Pancakes anyone?
Wow! Looks like the “spring market” started early in Waterloo Region this year. It is no secret that we are currently in a seller’s market – there are a lot more buyers than sellers which creates multiple offer situations on the...
Pop Up Run! This Saturday
[Edit: Thank you to everyone who came out on March 11! We have no plans for upcoming events but you’ll see it here when we do. If you have an idea, let us know!] A new concept from Run Waterloo – the Pop Up Run! Shake up your Saturday...
Results from a fun, fast, slippery Re-Fridgee-Eighter
The first Run Waterloo event of 2017 is in the books. Thanks to everyone for braving the snowy, slippery conditions to race with us today at the Re-Fridgee-Eighter! The 8 KM was won by Trevor Hofbauer, a new member of Guelph’s Speed River...
Racing Flats: How light is light enough?
Last month I wrote about how much of a difference light shoes make. In summary, the study I referenced showed losing 100g/shoe will result in just under a 1% improvement in running economy (RE) as long as all other features remain equal. At...
Administration changes at Run Waterloo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I am pleased and proud to announce that as of January 1, 2017, Jordan Schmidt has assumed the day to day operations of Run Waterloo as Operations Manager. Jordan is a strong advocate of community based non-profit...
Showcasing Waterloo Region
It’s no secret that Waterloo Region is vastly growing into a popular place to live. We are seeing record high house sales and prices in Waterloo Region. “Reaching a new milestone in December, was the average price of a Detached home...
Elite Field Lined Up For 2017 Season Opener
Run Waterloo is excited to announce that we are expecting a very fast season opening race this weekend at the 2017 Re-Fridgee-Eighter, including the return of 2014 8-mile winner and Olympian Krista DuChene. Here is a rundown of our elite entries...
A Local Running Story: Finish Line Proposal
At the 2016 Re-Fridgee-Eighter, finish line spectators were in for a treat. Josh Bolton’s new record 8 mile time was not even the highlight! He had an even bigger surprise up his sleeve on that mild February day… We caught up with...
January Running News
This issue of Running News covers race results, announcements and other stories from the end of 2016 and first month of 2017. End of 2016 #ACXC2016 The last major race of 2016 was the Canadian National Cross Country Championships, held in...
January member perk: personalized race bibs
Update: the next round of member bibs is May 31, 2018. Welcome to all of our new members. As you know, RW members get access to exclusive perks. Here’s a cool one! All RW members will be given several personalized member bibs, with their...
Introducing the Run Waterloo member profile
In December of 2016, we started our first membership drive. The RW membership is a community and loyalty program, with many great perks, one of which is the results.runwaterloo.com (RW_Results) member profile. We’ve kept you in...
Let’s start running, Elmira!
Put your 2017 fitness goals into action this spring! Run Waterloo is partnering with the Township of Woolwich to deliver a beginner running program in spring 2017. There has never been a better time to start running! The Details 10 sessions...
