Fukuoka Marathon - Remembering Dave Reed - CIS Cross Country Championships

November 25, 2008

62nd Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship

Sunday, December 7, 2008 David Jackson and Jon Brown both of Victoria, British Columbia will be competing in the 62nd Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship in Japan.

Three-time Olympian Jon Brown will likely be looking to achieve the Athletics Canada A+ qualification standard in this race, which is 2:12:38. Jon Brown owns a personal best of 2:09:32. He currently holds the UK 10, 000m record of 27:18 and has finished fourth in two Olympic Marathons both at Sydney and Athens. Brown’s second half split in both marathons was faster than any other runner’s first or second half split in each event.

Jon Brown currently is coaching David Jackson. Run By Common Sense, Jon Brown’s coaching company now has several runners under his tutelage including 40-year-old varsity runner, the opera singing, Marilyn Arsenault.

David Jackson will be looking to qualify for the IAAF World Track and Field Championships Marathon for Canada, which will require a new personal best and a sub 2:18 performance (See standards at bottom).

Jackson has spent the previous two years on a marathon hiatus while running for the University of Victoria, earning his Masters degree in Education, majoring in sport psychology.

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Missing Dave Reed:

Many people from the Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria areas are remembering Dave Reed. Dave passed away last week originally suffering from a streptococcal infection, which worsened causing a series of strokes.

Dave Reed (1954-2008) will be remembered for his running accomplishments and more for his infectious enthusiasm for all things running.

From George Gluppe with BC Athletics:

"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Dave Reed. Dave was well known and respected in the running community. He will be sorely missed.

Dave passed away November 20th. His great heart finally quit. He was just too sick. We were hoping for the last two months that somehow he would recover.

He was a unique character; he loved running and other runners who shared his passion. He had a fantastic memory for races and workouts, even from 30 years ago. All who knew him will miss him, and all that he brought to our sport."
-George Gluppe

A few words from long time, top-level Canadian runner, Nancy Tinari:

“George and I knew Dave for thirty years. We all know of Dave's infectious enthusiasm for running-something that was the leading passion of his life, and something that never flagged, as he got older…

…He had a child's ability to get lost completely in the joy and excitement of a moment of play, and he relived the high moments of races with the single-mindedness of a child. Dave also knew how to fully enjoy very simple things--a good meal, a single can of beer, the company of his running pals, rock music, lying on the beach or in our backyard on a sunny day…

…Dave was a superb athlete in many sports, some of his other favourites being hockey, baseball, and golf. He was truly a big kid who never entirely grew up.”

-Nancy Tinari

Some are measured by apparent quantifiable standards by what they achieve in education, career, business, family or in other ways. Dave will be remembered for his unabashed enthusiasm for sport. His gift to us is his unbridled, child-like love of running and personal generosity and that all else was secondary. Dave's happiness was easy to measure.

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Canadian Inter-University 2008 Cross Country Championships (CIS)

CIS Canadian Cross Country Championships – Quebec City, QC – November 8, 2008 - The Guelph University Gryphons dominated the Canadian Interuniversity Championships. In three consecutive years, both the women and men won the titles, the women victorious in four straight years running.

Only the University of Victoria and Western University have equalled the women’s four consecutive win streak.

Megan Brown of Toronto won the gold medal in a time of 17:36, for her second title in as many years. Followed by Catherine Cormier of Laval and Lindsay Carson of Guelph.

Gueph’s Matt Brunsting breasted the tap with a 32:08 finishing time for gold 5 seconds over Kyle Boorsma also of Guelph and David Gerych StFX.

Gryphons are coached by Dave Scott-Thomas.

