Awards
This Web site is dedicated to those who embrace the Penguin spirit
 

FEBRUARY 2003: RUN THE PLANET AWARD CONGRATULATIONS! Your webpage "Toronto Penguins Running Club" (www.torontopenguins.ca) won the February 2003 Run The Planet Award! The RTP Award is designed to identify those sites recommended to us by runners and walkers visiting our website Run The Planet. Congratulations again and... be ready to run the planet! RTP Staff

Media Coverage
 

FEB 29/04: TORONTO STAR Excerpt from the article Seven ways to choose your own adventure today (p. B5) The Running Room-ers aren't the only folks pounding the pavement. The Toronto Penguins Running Club trots through Sunnybrook Park on Sundays... SPRING 03: NEW OUTLOOK MAGAZINE Excerpt from the article Easy does it (p. 13) by Maureen Littlejohn The name Penguin came to [John Bingham] when he glimpsed his reflection on one of his early wogs. What kept him going? "Nothing was as powerful as crossing the finish line of my first race," says Bingham. Those words ring true for thousands of Penguins worldwide, whether they live in Germany, Australia or Bosnia. Toronto, Ont., has the most organized club. Led by Glenn Gabriel, 29, the 60 members get out for three 6-10K runs a week, and also bike and swim together. "The social aspect is one of the best selling points. You run with other people at your own pace and have fun while you get fit," says Gabriel, stressing that Penguins can range from 30 to 75 years old. SPRING 03: torontObserver ONLINE MAGAZINE (CENTENNIAL COLLEGE) Excerpt from the article Get in shape this spring by running by Andrea Civichino The Penguins, a group of 40 men and women of all running stages, meet regularly for runs.There is no cost to join the Penguins and usually after runs the group meets for lunch or dinner. "Running should be fun so we focus on both the running and social aspects," Gabriel said. "The leaders of the group take it upon themselves to ensure that nobody gets left behind during the runs, even if it means running with them," Gabriel said.

Credits
 

Club Thank-Yous North Carolina Penguin Ward Reed for the Smart IDs (Jan 01). I still owe him a case of Bradors beer! Home / About Us Waddle On Sports for use of the Penguin credo and logos. “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” and the Penguin logo are registered Trademarks of Waddle On Sports, Limited. Canadian Flag Clip Art Gallery for the maple leaf graphics Calendar Toronto Penguins Heather, Kelly and Tracy for their race comments Toronto FAQ City of Toronto Web site for the picture of the Toronto skyline and their wordmark Boston Penguin Julia for her Toronto comments CNNSI.com for their Maple Leafs graphic Tim Hortons Web site for their logo Royal Canadian Mint for $1 and $2 coin graphics Toronto Transit Commission Web site for their logo Government of Canada Web site for their wordmark Government of Ontario Web site for their wordmark 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid Web site for their logo Photos (and race reports) 1999 Canadian International Marathon, Emma Jane 1999 New York City Marathon, Ron from Charlotte 2000 National Capital Marathon, Heather 2000 Canada Flight School, Art Weaver of the St. Catharines Road Runners and Walkers 2000 Julia’s visit to Toronto, Julia from Boston 2000 Longboat Toronto Island 10K, myracephoto.com 2000 Hoot ‘n’ Howl 5K XC, Paul 2000 Marine Corps Marathon, Jane from Charlotte 2001 Visit to Kathryn in St. Catharines, Kelly 2001 Butte to Butte 10K, Eugene, Oregon, Scott from Chicago 2001 Chicago Marathon, Liesha and Myra 2001 Canadian International Marathon, Kelly and Ernest Doroszuk, Toronto Sun 2001 New York City Marathon, Richard 2001 Heart Lake Fall Classic 8K Trail Run, Kelly 2001 Living History Farms Races (Iowa), Marce from Ames, Ia. 2001 Santa Shuffle 5K, Kelly Darryl for the use of her colour scanner Heather, Kelly, Kathryn, Maureen, Jacquie, Maryanna, Helen and Carlene for their race reports O Canada! Canadian Heritage Web site for use of the Canadian flag graphic, lyrics and history of O Canada The official South Park Movie Web site for the poster graphic Links Thanks to fellow Penguins Ron and Nancy for links to their Penguin Web sites City of Toronto Web site for their Toronto flag graphic Colophon The Toronto Penguins Web site was created using Netscape® Communicator 4.72 (Composer) on a PC. Photos and thumbnails were created with Adobe® Photoshop® 5.0. The main fonts on this site are Arial for the headings and Times New Roman for the body text. Since I was new to Web site design and creation, I relied extensively on The Non-Designer’s Web Book (2nd ed) by Robin Williams and John Tollett.   Webmaster’s Note by Glenn Gabriel This Web site would not exist without the help and support of many people. The book that started me on my running journey was Making the Marathon Your Event by Richard Benyo. I continue to find inspiration in my running hero, Terry Fox, a 22-year-old amputee who ran across Canada in 1980 to raise funds for cancer research. For details, read Terry Fox: His Story by Leslie Scrivener. Thanks to my friends, family and the Penguin Brigade. And thanks to God for the courage, strength and wisdom I need to fulfill my mission. Godspeed!

 

Home

About Us

Calendar

T.O. FAQ

Photos

Links

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint.
— Isaiah 40:31



Page last updated: Jan 19/06