Bll - Wednesday, April 11, 1984 - North Shore News EERE Spo ot RR ane econd Canada run set for May festival of running took hold as a fun and personal fitness from Newfoundland to the By PRESTON RANDALL program. Yukon, and, following a This year’s Run Canada UNREASONABLY WARM - survey at the conclusion of Week gets away trom the weather across most of the = the country seems to have brought the armies of joggers out in force earher than event, it was conser- theme day concept and uses vatively estimated that some the slogan ‘‘Run for the 400 ,000 Canadians of all ages 100’’, marking the fact that and from all walks of hfe had =1984 1s the 100th anniversary usual, and officials of the responded to the challenge to of Track and Field in Canadian Track and Field) = ‘‘Get out and run for it.”’ Canada. Track and Field, of Association are hoping this ts A special calendar of course, has always encom- a portent for the nation’s Se- designated days covered passed road running, which ts cond Nauional Run Canada young runners, women run-_ the miheu in which most Run Week, set for May 13-21. ners, disabled runners, and Canada Week events take As part of Fitness Canada’s every other category, the idea __ place. National Physical Activity being to introduce as many Although not binding, run- Week, last year’s nine-day people as possible to running ning enthusiasts and those eee “eee Pty tytatetee OR Lt ESS PARTS EXTRA - bre Nseanc le ol vyrblours eC he kK all hones rad farted andre nen yor na eblacdhis cooltbapr sy oletia lig Doe tac b. ee eee z settee a 298 PARTS EXTRA Xr © etre be bore pete ce diag sun a1 SPONSIBIY CHECKPOINT jgts Gar bare Comp — a | . pelle’ taking up the sport will be en- couraged tO run in events which relate in any way to the ‘100° figure — 100 runners in a race, 100 laps, or a variety of combinations which per- mutate in some way to 100 Fun runs, road races, and running clinics wall all be in- cluded during the week, which is kicked off by the Labatt’s Lite National Capital Marathon on May 13. “The ideas are endless’’ aceording to Preston Ran- dall, Run Canada Week's you ‘ treed yprea, —— *Most cars light tusk. National Coordinator. The whole world will be looking forward to. seeing some great running in Los Angeles this summer, and while that level is too exotuc for most of us, there’s no reason why the building en- thusiasm can’t be channelled iNtO some grass roots running acuvity during Run Canada Week.”’ Project Coordinators will be working in all of the Pro- vineial and Territomes, and promouonal poster, guide- books, and other materials ANOTHER GREAT ESSO CHECKPOINT CAR CARE SPECIAL APRIL 9 - MAY [2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE SPECIAL @ Inspect transmussion linkage and rear (ransrrus sion Mount. e Drain and refill thaid ® Remove and clean pan install new yasket and filter ® Road test HERE'S WHAT YOUR “CHECKPOINT” DEALER GIVES TOU Raa as ile © Assurance aati acdediteoral @ fechuue an yo weoth wall bee chore withieotal ycotas udbeoottas thy tree basetase bord alec PON aa ie ob yee @WWritte rs: MH 1, es cor tphe he cat cbaaarate al bone Dealer Msylay tang Ch. bade or for Che basso Cheehkpos Locale tes vercae ast ats call ee | tracabce van bos i | will be available free from any Provincial Track and Field Associanon Office. The Right Honorable Roland Mhichener, former Governor General of Canada, who sull jogs a few miles daily, at 84, ts again one of the honorary chanr- persons for the week, and his counterpart is Jacqueline Gareau, Canada's top woman marathon” runner, former winner of the Boston Marathon, and one of this country’s top medal hopes fer the Olympic Games. : :