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July 2026 Run-Down

  • Writer: Tammy Williams
    Tammy Williams
  • 4 minutes ago
  • 3 min read

Summer and vacation time means some runners taking it easy while others are thriving with warm races and personal bests.


In This Issue


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Canada Day in Brockville

The club kicked off July with a road trip to support one of our fellow run clubs. The Brockville Road Runners held their annual 5km on July 1st and a a few car loads made their way to participate. Freezies and watermelons at the finish line topped off a great event.

Congratulations to the following club finishers:

Mélisande Carriere

29:32

Yves Carriere

21:57

Manju Shankar

38:14

Norman Shippee

23:31

Shiloh Gillard

28:35

Dave Sadler

24:38

MIchelle Leduc

28:37

Maurice Bonneville

42:37

Rachelle Doth

46:02



Michelle Crushes LAVS 2026

Many club members were glued to the Last Annual Vol State Road Race website every 12 hours during the 2nd week of July to see how our club president, Michelle Leduc, was faring.


For those who are not familiar with the event, it's a 314 mile race across the state of Tennessee, completely unsupported, except for a few local 'road angels' providing impromptu aid along the way.

This was Michelle's 3rd time tackling the event and this year, she had BIG goals which she crushed. Despite the inumeralbe challenges that this race brings (heat, thunderstorms, and virtually no sleep, to name a few), Michelle finished the event, first female, second overall and in a personal record time of 4days, 14hrs, 17minutes and 29 seconds. Truly amazing. Photos captured by the race organizers show the highs and sheer exhaustion that such an event brings. In Michelle's own words: "I gave it my all. Nothing left in the tank..."


She wrote about this years journey here: https://littleduker.ca/thegiftofvolstate/


Congratulations Michelle on demonstrating true grit and determination for the aspiring ultra distance athletes in the club.

La Baie Run 2026

Despite getting postponed by a day due to rain, a few club members still managed to toe the line on Sunday, July 19th for the 8th annual La Baie Run in support of the Hawkesbury Hospital Foundation and Hawkesbury Roadrunners Athletic Club.

Congratulations to the following runners who completed the Half Marathon race:

Maurice Bonneville 1:56:25

Paul Lalonde 2:09:50

Sebastien Gareau 2:30:53

What Was the Russell Run Club Up to This Month?


Here are some successes, challenges and just good vibes:

"Ran 9km yesterday, cycle 103km this morning. We'll call it a day!"

~Maurice Bonneville.


"Good running week! Summer running is wonderful and liberating. The balancing of the rest of life's demands and pleasures is the challenge lol."

~Clair S.


"A good week overall. Got to see the new youth running group get off the ground Wednesday... Fun to watch young athletes but remind myself to not try and keep up!"

~Norman S.


"Dome runs = DQ rewards!"

~Karen T.


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