The Shamrock Running Club is a loose association of avid runners in Lucan, Clandeboye, Ailsa Craig and London Ontario Canada.

We run most weekends throughout the year, and train together for various races, and occassional quaff a few ales together to talk about all things running.

If you are interested in joining this club, please email jed.dejong@ezlink.on.ca, bwatson@quadro.net, or bruce.lamb@avalanchenetworks.com.

Click here to read PAGE 1 of the 2008 Shamrock Running Club article in the Banner...

Click here to read PAGE 2 of the 2008 Shamrock Running Club article in the Banner...

Click here to watch video of some of the Shamrock runners at the Around the Bay, 2008...

Click here to read 'Jody's Rant', random thoughts and mutterings by Jody Durand during the Niagara Falls Half-Marathon, October 2007...

Click here to watch the YouTube video for the Shore to Shore Relay Race...

Click here to read 'I Run, Therefore I am Nuts...', poem by Kelly Vivian...

Visit BruceLamb.BlogSpot.com to track Bruce's project on the long road to Boston (with a bit of luck)!

Click Here to read the September 19th, 2007 Shamrock Running Club article in the Banner...

Click here to read "The loneliness of a marathoner's wife" article from the Globe and Mail...


Mississauga Half & Full Marathon
May 11, 2008

Full Marathon
Mary Ondrejicka - 4:41:16 (Personal best!)

Half Marathon
Paula Muxlow - 2:09:57
Jody Durand - 2:06:01
Bruce Lamb - 2:06:01 (paced Jody)
Kelly Vivian - 1:54:59
Jennifer Lamb - 1:54:48 (Personal best!)


London Forest City Half & Full Marathon
May 11, 2008

Full Marathon
Heather Marr - 4:18:14 (3rd place in age group!)

Half Marathon
Brian Watson - 1:27:25 (Personal best and 1st place in age group!)


Big Sur Marathon
April 27, 2008

Paula Muxlow - 5:00:30





St. John Ambulance Marathon
April 27, 2008

Wendy Fraser - 4:27:39


Boston Marathon
April 21, 2008

Rita Lewis - 4:17:08


Run for Retina
April 13, 2008

Half Marathon Run
Mary Ondrejica - 2:10:15
Valerie Mcleod - 2:00:14
Bruce Lamb - 1:46:29
Brian Watson - 1:29:30 (6th place overall and 2nd in age group)

Half Marathon - Walk
Sherry Watts - 2:20:39 (1st place overall)

10km Run
Karen Lamb - 1:05:46 (3rd in age group)
Rita Lewis - 51:21 (4/70 in age group and personal best!)

For photos from the race, click here.


Around the Bay
March 30, 2008

30km
Mary Ondrejicka - 3:21:38
Rita Louis - 3:06:45
Val Mcleod - 3:06:45
Jennifer Lamb - 3:06:18 (Personal best!)
Wendy Fraser - 3:05:44
Bonnie Martin - 2:58:06
Bob Fraser - 2:47:15

Relay (2 X 15km)
Paula Muxlow and Gywn Hayman - 3:04:22

Click here for race photos...


Virginia Beach - Shamrock Marathon
Sunday March 16, 2008

Brian Watson - 3:29:02 (Paced Bruce)
Bruce Lamb - 3:29:01 (Personal best & Boston qualifier!)


New Orleans Madri Gras Marathon
February 24, 2008

Sherry Watts - 5:04:35 (Personal best & 1st of racewalkers!)


Really Chilly Road Race
Sunday February 17, 2008
Thanks to Paula Muxlo for helping to organize the race - great job!

10km Run
Wendy Fraser - 56:43
Bob Fraser - 53:53
Bruce Lamb - 48:04
Brian Watson - 41:37

5km Competative Walk
Sherry Watts - 31:20


Disney World Half Marathon
January 12, 2008
Karen Lamb - 2:49:17 (Personal best!)
Jennifer Lamb - 2:24:49 (paced Tori, and stopped to do a cartwheel across the finish line...)
Tori Lamb - 2:24:49 (Personal best!)
Bruce Lamb - 1:45:04 (top 4% of finishers)



York to Union Station 30km Race

Heather Marr - 2:19:00 (Finished 2nd place with a personal best!)


