NCE8: The Beach
Location
Kew Gardens Park
Theme
Community Day in the Park
Times runners pass by and entertainment happens
10:15am to 1:50pm
On this page:
- Neighbourhood Champions
- Neighbourhood Charity & Sponsoring Group
- Beach Kids Fun Run (register by Oct 12)
- Entertainment Features
- Access / Parking
Neighbourhood Champion: Duff McLaren
Duff McLaren, who loves to run, has lived in the Beach over 30 years and a runner for more than 20. The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon this October will be his 45th marathon and the 15th in Toronto. Duff has completed over 200 races of various distances and has run international marathons in 4 different continents.
Duff has been the Marathon Clinic Instructor for Running Room (Beaches Store) and is currently the Team in Training Marathon Coach for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. Duff is the Vice President of Achilles Canada (a running club that assists people with different abilities to run in mainstream events). One of the original members of the Beaches Runners Club he is also involved with Beaches Cheering Committee making sure the neighbourhood crowds motivate you through kilometres 30-35 and put a smile on your face. The Beaches Cheering Committee looks forward to supporting all runners in the marathon and to make the most noise possible.
Your pledge goes towards Community Centre 55 hamper program which provides needed community support.
Duff is proud to be one of the Beach Champions.
Neighbourhood Champion: Anita Emilio
Anita Emilio never thought she would run let alone love to run. A proud lifetime Beach area resident, previous Beach business owner, Anita feels great pride to be a champion representing the best area in the world!
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon this October will be her 3rd marathon. Anita has completed 24 half marathons, as well as 30K Around the Bay and 30K Midsummer Nights Run and too many 5, 10 and 15K races to count.
As a mother of 3 and General Manager of Travel Counsellors Canada where she travels often for work, fitting running into her busy day is always a challenge but committing to a race like the Scotia Waterfront Marathon will make it easier.
Anita is the Co-founder of the Toronto Beaches Runners Club with her husband Dave Emilio and friend Duff McLaren whom is also a Beaches Champion for the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon. Anita is also involved with Beaches Cheering Committee making sure the neighbourhood crowds motivate you through kilometres 30-35 and put a smile on your face.
The Beaches Cheering Committee looks forward to supporting all runners in the marathon and to make the most noise possible.
Neighbourhood Champion: Dave Emilio
Dave is a former athletic youth who turned into a couch potato and eventually came to the decision that exercise was a must and that running for fitness was the right thing to do. It turned from a fitness quest to a true love for running and soon, partaking in 5 & 10k races, half marathons and the marathon became a passion. The special distance for him is the marathon and as a long time Beach resident, the Scotia Toronto Waterfront Marathon is of course the 'Home Game'.
Now in his 5th year of running marathons having already completed 24 of them, Dave has decided to make the STWM his 25th. This one will be special as he does it for a good cause and attempts to make it his fastest one yet, to earn another entry into the infamous Boston Marathon.
Dave is the president of the Toronto Beaches Runners Club along with fellow champions, Anita Emilio and Duff McLaren. Both are one of the Beach Running Room's marathon clinic instructors. Dave is also involved with the Beaches Cheering Committee for the STWM and is helping to get the crowds out and cheering to spur the runners through the toughest part of the marathon; 'The Wall'.
Dave is running this marathon so you do not have to. He is excited and proud to be one of the Beach Champions for the STWM and Community Centre 55 so please help out where you can. Your pledge goes towards Community Centre 55 hamper program which provides much needed community support.
Neighbourhood Champion: Keith Begley
Keith has been running for many years now, and is PROUD to be a champion for the Beach, raising funds for Community Centre 55's hamper program. A member of the Beach Lions Club, Keith is looking forward to seeing the community OUT and cheering on race day! Please put a pledge on me, and help support our community! See you October 16th!
Neighbourhood Champion: Sari Lindvall — Member of Beaches Runners Club
“I could never run a Marathon.” I repeated this phrase each time I crossed the finish line of a Half Marathon.
I remember standing at the sidelines as the Marathoners entered the finish chute, and just watched in awe as they struggled with each final step to conquer the distance.
