2014 WINS

We are a club with a strong focus on enjoying the sport, and pursuing a high level of health.  That being said, when you put a bunch of people together who support each other and have a blast doing so, something funny happens: hard work transpires without realizing it, consistency becomes easier than a lack thereof, and before you know it, results begin to pile up.

You don't have to be treated like you are hardcore, or declare you are hardcore, to race like you are hardcore.  We tried to have fun, but in the process we also won.  Now, I'm not talking age group wins, personal bests, or all the other ways our team excelled this year.  If I were to list all of those, this blog post would be never-ending.  This is simply a list of ways our team won overall (or placed 2nd).

The following performances were not our primary goals, but they are something to look back at, reflect on, and be proud of.  If you are an H+Per who does not have a name on this list, well it may as well be on there.  The success of these individuals is a direct reflection of the massive family of support and inspiration that we have assembled.

(Did we miss you?  Send us a link to your results page and we will add you to the list)

ROAD RACING

MEN

OVERALL WINS

April 26th, 2014. Guelph Avery's Bravery 5K. Robert Brouillette (18:45)
April 26, 2014. ENDURrace 8K.  Brendan Hancock (28:32) 
April 26, 2014. ENDURrace Combined  13K.  Luke Ehgoetz (47:51)
April 27th, 2014. Guelph Billy Taylor 5K. Robert Brouillette (16:03)
May 10th, 2014.  Baden 5K.- Sean Delanghe (17:20)
July 13th, 2014. Guelph Big Little trail 5K. Robert Brouillette (16:30) 
July 28th, 2014. Waterloo H+P Summer Time Trial 2.2K. Bredan Hancock (6:28)
 August 16th, 2014.  ENDURrun 10K.  Jordan Schmidt (35.49)
August 17th, 2014. Conestogo ENDURrun Marathon. Robert Brouillette (2:41:37) 
October 13th, 2014. Guelph Thanksgiving Day 10K. Robert Brouillette (34:45)
 September 13th, 2014. Wellesley Harvest Half-Marathon. Robert Brouillette (1:15:08) 
October 19th, 2014. Battle of Waterloo 23K (total)- Sean Delanghe (1:18:40)
November 23rd, 2014. Cambridge YMCA Jingle Bell 5K. Robert Brouillette(16:21)
December 13th, 2014.  Santa PurSuit 5K- Sean Delanghe (17:35)


OVERALL RUNNER UPS

February 23rd, 2014.  Re-Fridgee-8er 8K.  Sean Delanghe (27:54)
April 26th, 2014. ENDURrace Combined  13K.  Aron Mailman (49:32)
April 26th, 2014. ENDURrace 8K.  Luke Ehgoetz (29:39)
May 10th, 2014.  Baden 7M. Luke Ehgoetz (43.52)
 July 28th, 2014. Waterloo H+P Summer Time Trial 2.2K.  Robert Brouillette (6:32)
 August 10th, 2014.  ENDURrun Half 21.1K.  Sean Delange (1:16:58)
September 13th, 2014. Wellesley Harvest Half-Marathon.  Brendan Hancock (1:15:39)
September 13th, 2014. Wellesley Harvest 1/4-Marathon. Nick Burt (40:43)
Octobeber 13th, 2014. Oktoberfest 5K.  Chris Goldsworthy (18:00)
October 19th, 2014. Battle of Waterloo 23K (total).  Brendan Hancock (1:20:53)
December 13th, 2014.  Santa PurSuit 5K.  Nick Burt (19:01) 

 

WOMEN

OVERALL RUNNERS UP

February 23rd, 2014.  Re-Fridgee-8er 8M.  Gillian Willard (55:32)
May 10th, 2014.  Baden 5K.- Kailey Haddock (21:10)
April 26, 2014. ENDURrace 8K.  Jessica Kuepfer (33:12)
May 10th, 2014.  Baden 7M.  Jessica Kuepfer (49:07)

