Race season is in full swing and we have a constant flow of runners coming into the Runners Choice store to share their racing success stories as well as a few horror stories! I hear a lot about runners’ experiences at races and it is one of my...
I have a huge collection of old running shoes. What is the best thing to do with them? You essentially have two options when it comes to old running shoes – you can either donate them or recycle them. For the shoes with a bit of life in them and...
[Editor’s note:] Run Waterloo has added a special new blog feature to continue to offer high quality information and to bring you into the conversation! This How-To feature is a series of running advice blog posts on running by runners, for...
Running How-Tos is a crowd-sourced collection of running tips and tricks, by runners, for runners. Do you have something to share? Submit yours here. Believe it or not, spectating is a significant element of the racing scene. Spectators can add...
Running How-Tos is a crowd-sourced collection of running tips and tricks, by runners, for runners. Do you have something to share? Submit yours here. Well friends, we may just have seen the last of the seemingly never-ending winter that we have...
It’s been such a cold winter and I haven’t had enough time to train as I would have liked. I am registered for a big race in a couple weeks. Should I run it? It HAS been a chilly winter to say the least, which has some runners opting...
This is Part 1 of the story. Click here for the post-race conclusion! The plan to run in Ottawa on May 25, 2014 was conceived on May 19, 2013 at The Chocolate Bar in Cleveland, mere hours after crossing the finish line of the Cleveland Marathon...
I recently heard the term “getting chicked” at a race and I wanted to know what it means and if it is an acceptable term to use? A quick visit to the Urban Dictionary will tell you that “getting chicked” is when a male is...
I like to keep my running simple which means I tend to shy away from running technology. However, once in a while, a really amazing running gadget hits the market that just blows me away! The Garmin FR220 is just that that product. Not only is it...
At what temperature does it become socially inappropriate for runners to train in shorts? Probably one of my favourite questions yet. And not because it’s an obvious one. In most cultures, the moment that frost covers the ground, runners...
My name is Daniel Cook, I am 26 years old and work as a mental health nurse at Grand River Hospital. My journey into running has been a long and hard trip, only 4 short years ago I used to weigh an astonishing 375 pounds. My whole life I was big...
This is a monthly column that answers your burning running questions and provides running etiquette dos and don’ts. Submit yours to [email protected] for January! I want to start planning my race schedule for 2014, but I don’t...
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