Niagara Falls International Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K
October 28, 2007

Marathon
Paula Muxlow - DNF (ankle)
Arnie Spivey - 5:26:18.6
Mike Izma - 4:18:57.5
Gywn Hayman - 4:12:57.2
Jed Dejong - 3:46:14.4
Bruce Lamb - 3:34:20.5 (Personal best!)
Brian Watson - 3:34:20.5 (Paced Bruce)

Half-Marathon
Mariannna Groot-Izma - 2:16:51.4
Mary Ondrejicka - 2:06:21.5
Jody Durand - 2:05:55.0 (Personal best!)
Kelly Vivian - 1:50:31.9 (Personal best!)

5k
Heather Mutter - 31:09.7 (Personal best!)


Pinery Provincial Park 10k and 5k
October 14, 2007

10k
Stuart Lealess - 52:15 (Personal best!)
Mary Ondrejicka - 54:53 (Personal best!)
Arnie Spivey (of Exeter) - 55:47

5k
Brad Cannom - 27:09


Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half-Marathon
September 30, 2007

Marathon
Rita Lewis - 3:59:16.5 (Personal best and Boston Qualifier!)
Heather Marr - 3:54:19.3

Half-Marathon
Paula Muxlow - 2:05:08
Gwyn Hayman - 1:53:50


Corning, New York - Marathon
September 30, 2007

Bruce Lamb - DNF ('Hit the wall' at 23.5 miles)
Brian Watson - 2:59:47 (Personal best & second place in the Master division!)


Hospice London Road Race - 1/2 Marathon
September 22, 2007

Jody Durand - 2:16:31 (Personal Best!)


Wasaga Beach - 1/2 Marathon and 8k Race
September 9, 2007

1/2 Marathon
Jennifer Lamb - 1:57:50 (Personal Best!)
Bruce Lamb - 1:42:50
7-8k Race
This was supposed to be a 5k race, but because of confusions in directions, a large group in the middle of the race went a few kilometres farther then nessesary. Because there was so many of us, they decided to make up a new race category!

Karen Lamb - 45:18 (2/5 in age group, 3rd overall)
Tori Lamb - 45:17 (1/5 in age group, 2nd overall)


Hardick Chiropractic Centre - Springbank Park, London - 1/2 Marathon
September 9, 2007

Rita Lewis - 1:54:26


South Huron Trail Run - Exeter - 8k
August 12, 2007

Karen Lamb - 57:07
Tori Lamb - 51:01 (Personal Best!)
Brad Cannom - 47:31
Jennifer Lamb - 43:51 (Personal Best!)
Jed Dejong - 37:30
Bruce Lamb - 35:59 (Personal Best!)
Brian Watson - 32:32 (Personal Best!)

Click here to watch the video from race day. Thank you to our video crew; Bonnie Martin and kids.


San Francisco Half Marathon
July 29, 2007
Paula Muxlow - 2:14:09
Finished 2312 out of 4924 runners overall and 195th out of 542 runners in her age group



Ailsa Craig - Gala Days - 5k Race
Sunday July 22 2007

Paula Muxlow - 27:03 (Personal Best!)
Ian Trotter - 23:18
Bruce Lamb - 21:10 (Personal Best and First in Age Group!)

Start of Gala Days Race Video
Paula Crossing the Finish Video
Bruce Crossing the Finish Video



"Summer Night 5K" - London
July 20, 2007

Jed Dejong - 23:09


1st Annual Lucan - Exeter Half Marathon
July 1st 2007

Paula and Cleo Muxlow - 2:27:02 (pace - 0:06:58)
Rita Lewis - 2:01:23 (pace - 0:05:45)
Kelly Vivian - 2:01:20 (pace - 0:05:45)
Gerry (friend of Arnie's) - 1:56:02 (pace - 0:05:30)
Heather Marr - 1:54:19 (pace - 0:05:25)
Jed Dejong - 1:47:06 (pace - 0:05:05)
Bruce Lamb - 1:41:51 (pace - 0:4:50) (Personal best!)
Brian Watson (pace bunny to Bruce) - 1:41:51 (pace - 0:4:50)


Click here for more pictures from the race...