I began running in my late 20s for exercise. Never in a million years did I think I'd enter a race, let alone run a Marathon. Once I ran my first 5K race at the Scotia Waterfront back in 2003, I was hooked. It took some time to build confidence to increase the distance, but I eventually participated in a Half Marathon about a year later.
I have now completed 3 Marathons since 2009, and am looking forward to my role as “Champion” to represent the Beaches Neighbourhood. This gives me another goal to work towards, and hopefully a really good PB to talk about. Besides running, my other interests are wine, and travel. That pretty much sums it up. Time to get training! Wishing everyone a great race, and hoping 2011 brings out the loudest cheering sections in STWM history!
Neighbourhood Charity & Sponsoring Group:
Beach Lions Club, Beach Running Club, Beach Rotary Club & neighbourhood associations fundraising for Community Centre 55 Hamper Program
Community Centre 55 is an award winning community based organization, developed by and accountable to the community. The main purpose of Centre 55 is community service delivery and to act as an intermediary organization, facilitating the development of the community by helping to strengthen its capacity. Centre 55 helps people help themselves.
There are large well-recognized children's licensed programs during the day and numerous user groups in the building at night.
The community is engaged year round with numerous events for all ages at the building and in the neighbourhood.
Last year the Share a Christmas program provided a Christmas for over 700 underprivileged families. Hamper the reindeer needs your help so he can continue with his mission to give Christmas to all the children in the neighbourhood that need assistance.
On a cold dark night in December the community came out to deliver food meals, toys and pet food for hundreds of children and their families. Because of the generosity of the neighbourhood, we collected non-perishable food and purchased large quantities of turkeys, vegetables.
A sad reality is the need is growing to help people have a Christmas. Each year we need more donations to help more and more children and families. Every little bit helps Hamper and Centre 55 deliver Christmas.
Beach Kids Fun Run
Beach Kids Fun Run for runners 5-12 years. Come out and have your future elite runners complete this 1km route in the heart of the Beach at Kew Gardens. Stay and cheer today's elite runners and the rest of the world coming by later.
ALL must register by October 12. Download and print entry form
- Have a meal and shop at the best part of the STWM course.
- The race starts at 9:30am. Entry is free and donations to Centre 55 will be appreciated.
- The front runners will arrive at this 33km location around 10:30am.
- Entertainment and live coverage of the race by 1010 Talk Radio.
2011 Entertainment features:
Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon brings fun to The Beach
Watching runners is one part of the enjoyment!
Cheering on elite runners and local Beach champs is a great way to spend a Sunday morning. Beachers get their chance when the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon runners cajole their already weary bodies along Queen East on Sunday morning, October 16. (They will have completed 33 of the 42 km route by that point!) In addition to the Lions-sponsored Neighbourhood Cheering Section in Kew Gardens, the Beach BIA has planned various activities.
The BIA is encouraging people to start this perfect day with a walk (or jog) down to Queen Street East for a tasty breakfast or brunch because the best of the elite runners could be in The Beach as early as 10:15am. Queen Street East will be closed from 8:30am till approximately 3:00pm.
Here's a taste of what to expect:
- Entertainment stations and balloons from east to west along the route
- Beach BIA Info booth to the west of the Cenotaph
- Super sidewalk sales along Queen Street East
- Specially decorated windows along the route
Entertainment Details
Sons of Beaches
Sons of Beaches have been together for over 20 years playing every festival, party or picnic the Beaches has ever offered — Frank Domagala (guitar, lead vocal), Patrick Domagala (piano, vocals) — both born and raised on Lee Ave — returning to play in their backyard, Ivan Perez (bass), Mike Harding (drums, vocals). The name came from the Beaches Rec Centre — where everyone worked as part-time rec staff in the 80s. Their repertoire includes a variety of rock standards from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s — no request they won't attempt! Though they are experienced musicians, their main goal is to entertain by any means necessary! Audience friendly for all ages, SOBs guarantee a good time!
For the latest updates to Marathon fun, check out the Beach BIA website events page at www.beachesbia.com/Events.asp?opt=2&sopt=oct.
Access/parking
TBA for 2011
NCE8 is supported by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32)