Coach Chris Lemassif (L) receives the award for Ontario Masters Sprinter/Hurdler Athlete of the Year 2012 at the Ontario Athletics Awards Banquet in Toronto on September 22nd. It was a tie for the award with David Valenzuela (beside Chris)
Annie Bunting and Mike Sherar won male and Female Distance Athlete of the Year honours. They were unable to attend the ceremonies.
UTTC Masters had a large turnout at the North American, Central American and Carribean (NCCWMA) Championships in Saint John NB on August 9-12.
Six NCCWMA Champions
Eleven Canadian Champions
29 Championship medals (not even counting the relays)
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W45 Annie Bunting
800m – Canadian Champion
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W50 Rita Botelho
800m – North American Champion
1500m – North American Silver
4X400m Relay – Gold
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W45 Gwen Bailey Mason
400m – Canadian Silver
4X400m Relay – Gold
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W40 Kate Cochrane-Brink
200m – North American Silver
400m – North American Champion
4X400m Relay
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W50 Nicki Slovitt
10K Road Race – Canadian Champion
1500m – Canadian 5th
4X400m Relay – Gold
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W40 Leanne Shafir
8K Cross Country – North American Champion
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M55 Wayne Chee
8K Cross Country – North American Champion
1500m – North American Silver
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M45 Coach Paul Osland
800m – North American 3rd
1500m – North American Silver
4X400m Relay – Gold
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M40 Kevin Farr
800m – Canadian Silver
1500m – Canadian Silver
4X400m Relay – Silver
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M45 Mike Sherar
400m – Canadian Champion
800m – North American Champion
4X400m Relay – Gold
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M40 Jay Foubert
100m – Canadian Champion
200m – Canadian Silver
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M40 Blaise Ambrose
100m – Canadian Bronze
400m – Canadian 5th
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M50 Mel White
100m – Canadian 6th
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M45 Coach Chris Lemassif
200m – Canadian Champion
400m – Canadian Silver
4X400m Relay – Gold
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W50 Katherine Willis
800m – Canadian Silver
1500m – Canadian 4th
4X400 Relay – Gold
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M40 Markus Skeet
400m – Canadian 4th
4X400m Relay – Silver
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M50 Jay Yak
8K Cross Country – Canadian Silver
10K Roadrace – Canadian 3rd
5000m – Canadian Bronze
10,000m – Canadian Champion
4X400m Relay – Gold
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M60 Shaggy
Steeplechase – North American Champion
300m Hurdles – Canadian Champion
1500m – Canadian 3rd
The UTTC Masters had 195 points…just beating out The Throwers Club with 182 pts for the overall Club Championship at the 41st Ontario Masters Outdoor Championships at Varsity Stadium on July 28-29th.
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Sorry….missed Francesc in the 200 !
UTTC was the winning Club at the Canadian Masters Indoor Championships in Toronto on March 10-11. We repeated as the top National Club – having been the top Club at last year’s Canadian Outdoor Championships.
The meet was the last of five meets in the Ontario Masters Indoor Series. We had more points than the second and third placed Clubs combined.
UTTC athletes won 18 Gold medals at the National Championships, as well as 8 Silver medals, and 5 Bronze.
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W45 Annie Bunting broke her own Canadian Record in the 800m
with a 2:22.25 finish
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Khama Beckles (W35) – 1st 50m (7.11), 1st 60m (8.37), 1st 200m (27.87)
Andre Mitchell (M35) – 2nd 50m (6.44), 2nd 60m (7.60), 1st 200m (24.81), 1st 400m (54.35)
Jason Foubert (M40) – 3rd 50m (6.72), 3rd 60m (7.79)
Blaise Ambrose (M40) – 5th 50m (7.19)
Mel White (M50) – 4th 50m (7.11), 3rd 60m (8.32)
Francesc Macias (M40) – 4th 60m (8.45), 8th 200m (26.74)
Chris Lemassif (M45) – 2nd 60m (7.79), 2nd 200m (25.17)
Marcus Skeete (M40) – 4th 200m (25.21), 6th 400m (56.56)
Edel Ebbs (W40) – 2nd 200m (33.72), 1st 400m (72.46), 1st 800m (2:48.55)
Mike Sherar (M45) – 1st 400m (54.17), 1st 800m (2:01.94)
Duncan Greenshields (M60) – 1st 400m (72.46)
Jay Breecher (M35) – 2nd 800m (2:03.24)
Ming Tsai (M35) – 5th 800m (2:13.30)
Kevin Farr M40) – 1st 800m (2:11.80), 1st 1500m (4:40.93)
Gary Pluim (M40) – 3rd 800m (2:17.45), 2nd Pentathlon (2366 points)
Annie Bunting (W45) – 1st 1500m (4:59.49), 1st 800m (2:22.25) – new Canadian record***
John Willett (M50) – 2nd 800m (2:14.63), 1st 1500m (4:38.62)
John Helliker (M60) – 1st 1500m (5:06.64)
Wendy Lopez (W30) – 1st 3000m (13:30.61)
Katherine Willis (W50) – 1st 3000m (14:54.89), 2nd Shot Put (5.87m)
Lynn Kobayashi (W55) – 1st 3000m (12:32.03)
Duncan noted that there were 15 Club records broken at the Championships;
50M– Andre (6.44), Khama (7.11), and Mel (7.11)
60M– Chris (7.79)
200M– Khama (27.87)– Chris (25.17)
400m– (Marathon) Andre (54.35)– Edel (72.46)
800M– Annie (2:22.25) — John W (2:14.63)
1500M– John W (4:38.62)– John H (5:06.64)
3000M– Wendy (13:30.61)– Katherine (14:54.89)– Lynn (12:32.03)
In addition, we were big factors in record relay performances.
In the M35 4×200 Francesc, Marcus, and Andre set a new Ontario record of 1:39.51, and Chris made a guest appearance to help with a 1:38.31 M40 4×200 Canadian record.
Paul Osland and Doug Smith were the Meet Directors of the Championships.
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Every stride is pure agony for Paul Osland. He awkwardly stum- bles around the track in his leg of the 4x 400m relay at the 2011 world
masters track and field championships in Sacramento, California. It’s the result of a torn Achilles tendon suffered earlier in the meet. Osland completes his laborious lap, and then watches his friend and teammate Mike Sherar run a blistering anchor leg to secure the bronze medal for Canada.
Winning medals at the world champion- ships is nothing new for the 48-year-olds Osland and Sherar, two of Canada’s finest masters-aged runners. For the last 25 years, they have been working together as high-performance training partners. Two years ago, they began collaborating on a new venture, forming a group affiliated with the University of Toronto Track Club (ut tc), sharing some of their vast knowl- edge, experience and passion for track with other motivated masters. As a result of their efforts, 15 other ut tc athletes also competed at last year’s worlds.
Continue reading Jay Brecher’s article on the UTTC Masters group in the latest edition of Canadian Runner.
Group photo courtesy James Ramsay
W40 Leanne Shafir led the field in the 5000m at the 400m mark (in 1:28)….followed closely by W45 Annie Bunting at the Ontario masters Winter Mini Meet #1 at the Toronto Track & Field Centre on January 8th.
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Leanne ran 19:31.50 – breaking the 24:20 Canadian Record by almost five minutes !!
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Annie ran 19:06.72 – breaking the 22:25 CAN Record by a wide margin.
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M40 Gary Pluim competed in the Shot, Hurdles, and 600m – helping .UTTC to score for third place in the Club standings.
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Lynda’s Ginger Bread UTTC Masters
W45 Annie Bunting and M60 Doug Smith ran the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Vancouver on Saturday, November 26th. There was a steady, cold rain – soaking an already very muddy course. The masters ran 8K – four two K loops.
Annie won the Bronze medal – finishing in 34:19 in a very strong field.
Doug finished 12th in the M60’s in 41:52
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The Club had a big turnout for the 36th Annual Ontario Masters Sunnybrook 8K Cross Country on October 30th.
The team of Nathalie Auger, Annie Bunting, and Leanne Sharif won the W40 Team award
The team of Lynda de Boer, Nicki Slovitt, Katherine Willis, and Rita Botelho won the W50 Team Gold – breaking the seven year old Course Record by 20 seconds!
Jay Brecher was 1st in a big field of M35’s in 28:53
Annie Bunting was 1st W45 in 35:02
Lynda de Boer won the W50’s in 36:44 with a 76.8% age grade score – the highest in the Club
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