Fall Schedule

By Luke | Published: August 25, 2011

Here is Caltaf’s fall schedule (updated Aug 24, 2011).

Here is a map of all the Caltaf training locations.

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Season Bests

By Luke | Published: August 25, 2011

Here are Caltaf Season Bests for 2011 (pdf or xlsx).
Here are Caltaf Season Stats up to Aug 9, 2011 (pdf or xlsx).

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Caltaf Athlete Comes through with Medal Winning Performance

By Luke | Published: August 1, 2011
dsc04684_smallSo what do you say about a young man who goes out to represent his country with the mindset of making the race an honest one, no sitting and kicking on the last lap. Gareth Hadfield competed on the last day of the PanAm Junior Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase in Miramar, Florida. Gareth took the early lead and then settled into his own pace and rhythm. At this point he was passed by two other athletes. This was great for Gareth, right up until he tripped over a stumbling American athlete and although he tried to gain his balance, his body hit the ground hard. Gareth jumped to his feet to now find himself passed by the lead field and sitting in eighth place. Over the next 1,000m Gareth worked hard to regain his 3rd place position. It was a tough run with the heat and humidity (40C +) and working that hard… When the two lead runners broke away in the final 800m, Gareth found himself with no gear to go to.. they were used up getting back into the race… Gareth had worked hard to get to that position and that is where he remained for the rest of the race.
Gareth, despite all the pitfalls mentioned above still ran a good time and took home a Bronze medal for Canada, Calgary and Caltaf. Outstanding effort and a truly gutsy performance.
(photo by Don Hadfield)
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Congratulations to CALTAF Athletes and Coaches

By Luke | Published: July 13, 2011

Report from Sue Hirst:

This summer CALTAF is delighted to have so many of our athletes qualify for national and provincial teams. In addition to those athletes who have already been mentioned in earlier posts, CALTAF would like to congratulate the following youth and midget athletes who made the Alberta Legion Team and will compete at Legion Nationals in August:

Nicky Charlesworth, Shaunie Morrison, Emily Wilson-Bodnar, Ellie Hirst, Alex Ivan, Bryce Clements, and Adrianne Erdman. Well done athletes!

One of the reasons for the success of CALTAF athletes (apart from all the hard work and training they put in) is the amazing and dedicated coaches, all of whom deserve a big thank you for the work they do. Many of the CALTAF coaches are also very active in the wider athletic community and once again this year several CALTAF coaches have been named to Provincial and National Teams.

Jason Lindsay is the Head Coach for Team Alberta at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops from August 5-9. This is Jason’s third trip to the WCSG and his first time as Head Coach.

Tara Dressler is one of the Team Managers for Team Alberta at the 2011 Western CanadaGames. This is Tara’s first official Alberta Team position. Previously, in 1997 and 2005, she competed as an athlete at the Canada Summer Games. Team Alberta begins competing at theSaskatchewan vs. Alberta dual meet in Regina on the July 15-17 weekend.

Derrick Johnston is the Head Coach for the Alberta Legion Team at the 2011 Legion Canadian Youth Track and Field Championships in Ottawa from August 5-7. Derrick has previously been a coach at the 2008 Alberta Summer Games and the 2010 Alberta Legion Nationals.

Christine Laverty is the Lead Coach for the Canadian Youth Athletics Team at the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Man, UK from September 7-13. Christine has held many coaching positions for Provincial and National teams in her career. Most recently she was the Distance Coach for the Senior Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in 2010.

In addition Christine Laverty as Chair of the Organising Committee was recently instrumental in Calgary’s successful hosting of the 2011 Canadian National Championships at the newly renovated Foothills Athletic Park. Christine put in many, many hours of work over long months which resulted in a truly spectacular Track and Field event in our city. Calgary will host the Canadian National Championships again next year when they will be the qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics. Be sure to look out for them.

Congratulations to all these coaches who have made such significant contributions to their sport. We truly appreciate all the incredible work they do.

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Two Caltaf Athletes on International Teams

By Luke | Published: July 12, 2011
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Photo Finish of Gareth Hadfieldath at JR Nationals 2011

Report from Christine:

It has been an exciting summer for the Caltaf athletes but it will prove to be even more exciting as two of our athletes have qualified to represent Canada this summer at the Pan Am Juniors  and Commonwealth Youth Games.

