June Running News
In this issue, we take a look at: Canadian Olympic trials preview; Top Canadian performances in June; U.S. Olympic trials summary to date; and The latest doping news, among other stories. Preview to Olympic trials As Olympic Trials approach (July 7-10 in Edmonton) and the qualification period draws to a close, Canadian athletes have been making […]
May Running News
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 track. Canadians Make Their Mark in the Big Leagues There have been almost a dozen […]
April Running News
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 annual marathon, in addition to being the most well-known. For many, running Boston, or just qualifying, is […]
March Running News
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: World Half Marathon Championships 2016 was the first year Canada sent a team to this championship […]
February Running News
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 day before the LA marathon. The top three men and women earn spots on the […]
New Features to the RunWaterloo Blog
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 Catherine Catherine has been living and training in Waterloo since 2006: first […]
January Running News
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 Canada (and many other countries) at the Olympics will not be chosen until late spring […]