 TRAIL RACING 

MEN

OVERALL WINS

September 6th, 2014. Haliburton Forest 26K. Dave Rutherford (2:23:30)
October 25, 2014.  Horror Hill 10K.  Aaron Mailman (43:01)

OVERALL RUNNERS UP

July 5th, 2014. Creemore Vertical Challenge trail 25K.  Robert Brouillette (1:47:03)
September 13th, 2014. Muppuppy 8K.  Greg Dyce (31:54) 
October 25, 2014.  Horror Hill 25K.  Dave Rutherford (1:49:26)

 

WOMEN

 OVERALL WINS

June 8th, 2014.  Yankee Springs Trail Half. Jessica Kuepfer (1:50:08) 
July 5th, 2014. Creemore Vertical Challenge 25K. Jessica Kuepfer (2:20:20)

October 25th, 2014.  Horror Hill Trail Run 6 hour. Vicki Zandbergen (61.04K)

OVERALL RUNNER UPS

July 5th, 2014. Creemore Vertical Challenge 25K. Vicki Zandbergen (2:20:56)
July 6th, 2014.  Dirty Dash 8K. Vicki Zandbergen (40:57)

ULTRA RACING 

MEN

OVERALL WINS

January 18th, 2014.  Beast of Burden 100M. Steven Parke (17:40:35)
September 20th, 2014. That Dam Hill 12H. Steven Parke (122.047K)

OVERALL RUNNERS UP

Janurary 6th, 2014.  Run4Kids 6 Hr.  Steven Parke (64.64K)
May 24th, 2014.  Sulpher Springs 100M.  Steven Park (18:07)

  WOMEN

 OVERALL WINS

May 7-13th, 2014.  EMU 6 DAY Ultra.  Charlotte Vasarhelyi. (734K- New Canadian Record)
July 26-27th, 2014.  Montour 24 Hour Ultra.  Charlotte Vasarhelyi (170K)
August 2nd, 2014.  Epic 8 Hour Adventure Race. Jessica Kuepfer.

 CYCLING

MEN

 OVERALL WINS

March 23th, 2014.  Runny Nose 34K.  Bill Frier (1:28:22)

OVERALL RUNNER UPS

September 14th, 2014.  Centurtion C50 90K.  Sean Delanghe (2:23:27)

TEAM WINS

February 23rd, 2014.  Re-Fridgee-8er 8M Open (Ahmed, Luke, Aaron, Nick, Gill)

Feburary 23rd, 2014.  Re-Fridgee-8er 8K Open (Sean, Dave, Brendan, Greg, Mike)

April 12th, 2014.  ENDURrace 5K Open (Luke, Mike, Aaron, Holger, Nick)

April 13th, 2014.  Toronto Yonge Street 10K Open (Sean, Rob, Brendan, Ahmed, Jordan)

April 26th, 2014.  ENDURrace Combined (Luke, Aaron, Nick, Vicki, Dan)

April 26th, 2014.  ENDURrace 8K Open (Brendan, Luke, Nick, Aaron, Jessica)

June 15th, 2014.  Waterloo Classic 5K Open (Aaron, Steph, Kailey, Gill, Holger)

June 15th, 2014.  Waterloo Classic 10K Open (Rob,Greg, Ahmed, Chris, Dave)

August 17th, 2014. ENDURrun Relay (Sean, Ahmed, Jordan, Brendan, Greg, Rob, Luke)

October 19th, 2014.  Oktoberfest 5K Open (Ahmed, Jordan, Greg, Dave, Gill)

October 19th, 2014.  Oktoberfest 10K Open (Nick, Aaron, Emily, Sam, Speedy)

December 13th, 2014.  Santa PurSuit 5K Open (Sean, Nick, Aaron Vicki, Mike)

The win is not why we do it.  We do it to enjoy the hunt.  And enjoy it we did.  See ya in 2015 other guys.  The hunt is on!

 #cantwontstop

2014 Santa PurSuit

Well, the 2014 season has come to a close for the team!  We finished it off with a bang at the 2014 Santa PurSuit.  Here's how the team did:

Team Results:

H+P ended ended up winning the event by over 7 minutes average/5K.  RESULTS.

