"Never Give Up"
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Events
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- Army Run
Ottawa
Sunday, September 20 at 9:00am - Erica's Wish
Mississauga
Sunday, August 16 at 9:30am - Ontario ParaSport Summer Games
Woodstock
Friday, July 24 at 9:00am - Athletics Canada Training Camp
University of Windsor track facility
Wednesday, July 8 at 9:00am - Canadian Track and Field Champ...
Varsity Center Toronto
Saturday, June 27 at 7:00pm - Bread and Honey race
Streetsville
Sunday, June 7 at 8:00am - Boston Marathon
Boston, Massachusetts
Monday, April 20 at 10:00am - chilly half marathon Burlingto...
Burlington, Ontario
Sunday, March 1 at 10:05am - Orillia Snowflake Series race #4
Couchiching park Orillia
Sunday, January 11 at 10:00am - Orillia Snowflake series race #3
couchiching park Orillia
Thursday, January 1 at 10:00am
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- Another World Record - half marathon! 1:26pm Sep 20|25 Comments
- Erica's Wish 10k Charity event 8:05am Aug 18|2 Comments
- National Development Squad training camp July 8-12 11:36am Jul 30|7 Comments
Rick Ball
Carrying the Olympic Torch was everything I thought it would be and more! What an amazing way to end my year and a wonderful experience! When Dave, the organizer said "you will be the only one carrying the torch in the whole world during your moment", it really hit home. He also told us that most runners said afterward...s that it was too short. I can vouch for that. Everybody shared their stories on the bus so that we could get to know each other. The one that inspired me the most was that of Lt. Georgette Mink. She told everyone about how there will be three people carrying the Torch. She is expecting twins! How cool is that!! We all cheered each other on and there was so much excitement in the air.I had lots of support from family and friends including a couple of car loads of kids from Mississauga that braved the cold to see me. Thanks for that Anne Marie!
The next day I got to see the torch again in Barrie where my brother in-law Brett who was nominated through Molsons got to carry it. Later we would meet up at a Restaurant where 4 of us torch bearers and a large group of people including my own family would gather together for a picture and end up singing "Oh Canada" What a great feeling that was! Then I went at the Mcdonalds in Walmart to meet up with some friends who wanted to see the torch. I got swarmed by many families wanting a picture with the torch. It was so nice to see the Olympic spirit in everybody. That is what this is meant to do, to bring all Canadians together in a very positive way.
Thanks to RBC for picking me and to all of the troops at CFB Borden for showing my friends and family a great time!
www.thebarrieexaminer.com
Technically, three people will be carrying the Olympic flame today to end the day's festivities at CFB Borden. Lt. Georgette Mink, who's
Rick Ball
Hope everybody had a great christmas holiday so far!
It will be a huge honour for me to be carrying the Olympic Torch among the troops at CFB Borden this Tuesday December 29th at 3:45pm on Leopard Loop starting from Maintenance Rd to River Rd.
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Rick Ball Another article in the local paper
www.orilliapacket.com
In the time leading up to the 2012 London Paralympics, Team Canada athletes will be under tight training regimes hoping for a place in the games
Rick Ball
I am officially on Team Canada now!!!!!!
This is the icing on the cake and one of the biggest honours that I could ever receive to be put on that list, because to be there recognizes a person as being one of the best of the best in Canada. Once again I am overwhelmed by all of this.
I want to thank my coach Roger DeP...lancke (OLAC) for being the most amazing coach, along with my Prosthetist Jim Low and Vince Quinn, my family, Dave Greig, and the support group that helped to get me where I am today. Follow your dreams everybody!
www.athletics.ca
The sport governing body for track and field in Canada, which is now called Athletics Canada, was established in 1884. It is one of the oldest affiliated bodies with the International Association of Athletics Federations (I.A.A.F.). ...
Rick Ball Also thanks to Beth Hornby, the VANOC writer who interviewed me for this feature story on the Vancouver 2010 website.
Apply to Become a 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Torchbearer - Olympic News : Vancouver 2010 Winter Oly
www.vancouver2010.com
All Canadians are invited to apply for a torchbearer spot in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay.
Rick Ball It is an incredible honour for me to be invited by Jamie Levchuk of VANOC to take part in the opening ceremonies for the Paralympic Torch Relay in the nations capital Ottawa on March 3, 2010.
Be a shining light in 2010! Canadians invited to apply as torchbearers for Vancouver 2010 Paralympic
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With just over 100 days to go until the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, Canadians who dream of carrying the Paralympic Flame as part of the historic Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay — a 10-day ...
