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Thank you Clermont and the National Triaining Centre for hosting CTAC. Our 2024 training camp was no different that those of the past; a lot of hard work and fun!!  It was an intensive five days of training that’s rewarding both athletically and socially, evidenced by the multiple postings on Instagram by ctacgirls, ctacboys and ctacrunning.   These opportunities create lifelong memories and help shape athletes into future adults. Who can forget the dead and dried gecko, meal competition chirping, over/under on grocery bills (sorry parents), the boys epic film, pool running, dodging gators in the state park, and the amazing race, are only a few examples.    

What a weekend of racing for three CTAC girls, Morgan, Kieva and Rebecca, at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals (NIN) held at the historic Armory Track in New York.  The girls turned in three Top 20 performances, along the way setting new personal bests, indoor personal bests and season’s best performances.

Rebecca – Girls Emerging Elite 800m, 2:23.39

Kieva – Girls Emerging Elite 2-mile, 10:56.40, 8^th overall, new PB and top Canadian

Kieva – Girls Emerging Elite Mile, 5:08, 16^th overall, new PB and top Canadian

Morgan – Girls Championship 800m, 2:14.22, 22^nd overall, season’s best performance

Morgan – Girls Championship 1 Mile, 4:59.18, 17^th overall, new PB and top Canadian

Congratulations ladies, that was some racing!  

Complete results can be found at https://results.armorytrack.com/meets/26734/events/individual/1122921

With the completion of the Athletics Ontario U16/U20 Indoor Championships this past weekend (March 2/3) we end the 2024 indoor competition period. CTAC athletes went out in style posting 7 Top 10 performances that include a 4th (William U16B 2k) and bronze medal (Morgan U20W 800m). Not to be missed was the impressive number of personal best performances; 13 to be exact, including 1 indoor best. Training to race fast indoors has never been a priority for CTAC. These are remarkable achievements as a result. All that remains is the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York for three of CTAC’s best; Rebecca Girls Emerging Elite 800m, Kieva Girls Emerging Elite 2-Mile and Mile, and Morgan Girls Championship 800m and Mile.

Congratulations to all and best of luck for the crew racing in New York!

Well, that was some AO U18/Open Championship meet.  Two medals, six Top 10 performances and a new club record!

Morgan taking the Gold in the U18W 1500m and Kieva was the Silver medallist in the U18W 3000m.  Nathan established a new club record in the U18M 3000m, finishing 4^th with a time of 9:04.75.  Other Top 10’s include Mia (7^th OW 1500m), Kieva (6^th U18W 1500m), and CharlieG. (6^th OM 800m).  The rest of the crew turned in 19 new personal bests including 4 indoor pb’s. What an amazing showing, and we’re just getting started!!

Congratulations to all!! 

For complete results use this link, https://athleticsontario.ca/statistics/results/live/2024/0210-ontario-indoor-u18-open-championships/index.htm

The drive might have been treacherous with the snow, cold and wind, but nothing was going to distract the CTAC crew racing at the Youngstown State HS Meet, this past Saturday, January 20. Racing three events, 1600m, 400m and 800m the day couldn’t have begun better. Morgan won the Girls 1600m and Kieva was 4th! Nathan finished 13th in the Boys 1600m with a torrid kick in the final stretch. Along the way establishing a new personal best over 1500m. Spencer, Oliver, William, Niamh, Isabel and MaddyMc. also established new PB’s over 1500m in the 1600m event. Not to be outdone, the 800m crew turned in four top 20 performances; Mia 6th, MaddyZ. 15th, CharlieG. 6th and CharlieC. 18th. All four including Avery, and Heidi established new PB’s! In the 400m event, Emma (winning her section) and Lola also established new PB’s.

That was a good day all round!! Congratulations all! Complete results can be found here.

Congratulations to all who raced the Canadian Cross Country Championships!  It was a difficult race but our crew rose to the occasion.  There were many highlights including Morgan and Kieva’s 5^th and 16^th placing to lead the U18G to a 9^th place in team scoring.  The U18B lead this year by Kyrie, finished 20^th in team scoring.  And not to be forgotten, Sho’s 36^th place finish in a gruelling U20M race, running his best race of the year.  Great job everyone!  As always, I am extremely proud of our athletes and their efforts throughout the cross-country season!  We’ve had an outstanding season and your performances at Nationals reflected that success!

