Is Your Refrigerator Running? Ours Is!
What better way to kick off our 2025 running series than with this frosty favourite, our 27th annual Re-Fridgee-Eighter Run. At full capacity with 500 participants, runners of all ages braved the early February chill to join us on the course, which included our historic 8 mile, 5k, and both 1.88k and 200m fun runs. […]
Meet the running refridgerator of the 2025 Re-Fridgee-Eighter!
The 27th Re-Fridgee-Eighter is next month. For this year, we are finally doing the #1-most-requested-design ever! Check out these great designs from our friends at CryoDragon!
Swag updates for 2024: Re-Fridgee-Eighter
We’ve got a new process lining up for swag in 2024. For races with t-shirts and finisher medals, we are unifying our swag options this year! You can expect: – A fun and varied medal design – A consistent t-shirt design – A free and limited edition sticker We know that swag is an important […]
Winter races now open: Re-Fridgee-Eighter and cone5togo
We are excited to kick of 2024 with two winter races: Re-Fridgee-Eighter : a winter test of fitness. The ‘Fridgee-Eighter’ 8 Mile race started in the 1970s and ceased in the 1980s. It was run out of the YMCA on Lincoln Road in Waterloo. Run Waterloo ‘Re’-cycled, ‘Re’-used, ‘Re’-juvinated, ‘Re’-introduced, ‘Re’-covered The ‘Fridgee-Eighter’ in 1998, […]
Eugene is the first to VolRUNteer in 2023!
This is a quick update on our new VolRUNteer recognition program that we launched in January. Eugene Ho is the first person to take advantage of the program and earn the 50% credit to an upcoming race! We welcome all to join our VolRUNteer crew; just sign up for the list and find your opportunities […]
2023 is off to a sunny start! Re-Fridgee-Eighter recap
Smiles and sunshine are all we need to have a great day! Thank you for kicking off our 2023 season with the 25th Re-Fridgee-Eighter! Finish line video and thousands of photos have been uploaded and are linked through the results page. This year we ran out of a new location for the Re-Fridgee-Eighter, and would […]
My Next KW Race: Re-Fridgee-Eighter!
It’s a new year and I’m that glad Run Waterloo has a full calendar for 2023! If I had to rate my running over the past few years, it’s been … I have a lot of excuses. But I’m excited to get back on track this year and I’ve circled a bunch of races on […]
We did it! A recap from the LIVE 2022 Re-Fridgee-Eighter race
It’s been a long two years, but we are thrilled to be back at it! Despite sub-optimal temperatures, we can’t think of a better way to have spent a sunny morning in February than by reconnecting with 350 of our closest Run Waterloo friends. Whether you were racing, walking, volunteering, or cheering, we are so […]
We’re back!
Our first live event in two years is on the calendar! We have missed this so much, and we are currently selling tickets to the 24th Re-Fridgee-Eighter on February 13. It’s a great winter race with a deep tradition, but we want you to know three things about COVID-19: – We have strong guidelines in […]
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, […]
