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Marathon Runner Patrick Clarke Is Determined

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By Andrea Grondin him in the top 100 racers out of 400.
Having raced over twenty
atrick Clarke is gearing up to marathons, six of which were Ultra’s
Preach new heights throughout the covering over 50K or more, Patrick
marathon season this year. He having Clarke says he cannot wait for the
started his marathon competitions next challenge.
in 2001 with the Ottawa Marathon, Throughout the year Clarke
running alongside friends, and he anticipates to run in the 125K
hasn’t stopped running since. Rocky Mountain Marathon, the
In 2004 Clarke founded the Cornwall Vermont 100M marathon and finally

Multi Sports Club (CMSC) with some the Saranac Lake seven mountain
help from friends. By 2005 the club 52K marathon. All of these will be
had garnered 31 members. The club physically demanding, to say the
continued to grow and by 2006 the least.
club had attracted 129 members. The challenges he has set for himself
Currently, they host more than 350 could, however be derailed by the hip
members and continue to grow. injury he has been living with for the
Clarke states the club was started as past few years. Still, he is determined
a means to have a group of runners get to enter the race. “I have to wait and
together and train stating, however that see if I can participate this year, if
“not everyone is an elite runner. There not there is always the next year. By
are people at all different levels that then I’m sure I’ll compete.” In the

join and find their own stride within meantime, he is relaxing, training
the club. The CMSC is a great place lightly and working on community
to get out and have fun, meet new projects. There is always something
people and create new memories,” you can do to prepare for what lies
says Clarke. ahead.
One memory that Patrick recalls Patrick Clarke’s involvement
as one of his favourites is a marathon within the community has always
called the Jay Peak Challenge. The been something of note, now working
marathon took place at Jay Peak alongside the Cornwall Rotary Club
Vermont and consisted of running up to get an innovative proposition
and down the mountain and making for Cornwall’s waterfront area near
Patrick Clarke pictured during the Ottawa Marathon in May 2004.
it to checkpoints before time ran Lamoureux Park. The project of an
out while making your way through rivers with rope, swamps with leeches previous days. Clarke fi nished this outdoor gym is getting off the ground,
various obstacles such as mud, and sand pits, all of which had been memorable race with a time of eight so he has plenty to keep him occupied
crawling through a culvert, crossing worsened by inclement weather in minutes, ten seconds, which placed until the marathons start.

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