We all get injured. Muscle strains. Tendinitis. Stress fractures. The list goes on for runners! Not to mention we also have to deal with all the regular life injuries that others have to cope with like headaches, lower back pain and...
So much is on pause in 2020, but it doesn’t hold down good, motivated people. This week, Rich Peers managed to exceed even his own expectations in the 2020 Job Runner Courier’s 24 Hour Run/Walk for Grand River Regional Cancer Centre...
Nowadays, most runners use some sort of social media as a part of their running lives. Whether that be posting your runs on Strava, updates on Facebook, or post-run selfies on Instagram, the number of runners who do their thing with an...
4 months later, and here we are! With many of the fall races now officially cancelled, this article is even more relevant than when I originally started to think about this the topic of how much one should train in a time of...
For the 43rd Waterloo 10 KM Classic, we launched 10 mini-runs to meet a number of community goals. Seven families were awarded mini-sponsorships to add some “race” to their virtual runs. We also have a corporate group update coming...
Staying silent is not neutral. Simply being “not racist” is not enough. Our silence is equal to the anti-black discrimination that is so pervasive in every aspect of Canadian life. It is what we do at this time that is more critical...
To start things off, I just want to say I hope everybody is staying healthy and happy during this COVID-19 situation! One of the biggest issues we have been tackling with athletes at H+P is just how hard should we be training right now. With no...
This month in our member spotlight, we want you to meet Jenni Lowry! Tell us a little bit about yourself I am relatively new to running I would say. I started participating in Run Waterloo races in 2018 when I was encouraged by my co-workers, who...
Today would have been the launch of our very first Eco-ENDUR-race with Run Waterloo. While COVID19 has changed our plans, we aren’t going to lament what’s lost on such a beautiful day. Rather, we’ve turned the event into a blog...
We’re all in this together, literally. Everyone is going stir crazy, and runners are no exception. Even though we are still able to do the core essence of our sport – run – we are suspending so many aspects of life and sport...
In light of the COVID-19 situation, we have some time until we know when our next A-race will be. As a result, some athletes I work with have been analyzing their winter performances and workouts in an attempt to gauge their current fitness...
Every month, we catch up with RW members to profile in this column. This month we talked with Erin Schmidt, and gave the family of five a quiz which is included at the bottom of this profile. This Schmidt family consists of John, Erin, Jessica...
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