeb.com Inc. is now a small business venture which sponsors the OAC Racing Team, a women's road racing and triathlon club, and the OAC Gatineau Triathlon and OAC Corporate Relay, and the See You In Athens fund which supports Canada's Olympians.

The Runner's Web aims to provide a portal into the world of running - including athletics (track and field) and road running, triathlon and adventure racing.

RunnersWeb.com.

About the Ottawa Athletic Club
Since 1976, the Ottawa Athletic Club has provided the city with enough affordable activity to boggle the mind of any fitness or sports enthusiast. Their 8-acre property has 150,000 square feet of ways to keep fit and have fun.

Their spacious, air-conditioned facility features the ground floor with racquetball and squash courts, a 125-metre running track, a karate dojo, and every reputable gym machine known to man. The second floor contains an aerobics/cycling studio, a squash gallery, boxing area, a children's play care area, and a members' lounge. In their health and beauty area are a Weight Watcher, a café, photographer, hair salon, pro shop, catering centre and tanning lounge. Their spa, for those who need to sweat even more, includes steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools and a swimming pool.

Al fresco highlights include tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, pools, and a 12,000 square foot golf course (complete with a video analysis station and a golf school).

OttawaAthleticClub.com.