Carey Redpath Carey Redpath is a long time resident of Vancouver, B.C. where she works in the high tech sector and leads an active, outdoor lifestyle including hiking and kayaking. She has been a moderate runner most of her life and has participated in many fund raising events including working with family members to host and participate in the ‘First Birthday Run’ which ran several years in BC as a fund raiser for CFSID and in honour of her nephew Cole Plain, a SIDS baby. Carey has been to Cape Breton once before and looks forward to returning to this beautiful part of the country to support such a great cause.
Naomi Scott Naomi Scott is a trainer/consultant with a large software company; She talks much faster than she runs. Her home is in Vancouver where she lives with a much neglected fig tree in a condo overlooking the Fraser River. In participating in this event, she is hoping to raise money to helping CFSID and see what is reputed to be one of the most beautiful places in Canada. She will be training for this event by running through airports as she commutes between Vancouver and our customer sites. Her goal is to complete her leg of the relay in a less-than-humiliating amount of time and she is most looking forward to meeting all the other participants and organizers in what she expects to be a very heart-warming finale
Sean Zaychkowsky
Although Sean Zaychkowsky has not participated in a long distance running event, he is certainly looking forward to the challenge, and to representing Alberta. He has a long history in athletics and he is excited to participate in the Cabot Trail Relay Race. He has been employed with Children Services as a Social Worker for 8 years and has a colleague who has been very connected with Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths for over 17 years. When asked to participate in the run, he was honoured to be asked by Jim as he is a good friend and the CFSID is a tremendous cause. Again, he looks forward to the experience, the challenge and raising funds for the CFSID. He is thankful for the opportunity.
Kyle Elliott Wow what a great opportunity to challenge his first half-marathon distance and for such a great cause. He became involved in this cause due to a coworker who has had experience with SIDS and was honored that he asked him to represent this organization. Most of his professional life has been dedicated to children as he is employed as a Social Worker in Edmonton. During his free time he enjoys participating in all types of sporting activities and traveling to places all across North America to watch them. He wishes everyone involved good luck, and will meet them all at the finish line.
Arthur Warman Arthur Warman comes from a very non-athletic family and was taught in life the only exercise you need is hard work. Competitive sports were out as a youth and in his early 2-‘s Arthur took up Back Packing and Downhill skiing as a hobby. At age 50 Arthur was hurt in an industrial accident, which nearly cost him his leg after a 900kg piece of concrete pipe came loose and knocked him over leaving his leg underneath. He was in the hospital for a month and had 11 surgeries to save his leg including muscle transplants, skin grafts and a steel rod from ankle to the knee. During this time Arthur decided that if he kept his leg he would someday run a marathon. Arthur ran his first marathon in December of 2005 in Honolulu as a fundraiser for the Canadian Progress Club. Since that time he ran full marathons in Vancouver B.C and Las Vegas Nada ran several half marathons. A year ago while out on a training run Arthur suffered a heart attack but has since recovered and ran a half marathon in Lincoln Nebraska, leg 4 of he Canadian Death Race and the Goofy Challenge at Disney world which included a half marathon on Saturday and a full marathon on Sunday. Arthur now works with the Running Room Canada as an events manager, continues to run and speaks to groups of new runners about his experiences and the human spirit to encourage them during their training. Arthur has three children of his own, two step children and two grandchildren and works to raise funds for children’s services locally and around the world.
Irene Morgan Irene Morgan is an active volunteer fundraiser for the CFSID in her community of Kemptville, Ontario for the past ten years and as Chair of the CFSID Board of Directors, Irene looks forward to the challenge of the Cabot Trail relay race as part of Team Baby’s Breath to represent her native province of Manitoba as well as her local CFSID Council in Kemptville Ontario as a SIDS parent. Irene was born and raised in southern Manitoba and further attended the University of Manitoba where she enjoyed several recreational sports including soccer, baseball and running at the University track. After several years of moving around with her military family, Irene and her family are settling down in Kemptville, Ontario where she has further put herself to the physical challenge of training and obtaining her black belt in Karate. Irene’s goal has always been to run in a marathon or race before she reached the age of 45. When this challenge was presented to her, it was a perfect fit. She would not only reach her goal, but she will do it for a cause that she is very passionate about. Irene, her husband JP and son Liam lost their second son and brother Keegan to Sudden Unexpected Death (SUD) in 1997 at just three and half months of age. Since then they have been passionate fundraisers for this cause, having raised $70,000 for the CFSID through their local fundraiser, Keegan’s Walk for SIDS.
