Summer is here and it’s time to get out and explore our great local trails! RunWaterloo is excited to partner with Health and Performance to bring you a new blog and group run series. Over the next couple months, we will be profiling the...
Throughout the last few months, my articles have been focused on how we ought (or ought not to) alter our stride to enhance running economy. Last month, for instance, I looked at stride length, and how deviating from a naturally selected...
May is a busy month in the world of athletics, especially in an Olympic year. I’ve sifted through innumerable stories and put together this recap of exciting results from all levels of the sport, including two new Canadian records on the...
Last month I gave an introduction into gait analysis, and a general idea of when one should change their stride. The take home message was that generally speaking, there are times when extreme form flaw can be identified and should be corrected...
April Running News focuses on the Boston Marathon, and also covers other results and stories in athletics this month. Boston Marathon Possibly the biggest event in the running world took place yesterday: the Boston Marathon is the oldest...
Something I get asked a lot about is how to improve running form to enhance performance. I figured the best way too approach this very complicated issue is to do a series of posts over the next 2-3 months. This first post will simply be an...
March Running News covers world and college championship events and other top results from the past five weeks. A lot has happened in the last month in the world of athletics. The following summary is loosely in a reverse-chronological order...
Whenever I get back from a run, I typically feel as though I can think with more clarity and work more efficiently. Not only that, I have sometimes gotten the impression that if I go for a run, my retention of newly learned information...
February Running News covers the US Olympic marathon trials and results from Canadian road racing and indoor track. US Olympic Marathon Trials in the Books February 13 was the US Olympic Marathon Trials. The trials were held in Los Angeles, the...
A new year is a perfect time to instigate some changes and we are thrilled to announce some exciting changes and series that we will be introducing to the RunWaterloo blog in 2016. We have welcomed two new bloggers, Catherine and Stacey. About...
A large part of what I focus on in this column is how you can alter your training to enhance performance. Training-schmraining…wouldn’t it be nice if there were ways to enhance performance without putting in any extra effort? Unfortunately, most...
We are excited to introduce a new blog series by Catherine Schmidt which highlights some of the top stories in Canadian and World athletics each month. Road to Rio: Olympic Year For most events in athletics, the athletes that will represent...
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