Battle of Waterloo Update: September 2015
September is a big month for the Battle of Waterloo: BOWII has concluded and BOWIII starts next week! Background – Battle of Waterloo I The original concept was born out of the desire for a more complete racing experience. Like our multi-stage events (ENDURrace and ENDURrun), the three-part nature of BOW allows runners to stay […]
Battle of Waterloo II Update
With so much happening this summer, we almost (but not quite) forgot about the Battle! Here’s a quick recap of what’s been happening: After the first stage of Battle of Waterloo II, the Baden 7 Mile, the top three male contenders were separated by a slim margin of 48 seconds: Paul Braun 48:29 Ryan Bartja […]
IAAF World Championships: midweek report
[Just getting up to speed with the IAAF World Championships? Let us help!] Who loved watching the Canadian track and field team compete and win at Pan Ams last month? Lucky for us, they’re back in action in Beijing right now at the IAAF World Championships! The meet started August 22 and concludes August 30, […]
2015 The Runway
August 22, 2015 was the first Runway at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. It’s a long two mile loop on the flat tarmac, with a wave just for fun, and a wave with runners chasing time targets. Overall, four men and two women achieved the prestigious gold pin. Results from today can be found […]
Announcing our newest sponsor!
We are super excited to announce the newest sponsor to the RunWaterloo family, Michael Hewitson, Royal LePage Wolle Realty! Everything we do in the running community is made possible by all of our stakeholders, including runners, volunteers, partners and sponsors. As a huge part of the RunWaterloo community, every sponsor we bring on board has […]
2015 Waterloo 10KM Classic
What a beautiful day for a race. For only the second time in its 38-year history, this event was not held at Seagram/University Stadium. Runners took the switch to a challenging course and Kitchener venue in stride. Thanks for running and congratulations to all finishers! Winners: Christopher Moore (16:02), Erin McClure (17:14) | Johana Kariankei […]
2015 Waterloo Classic: Official Courses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We are very excited to announce the official courses for the 2015 Waterloo Classic Road Races: 5KM: 9:00am. Map. 10KM: 9:20am. Map. 3KM: 9:23am. Map. Thank you for your patience and understanding. See you on Sunday! More details – Course measured along shortest possible route, using Bike with Jones Counter. – Resurrection […]
The Pan Am torch relay is coming to Kitchener-Waterloo this week!
On Thursday afternoon the torch will arrive in Waterloo from Stratford, and there will be celebrations at Waterloo Town Square and then Kitchener City Hall, where it will rest for the night before continuing on to Cambridge and Brantford on Friday morning. Several locals will have the opportunity to participate in the relay as torchbearers, […]
RunWaterloo announces new venue for 2015 Waterloo Classic Road Races
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Update: Official courses announced June 19, 2015 The Waterloo Classic Road Races will not be held at University Stadium in 2015. The races will start and finish at Resurrection Catholic Secondary School, 455 University Avenue West, Kitchener. “By running through both Waterloo and Kitchener, we hope participants enjoy the opportunity to run […]
Back by popular demand: Transcend screening June 4th
Our top four reasons to attend the screening of Transcend at the Princess Twin Theatre on June 4th: 1. You’ve seen it before, but it really is so amazing and you want to see it again 2. You couldn’t get tickets to the sold-out screening in Waterloo in March 3. This fundraiser is organized by […]