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Santa’s little helpers deliver gifts to Transition House

How do you pass on a warm hug and thank you?

Tera and Wendy (in hats) with Helen Morrison of Transition House

If Helen Morrison of the Sydney Transition House and other staff there could extend their arms and thanks, we’re sure they would do so to the 60 men, women and children who ran or walked for children of the shelter at Sunday’s Ugly Sweater Santa Shuffle.

 

Instead of paying a traditional race registration fee, members of the Cape Breton Road Runners, Cape Breton Barbarians and Framework Racing were asked to bring a toy suitable for a child aged from newborn to teen instead.

Organizers Wendy Martin of CBC Radio and Tera Camus of Framework’s received a warm embrace and multiple thanks at the shelter after delivering the dozens and dozens of toys there Monday.

 

They say charity begins at home and local area runners dug deep this weekend to provide hundreds of top quality gifts for children who need a little extra support this time of year.

Tera, Helen and Wendy at Transition House Monday
Toys-a-plenty with Tera of Framework’s, Helen Morrison of Transition House, and Wendy Martin CBC Radio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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First Ugly Sweater Santa Shuffle A Hit

Tetford and Brufatto win first Ugly Sweater fun run

MacIsaac  takes top style points for most unfashionable Grinch

 

There were 60 runners fighting off the chill wearing their most un-fashionable  sweaters and sweatshirts at the first Ugly Sweater Santa Shuffle in Sydney’s north end Sunday morning.

 

The usual (and somewhat unusual) assortment of Cape Breton Road Runners, Cape Breton Barbarians and Framework Racers were taking part in a fun run designed to generate toys for the children of Transition House. Instead of charging the regular registration fee, organizers Wendy Martin of CBC Radio and Tera Camus of Framework Cycle & Fitness asked all participants to bring toys suitable for children aged newborn to teen.

 

Joey Tetford, looking pretty strong but hideous in his chez-Christmas- sparkly-garland-designed sweater, was first to cross the finish line where the 5 km race began outside Governor’s Restaurant just over the 18 minute mark. Hot on his heels seconds later were Dean Simon and Herbie Sakalauskas. Those boys looked quite, um dashing. That vest may give us nightmares.

 

Glace Bay’s Judy Brufatto, decked out in her ever-so-stylish Christmas bells and toys, was not too far behind taking first place honors at the finish while Rebecca Walker and Erin Pyke-Forsey held hands and skipped across the finish laughing for second and third, respectively.

 

Race winners Joey Tetford and Judy Brufatto

Top awards for most interesting, creative and/or down right ugly sweater, was Francis MacIsaac for his Grinch inspired ensamble that featured a stuffed toy grimacing Grinch at his neck that appeared to hold onto a team of reindeer on his chest. He won a free delicious brunch at Governor’s following the race. 

 

There were many other fun, seriously ugly and interesting fashionistas who deserve special honorable mention, setting the standard to beat next Christmas, including:  Joey Tetford (god what were you thinking),  Julie Curwin (burn that outfit), Erin Neville (good gravy), Herbie Sakalauskas (we may never sleep again), and to Collette and Bill Smith of Glace Bay (fashionably funny). You can find these standouts in the photos below.

 

Francis MacIsaac won top style points for his most Ugly Grinch-inspired Sweater

Loot collected from participants included everything from good ol’ cash, to stuffed bears and other animals,  air hockey sets, baby dolls, Barbies, action jeeps and dinkies, many games like Monopoly, Cranium, Trouble, The Apprentice, as well as an assortment of Fisher Price toys,  multiple Playskool toys like Form Fitters, Punching Bedbugs, a Furry Frenzies Stage set, coloring sets, painting sets, other dolls, and even a Spiderman doll and so much more. Your generosity was so kind. We know it will help many families in need of a little joy in their lives. Everything will be delivered by Wendy and Tera to Transition House Monday,Dec. 17.

 

We hope you will return with a friend  next December 2013 when we host our second Ugly Sweater fun run for  the kids of Transition House.

 

Thank you everyone,

Wendy and Tera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas Ad Featuring Dave Harley

At FrameWork Cycle & Fitness, we’re very proud of the quality advertisements we create. Our ads are written and produced right here in Cape Breton,  mostly in partnership with NewCap Radio and aired on 101.9 The Giant. Normally, we create new ads every year for the different seasons to keep things fresh and up-to-date with the products and services we offer. This year is a little different. One of our ads now has some special meaning for us…

We’re honoured to have had one of Cape Breton’s funniest talents featured as both protagonist and antagonist in one of our Christmas ads from 2011.

 

Best known for his role as General John Cabot Trail of the Cape Breton Liberation Army (CBLA,) Harley died in November after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

 

He performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, on TV with CBC’s Royal Canadian Air Farce, has been featured on CBC Radio’s Madly Off In All Directions, and took the stage of banquet halls and taverns throughout the Maritimes.

 

Harley was from Sydney Mines, where he had lived in recent years. He was in his early 60’s.

 

Thanks Dave!

 

Now playing through the Christmas season on 101.9 The Giant.

 

Have a listen…let us know what you think.

