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Marathon Matters 2026 races: Cure for the Brrr - January 4th; Gopher Attack Marathon - Sunday, April 26th; Canada Goose Ultra - June 27th

Congratulations to all our participants in the Summer Scavenger hunt. Our two top scavengers were Brenda Stricker and Do...
09/03/2026

Congratulations to all our participants in the Summer Scavenger hunt. Our two top scavengers were Brenda Stricker and Doug Sellinger, who will each win a $100 gift certificate.

The other two gift certificates will go to lottery winners - to be drawn at the QCM expo. In the A draw, each participant (MM member) will get the number of tickets equal to the number of sites they selfied at. In the B draw, each participant will get one ticket.

It turns out, the easiest site was the Ukrainian girl statue and the hardest sites were the Buffalo bridge, the bones by the airport, and the residential school monument by government house.

Final standings were:
59 pts - Brenda Stricker
51 pts - Doug Sellinger
50 pts, 11 tickets - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
44 pts, 10 tickets - Wendy Tomyk
41 pts, 11 tickets - Susan Schneider
27 pts,16 tickets - Kerri Clark
18 pts - Sandy MacDonald (9 tickets) Jeanette Lye (12 tickets)
17.5 pts,10 tickets - Jan Steenkamp
16.5 pts,9 tickets- Tania Diener
14pts, 13 tickets - Honni Lizee
13 pts,10 tickets - Deb Anderson
10 pts - Cameron
9 pts, 5 tickets - Marcella Zatwarniski
7 pts - Michael Dahlman
5 pts, 1 ticket - April Lloyd
4 pts, 1 ticket - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony
3pts, 1 ticket - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B

Jason Burns returned to racing after being side-lined from injury since May, at the Race the North Face Brandon Hills in...
08/30/2026

Jason Burns returned to racing after being side-lined from injury since May, at the Race the North Face Brandon Hills in Manitoba. The course had 1400 m of elevation gain on single track trails. Plus it was HOT - 38 degree humidex! Jason described the course as having "gorgeous views from 'the Spine' ...the highest point in the Brandon hills where you see farm land to the east and the canopy of Brandon hills to the west." Jason ran the 50 k in 6:37:14, good for 11th in M+40.

Kudos to Zoey Kim-Zeggelaar for her run at the Black Spur ultra in Kimberley BC on August 22. Not only does the course c...
08/24/2026

Kudos to Zoey Kim-Zeggelaar for her run at the Black Spur ultra in Kimberley BC on August 22. Not only does the course climb and descend 4460 m, it does it on technical single track. Zoey trained harder than ever before, and trained on Saskatchewan’s toughest trails. Unfortunately, race day was hot - up to 32 degrees. Zoey’s stomach did not let her continue past 55 km. Congratulations on the courage to sign up and the determination to train hard!

UPDATED Congrats to our Regina runners who have gone international! In the Reykjavik marathon on August 22, Katherine Ly...
08/23/2026

UPDATED Congrats to our Regina runners who have gone international! In the Reykjavik marathon on August 22, Katherine Lynas set a PR and broke 4 hours for the first time. Danny Ritz and Bree Cavanagh ran their very first marathons here! Kyle Smyth tried to soak up more Icelandic culture by stopping for a drink and snacks! The Regina Reykjavik results were:

Katherine Lynas,3:59:09,5th in age group
Shawn Seguin,3:59:09,47 in age group
Danny Ritz,4:27:45,84th in age group
Kyle Smyth,4:33:54,87th in age group
Bree Cavanagh,5:32:24,29 in age group

Meanwhile at the Helsinki marathon, Conor Renouf ran 3:11:12 for 84th in his age group, and Aubrey Swift ran the half-marathon in 2:44:25 for 206th in her category.

Down under, Gay Renouf ran the very hilly Kangaroo Island marathon (and stopped to try Vegemite at an aid station) in 4:52:02, good for first (and only) in the W65 category.

Katherine Lynas and Shawn Seguin followed their Iceland marathon with a half-marathon in Stavanger, Norway! They both ran a perfect sub-2: 1:59:37, yielding 47th for Katherine in W40 and 156th for Shawn in M35.

Gay Renouf followed the KI marathon with the Sydney marathon - her 7th Abbott major. Gay ran 4:33:25 for 42nd in W65.

Congratulations runners!

