Call for 2020 sponsors
Saucony Canada. Runners’ Choice. Waterloo Brewing. Michael Hewitson – Royal LePage Wolle Realty. M&T Printing Group. Aubs & Mugg. Surge Activewear. What do these names have in common? These are strong local and national brands that share our vision of inspiring community through running. As sponsors, they receive value from Run Waterloo sponsorships in various ways, […]
Family comes in all shapes and sizes
This is the Laurier Loop free entry contest from My Next KW Home Group. Happy Family Day weekend! I hope everyone has a chance to spend some extra time with those you love. Whether that is family related to you by blood or ancestry, or your family brought together by love, compassion and support. The […]
New results feature: award medal winners
Many runners LOVE medals. We give out medals for finishing and as awards at various races. We have added new finisher medals at many races over the past year. (Next up is ENDURrace where all 5k runners earn a cool finisher medal – stay tuned!) We have also spent time working on new designs and […]
Recap and photos from the 2020 Re-Fridgee-Eighter
The decade is off to a great start this morning with the 23rd Re-Fridgee-Eighter! On a sunny and mild-for-running day, 400 runners gathered for a winter test of fitness in Waterloo. We love catching up with old friends and meeting new ones as the calendar year gets underway. Congratulations to all participants! In the […]
How much slower do corners make us?
Hello everybody! It’s been a while! With H+P and the clinic getting so busy, time has been lacking, but I’m hoping to carve out more space in 2020 to contribute regularly to my Training and Performance column. For this article, I want to address a question that I have been getting from a few athletes […]
Member spotlight: 2019 Boost winners
This month, we’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on four members, each of whom won their demographic in the 2019 Boost. What is Boost? It’s a free program for all members based on friendly competition. Earn Points, win bragging rights and great swag. Learn more. Jennifer and William are a husband-wife team from Kitchener (“The Fast […]
2020: A year of facebook contests from My Next KW Home
Rain, shine, snow, ice… this January has made it particularly difficult to stay motivated when it comes to outdoor running. One day you’re are wearing shorts, the next you are battling cold winds… or if you are in New Hamburg an outdoor swim looks like it might be easier. To help me stay on track, […]
Introducing event highlights
We made a small (but fun!) update to results.runwaterloo.com this week. What’s new? Icons to highlight outstanding results – race winners and member PBs – directly in the results, and a few other places too! And this is how it looks in the results: Race winners The results award a gold trophy for 1st overall, […]
Happy holidays from the Musagetes 5k!
Thanks for a great year, and an incredible DECADE! This event marks the final one of 297 timed events we held this decade. We’re fully in the off season now. Enjoy the season and we’ll see you again in 2020! Icy conditions pushed us to a new section of the trail, running the opposite direction […]
Fine tuning our 2020 events
We’re always gathering feedback, looking to improve your experience, and trying to innovate where possible. Dive into the details here with some highlights of our 2020 updates. Finisher medals You’ve asked and we’re delivering. In 2020 we are introducing new finisher medals for our rural 5ks at ENDURrace, Baden, and Harvest! We have some exciting […]
