
BRAINFREEZE FACTS & TIPS

BRAINFREEZE FACTS & TIPS

Yeah that was cold last week! Hope you made it in for our Below Zero Sale and scored some good bargains.

The beautiful temperatures continued over the weekend making it nice to be out walking
and running however you need to be vigilant of the ice, there are some real slippery

Happy New Year everyone. So far this winter has been pretty great for winter running
and walking.

Hope everyone had a good Christmas. We had about 25 people out on Christmas Eve
morning for Run Club. This weather is certainly pleasant for winter running. There will be

Well it’s just a few days until Christmas and we’re still hoping for a White Christmas.
When Brian and I were in Austin a couple of weeks ago I found it odd to see Christmas
lights and hear Christmas music with no snow and leaves still on the trees. Guess it is
what you are used to no matter where you live. Just doesn’t seem right without lots of
clean, white snow.
About 60 to 70 walkers and runners came out this past Saturday for our annual Christmas
Social. People visited and enjoyed coffee and snacks prepared by Caffe Sola. Our
favourite baristas Sarah and Jeff were on hand to prepare the drinks. Ric and Susan
Hanna were there to see who would be presented with the Ric Hanna leadership award.
Jan Stirling was very surprised to be named the 2011 recipient of this award. Jan often
leads a walk/run group at Run Club, she helps out at the annual shoe give away, and any
time we ask for some help Jan is there. Thanks and congratulations Jan.
above is a picture of Jan receiving the award from Ric and Brian.
A bit of background on this award. Ric is a long time Saskatoon runner who in his prime
was a very swift runner with times that would easily win the Saskatchewan Marathon
today. Ric inherited Huntington’s disease which over the years has really taken it’s toll.
Despite this Ric continued to attend Run Club and was willing to lead groups. Several
years ago it became impossible for Ric to lead but he still wanted to. It was this example
of leadership that we wanted to highlight and we introduced this award to recognize
someone at Run Club who showed great leadership qualities. Past recipients are Dave
Stark, Peter Goode, Kevin Sutton, and now Jan Stirling joins the ranks.
LOCAL LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS
Would you like to support local producers when doing your Christmas shopping? Here
are a few ideas from our shops;
UKSI Winter Skirts-designed and sewn locally. We have adult and children sizes,
perfect for keeping your ladies comfy and warm. Classier than a Snuggly!
Genki Bars - made with prairie grown lentils
Shutout - tech cleaning products - local based company created by U of S Grads
Choo-it- local company, locally made breakfast cereal, very satisfying

A good number of Saskatchewan runners were in Las Vegas on the weekend to run the
Zappos Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon and half marathon. Congratulations to BRAINSPORT
owner Brian Michasiw for placing 10th overall and first in his age group with a time of
2:40:46 running an average 6:09/mile. Here is the link to the search page for results
http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults?eId=27&eiId=61 . Sounds like quite the event
with 44,000 runners. I’ve already seen reports on Facebook that the 38,000 half
marathon runners made it difficult for many of the marathon runners to get by them. So if
you would rather run in a less congested marathon the Saskatchewan Marathon would be
perfect for you. Just saying.
Coming up next in our race preparation plans is the BRAINFREEZE clinic;
BRAINSPORT BRAINFREEZE CLINIC

A chilly weekend followed by a very mild weekend. Seems like Alberta’s Chinook winds are finding their way to Saskatchewan.

