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Last updated at 2:09 PM on 28/08/08

• Race to the Sea

	Thierry Asselin greets his new wife, Stephanie Malherbe at the finish line in Rose Blanche. They ran the Race to the Sea together as a two-person team, TiTi ‘n’ Stef. Running the race was a part of their honeymoon vacation. Samantha Francis photo

Race to the sea attracts newlyweds

SAMANTHA FRANCIS
The Gulf News

Thierry Asslin and new wife Stephanie Malherbe of Ottawa, Ont., made up the only two-person team called TiTi ‘n’ Stef in the sixth annual race Race to the Sea.
The special couple from Ottawa, Ont. was granted permission to join participants in this year’s Race to the Sea on August 9 as part of their honeymoon vacation. They chose to opt out of all prizes and considerations in order to run the race.
Mrs. Malherbe, and emergency room doctor, has been running for four years and completed three marathons in the past year. She said at the closing ceremony that she told her husband the only way he could run a race on their honeymoon was if they could run it together, and he would have to wear a veil.
Mr. Asselin, an emergency room veterinarian, has been running for 19 years, completing over 25 marathons. He ran the majority of the laps in the Race to the Sea wearing a wedding veil and leg garter.
The newly weds were the highlight of the race this year. They received a number of tokens, with one of them being a Newfoundland flag.
Some new race records were also set this year, Darren Stone set the record for best male time on Leg 9, and Julie Lagin-Nasse set the new best female time for Leg 11.
The first person to cross the finish line was Andrew Casey for Blomidon Athletes. He completed the final leg of the race in just over 62 minutes.
The first place team overall was the Bay St. Goerge Bullets.
Runners started at 7 a.m. at the Cape Anguille Lighthouse. Participants carried on to the various locations and checkpoints that lie between the Cape Anguille Lighthouse and the Rose Blanche Lighthouse.
The runners were cheered on by teammates and spectators throughout their long journey, with some participants running up to 15.7 kilometers.
Race to the Sea is a 120-kilometer race split into 11 legs and connects four southwest coast lighthouses.

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