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Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk with Area Seniors

Running with John Warner

ohn Warner, born in Cornwall London, John and Shanti returned to the winter months John competes in Speaking of all the friendships that
Jin 1948, became involved in Cornwall where John began working snowshoe racing, usually getting in he has made with runners from the
organized sports as a member of for his brother Norm’s insurance at least half dozen events per season. Cornwall area and clubs in Montreal,
the CCVS Raider’s SR. basketball business. Norm eventually sold the When John first began competitive Brockville, Kingston, Gatineau, and
team. John played for Coach Joe business, and in 1990 John D Warner running he was training six days the USA, it is quite obvious that John
Sanborn, whose CCVS teams Insurance Co. was formed. is “enjoying it”.
per week. He now runs four times
became a dominant force in Eastern Almost thirty years later the weekly, varying his training times
Ontario high school basketball. business is still in the family, being between thirty and ninety minutes
After graduating from CCVS, John now operated by his son Sebastian. and has now added strength training

attended St. Lawrence College A community minded individual, with Tanya Deeks once a week. His
before accepting a position in the
John has been a proud member of the son Sebastian is an accomplished
insurance industry in Toronto. It Rotary Club since 1982. John, who ultra-marathoner, and John, when
was in Toronto that John began has been swimming since his twenties, possible hooks into his races. These
studying yoga, eventually becoming became a member of the Cornwall races take place over uneven often
an instructor and running a studio for Sea Lions Masters’ training program. hilly, sometimes mountainous terrain

four years. Deciding that he wanted
Starting to run at 56 year of age, he where the accents and descents can
to see the world, John travelled to began to participate in triathalons. be much greater, making the courses

Europe, spending one year living in Since then John has competed in quite challenging. John attributes
Greece before returning to Toronto. almost every type of race, - track, his positive attitude towards running
Spending the next two years in duathlons (run, bike, run), track, to Sebastian who made him laugh-
Toronto, he then moved to England,
5k, 10k, half marathons, and even out-loud when he told him “Dad,
being employed by an insurance marathons. John has completed four you’re never going to win any races,
company and teaching yoga. It was marathons including one in Big Sur so why not just enjoy it” John may
during his time in London that John California. Completing marathons in not be winning races but he did make
met his wife Shanti, and they are the both his fifties and sixties, he has not the podium, medalling at the 2018,
parents of son Sebastian and daughter ruled out tackling the 42 km distance Canada 55 Plus games held in New
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