2025 Malice at McLennan
Maybe the promised “great views” didn’t materialize. But on a beautiful fall morning, it rained for the exact hour that 70 runners tackled one of the best hills in Kitchener and we loved every second of it! Congrats to all participants especially today’s winners: This was our first ever race at the formidable McLennan Park […]
Don’t Stop Be-Leafing: TMMC Fall 5 KM Classic
No better way to kick off our fall racing season than with this morning’s fan favourite, the TMMC Fall 5 KM Classic. 700 runners of all paces flocked to one of our flattest and fastest 5k courses, along the Speed River at scenic Riverside Park in Cambridge. We couldn’t ask for more beautiful setting for […]
My Next KW Race: Special 2026 Membership Contest
Run Waterloo runs an incredibly popular membership program, with over 1,100 members enjoying a variety of great perks. This year at My Next KW Race, we changed the contest schedule which allowed us to do this special “membership” version just in time for your 2026 planning. We’re keeping this contest super simple. To enter, let […]
POGO – For the Kids
It was a cool and crisp morning at Kiwanis Park in Kitchener for the 12th Annual Kitchener Kids with Cancer Run & Walk. We were joined by over 800 runners and walkers of all ages, who hit the Kiwanis trails for a 5k, 10, or 200m fun run. A touch of fall was in the […]
Runners Take Flight at The Runway 2025
Spirits were soaring this morning at the highly anticipated 9th Annual Runway, hosted at the scenic and sunny Region of Waterloo International Airport. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of taking off along the tarmac, and our sold out crowd of 480 participants in the 2 mile, 5 mile, and 200m races all rose to […]
2025 Downtown Kitchener Mile recap
Thank you for joining us at the 7th Downtown Kitchener Mile. Just over one loop around the lake in Victoria Park is a great way to spend a summer evening. Congrats to all runners and walkers in the challenging mile event! Participants were treated to all of the heat and humidity, but none of the […]
Every Step Sends Life-Saving Flights
If you’ve spotted The Runway on the Run Waterloo calendar for August 30, you already know it’s something special. Run Waterloo doesn’t just add events on a whim—each one must be fit to run. And behind this new event lies a story of help, hope, and healing that deserves to be told. Welcome Mission Aviation […]
Cheers from Run at Ribfest
Thanks for joining us today at Victoria Park for Run at Ribfest! It was so fun to cheer you on at every lap, and to get so many “cheers” back. We hope the amazing smell of the ribs on the grills helped motivate you to finish the laps (and the drinks!), and that you got […]
Announcing the 2025 Run at Ribfest breweries!
You know the Downtown Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show for many things: great times, great people, and an extraordinary selection of breweries to sample. (Did we mention ribs!?) But only five are invited each year to the Run At Ribfest! Yes, this is the race that STARTS with a cheers – drink in hand […]
Ready, Set, Sport
Ryan Kruizenga and Cynthia Nelson win wire-to-wire in 3rd ENDURrun Sport. 8 days, 8 stages, 80 KM. Congrats to all! More to come. See the action at results.runwaterloo.com. Friday is the rest day. Well earned, after a brutal 13.4k trail race at the most challenging course we have, Baden Hills. Saturday is a 5,000m on […]