Special thanks to all the parents who made the trek to Ottawa.  Your cheering, support and assistance is always appreciated!!

Now onto the indoor season where we have some exciting racing prospects!  

So close!  That summed up our day as a club at the Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championships.  See if you notice a pattern.  But first, congrats to MorganB., in our Intro Group, for her 3^rd place finish in the U10G race and to the U10B team who brought home the Team Bronze!  Additionally, shout outs are in order for the following who all finished 4^th in their race; Sho (U20M), MorganY. (U18G), Kieva (U16G) and Niamh (U14G).  And lets not forget the U16G finished 4^th in the team standings.  So close in so many races.  The reality is Ontario club championships are extremely difficult.  There is no other province with the depth of quality across all ages.  Our crew should be proud of their performances yesterday; I know the coaches are!!  It was a remarkable job by everyone!  Congratulations! 

Congratulations to our crew who raced OFSAA XC yesterday! It was a beautiful day, and it couldn’t have started better. Seven CTAC athletes finished in the Top 50.  No small feat at OFSAA XC.  Rebecca led the way, winning the NG event!  Congratulations Champ!!  Kieva followed up with a Bronze in the JG event with a sprint in the final stretch for the ages!!  Way to go ladies!!  Rounding out our three Top 10 finishes, Morgan finished 8^th in the SG race, improving her time on this course by over a minute.  We also had several Top 50 finishes including William 25^th NB, Chloe 36^th NG and Nathan 50^th SB.  Also, members of our group contributed significantly in the team results.  Addison and Olivia were the 2^nd and 3rd scorers on the Northern NB Bronze Medal Team, MaddyZ. was the 5^th scorer on the Malvern SG Silver Medal Team.  The Northern SG Bronze Medal Team featured Mia and Andy as their 2^nd and 4^th scorers respectively.  Championship races like OFSAA are very demanding and no matter where you may have finished, you’ve had the opportunity to learn!!  Awesome job everyone!! 

That was some day, yesterday at the TDSB Metro Regional Cross Country Meet.  Twenty CTAC athletes will be representing their schools at the 2023 OFSAA Cross Country Championships.  The event will be held on the same course at Etobicoke Centennial Park on Saturday November 4.  

We had eleven Top 10 finishes including 2 in the Top 5 and six medallists!  Congratulations to Rebecca NG Champions and Sho SB Champion.  Silver medallists include, William NB, Morgan SG and Nathan SB.  Kieva brought home the JG bronze medal.  

Congratulations all!  Worth noting was the 1-2 finish by Sho and Nathan in the SB race.  It was the first time CTAC athletes have taken the first two positions in a SB race!

Tomorrow our contingent of CISAA athletes race their OFSAA qualifier, and Friday, our TDCAA athletes race theirs.  It’s an exciting week for sure.  

For information about OFSAA Cross Country use this link.

https://www.ofsaa.on.ca/championship/cross-country-running/

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2023/2024 membership year is now open. For your convenience, we have made our registration links easier to find on the CTAC website. You can find the links for Program Registrations, Test Drive, Membership Fees and Meet Registrations under “Register Here” on the top right of our main page. You can also find the links under “Programs & Registration” on the top banner next to “About Us”. 

We are also excited to announce that we will be hosting our CTAC Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 24, 2024. A banquet fee has been incorporated into the Full Annual Membership fee so these athletes will already be registered for the banquet. All other athletes will be required to purchase a separate banquet ticket prior to the event. More to come on this as we get closer. 

Lastly, meet fees for the 2023/24 season will be paid at the time of meet registration, so the Club and parents will no longer have to manage surplus/deficit balances for each of the athletes beyond this year.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email our Head Coach, Dave Christiani or our Club Manager, Amanda Lampard at info@centraltorontoac.ca.

We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks.