2016 ENDURrace 5 KM
Recap After opening the 2016 season with two spring-like winter races, we are now experiencing winter in April! Despite strong winds and a hint of blowing snow, a determined group still showed up for the first race of the Economical ENDURrace series to run 5 KM on Saturday evening in Elmira. Overall results were dominated […]
2016 Pancake Mile
Pancakes with your maple syrup, anyone? How about a mile run? For the second year in a row, RunWaterloo and the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival joined together to serve up the Pancake Mile. Despite the fantastically dry and relatively warm March, race day conditions didn’t allow us to run outside, so we were back on […]
2016 Laurier Loop
Recap 2016 marked a big change for Laurier Loop, as we moved to March for the first time, and to the central WLU campus. Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed our new urban course, and raised over $3,500 for MDRC! This is far from being one of RunWaterloo’s fastest courses; however, the assault on race records […]
2016 Laurier Loop update – race records and official courses
We are now less than three weeks away from the 9th annual Laurier Loop road race. Here are a few updates to get you excited! Race Records This winter, we’ve been working hard on all of our historical results. We have put all the results from the history of the Laurier Loop in one easy-to-use, […]
RunWaterloo photos: Moving On
As we have known for a while, Google is finally moving on from Picasa. Picasa has been a great home for RunWaterloo’s photos for ten years now, but we’re excited to be moving on as well. We evaluated several options including Facebook and Google Photos, but the clear winner is … Flickr. Once you get […]
2016 Re-Fridgee-Eighter
The first race of 2016 is in the books! Recap On an unseasonably warm day, where we saw many more runners in shorts and t-shirts/singlets than we usually do in February, great conditions paired with a little extra incentive led to one of the fastest and deepest fields the Re-Fridgee-Eighter has seen in many years. […]
Changes at RunWaterloo from 2015 to 2016
2015 was a year of many changes. Here is a rundown of what was new in 2015 and what’s new for 2016. Let’s get started! New in 2015 Verdict New for 2016 Dirty Dog Dash This was the first time we allowed dogs in the mud pit. Everyone loved it and we are keeping it! […]
Laurier Loop Circles Back to Its Roots with Big Changes in 2016
Big news – the Laurier Loop is changing dates, venues and courses in 2016. The event is moving from September to March, and to the main campus. Why is this happening, and why should you be excited about it? 1. Your fall racing schedule The fall racing schedule is very crowded. So many events, inside […]
Waterloo Running Series doubles prize money for 2016
A major change for 2016 is an increase in prize money offered at Waterloo Running Series races. Prize money will now be offered to the winners of eight events across five of our races, for a 100% increase in total available prize money. In total, at least $7,200 in prize money will be awarded at […]
Pricing, Discounts and Payment in 2016
Some prices are going down, some are going up, and and some discounts are changing in 2016. If you want to know how to maximize the “bang for your buck” this year, please read below. Discounts Multi-Race Discount The most powerful discount that we offer at RunWaterloo is the Multi-Race discount. This program entitles a single runner […]