Allison Hobeika was an outstanding long distance runner from the middle 1990’s well into the early 2000’s, and in fact, was still running very strongly as late as 2017.
In 1996, in the Miquelon 25 km distance race, Allison raced to a first place finish in the female division. That same year, she was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Timex team that competed at the National Track and Field championships in Vancouver, BC.
In 2000, Allison enjoyed a tremendously successful racing year, recording first place finishes in the Tely 10 Road Race, the Provincial 20 km race, and the NL Provincial Marathon. 2001 was equally successful for Allison as she recorded first place finishes in a number of provincial road races among them the Shopper’s half marathon, the Provincial 20 km championships and the Tely 10. That same year she placed a very strong first place in the female division in the Saint John, NB., half-marathon.
In 2003, she again won the Shopper’s half-marathon, the Garnish 10 km road race and the Nautilus half–marathon, to name just some of her victories.
2004 was another banner year for Allison as she continued her winning ways, claiming victories in the Provincial 20 km championships and the Blueberry Harvest 10 kms.
First in the Provincial Marathon again in 2007, Allison also recorded victories in the inaugural and challenging Cape to Cabot 20 km race, the Turkey Tea 10 kms and the Provincial 20 km championships. That same year she raced to a first place finish in the female division of the Mississauga Marathon.
In 2010, Allison won her third Provincial Marathon. She continued to run strongly up to 2017, placing among the top three finishers in the tough Cape to Cabot race. In that same year she placed fourth in the Nautilus half-marathon.
In addition to her superb road racing career Allison was also the assistant cross-country coach at Memorial University in the early 2000’s.
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