Individual Results (CLICK):

Sean won the race in 17:35

Nick Burt battled hard, and placed comfortably in 2nd place OA with a time of 19:01

Aaron Mailman had a strong race for the team, placing 4th OA, winning his AG with a time of just under 20 minutes

Vicki was the first female in for the team, placing 4th out of all H+P-ers, and 3rd OA for women in a time of 22:18

Michelle and Nicole were in next for the teams with very solid finishes well under 26 minutes

Mike Hewitson was 5th for the team in the official results, finishing in 26:36.

Laura Hewitson was chasing her husband down, finishing in 26:45 and winning her category!

Jessica came in just behind Laura, placing 4th in her category!

Despite not running very much at all in the last few months, Will still managed a Santa PB of 34 minutes!

Andrew and Heather Heij both ran together and had a blast coming in 8th and 9th officially for the team.

Cari and Sam both ran with their kids in the 3K run!  They also both managed 2nd place in their category, nice work!

Onwards to 2015!  

2014 H+P Christmas Party

The Health and Performance holiday party is almost upon us!  Here are the details:

WHEN:

• Monday December 8th at 6:30pm.  There will be an easy workout at this time (optional), or you can come straight to the party!

WHERE:

• ROOM 200 of the Waterloo Rec Complex

WHAT TO BRING:

• It's a potluck, so bring something if you can/want to.  The best dish as voted by the members will get a NEW JACKET from our friends at New Balance Canada.  
• Some sort of holiday attire (ugly sweaters, Santa hats, etc)!  The favorite female and male outfit will get a small prize from our friends at NB.

MVP VOTING:

• We will be voting for our 2014 H+P Team MVPs at the party (one male, one female)!  If you would like to vote before the party, let us know.
• As described on our website HERE, the MVP award is given to the athlete who displays excellence in team dedication, athletic performance/improvement, team spirit, and who has had the most positive impact on their fellow H+P teammates.  

WHAT ELSE?

• There will be a 50/50 draw that will hopefully help to cover some of the cost of the room rental (and give one H+P-er a nice cash prize)!
• There will be games, relay races and more!  All of these competitions will have small prizes available from our friends at New Balance Canada!
• Make sure you come ready to compete, eat, and have fun!

Early November Racing

Here's a collection of the team's most recent results throughout the first two weekends of November!

RememberRun 5K

• Colin Calvert had a great debut with the team.  He ran a solid 17:30, winning his AG and placing 5th OA!
• Dave showed that the Doritos aren't slowing him down too much.  He came in 8th OA and 1st in his AG with a time of 19:07
• Simon was in next with a very solid 19:39, good enough for 2nd in his AG and 13th OA
• Kimberly Chan ha a very strong race, running sub-25 quit easily.  She was 5th in her AG and 16th OA!

RememberRun 8K

• Nick Burt was in first for the team with a very strong 29:36, 1st in his AG, and 5th OA for males.
• Aaron Mailman was in next for the team running 32:07, and just cracking the top-10 for males OA!
• Paul had an outstanding race, coming in with a time of 36:10, good enough for 7th in his AG.
• Manny and Howie had another great showdown.  Manny took today's race by 59 minutes, and takes the lead by ONE RACE in the season series.  
• Jessica had a very strong 8K, placing 2nd in her AG!
• Kyle MacKenzie had an oustanding debut with H+P!  He ran a massive new personal best by well over 1 minute, and managed to place 5th in a very competitive AG!

Road2Hope 1/2 Marathon

• Rob crushed the race!  He set a new club record in the half marathon running 1:13:28, placing 5th OA and winning his AG!

NYC Marathon

• Holger had a great race.  Despite just running Scotia 2 weeks before, Holger still opted to run this marathon for fun!  He still manged an excellent 3:16, placing 2,065th OA out of 50,564!  Not bad for a fun run!
• Coach Sean finished in 2:49:51, and 278th OA.

CCAA (College XC Nationals)

• Payton ran a very solid 22 minutes, and helped her team from Conestoga College achieve a 9th place finish!

