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<P>The Runner's and Triathlete's Web is a complete running and triathlon resource portal.
<P>The Runner's Web was founded as a hobby site in 1996 by Ken Parker. Ken is the founder and former President & CEO of Sirius Consulting Group Inc. which he sold in February of 2004. He is the founder and coach of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team and was a founding coach of the Ottawa Lions Track Club. He is a former marathoner and co-founder and race director of Ottawa's National Capital Marathon and a number of other road races including the 1981 Avon International Marathon. Ken was named Volunteer of the Year at the ACT Sports Awards in 2002 and received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for community service in 2003.
<P>RunnersWeb.com Inc. is now a small business venture which sponsors the OAC Racing Team, a women's road racing and triathlon club, and the OAC Gatineau Triathlon and OAC Corporate Relay, and the See You In Athens fund which supports Canada's Olympians.
<P>The Runner's Web aims to provide a portal into the world of running - including athletics (track and field) and road running, triathlon and adventure racing.
<P>In addition to providing access to the resources desired by participants of all age levels and abilities, the site provides timely news and features on a global scale on a 7 day per week basis with frequent, multi-times-per-day updates.
<BR>Our audience is the global community of runners, triathletes and multisport athletes.
<P>Testimonials for the Runner's Web:
<P>Alan Brookes, Race Director, ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Canada Running
<BR>"RunnersWeb.com is your definitive Daily News for runners. A day without it is like a day without your run!"
<P>Siri Lindley, World Champion Triathlete and Coach
<BR>"The Runner's Web is my all time favorite site, the first one I go to everyday."
<P>Nicole Stevenson , Canadian 2:34 Marathoner
<BR> "I just wanted to comment on how great your site is! I check it out a few times a week, especially after race weekends to find results and running/tri news. I spoke with Ken Parker way back when I used to work at adidas, and since then I've witnessed the evolution of your work. Great job!!!".
<P>Simon Whitfield, 2000 Olympic Triathlon champion
<BR>"Keep up the amazing work with RunnersWeb.com, awesome, thanks for keeping me updated."
<P>Amby Burfoot, Executive Editor, Runner's World Magazine
<BR>"I'm a big fan of your runnersweb.com site".
<P>Triathlete Jill Savege - 2003 Pan American Champion and Canadian Champion
<BR>"I read your website all the time. It is my newspaper in the morning when I eat breakfast"
<P>Triathlete Natasha Filliol - Canadian Elite Triathlon Team, 2002 Commonwealth Games Team, 2003 Pan American Games Team
<BR>"One of the first things I do every morning is check out Runnersweb.com. Keep it up!"
<P>Triathlete Sharon Donnelly - 1999 Pan American Champion, 3 Time Canadian Champion and Sydney Olympian
<BR>"...I read it on your Runners' Web, which I have set up as my Homepage of course!"
<P>Finish Line Sports:
<BR>"Runner's Web is an amazing site. Everything you could possibly want to know about running is there. There are links to every possible place on the web that has to do with running! This is a site worth bookmarking!"
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