Celebrate winter!
Run the inaugural Winterman Marathon
IT’S SunDay mornIng, the clock reads
BY LAWRENCE CONWAY
6:57 a.m. and even though this is your
only day to sleep during the week, you
reluctantly pull yourself out of bed. you
peek outside and it’s a bit dark, but there’s
enough moonlight to show a clear sky
and you know that means a cold winter
morning. Quickly, you flick on the weather
channel to hear, “in ottawa today it’s
currently -22°C, with the wind-chill, it will
feel like –29°C. It’s a great Sunday morning
to stay in bed.”
But while the rest of the house — and the
city for that matter — continues to sleep, in the heart of Canada’s capital. It’s a run Somersault Promotions and Sar
you quietly gather your gear, looking for for all runners of all ages, whether you global 1 – ottawa gatineau Search and
the mitts and tuque from the day before. want to run a 5 km, 10 km, half-marathon rescue – are proud to bring you this one of
you hope that the heat register has once or take that hill and be a winterman a kind winterlude event. on February 22,
again magically transformed them into by running a full marathon in a 2009 be a proud Canadian winter runner
toasty warm protectors for your quest. as Canadian winter. and do The winterman. Proceeds will go
you throw on a few layers of clothing and a unique Canadian running experience, to Sar global 1, dedicated to providing
a windproof shell, you’re quickly reminded The winterman is a celebration and volunteer search and rescue services to
of that spot on your body, which got acknowledgement of what it means to be the community for more than a decade.
chaffed a bit too much the day before. no a runner in Canada. It’s a time to shed our For more information: www.somersault.com.
worries you think to yourself, it will be over modesty and be proud – and enjoy a bit of Lawrence Conway is race director for The
soon, it’s only a 23 km run today. It’s not a winter while we are at it. Winterman marathon.
long “long run.”
It’s week 12 of your running program and
as you fill up your insulated water bottle
your thoughts turn to the route you are
about to take. where is the wind going to
get me? what will be my time when I get
to the Quickie mart at the 10 km point?
maybe I shouldn’t have had that third
glass of red wine last night! oh well.
How many times have your friends
and family asked you why do you do it?
even though it may seem hard to explain,
the answer really is quite simple — you
love running — and you have a training
program to finish. as for the cold, well . . .
you can’t change that. It’s like facing a hill
on a run, it’s there but you get over it and
when you do, you pick up the pace.
CELEBRATE YOUR COMMITMENT
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about our accomplishments. However,
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to be a runner of any kind in this country,
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in the middle of the winter, modesty has
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no place. without question, it’s hard and
you have to be tough, and that is why
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we need to celebrate our commitment.

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The winterman is a full marathon and
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marathon relays including one for children
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