Can’t make it to Ottawa this weekend? If you’re in the Guelph area, you might want to check out the Speed River Inferno at St. James High School. That’s what Taylor Milne and Reid Coolsaet will be doing while teammate Eric Gillis is running the Ottawa 10K with fellow Canadians Simon Bairu and Dylan Wykes. The Inferno is the third meet in the 401 West Distance Series, designed to provide international level races in South Western Ontario. According to the website:
The 401 Distance Series will enter its second year this spring with three meets once again being contested in Windsor, London and Guelph. The series will once again kick off at the Windsor Open, which this year will be hosted May 21st. The Windsor Open will feature men’s and women’s 800, 1500 and 3000 metre steeplechase races. The second meet of the series will be London Distance Classic which will be hosted Tuesday May 24th and will feature men’s and women’s 800 and 5000 metre races. The series will conclude with the Speed River Inferno which will feature a men’s 2000 as well as men’s and women’s 1500 and 800 metre races.
The headline events all take place in the span of 45 minutes, with a pre-program that includes several track and field events. The final event, the men’s 2,000 metres, is scheduled for 7:35 pm and will include an attempt to break the current 2,000m Canadian record.
The best part? There is no charge to attend – it’s a great chance to just go out and watch some really fast running.
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