Recap: #SeanVsGill

Well, the epic #SeanVsGill battle has come and gone!  #TeamGill ended up walking away with a narrow victory over #TeamSean.  Here is how the entire event transpired including time gaps:

Play-By-Play:

1. First in for #TeamSean was Brendan Hancock with an OUTSTANDING new personal best of 15:59.  The first runner in for #TeamGill was Ahmed Ahmed with a new personal best of 16:45.  Time Gap: 46s, #TeamSean leading.
2. Second in for both teams was Sean from #TeamSean and Jordan from #TeamGill.  They ran 16:12 and 16:54 respectively, both of which were personal bests.  This increased #TeamSean's lead even further.  Time Gap: 1 minute 28s, #TeamSean leading.
3. In next was Coach Dyce from #TeamGill with an outstanding new personal best of 16:56, making him the 5th runner on the team to crack 17 minutes.  #TeamSean had Chris Goldsworthy finish in 17:30, also a new personal best.  This allowed #TeamGill to close the gap by 34 seconds.  Time Gap: 54s, #TeamSean leading.
4. The 4th runner in from the battle was Dave Rutherford with an outstanding time of 18:18.  Kailey was the 4th runner in for #TeamSean with a massive new personal best of 19:25.  This allowed for a shift in team leads by a minuscule margin.  Time Gap: 13, #TeamGill leading.
5. Finishing in 5th for her team, Gill was next.  She ended up running a great time of 19:17.  Mike was the 5th runner in for #TeamSean with a very solid time of 19:31.  This solidified #TeamGill's lead.  Time Gap: 27 seconds, #TeamGill WINS!

After a combined 1.5 hours of racing, #TeamGill ended up walking away with the win in an amazing come-from-behind fashion!  The final gap was a mere 27 seconds, or less than 6s per runner!

CLICK for the full team results. 

2014 Oktoberfest Rosters

As we all know, #SeanVsGill will be going down this year at the 2014 Oktoberfest 5K.  Here is a break down of intra-team race, and the team draft results.  

Today, we are very excited to announce the complete team rosters for #TeamSean and #TeamGill, along with our 10K team.  This will be our largest contingent ever participating in a single event with 35 runners from the team competing!  

Here are the rosters:


H+P Team Gill
Gillian Willard
Jordan Schmidt
Ahmed Ahmed
Greg Dyce
Dave Rutherford
Simon Gonsalves
Candice Shrigley
Kevin Post
Maria Lucko
Cari Rastas Howard
Tim De Visser

H+P Team Sean
Sean Delanghe
Brendan Hancock
Kailey Haddock
Chris Goldsworthy
Mike Piazza
Vicki Zandbergen
Ed Shrigley
Will Spaetzel
Laura-Lee Spaetzel
Daniel Cook
Maria Llano 
Jan De Visser

We also don't want to forget about our solid 10K contingent who is looking forward to battling it out on the new and improved course!

Health and Performance 10K Roster:
Nick Burt
Aron Mailman
Dragan Zubac
Sam Lalonde
Emily Hunter
Laura Hewitson
Speedy Gonsalves
Manuela Jones
Harold O'Krafka
Juan Carlos Padron
Jessica Rumfeldt
Heidi Cica

Battle of Waterloo

Finally, we can't forget that the 5K is also the 3rd and final stage of the Battle of Waterloo.  Click here for a summery of Stage 2 and the current standings.  At this point, H+P has a number of points of interest in this 3-race epic.  The team currently occupies the entire podium with Sean (1st), Brendan (2nd) and Greg (3rd).  Dave Rutherford sits in 6th, mere seconds out of 5th, and looks to be comfortably in the lead out of all masters runners.  

For the women, Vicki sits in 4th place overall, but less than 10 seconds off the OA podium- can she crack it?

#SeanVsGill Draft Results

Less than ONE week to go until the epic #SeanVsGill showdown at the Oktoberfest 5K.  If you haven't already heard of this team challenge, click HERE to learn more.  Later this week we will be announcing the FULL rosters if each team.  

On Monday October the 6th, both teams drafted their top 5 runners.  Here is how the draft went down. 

(1) Coin Toss
At 6:45pm, the coin was tossed at practice.  Gill calls tails, it lands heads.  Sean gets to decide if he will pick first or second.  Remember, the individual to pick second also picks 3rd.  Sean was also required to pick a female athlete within the first 3 picks of his draft.  

(2) Draft order
After reviewing his scouting reports, Sean decides he will pick first (8:45pm)

(3) Draft
Here is a review of how the draft went as shown on our live twitter feed starting at 9:00pm.

Pick #1: Team Sean takes Brendan Hancock
Pick #2: Team Gill takes Jordan Schmidt 
Pick #3: Team Gill takes Ahmed Ahmed
Pick #4: Team Sean takes Kailey Haddock
Pick #5: Team Gill takes Greg Dyce
Pick #6: Team Sean takes Chris Goldsworthy 
Pick #7: Team Gill takes Dave Rutherford
Pick #8: Team Sean takes Mike Piazza 
Pick #9: Team Gill takes Simon Gonsalves
Pick #10: Team Sean takes Vicky Zandbergen

Who do you think has the better team? 