Hog Jog 2007- Stratford
June 20, 2007

10k
Start of 10k race
Jennifer Lamb - 1:09:31 (Paced Tori)
Tori Lamb - 1:09:31 (Personal best!)
Tori and Jenny - Postrace
Video of Jennifer Lamb and Tori Lamb crossing the line
Jody Durand - 1:02:48 (Personal best!)
Video of Jody Durand finishing
Bruce Lamb - 47:17 (Personal best!)
Video of Bruce Lamb finishing

5k
Start of 5k race
Paula Muxlow - 31:09 (rolled ankle)
Video Paula Muxlo finishing
Brad Cannom - 28:13 (Personal best!)
Video of Brad Cannom finishing


Shore to Shore Relay Race
June 1st and 2nd, 2007

(Click photo above to see more from the Shore to Shore...)


Watford - Alvinston 50th Anniversary Road Race
May 21, 2007

16k
Jody Durand - 1:39:48 (Personal best!)
Paula Muxlow - 1:37:14
Kelly Vivian - 1:24:59 (Personal best!)
Gwyn Hayman - 1:21:02 (Personal best!)
Bruce Lamb - 1:16:02 (Personal best!)
Brian Watson - 1:07:31 (Personal best!)

8k
Jennifer Lamb - 55:36 (Paced Tori)
Tori Lamb - 55:36 (Personal best!)
Karen Lamb - 49:35 (Personal best!)


Mississauga Half Marathon
May 13, 2007

Paula Muxlow - 2:07:03.4


London Half Marathon
May 13, 2007

Jennifer Lamb - 2:06:57


Nashville Marathon
April 28, 2007

Heather Marr - 4:31:22
(rolled her ankle)


Desoto 5k - Brabenton, Florida
April 28, 2007

Ian Trotter - 24:04
Caleb - 23:56
  


Around the Bay (Hamilton) 30k
March 25, 2007

15k x 2 Relay
Gwynn Hayman/Donna Kraft: 2:58:19.4
  10k x 3 Relay
Doug Kingston/Paula Muxlow/Cathy Quinlan: 2:59
30k Race
Bonnie Martin: 2:55:56.4
5:57/km pace
  30k Race
Heather Marr: 2:35:10
5:15/km pace
  30k Race
Brian Watson: 2:11:06.2
4:24/km pace


Napa Valley Marathon
March 4, 2007

Paula Muxlow - 4:23:15
(Personal Best!)



Adidas Dublin (Ireland) Marathon
October 30, 2006

Paula Muxlow - 4:40:59


Fallsview Casino Niagara Half Marathon
October 22, 2006

Heather Cannom - 2:08:49
(Personal Best!)


Brad Cannom - 2:01:18
(Personal Best!)

Video of Brad Crossing Finish

Jennifer Lamb - 1:59:06
(Personal Best!)

Video of Jenny Crossing Finish

Kelly Vivian - 1:54:29
(Personal Best while her head is on
her daughter's hockey game!)


Bruce Lamb - 1:49:44
(Personal Best!)

Video of Bruce Crossing Finish

Ian Trotter - 1:48:59
(Personal best since coming
back from an injury!)

Video of Ian Crossing Finish

Brian Watson - 1:27:59
(Personal Best!)