Results:

WOMEN'S RESULTS (5 km)

Team standings
1. Guelph, 77 points
2. Toronto, 118
3. Calgary, 126
4. McMaster, 132
5. Western, 158
6. Victoria, 164
7. Windsor, 204
8. Laval, 237
9. StFX, 243
10. Queen's, 247

Individual honours

Athlete of the year: Megan Brown, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Tamara Jewett, Toronto
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Tamara Jewett, Toronto
Coach of the year: Dave Scott-Thomas, Guelph

First all-Canadian team

1. 17:36.8 - Megan Brown, Toronto
2. 17:58.5 - Catherine Cormier, Laval
3. 17:59.3 - Lindsay Carson, Guelph
4. 18:03.3 - Paula Findlay, Alberta
5. 18:22.3 - Tamara Jewett, Toronto
6. 18:25.0 - Marilyn Arsenault, Victoria
7. 18:29.0 - Erin McClure, Toronto

Second all-Canadian team

8. 18:33.3 - Heather Sim, Calgary
9. 18:34.6 - Véronique Fortin, Laval
10. 18:36.7 - Rachel Cliff, Guelph
11. 18:38.6 - Jillian Wyman, McMaster
12. 18:41.0 - Jessica Pearo, McMaster
13. 18:42.2 - Gina Stewart, StFX
14. 18:45.6 - Lisa Brooking, Windsor

MEN'S RESULTS (10 km)

Team standings
1. Guelph, 27 points
2. StFX, 108
3. Windsor, 124
4. Toronto, 146
5. Calgary, 150
6. Victoria, 172
6. Western, 172
8. Sherbrooke, 205
T9. Alberta, 231
T9. Manitoba, 231

Individual honours
Athlete of the year: Matt Brunsting, Guelph
Rookie of the year: Nyial Majock, Calgary
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Gavin Hamilton, Calgary
Coach of the year: Dave Scott-Thomas, Guelph

First all-Canadian team
1. 32:08.3 - Matt Brunsting, Guelph
2. 32:13.6 - Kyle Boorsma, Guelph
3. 32:19.8 - David Gerych, StFX
4. 32:25.2 - Allan Brett, Guelph
5. 32:28.2 - Nyial Majock, Calgary
6. 32:32.9 - Derek Snider, Guelph
7. 32:42.2 - Geoff Martinson, Victoria

Second all-Canadian team
8. 32:46.7 - Gavin Hamilton, Calgary
9. 32:48.2 - Johannes Mallie,, Victoria
10. 32:59.9 - Kyle O'Neill, Western
11. 33:03.6 - Etienne Bredin, Toronto
12. 33:10.5 - Russell Christie, Dalhousie
13. 33:11.3 - Matt Sinclair, Windsor
14. 33:13.3 - Jamie Weikum, Alberta

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Canadian Standards (IAAF World Track and Field Championships - Marathon)

Canadian athletes will be selected until the team quota is filled (5 per team) based on
performances in the priority order listed below*. Only performances achieved between January
1st, 2008 and May 24th, 2009 that meet IAAF criteria will be considered.
1. Run under 2:12:38 (men)/2:29:08 (women) in the 2008 and/or 2009 Ottawa ING
Marathon and/or the 2008 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
2. The top-ranked athlete, within the AC qualifying period, with performance of 2:12:38
(men)/2:29:08(women) in any other IAAF sanctioned marathon.
3. Top Canadian finisher at the 2008 or 2009 Ottawa ING marathon and/or 2008 Scotiabank
Toronto Waterfront Marathon in under 2:15:00 (men)/2:34:00 (women).
4. Other athlete with a performance under 2:12:38 (men)/2:29:08 (women) within the AC
qualifying period at any other IAAF sanctioned marathon.
5. The top Canadian finisher at the 2008 or 2009 Ottawa ING marathon and/or 2008 Scotiabank
Toronto Waterfront Marathon, with 2:18:00/2:43:00 achieved within the AC qualifying
period.
6. Other athlete (no more than 1 man or woman) identified as a 'Rising Star' under the AC
regular criteria.
7. 2nd Canadian finisher at the 2008 or 2009 Ottawa ING marathon and/or 2008 Scotiabank
Toronto Waterfront Marathon in under 2:18:00 (men)/2:43:00 (women)
8. 3rd Canadian finisher at the 2008 or 2009 Ottawa ING marathon and/or 2008 Scotiabank
Toronto Waterfront Marathon in under 2:18:00 (men)/2:43:00 (women)
9. Performance of 2:18:00 (men)/2:43:00 (women) within the AC qualifying period