Late October Racing

The 2014 Oktoberfest Run was not the only race H+Pers ripped apart this fall.  Here are some other recent results for the team:

Scotiabank Half and Full Marathon

Half Marathon

RunnerRob finished with an outstanding new personal best of 1:14:14, placing 12th OA in a very competitive field.

Despite a few road blocks during the race (like dropping her race bib and having to run back to find it), Tracy still finished with an outstanding new PB of 1:38:40!

Justin Buis hammered a very impressive 1:41:22, taking almost 30 minutes off his PB of 2:10 from the start of the season!

Kristin Marks had a very solid PB of 1:52, taking 10 minutes off her previous best!

Full Marathon

Holger, using this race as a tune up run, ran a very solid 3:05:45!

Helen finished with an outstanding new PB of 3:45, taking almost 15 minutes off her PB from last

year!

Horror Hill

Just 1 week after PBing at the Oktoberfest 10K, Aaron Mailman WON the 10K OA.

Dave had a great showing in the 25K, hammering hard and placing 2nd OA.

In the 6-hour race, Vicki managed to win OA for females with an outstanding 62.5K.  This is Vicki's first OA win ever- congrats!

Andrew Heij placed 14th in the 6 hour with a very solid 55K on the day!

Heather Heij ran tough through a cold and congested lungs, finishing with just under 28K.

Steve Parke had a great showing.  He ran in a pink tutu and acted as a guide for a fellow athlete (Rhonda-Marrie Avery) who also happens to be an stand-out blind runner, raising money for

Kidsability!

College XC

Payton and her Conestoga College teammates managed to place 3rd at the Ontario Provincial championships.  Payton was 4th on her team with a solid time of 23 minutes.  This is enough to qualify the girls for the National Championships in Calgary! 

Ahmed Ahmed had a great showing as an individual.  Without a solid team to work with, Ahmed battled hard to finish in 28th place with a time just under 31 minutes for the very technical 8K course. 

H+P at the 2014 Oktoberfest Run

It's hard to believe, but this is the THIRD year in a row that the team has entered a solid contingent in the WRS Oktoberfest Run.  This year was, without a doubt, our most successful.  Here is a complete summary of our results (Thanks to Julie Schmidt for all the great photography).

TEAM RESULTS

5K Teams and #SeanVsGill

Firstly, in the 5K, we had the #SeanVsGill challenge.  You can check out the complete recap here, and the official team results here.

#TeamGill ended up walking away with a narrow victory over #TeamSean with an average time of 17:38 vs 17:44.  The teams ended up coming in  1st and 2nd OA out of all 5K teams.

On a side note, if our top 5 runners had all been placed on 1 team, our average finishing time would have been an outstanding 16:33!!

10K Teams

Led by a massive break through performance by Nick Burt (and PB's across the board for many of our runners), the team finishes with an average time of 41:32 among the top 5 runners.  Click here for the full results.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Battle of Waterloo

Health and Performance ended up finishing the inaugural BOW with a bang!  Click here for the full results.

After the 5K, Sean, Brendan and Greg all held their positions to finish 1-2-3 Overall!  Dave Rutherford battled hard to finish 6th OA and win his AG.  Mike Piazza had a strong finish, bringing

him in 9th OA- making 5 of the top 10 coming from H+P!

On the women's side of things, Vicki Zandbergen was able to move up into 2nd place OA after her strong 21-mid 5K PB.  

5K Individual Results

Brendan had a new PB of 15:59, good enough for 3rd place OA!  He's the first H+P-er to break 16!  PB: 48s

Sean was in next for the team with a new PB of 16:11 and finished 4th OA.  PB: 24s

Ahmed was in next with a new PB of 16:45, good enough for 6th OA, 2nd in his AG.  PB:34s

Jordan was 4th in for the team with a PB of 16:53, placing 7th OA, 2nd in his AG. PB: 14s

Greg was the 5th runner for the team to break 17!  He finished in 16:56, 8th OA, 3rd in his AG: PB:19s

Chris was in next for the team with 17:29, placing 4th in his AG. PB: 31s

Dave was in next for the team with a very solid 18:18.  He placed 1st in his AG with this time!

