February member spotlight: Alicia and Tyler!
Member Spotlight: TyLicia
We profile Run Waterloo members monthly in this column. This month, get to know the people behind the biggest smiles: Alicia Erz and Tyler Dalton! RW: Congrats on placing first in the spouse category at Re-Fridgee-Eighter! How long have you been competing as TyLicia? T: 2020 Re-Fridgee-Eighter is only the second race that we’ve competed […]
Call for 2020 sponsors
Saucony Canada. Runners’ Choice. Waterloo Brewing. Michael Hewitson – Royal LePage Wolle Realty. M&T Printing Group. Aubs & Mugg. Surge Activewear. What do these names have in common? These are strong local and national brands that share our vision of inspiring community through running. As sponsors, they receive value from Run Waterloo sponsorships in various ways, […]
New results feature: award medal winners
Many runners LOVE medals. We give out medals for finishing and as awards at various races. We have added new finisher medals at many races over the past year. (Next up is ENDURrace where all 5k runners earn a cool finisher medal – stay tuned!) We have also spent time working on new designs and […]
Recap and photos from the 2020 Re-Fridgee-Eighter
The decade is off to a great start this morning with the 23rd Re-Fridgee-Eighter! On a sunny and mild-for-running day, 400 runners gathered for a winter test of fitness in Waterloo. We love catching up with old friends and meeting new ones as the calendar year gets underway. Congratulations to all participants! In the […]
Meet the 2019 Boost winners
Member spotlight: 2019 Boost winners
This month, we’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on four members, each of whom won their demographic in the 2019 Boost. What is Boost? It’s a free program for all members based on friendly competition. Earn Points, win bragging rights and great swag. Learn more. Jennifer and William are a husband-wife team from Kitchener (“The Fast […]
Introducing Qualia’s Steps Forward for Mental Health
In 2020, Qualia Counselling Services is teaming up with Run Waterloo to bring a new, impactful run to Waterloo Region. We’re thrilled to launch the inaugural Qualia’s Steps Forward for Mental Health on June 27. We’ve been working with co-owner Charity Fleming, MSW on this race and here is what you need to know about […]
Introducing event highlights
We made a small (but fun!) update to results.runwaterloo.com this week. What’s new? Icons to highlight outstanding results – race winners and member PBs – directly in the results, and a few other places too! And this is how it looks in the results: Race winners The results award a gold trophy for 1st overall, […]
Happy holidays from the Musagetes 5k!
Thanks for a great year, and an incredible DECADE! This event marks the final one of 297 timed events we held this decade. We’re fully in the off season now. Enjoy the season and we’ll see you again in 2020! Icy conditions pushed us to a new section of the trail, running the opposite direction […]