LAST SITE TO NAB in our summer scavenger hunt. Good luck in finding this one! Extra points if you play the piano!Note - ...
08/23/2026

LAST SITE TO NAB in our summer scavenger hunt. Good luck in finding this one! Extra points if you play the piano!

Note - all posts have to be made before the end of the game on August 31!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
56 points - Brenda Stricker
47 pts - Doug Sellinger
42 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
37 pts - Susan Schneider
36 pts - Wendy Tomyk
20 pts - Kerri Clark
18 pt - Sandy MacDonald, Jeanette Lye
17.5 pts - Jan Steenkamp
16.5 pts - Tania Diener
13 pts - Honni Lizee
10 pts - Cameron
9 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski , Deb Anderson
7 pts - Michael Dahlman
5 pts - April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony
3pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B

Congratulations to the runners at the Prairie Nightmare Backyard run at Echo Lake on August 15-16. A backyard run is an ...
08/20/2026

Congratulations to the runners at the Prairie Nightmare Backyard run at Echo Lake on August 15-16. A backyard run is an event in which runners cover 6.7 km every hour on the hour. They continue until they either can’t complete a lap within the hour; they choose to stop; or there is only one runner left standing. This year, that runner was Jamie Lombard who covered 19 laps or 127.5 km. The “assist” was Alex Laberge with 18 laps or 120.8 km. The top women’s runner was Madison Yaskowich with 15 laps or 100.7 km.

Special congrats to the runners who ran their personal longest distances: Alex Laberge,Joshua Robertson,Liam Jones,Riley Mihial,Madison Yaskowich,Derek Wheatley,Joey Buckmeyer,Gjis Bastiaansen,Grady Fiske,Alexandra Desbiens,Kirk Allan, Mark Fitzpatrick,Darren Engel,Dave MacDonald,Ashley Horan,Anne Klassen-Murray,Christopher Gagne,Joe Allan, and Maddy Macedo

Thanks to Race Director Shaun Quinney, and volunteers Megan Hazel, Nathan Ruecker, Kerri and John Rajczakowski!Congratulations all!

Jamie Lombard,127.5k
Alex Laberge,120.8
Zenon Holinaty,107.4
Joshua Robertson,107.4
Liam Jones,107.4
Madison Yaskowich,100.7
Derek Wheatley,100.7
Gjis Bastiaansen,100.7
Riley Mihial,100.7
Joey Buckmeyer,100.7
Alexandra Desbiens,87.2
Grady Fiske,87.2
Garrett Springer,80.5
Ryan MacDonald,80.5
Todd Walsh,80.5
Eric Parent,80.5
Dorian Sagel,80.5
Kirk Allan,73.8+
Lisa Turinsky,73.8
Dave Murray,73.8
Cody Thoring,73.8
Mark Fitzpatrick,67.1+
Sam K,67.1
Joshua Friedrick,67.1
Darren Engel,67.1
Dave MacDonald,60.4
Ashley Horan,60.4
Simon Gagne,60.4
Colin Gallagher,60.4
Guillaume Laroche,60.4
Dale Richardson,60.4
Ryan Baete,53.7
Joe Allan,53.7
Jordan Stewart,53.7
Derek Simonson,53.7
Caleb Friedrick,53.7
William Case,53.7
Anne Klassen-Murray,47+
Christopher Gagne,47
Sheena Goodbrand,47
Justin Rempel,47
Andi Grace,40.3
Arlen Sjodin,40.3
Brett Chapman,40.3
Bruce Wobeser,40.3
Leslie Frei,40.3
Maggie Mannle,40.3
Sandy Ehrman,40.3
Shanon Hilton,40.3
Theresa Kosolofski,40.3
Jason Hubick,40.3
Lane Rathgeber,40.3
Miguel Roel,40.3
Maddy Macedo,33.6
Elmar Dionisio,33.6
Michael Clark,33.6
Chad Hilton,26.8+
Richard Bankert,26.8
Darryl De Lorme,26.8
Dallen Keen,26.8
Abbey Schmidt,26.8
Meg Braithwaite,26.8
Kerry Strong,26.8
Erin Pinder,20.1
Erin Harris,20.1
Shawn Dawson,20.1
Bridget Shannon-Wobeser,13.4
Amanda Schafhauser,13.4
Jamie Fraser,6.7
Aubrae Nayan Binlangan,6.7

08/18/2026

The Edmonton marathon organizers admitted that both the marathon and half-marathon distances were 675 m too long! But Regina runners posted some amazing times! Our fastest runners were Calvin Sawatzky in the marathon and Ian Teichler and Kara Doll in the half-marathon. The half-marathon was the Canadian championship, so Alec Teichler is thyme Canadian half-marathon champion in the M16-19 age group!