“We’ll Share the love he taught us, help search for answers true, so other precious babies will have a chance to live and celebrate first birthdays and SIDS forever end.” – Irene Morgan
Anne Banfield Anne was born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, where she currently lives with her husband and three children. She is a Registered Nurse with a special interest in mental health and children's programs. She began running thirteen years ago as an addition to her fitness and personal training interests. She quickly developed a true passion for running and has developed a significant list of running accomplishments since she began. She has run in two Boston Marathons and will enjoy that again in April 2008 which will add one more to her list of fifteen marathons to date. She has also completed several triathlons over this time and is currently training for a first half ironman event this summer in Peterbourgh, Ontario. She is honored to have been asked to run in the Cabot Trail Relay with CFSID and looks forward to it being an extremely successful event.
Brody Buck Brody is a Grade 11 student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines, ON. He is very athletic and trains daily. He enjoys rowing and computers. He has been a dedicated CFSID Niagara volunteer for several years and the youngest member of Team Baby’s Breath. Brody’s older brother, Jesse, died from SIDS in 1990. Brody is running on behalf of all SIDS siblings and in memory of his brother who would have been 18 years old on May 17.
Brigitte Faucher
Brigitte is a multimedia student is Saint-Jerome, Qc. She enjoys playing music and spending time with her son Jonathan. Brigitte joined the Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths after losing her son Tommy, in 2002, she will be running in his memory on behalf of all of Tommy's family and friends.
Ernest Tan Ernest enjoys leading an active lifestyle and most outdoor sports. When opportunities arise, he is always eager to volunteer / help out for a good cause - especially when it also involves an outdoor activity. It is his honor to participate in the Cabot Trail Relay Race as part of Team Baby’s Breath and raise funds as a representative of the Quebec. His passions are rock climbing in the summer and snowboarding in the winter around the Montreal region. Once a year, he likes to participate in a regional running event or triathlon. He works as a spacecraft specialist in the field of satellite operations at the Canadian Space Agency.
Darlene Howe Darlene was born and raised in Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and left the province in 1990 upon completion of her Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her love of running began early in her life when she was in grade school but took a 15 year sabbatical once high school ended when her focus shifted to starting her career. She currently resides in Oshawa, On. with her husband and three daughters. Upon the arrival of her third daughter in 1999, Darlene slowly got back into running as part of a fitness regiment for herself while she juggled the demands of having three children under the age of four. In 2005, she decided she wanted to challenge her running abilities and set her sights on training for her first marathon which she successfully completed in May and in doing so, qualified for the 2006 Boston Marathon. Marathon training has continued to be part of her lifestyle as Darlene has completed 10 marathons since including New York, Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa and she is currently training to compete in her third consecutive Boston Marathon on April 21st of this year. In addition to her accomplishments in the marathon distance races, Darlene has also competed and placed in a number of shorter distance events. In the last year, she has added road biking and swimming to her workout schedule and is currently training to compete in her first Half Ironman event this summer in Peterborough, On. She is very excited to add the Cabot Trail Relay with CFSID to her list of accomplishments and is looking forward to a very challenging, fun-filled weekend
Sharon Keays Wade Sharon Keays Wade is a 48-year-old physiotherapist from Moncton, New Brunswick. Sharon is happy to be running in the Cabot Trail relay in memory of her nephew, David Harris Keays, who died as a result of S.I.D.S. Her motivation for participating in this run is to assist in raising funds for continuing research, to help us understand this syndrome and make it a part of our history.
Sara Deveau Sara Deveau hails from Souris, PEI where she lives with her husband David, her children Brian (16) and Madelyn (14), Keeper, the dog and a very special cat named Diablo. A self-professed, all-season chronic runner, she is looking forward to the challenge of Cape Smokey this year at Cabot Trail. Sara has run 14 marathons and numerous half marathons and has participated in the Cabot Trail Relay and the Halifax to Lunenburg Relay. Next Month, Sara is volunteering on a family team at the Boston Marathon where her niece will be running. Sara belongs to the PEI Roadrunners Club and this year received the Ewen Stewart Inspirational Runner Award.
Paani Zizman Paani K. Zizman is an Administrative Assistant/Jr. Researcher with the Ajunnginiq (Inuit Centre) Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization. Born in Inuvik, NWT, she was raised on Banks Island in the small community of Sachs Harbour .Living in Ottawa for 20 years, she attended Algonquin College for Library Science through distance learning and evening classes. Paani’s personal interest in participating for this marathon was first for a challenge of a lifetime, and timing of a recent fact sheet that she wrote on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome that is specific to Inuit in the North. Paani is married to Kowesa and has three children aged 13, 5, and 2.
Melanie Peters Forty-one and a PROUD Yukoner. Mother of two beautiful, energetic daughters Brooke and Kendra. Wife of 12 years to loving husband Darrell. SIDS mom since Sept. 2000 when losing son Cole Anthony William at 6 months. The love and encouragement of family and friends and the great support of all Yukoners will help me and be with me along the trail. Looking forward to the challenge of raising a monumental amount of funds for the CFSID and the personal challenge of what each kilometre brings.
