A Local Running Story: Adam Hortian
There is a new run club on the Kitchener-Waterloo race scene and they will be making their début at our ReFridgeEighter 8km/3km on February 21st. We caught up with the coach of the team, Adam Hortian for a bit of the background story on the club, his coaching style and his vision for Fastisfun. Tell us a […]
A Local Running Story: Derek Hergott Reflects On 10 Years of Running
We just wrapped up our 2015 Endurrun and among our runners was “Dangerous D” or Derek Hergott, a local runner who was celebrating his 10 year runniversary. We thought it would be great to catch up with him and check out what 10 years of running looks like. You are celebrating 10 years of running […]
Local Running Story: Aidan Kelly Runs the Waterloo 10 KM Classic for the 34th Time
It recently came to our attention that local runner, Aidan Kelly, had just completed his 34th consecutive Waterloo 10 KM Classic. This Run Waterloo race is the largest and most competitive 10 KM around and Aidan only has missed 4 races in the history of the event. We thought he would be a perfect person to […]
Waterloo Runner Highlight: Laura Richards
Run Waterloo blog is adding a new Running Story feature where we profile local runners who are doing extraordinary things, whether that is bucket list races, starting their first run programs or doing cool things in the local running community. If you think you know someone who should be featured or have a story to […]
What NOT to do at your next marathon
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 favourite parts of my job here (mostly due […]
Q & A: Recycling Shoes and Caring for Running Clothes
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 in good condition, consider donating […]
How to Make Your Own Gels and A Special Announcement
[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 runners. We are looking to crowd source this exciting feature, so if you want […]
How to be the best race spectator
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, or detract, just as much from a race as the participants themselves. Whether or not […]
How To Transition from the Treadmill to Outdoor Running
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 survived together in 2014. Cold winds, icy roads and swirling snow has phased even […]
Questions and Answers on Sleeping and Racing
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 to stay inside on the couch […]