Coach Gill was in next for the team with her second fastest time of the season: 19:17.  She won her AG with this time and was 3rd OA for females!

Kailey was the 2nd member of our women's team to break 20 with a massive new PB of 19:24.  This put her in 2nd place in her AG and 4th place OA!  PB: 1:03

Mike Piazza finished with a very solid 19:31, finishing 4th in his AG.

New H+P-er, Simon, was in right after Mike with a solid 19:36, finishing 2nd in his AG.

Jan De Visser was in next with a solid 20:30, good for 5th in his AG.  

Tim De Visser finished just behind his dad with time of 21:07, good enough for 2nd in his AG!

Vicki Z was the 3rd members of our women's team to finish with a new PB of 21:29, placing 1st in her AG and 8th OA!  PB:44s

Andrew, aka the Bearded One, ran an excellent 22:10- not bad for an ultra runner!

Kevin Post Achieved a very solid 23:06, a new PB by 2:12!

Mike Hewitson finished with a new PB of 23:30, placing 10th in his AG!

Ed Shrigley was in next with a time of 23:41, just missing his PB by seconds, and placed top 10 in his AG.

Candice Shrigley ran a very solid 24:36, placing 5th in her AG.  This was a new PB by 27s!

Dan Cook came in with a very solid time, just over 25mins..not bad for missing the last 2 months due to injury!

Cari came in next for the team with an outstanding PB of 26:30, wining her cat!

Laura and Will both came in together with a time of just 28 minutes along with their newborn daughter! 

Maria was in next with a very solid 28:23, just seconds off her PB!

10K Individual Results

Nick was in first for the team with a significant new PB of 36:38!  This brought him in 4th OA and 1st in his AG.  PB:1:50

Mailman came in next for the team with an outstanding new PB of 39:16, placing 11th OA, 2nd in his

AG.  PB:4:15

Emily was in in 3rd for the team with a great new PB of 42:48. This brought her in 3rd place OA, and

2nd in her AG!  PB:2:30

Sam Lalonde was in next with a MASSIVE new PB of 44:14!  PB: 1:56

Paul, aka Speedy, was in next just seconds behind Sam, placing 5th for the team.

Dragan was in next, running just over 45 minutes with a new PB. PB: 4s

Manny came in just after Dragan with a new PB of 45:52, placing 3rd in her AG!  

Howie came in just after Manny with a time of 46:54, placing 11th in his AG.

Jessica finished the 10K with a new PB, finishing in 51:37, placing 5th in her AG!  PB: 5:40

Juan had a GREAT return to action after being away from the club for almost 1 year!  He ran just

over 52 minutes.

Laura Hewitson battles illness on the day, but still managed to win her category in 55:30.

That's it for this year!  If you PB'ed, or we missed your result, please let us know!  This was, without a doubt, our most successful race ever...but we're looking forward to making next year even better! 

H+P SALE

We have a bunch of random sizes to get rid of for the end of the year (yes you are getting these items for cheaper than we paid for them)!

CLICK HERE if you want more details on the items.

Sale is effective until the end of November, not in effect for the team Canada singlets.  The stock is being deleted as items are purchased- so if you see it here, it's still available!

Here's the deal:

• $5 off the regular price when you buy one item (i.e. regular price of the T is $25, sale is $20)
• $10 off each item when you buy TWO (i.e. T becomes $15 each, or singlet becomes $25 each)

H+P Classic T's (Regular price $25)

Sizes available:

• Women's L (2)
• Women's M (1)

H+P New Balance Team Singlet (Regular Price $35)

Sizes Available:

• Women's L (1)
• Men's S (2)

Cycling Jersey (Regular Price $74)

Sizes Available:

• Men's S (1)
• Women's M (1)

Tri Shorts (Regular Price $69)

Sizes Available:

• Women's S (1)