2015 Re-Fridgee-Eighter
What a great day to kick of the 2015 racing calendar! A light snow made for a picturesque wintry event. Congratulations and thanks to all runners, volunteers and spectators for another great event. We saw some quick times today on the 8 mile course. Sean Delange finished first overall for men, and Andrea Sweny finished […]
New Event: Pancake Mile
A brand new event to the 2015 calendar: The Pancake Mile! Whether you’re not a runner at all but you have a taste for pancakes and competition, or you’re a serious runner looking for a fun way to conquer the mile, this event is for you! This new event is held in conjunction with the […]
New in RunWaterloo for 2015
2015 will be a big year for running in Waterloo Region! Here’s a quick summary of highlights for the year ahead. Battle of Waterloo is expanding After a fantastic first Battle of Waterloo in 2014, we have decided to continue the series in 2015 with two new competitions. Based on your feedback, we have two […]
Sometimes you learn more by NOT running the race
[Kim Spink is a local runner and guest contributor. If you want to share your running story, please let us know!] It came in the form of a tickle in my throat on the Wednesday night, followed by the coughing on Thursday, and the fever/chills on Friday. I couldn’t deny it – I was sick […]
2014 RememberRun
Thank you for supporting the 6th annual RememberRun. Results We were lucky to have great running weather, a well-timed train, tremendous support for the Preston Legion Poppy Fund and some elite Canadian runners in the field today! Congratulations to all runners, walkers and joggers. Full results: 8k: Overall | Spouse 5k: Overall | Spouse | […]
How I Found My Strong
This is Christine Taylor’s running story. Christine won a free pair of the new Saucony Triumph ISO Series shoes by participating in a Saucony Canada facebook contest! If you’ve got a story, we want to hear it. Running was something that I never thought I could do. I envied the people that could run. They […]
Battle of Waterloo leg 3
Big congratulations to all who completed the first ever Battle of Waterloo! This new RunWaterloo championships was met with great enthusiasm and some intense competitions. The third leg – the MTD Oktoberfest Run 5k – ran on Sunday, October 19, 2014. Due to injuries and family commitments, 70 remained at the finish line to collect […]
2014 Oktoberfest Run
Thanks for a great race! MTD presents the 17th Annual Oktoberfest Run. Results This event is Waterloo Region’s unoffical annual 5k championships. Josh Morrison and Erin Mcclure won today with strong 15:11 and 17:05 times. Record Alert: In defending his 2013 victory, Josh ran the third fastest winning time of all-time (5 seconds back of […]
2014 Laurier Loop
Thank you to all runners, spectators, volunteers and sponsors of the seventh Laurier Loop! Recap It was a beautiful, sunny day for runners at the Laurier Loop! Runners were inspired early this morning by the new marathon world record! Did you watch it live? The event is hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University at Alumni Stadium. […]
Harvest Half Marathon – A Family Affair
Derek, Jennie, Jocelyn and Jake Rauchfleisz live on Boomer Line in Wellesley Township. This is their Harvest Half running story! Our family has been living in Wellesley Township for over 10 years now and on many occasions have watched Wesley Korir running on our road, Boomer Line in St. Clements. Often we would comment to […]