Video of Brian Post-race


Jody's Rant - Random Thoughts and Mutterings During the Niagara Falls Half Marathon, October 2007
look at all these friggin people in their skin tight running gear- should have worn my molson canadian tee-shirt and jean cutoffs with black dress socks ..shake my head and think would it not be faster to drive the 21 km..why am I running this.honey if your gonna sing the national anthems at least practice the words..her we go...why do my feet hurt..my grandpa's had two steel hips..ouch -would you look at that pony tail..gotta run faster..ouch the hips again..nice cheering section for us along the way...do you think they have beer at the finish line..wow he is friggin old and why is he passing me..wow that kid is 12 yrs old and doing this..damn I wish I had that udder cream now..wonder how Brian, Jed and Bruce are doing..hate those fast guys..wish they weren't so ultra supportive and positive all the time..should I pass someone just to see what it's like...damn i wonder what I am missing on TV..should get one of those watch/GPS thingies to see how slow I am going..hey look that guy is all red faced and throwing up- think I can pass him now...can't belive the Leafs won last night..another pony tail- focus jody focus.. 7 mile marker..what does that mean?- damn the metric system..at 70 mles per hour my mom use to yell at me so it must be over 120 km..yeah 12 km...what the hell is this 35 km marker..where am I...is that 35 to go? ..I thought Bruce said this was a half marathon..probably Jed put me in the full and said he would pick me up..how does paula always smile and stay in front of me..is Brian really the bionic woman with a beter smile..gosh I'm getting tired..I wonder..what do Bruce and Jenny do to their kids to make them run- why would anyone do this to their kids!..wonder if I could beat that kid in Grade 4 who always beat me in our school track..was his name Arnie??...Heather sure seems like a nice lady- why is she mixed up in all this..back to the huffing..hey look token happy couple talking as if they were walking in the park..friggin annoyin fast people...shh..listen to that annoying jacket friction sound coming from that tall girl...could ask her to take it off..are you nuts jody she will kill you...11 miles..where is Kelly..bet she finished already..she always runs so fast and wonders why her legs hurt....simple answer fast people -slow the frig down...holy smackers why did i do this again...11 mile marker ..things looking better..time to pop another power chocolate ball...damn that melted in my shorts..oooh that'll look nasty from the..water break...what did Jed say about the cup again..bite the top half of the cup off to prevent spillling...wish I could just lay down for a minue... holy smokes it says 1 km to go..another pony tail..think I am going to pass her..ouch grandpa's hips don't think so...hey voices...cheering for me I think..I am friggin delirious...gotta put the pedal down to finish..always seems like I am buring and then I look down and another old guy passes me...finish line here i come..God i love RUNNING!!!

I Run, Therefore I am Nuts...
Written by Kelly Vivian after taking part in the Shore to Shore relay race 2007 with 10 other Shamrocks

A group of runners from a small country town
Decided to throw the gauntlet down
Lets run for miles and miles they said
They couldn’t back down, once it was in their head

Port Stanley Beach on a hot sunny day
Off Brian goes - he’s leading the way
He tears up the road starting our trek
Passes off to Bruce - he hits the deck

Did you see that hill - sucks to be Bruce
Oh oh where’s Heather? - Better cut Kelly loose
Pass off to Gwyn - groan - an extra 4k
Don’t worry so much - Heather’s on her way

There goes Paula - man it’s hot
Sure hope Bonnie is in the right spot
Sub in Heather - hope no one complains
All these rules can be such a pain

Run Bonnie run - you have the chip
End of Stage one - The Shamrocks have zip!!!
Welcome Terry to our crazy team
He’s really thinking this is a bad dream

Stage two has begun the sun is still shining
Jody and Jen think wow the temp keeps on climbing
Both Jody and Jen have some good solid runs
Time for some rest and a whole lot of fun

Time for Jed to blaze the trail
Look at him go - he won’t let the team fail
Top of the order - Run Brian run
He even looks like he’s having fun

Another run for Bruce
Who cuts Heather loose
Stage two is complete
Shamrocks wont be beat!!

And now comes the night
We all have our lights
We look pretty coolish
And probably foolish

Did someone say shower or food or beer?
Well 2 out of 3 will keep us in gear
What’s wrong with the stats are we really that slow?
Someone tell Bruce - he’ll let them know

We start to get tired a little crusty as well
But we’re still on fire oh my gosh what’s that smell?
We all give great effort
Who knew Jody loved heifers?

All through the night the Shamrocks stay strong
If you think we are done - you would be wrong
More sun and heat are on the way
Looks like a perfect?? running day

The Shamrocks finish one by one
Step by hot step they get the job done
Thanks to Karen and Tori who come out to assist
Your support and encouragement were not to be missed

Into Grand Bend to end the race
Never once did we slacken our pace
Bring it all home Heather - "NOBODY passed me"
All the Shamrocks shout with glee!

Twenty seven hours and 7 minutes pass
Spent building friendships that will last and last
Thanks for everything everyone
See you on the running trails - this poem is done.