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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Challenge Gérard-Side
Hello, everybody!
A few years ago, while doing my research on Gérard side, I discovered the Athletic Club in St. Hyacinthe. Since 1993, members of the sports club organise a competition run in honor of the marathon runner.
As I am currently writing the biography of Gerard side, I am pursuing the same goals as the Athletic Club: pay tribute to our greatest runner in Quebec. Thus, in 2001, I decided to join the club to help them prepare for this event. Club members have readily accepted my idea of a photography exhibit on the career of Gérard side. This exhibition is mounted every year the day of the Challenge.
This year, the Athletic Club is celebrating the 15th Challenge. To mark the event, Mr. Benoit Chartier, publisher of the Courier Saint-Hyacinthe, has agreed to publish a souvenir booklet. This special section will be inserted in the newspaper Le Courrier few days before the event. But most importantly, a copy will be given to all runners who will start racing 5 km, 10 km and 15 km.
If you love history of sport, I invite you to race in Saint-Hyacinthe May 11. You can visit the exhibition entitled Gérard-Côté, a race of 192000 km long, and if you participate, you will be entitled to the Special Section. Profusely illustrated, this book will offer an overview of the career of Gérard side and focus on the year 1948, a year particularly successful in the life of Maskoutain.
A blog devoted to the history of sport in Quebec.
Showing posts, which is different messages. Show all posts Showing posts, which is different messages. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Challenge Gérard-Side
Hello, everybody!
A few years ago, while doing my research on Gérard side, I discovered the Athletic Club in St. Hyacinthe. Since 1993, members of the sports club organise a competition run in honor of the marathon runner.
As I am currently writing the biography of Gerard side, I am pursuing the same goals as the Athletic Club: pay tribute to our greatest runner in Quebec. Thus, in 2001, I decided to join the club to help them prepare for this event. Club members have readily accepted my idea of a photography exhibit on the career of Gérard side. This exhibition is mounted every year the day of the Challenge.
This year, the Athletic Club is celebrating the 15th Challenge. To mark the event, Mr. Benoit Chartier, publisher of the Courier Saint-Hyacinthe, has agreed to publish a souvenir booklet. This special section will be inserted in the newspaper Le Courrier few days before the event. But most importantly, a copy will be given to all runners who will start racing 5 km, 10 km and 15 km.
If you love history of sport, I invite you to race in Saint-Hyacinthe May 11. You can visit the exhibition entitled Gérard-Côté, a race of 192000 km long, and if you participate, you will be entitled to the Special Section. Profusely illustrated, this book will offer an overview of the career of Gérard side and focus on the year 1948, a year particularly successful in the life of Maskoutain.
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