 

Christmas Ad Featuring Dave Harley

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Murray snags bronze

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Cape Breton was represented this weekend at the Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival in Rhode Island. FrameWork Racing Team’s, Daniel Murray of Dingwall, raced to a podium finish on day 2, picking up the bronze medal in the Category 4 Men’s division. There were over 900 athletes from all over North America, racing at this event. Categories range from junior 10-14 year olds up to the Elite Pro Men and Women.


Cyclo-Cross is a relatively new sport in the cycling world where athletes use specially designed race bikes to compete on dirt track courses that have obstacles and other challenges throughout the course. Races are relatively short, usually 30 to 45 minutes of flat out action around a narrow winding track of dirt, mud, fences and stairs. Cyclo-Cross is a highly visual event perfect for spectators and designed to fill the gap between the end of the road race season and the beginning of the winter sports season. The Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival draws 3000 spectators per day for the 2-day event. For more information on this event goto http://providencecrossfest.com/about-pcf/


 

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2012 Green Mountain Stage Race

 

Three of the four stages of the Green Mountain Stage Race are in the books for 2012. Ambrose Delaney, 51, who race for FrameWork Racing, Sydney has been tackling this Vermont race for the last couple of years. Delaney competes in the Masters 50+ category.

 

After the opening time trial, Delaney was 11th, only 1:01 off the lead. He readily admits that TT is not his strong suit, but he has spent a lot of time and money making it better.

 

Stage 2 is a tough circuit race totaling about 85km with some decent climbing that suits Delaney quite well. He stated before he left that he was going to attack right from the start and try to shake things up. In the end he was 9th, in a pack of 39 others, all who got in with the same time 1:21 behind the stage winner. That would have been a massive sprint for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place, all of whom get time bonuses.

 

Sunday was stage 3, the “Big Daddy” stage up the ultimate climb of App Gap which reaches up over 20% gradient in the last two kilometers. With his wife, Cathy, cheering him up the last climb, and his name chalked into the road, he finished the stage on the podium in 3rd place only 35 seconds behind the winner Kevin Mosher, and only 16 seconds out of second place. To compare, he finished the same stage last year in 7th place, 2:15 behind the Kevin Mosher, who also won the stage last year. That is an incredible result against some of the toughest competition in North America.

 

With only the Criterium remaining on Monday, Delaney was in 8th place overall, 1:39 behind the leader, Kevin Mosher. He was only 36 seconds behind 3rd overall. Anyone who saw last weekend’s Sysco Crit, which is the 2nd stage of the Cape Breton Classic, will know that a lot can happen on a flat criterium course with lots of tight turns.  There was a minor shakeup in the standings after the Burlington Criterium on Labour Day. Delaney finished with the leaders and moved up to 7th place overall, still 1:39 behind the leader.

 

Other notes.  Ambrose Delaney tied for 4th overall in the King of the Mountains competition with the 8 points he earned on Sunday’s 2 big climbs. Overall second place finisher in the 50+ category, Tom Officer, is actually listed as 60+. A few athletes who were at the Cape Breton Classic last week also raced in Vermont this weekend. Senna Bryden, who races in the B category in Nova Scotia, raced in the Junior division in Vermont. From the A category, Dennis Cottreau, who was 2nd overall in Cape Breton, and won the Sysco Crit, and Andrew L’Esperance, winner of the Cape Breton Classic Road Race, both competed in the Mens Pro/1 division in Vermont. Tyler D’Arcy, overall winner of the B Category in Cape Breton, competed in the Mens 3 division.

 

All results can be seen here: http://www.velocityresults.net/results/

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Latest Race Results

Bike racing is growing in Nova Scotia, and FrameWork Racing although small in numbers is coming up big on the road this year.


Provincial Individual Time Trial Championship, held in Bridgewater, June 24.

 

Former Sydney resident Chad Lennon, of Halifax followed his third place finish in Riverport on June 17 with a Gold medal performance at the Nova Scotia provincial time trial championships one week later. Lennon, who races for Sydney based FrameWork Racing, was third overall on the 40 kilometre course in Bridgewater, and becomes the provincial Category A champion as fastest Nova Scotian in a time of 59:27. Scott Clark racing for Hub Cycle in Truro picked up silver, while Mitchell MacDonald of O’Regan’s Suburu in Bridgewater took home the bronze. The overall race winner was Cory Jay, from PEI in a time of 56:31, averaging over 42 kilometres per hour.


Canadian Road Cycling Championship, held in Lac Mégantic, QC, June 29.

 

Sydney resident, Ambrose Delaney of FrameWork Racing, vowed to give everything he had to make it into the top ten in his first crack at a national title in the Masters 50-59 age category. A group of seven riders broke away from the pack of 52. They worked together to build a four minute lead over the rest of the field. Don Zuck of Ontario took the Canadian Championship in a 7 man sprint to the finish of the 106.8 kilometre race in a time of 3:02:48. Exactly four minutes later, Ambrose Delaney found the right gear taking 8th place as he led the 6 man sprint to claim the remaining three spots in the coveted top 10.

 

Congratulations to both Chad Lennon and Ambrose Delaney for some great finishes among extremely tough competition on the road this year.

 

The next race to watch is the Silver Fox Classic, July 8 in Salisbury, NB. This will be the first of four races in the new Atlantic Series Championship. Riders will score points based on their standings in one race in each Atlantic Province. Points from their best 3 results will determine the Atlantic Series Champion to be crowned at the Cape Breton Classic, August 25-26.