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Another Successful Unchaga in the Books
The 3rd Annual Unchaga Run in the Peace went on Sunday, May 1 near Grimshaw. The run attracted 154 and raised $2500. Congrats to Cal White and his organizing commitee for another great event. 2011 Unchaga Race Results
Wolves Top Finishers at the BMO Vancouver Half Marathon and 8 km
Eleven GPRC Wolves took to the streets of Vancouver on Sunday and recorded a number of impressive performances. Devin Woodland was the top Grande Prairie runner in the Half Marathon finishing 17th in a personal best time of 1:19.19. … Continue reading
2011 Peace Country Classic Track Meet Bigger and Better
The 9th Annual Peace Country Classic (PCC) Track and Field Meet goes Saturday, May 14 at Legion Field and this year’s meet promises to be the biggest and best ever. While the PCC signals the start of the local high school track … Continue reading
GP Hershey Meet Selected As National Co-Host
Athletics Canada has chosen Grande Prairie as one of four sites to co-host the first Hershey’s Track & Field Games Day in Canada on May 14. Started in the late 90s, the Grande Prairie Hershey Meet is one of Alberta’s … Continue reading
Wolves X-C Legend Tackles Boston 2011
Wolves X-C Legend THE Brady Turner toed the line today for the 115th running of the Boston Marathon. Despite perfect conditions and a huge tailwind, Turner was unable to match strides with winner Geoffery Mutai and his world best 2:03:02 clocking. Turner … Continue reading
Runners Capture Hardware at Wolves Festival of Gold
The 41st annual Festival of Gold, GPRC’s athletic awards night, took place on April 12, and a number of Wolves runners were recognized for accomplishments this season. Fiona Benson had a huge night winning two major awards: Top Academic Athlete (Tournament Sports) … Continue reading
Wolves Dominate Spring Run Off in FSJ
GPRC Wolves Athletics Club athletes took 6 of the first 7 places in the annual Spring Run Off 10 km road race in Fort St. John on Sunday. Fiona Benson and Logan Boehmer led the way posting a time of … Continue reading
Benson represents Canada well in Trinidad and Spain
Wolves runner Fiona Benson recently completed a stellar x-country season by representing Canada in a pair of international races. On Feb. 18, she led the Team Canada Junior Women to the team title at the 2011 NACAC Championships (North America and … Continue reading
2011 Indoor Track Wrap Up
Club members contested a couple of indoor meets during February and March and posted some impressive performances. At the Alberta Indoor Games on Feb. 12 and 13, Fiona Benson ran a personal best time and improved her Wolves school record … Continue reading
Benson debuts with a pair of School Records at GBO
GPRC Wolves runner Fiona Benson made quite an impact on the weekend in her first-ever track meet. The 18 year old, first-year student broke the two longest standing Wolves womens school track and field records at the University of Alberta Golden … Continue reading
Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club 