Congratulations to:

Marathon
Calvin Sawatzky,3:44:13,53M30
Meyer San,4:22:08,91M35
Aye Ta,4:26:18,117M30
Max Seidler,4:54:51,117M20

Half-Marathon
Ian Teichler,1:11:54,2M20
Brett MacLean,1:13:02,3M20
Alec Teichler,1:16:56,1M16-19
Tye Doll,1:27:19,18M30
Vipul Raut,1:41:02,36M35
Bailey Hammer,1:47:18,70M25
Tristan Culham,1:59:23,52M45
Kara Doll,2:04:01,75W35
Bablu Htoo,2:08:46,188M25
Taurelle Berger,2:13:13,109W30
Eh Ler Thar,2:18:01,149M20
Mariano Ramirez,2:30:29,111M45
Arnulfo Ferrer,2:37:12,66M55
David Htoo,3:16:39,395M25
Shannon Obey,3:29:55,281W35

Second last week of our summer scavenger hunt. Last week was tough, and this week might be tougher!Note - all posts have...
08/16/2026

Second last week of our summer scavenger hunt. Last week was tough, and this week might be tougher!

Note - all posts have to be made before the end of the game on August 31!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
51 points - Brenda Stricker
42 pts - Doug Sellinger
37 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
29 pts - Susan Schneider
26 pts - Wendy Tomyk
19 pts - Kerri Clark
18 pt - Sandy MacDonald
15.5 pts - Jan Steenkamp
14.5 pts - Tania Diener
13 pts - Jeanette Lye, Honni Lizee
9 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski
8 pts - Cameron
7 pts - Michael Dahlman
6 pts - Deb Anderson
5 pts - April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony
3pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B

Week 13 of our summer scavenger hunt. This one is going to challenge you!Note - all posts have to be made before the end...
08/09/2026

Week 13 of our summer scavenger hunt. This one is going to challenge you!

Note - all posts have to be made before the end of the game on August 31!

Take a photo of yourself and post below. 1 point for a photo; additional points for additional people (max of 5 points). Prizes at the end will include the top scorers, as well as two types of draw prizes. One will be based on participating at least once, and the other based on the number of times you have participated. You do not have to be a MM member to play, but you do have to be a MM member to win a prize.

Points standings so far:
47 points - Brenda Stricker
38 pts - Doug Sellinger
33 points - Patrice Turmel, Michel Turmel
29 pts - Susan Schneider
26 pts - Wendy Tomyk
18 pt - Sandy MacDonald
15.5 pts - Jan Steenkamp
15 pts - Kerri Clark
14.5 pts - Tania Diener
13 pts - Jeanette Lye
12 pts - Honni Lizee
9 pts - Marcella Zatwarniski
8 pts - Cameron
7 pts - Michael Dahlman
5 pts - April Lloyd, guy in red striped shirt, Heidi D
4 pts - Tracy Hall, Lisa Anthony
3pts - Cameron Thick
1 pt - David Shannon, LeAnne B, Deb Anderson

Congrats to our Regina runners who did the Sea Wheeze half-marathon in Vancouver today. Natasha Lumsden ran it (and stop...
08/08/2026

Congrats to our Regina runners who did the Sea Wheeze half-marathon in Vancouver today. Natasha Lumsden ran it (and stopped to sight see and take photos 😀) and was kind enough to send photos!

Who else from Regina ran it - please comment below.

Regina results so far:
Scott Mitchell,1:23:13,34th M
Emily van Heerden,1:41:25,188W
Joe van Heerden,1:42:25,297M
Tennille Finch,1:53:37,688th W
Brady Finch,1:53:38,663rd M
Kayla Gurski van Gelder,1:57:11,973rd W
Ryan van Gelder,1:57:11,835th M
Stevie Kelly,2:00:11,1236th W
Tessa Mitchell,2:02:53,1448thW
Shawn Kelly,2:18:22,1487 M
Pam Herbert,2:40:44,4848thW
Natasha Lumsden,2:58:06,5877th W

Congratulations runners!

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