Stay tuned for full info on the rosters coming later this week!

Racing: Septh 27th-28th

H+P was all over the place this weekend!  Here's how we did:

Congrats to Johana Kariankei on his performance at the highly competitive "Demi-marathon Oasis Rock ‘n’ Roll de Montréal."  He ran an impressive 1:09:57 for the half, placing 4th place OA out of well over 16 000 athletes!  CLICK for results.  
2014 Laurier Loop

• In the 10K, Dave Rutherford was at it again with a 4th place OA.  He ran 39-low, and also managed to walk away with another AG win.
• Nick was in next for the team, coming in 7th OA and also winning his AG.
• Speedy (Paul) ran a very solid 46 minutes, placing him 2nd in his AG.
• Vicki was in just after Paul, running sub-47 and winning her AG.  She was also the 5th place female OA!
• Will also had a solid race despite limited training in recent months!

AHS Fun Run

• Aaron Mailman was in first for the team with a 7th place OA finish, and placing 1st in his category.
• Bill had an awesome return to running action.  He finished with a solid 23:36 and placed 8th in a very competitive AG.
• Dawn also had a solid performance, coming in well under 33 minutes.
• Ed had a great race, once again breaking 25 and placing 7th in his AG
• Candice finished in just over 25 minutes and managed 2nd place in her AG!

High School XC

• Nicole put her hockey fitness to work, and came in 24th place OA, running well under 20 minutes on a technical 4K course.  

H+P Canada-Inspired Singlets

H+P Canada-inspired singlets are coming!

• The final design and proof is here (see above)!
• We are placing our one and ONLY order for the H+P Canada inspired singlets this coming Monday (Sept 22nd).
• Please let as know if you would like one by 12:00pm on September 22nd.
• The Canada singlets are EXACTLY the same model as our blue NB singlets (so the fit and feel will be identical).
• Price: $40/singlet (the design will be printed on white NB singlets via sublimation) 
• ETA for the singlets will be 2 weeks after we place the order, so you should have them in time for your big fall races!
• We are excited to see the team representing H+P and Canada with pride on the roads and trails all over Ontario, North America..and even beyond!  #cantwontstop

#SeanVsGill Team Challenge

Does everybody remember the epic #MikeVsDave team challenge from the Waterloo 10K Classic?  Well H+P is at it again- and this time the stakes are even higher!

Coach Sean and Coach Gill will be leading their own teams in the Oktoberfest 5K Classic!  Not only will the pride and bragging rights of the two coaches be on the line, but this time the top female 5Kers from the team will be getting in on the action!  Here are the rules:

• Only the TOP 5 on each team will count in the average time calculation
• 1 of the top 5 runners who score MUST be a female runner
• Each team will be selected in an online draft format taking place on Monday October 6th at 9:00pm
• A coin toss will decide the individual who gets the 1st pick
• The individual who gets the second pick will also get the 3rd pick.  Then the two captains will alternate picks until their teams are complete.
• Here is where it gets complicated:  In order to level the playing field, #TeamSean MUST select a female runner within one of his first three picks.  There will be no regulations on #TeamGill.

That's it!  Remember to tune in to our Twitter Account on October 6th at 9pm to see how the teams unfold!  

H+P at the 2014 Harvest Half

Today, the Waterloo Running Series held the inaugural Harvest Half in support of the Kenyan Kids Foundation!  H+P had a solid contingent in both the half and quarter marathon events.  Here are the full results:

Half Marathon (FULL results):

• RunnerRob won the event OVERALL with a fantastic new PB of 1:15:08 (Thanks for the great pic Krista Duchene!)
• Hot on his tail, Brendan Hancock showed that he is quickly coming back into the form he showed last summer.  He ran a solid 1:15:39 to finish second OA.
• Dave, the ageless wonder, Rutherford came in with a very sold 1:23.  This was good enough for 7th OA, and to dominate the 50-59 AG!
• Sam Lalonde was in next for the team with a massive PB (by about 8 minutes), running 1:39 and placing 9th in his AG.
• Nicole Green showed a huge improvement over the last month of training  She managed an outstanding 1:42, and placed 2nd in her AG!
• Justin Buis ran a MASSIVE PB of 1:46- once again showing that his hard training over the course of the summer is paying dividends.  
• Derek ran a very solid PB of 1:47 (in a tutu no less) placing 5th in his AG!
• Tammy ran a solid time of just over 2:00-hours, and also finished 5th in her AG!

1/4 Marathon (FULL results):

• Nick Burt had a very solid race, running just over 40 minutes and placing 2nd OA!
• Holger was in next for the team with an outstanding time of 43 minutes, winning his AG and placing 5th OA.
• Paul had a very solid finish with a time of 49 minutes.  This was good enough for 8th OA!
• Ed and Candy Shrigley did exactly what they wanted to do: break 1 hour and finish together.  They ended up with a time of 58:11, nice work!
• Will finished with a great time of just over 1 hour, and finished 3rd in his category!