Reach for the Stars- Day 1 of Classic Weekend
This evening we got the Dippers underway with their 5k, and they’ll be back tomorrow to join our sold-out crowd of Classic runners at our biggest race of the year. We also had a fun run, spotlight on the kiddos! Well done and good luck to all the runners who will be following up their […]
New for 2027: Athletics Canada Road & Trail Membership
As announced by Athletics Canada in March 2026, starting in 2027, all events that are sanctioned by provincial sport organizations (including Athletics Ontario) will be subject to a new participant licensing system. Run Waterloo believes in the value that Athletics Ontario provides to our events and our sport in general, and so this is going […]
Age Graded results comes to E-60
E-60, the ENDURrun prelim scheduled for July, has a new scoring mechanism: age graded and weighted results. Each of the six events will have completely normal results, where the first runner wins etc. These results will be compiled into a series ranked cumulatively lowest time, These are all things you know to expect from ENDURrun […]
My Next KW Race Fall 2026
This year, we are doing contests less frequently but each one is bigger than in the past, and this one is the largest of all time! Prizes TEN* free entries up for grabs, 10 unique winners for one entry to any of the 5 races we just dropped to our calendar: Run @ Ribfest, TMMC […]
All in Good FUN: Lakeside Laps
June has been joyful for us as we were back out today in full force for our second fundraiser of the month. Growing from our first event together last year, thanks to the over 200 runners and walkers who joined us at the 2nd Annual Lakeside Laps for Brain Injury Awareness, benefitting the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington […]
Give Yourself a Round of A-Paws: Tails on Trails
We love to support our local community, and this event is really known for putting the FUN in fundraiser, and the PAW in positively pup-tastic. This morning we hosted a sold out crowd of 400 participants, dogs and runners alike, happily hitting the trails at sunny Bechtel Park in Waterloo. The dogs were excellent sports […]
Back-2-Back in Baden
It’s good 2 be Back in beautiful Baden on this rainy morning for the 11th Annual. Part open road and part covered trail, both sections flat and fast, it’s a loop so nice we ran it twice. Or three times, for the Back-2-Backers. However many loops you loped, it was a job well done and […]
Life is a Highway: 401
Hanging out under the highway has never been more fun. Today we were joined by 80 valued runners for 401, a new flat out and back that is featured as a part of our Run Pure + Simple series which are FREE to RW members. None of the frills, all of the vibes. Pure and […]
A Meteoric Rise: endurRACE
Spring has sprung and our runners sprang into action this afternoon for the 20th Annual endurRACE at Westmounts Sports Park in Waterloo. Temperatures are up, spirits are lifted, and the motivation is high. And no, you weren’t seeing double if you saw runners out on the course twice- that’s our 5+8k doubleheader giving you twice […]
My Next KW Race!
Spring is back and we’ve got a free entry contest lined up for you, brought to you by My Next KW Home Group! The contest Running popularity is surging right now, with tons of new people joining the sport every month for several years now. We think this is a good time to reflect on, […]