This weekend Gareth earned his way onto the Pan Am Junior Team by winning the Gold Medal at Junior Nationals for the 3K Steeple (see a video of the race and awards here). Although Gareth already had the standard for team selection he was ranked Number 4 in the race and only two would get the honour of representing the country. It was a very exciting race to watch as the lead changed hands numerous times but at the last water barrier, 150 meters from the finish line Gareth was in a close third. The battle maintained all the way to the finish line and they needed the photo-finish camera to determine the 1st and 2nd place finishers. Gareth was the only Alberta male to take home the gold medal honours this weekend and he did it by thousandths of a second. This will be Gareth’s second time representing Canada as he was part of the World Youth Team in 2009.

Adrianne Erdmann traveled off to Langley, BC on June 17th where she ran a 20 second PB over the 2K steeple and ranked herself 3rd in the country which earned her  a trip to the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Mann. This will be Adrianne’s first time representing her country

Caltaf had other outstanding performances at Junior Nationals…

Nikki Charlesworth won her heat in the 100m Hurdles and placed 4th in the Final with times of 14.63/14.79 respectively. Nikki also tied for 6th in the High Jump with a height of 1.60m and 15th in the Long Jump with a 5.15m jump.

Alex Smith placed 8th both in the heats and the finals of the 110m Hurdles with times of 15.21 and 15.43 respectively.

Matt Galea ranked 26th on the starting list had a 16 second PB in the 5K and moved up the result list to the 15th position.

Young Ellie Hirst (still a first year youth) placed 14th in the Qualifying rounds of the 400 with a time of 57.57 and moved up the ranking to 12th in the B Final with another good time of 57.80.

Alex Ivan donned his spikes at his first National ever and placed 21st in the 400 with a time of 51.09.

Well done to all the athletes and their coaches. It was a great Junior Nationals…

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CALTAF athletes on Team Alberta

By Luke | Published: June 26, 2011

Congratulations to CALTAF athletes Madelaine Yee (JD), Dana Gerliz (JD), Matthew Schalm (PD), Emily Wilson-Bodnar (ND), Siri Svensson (PD) and Antha Dietrich-Henderson (PD), who have been named to Team Alberta, which will represent the province at the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships in Regina next month.  Antha will compete in long jump and triple jump, Siri in shot put and discus, Dana in discus and javelin, Matthew in shot put, discus, hammer throw and javelin, Emily in 80m hurdles, 200m hurdles and high jump and Madelaine in shot put, discus, and hammer throw. Well done athletes!

Team Alberta athletes: Please note that the team fee of $450 must be sent to Athletics Alberta by courier (because of the mail strike) ASAP. Your place on the team is not secure until that cheque has been received by AA.

Good luck in Regina and have fun! Robin

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Caltaf Track Classic Record Breakers

By Luke | Published: June 21, 2011

There were many records broken at this year’s Caltaf Track Classic:

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Robin Barclay

By Luke | Published: June 21, 2011

Caltaf wishes Robin Barclay farewell as she heads off to Africa for the year!

(photo by Micki Chong)

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JD Results from the CALTAF Classic

By Luke | Published: June 19, 2011

I would like to congratulate all of the JD athletes - Nathanael, Eric, Andrew, Nathan, Joel, Patrick, Sean, Sahad, Max, Lyle, Harry, Tyler, Matt, Jeremy Kinnear, Quinn, Janessa, Delainy, Dana, Jill, Anna, Lauren Kruger, Meghan, Madelaine, Nikki, Kirsten, Reagan, Emma, Rhea, Mia, Anise, Marissa, Heather, Kiannah, Caitlin, Hawaa, Grace, Cam, Hanna and Lauren Yardley - who participated in the CALTAF Classic this past weekend. Among them, these thirty-nine athletes produced some outstanding results. Read More »

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Calgary’s Video Promotion for the 2011 Canadian Track and Field Championships

By Luke | Published: June 13, 2011


The City of Calgary’s Report to Calgarians about the 2011 Canadian Track and Field Championships.

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