Rick Ball I am looking forward to speaking at the Ontario March of Dimes Live Conference on November 16th . This is a great charity organization that supports the disabled. Thanks to A.T.U. Local 113 for your help with setting this up.
www.marchofdimes.ca
Our goal is to enhance the independence and community participation of children and adults with physical disabilities every day through a wide range of programs and services.
Rick Ball
I have the honour of being named an inspirational Ambassador by Ray Zahab, the founder of Impossible2Possible. For those of you that haven't heard of Ray, he has an amazing story that everyone can relate to. In 1998, Ray went from smoking a pack-a-day and an unhealthy life style to running ultra foot races.
If you ever ...get the chance to watch it, go to his website and download the movie about him and two others running the entire 4,300 miles across the Sahara Desert. I found it to be a very inspiring and exciting story. As a result of this race he is now involved in a lot of charity work. http://store.nehst.com/running-the-sahar
In 2008 he became the first person to trek to the South Pole on a 1130 km route solely on foot. He told me that this was even tougher than running the Sahara. You are quite the adventurer Ray, keep up the great work!!
http://www.rayzahab.com/?cat=about
The i2P Team, Friends That Are Making A Difference, i2P Inspirational Ambassadors | impossible2Possi
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Our team consists of a passionate group of advisors and directors with a broad range of skill sets that we bring together for the common goal of inspiring a generation of future leaders.
Rick Ball
I finished my 5 k race today at the Toronto Marathon and came in 14th out of 2,557 participants and 2nd place in my age group with a time of 18:10. My coach Roger DePlancke also came in 2nd in his AG. It was nice to have a big group of runners to run against so that I could push myself near the end.
I want to thank Jay... Glassman and Mike Collins for the invite to this wonderful event. It was great to have John Stanton from the Running Room making the announcements at the finish line. Many people showed up in support of the various charity organizations including the Toronto Foundation for Student Success.
Special thanks to Bob Kinnear and Local 113, the TTC and Barrie Prosthetics for their continued support!
www.torontomarathon.com
The Official Site of the GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon. Running in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Marathon, Half-Marathon, 5K, and Relay Challenge Events.
Rick Ball
My B-day present to myself was a speed workout in preparation for the 5km race at the Toronto Marathon on Sunday. It was probably the best speed workout ever for me. I will be running this race in support of the Toronto Foundation for... Student Success which is a charity set up to feed hungry students at schools. http...://www.torontofoundationforstudentsucces
www.studentsuccess.ca
Student hunger has become a disturbing reality in Toronto and the Mayor of Toronto, the Honorable David Miller, has proclaimed the week of October 5th-10th as Feeding Toronto Hungry Students Week. Download David Miller's Proclamation here.
Rick Ball
It is a great honour for me to be one of the iRun Award winners in their 2nd annual contest. I don't know who nominated me but thanks very much. The magazine is free at any Running Room store or it can be viewed online at the link below.
Thanks to Mark Sutcliffe, Ray Zahab, Sonia Mendes, and Tania Jones for putting out ...a great magazine!
There is a good article in there on Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, Canadian Forces.
irun.ca
Providing a uniquely Canadian perspective on the activity and the sport of running.
Rick Ball
Thanks to Mike Dodd from the Orillia Today and Sara Ross from the Packet and Times for the articles.
http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisp
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Rick Ball I am so excited to be running the Paris-Versailles race tomorrow!! It is a 10 miler from the Eiffel tower to Versailles. There are 20,000 participants in the race and 10 bands along the route.
Rick Ball
Special thanks to Gregory Matte and Pasquale Tirone (from Italy) who both helped to inspire me during the race to make it to the finish line, you guys are awesome!! Thanks to everybody else for all of your support, its like I am not running by myself but with all of you and that gives me the drive to train and comple...te my goals. People tell me that I inspire them, but you guys inspire me too! I know that I can count on getting that second wind near the end of the race when I feel beat up after the crowds start roaring.
Also it was so cool to meet the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Andrew B. Leslie at the finish line and receive a special medal from him. I will remember this race for the rest of my life.
Thanks to the iRun magazine for your iRun award:
http://www.irun.ca/issues/article.php?id
Thanks for the support from my coach Roger DePlancke, Bob Kinnear and union A.T.U., the T.T.C., the Running Room, Barrie Prosthetics, Ossur, Bill McKenzie and my family.
Below is the press release from the Army Run.
www.armyrun.ca
