How to participate in the Laurier Loop Virtual Race
This is new to us and many of you. With Laurier Loop cancelled and a virtual race happening, here’s our step-by-step list of ideas on how to participate. Who knew cancel culture would go so far? 1. Choose your courseThe great thing about a virtual race is you can choose wherever and whenever to complete it […]
Meet the teams in the Laurier Loop relay challenge
The Laurier Loop is a 2.5k road course at Wilfrid Laurier University, but it’s a lot more than that. Besides the great individual events (10k, 5k, and 2.5), the featured 4×2.5k relay offers fun opportunities for teamwork, camaraderie and unique experiences. Moreover, the 2.5k distance makes this accessible to all, is manageable within an hour, […]
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 […]
Announcing the 2020 calendar
We’ve got a great year coming up. Here are the dates to pencil in; more updates as we go. Make sure you have your 2020 membership ready to go, and stay tuned for the registration “bonanza” launch on these events on December 3, 2019. Run Pure 23rd Re-Fridgee-Eighter – Waterloo – February 913th Laurier Loop […]
2019 Laurier Loop
Thanks everyone for a great spring morning! If brisk, it was a clear and sunny day on the Wilfrid Laurier University main campus for a loopy run. All results are now official – thanks for your patience with the delays in 2.5k results! Huge thank you to the third year kinesiology class and Dr. Harman […]
Behind the scenes with Dana Bee from Chip Time Results
The participant experience is designed to offer a seamless race result. While we’re thankful for good timing, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of work that goes into making that happen. With our most complicated race of the year coming up (Laurier Loop), we wanted to take a moment to check in with our […]
What do you look for in a race course?
Every race is special and unique. The upcoming Laurier Loop race is always a favourite of mine for two reasons. One reason is because I get the opportunity to run it as a team. With all the relay teams, it’s a very supportive atmosphere and I know that having others counting on me pushes me […]
2018 Laurier Loop
Thank you to everyone who made the 11th annual Laurier Loop a great success! The sun came out to make it a beautiful day for a 2.5km, 5km, 10km or relay run. A big thanks especially to the KP344 class from Wilfrid Laurier University’s Kinesiology Department. A group of students used this race as part […]
Spotlight on the Laurier Loop Relay for 2018
For the first time, runners in the 2.5k relay will outnumber runners in the 2.5k individual event at the Laurier Loop. Accordingly, last week we made some changes to the rules for 2.5k runners. The 2.5k relay is merged with individual event for timing and awards purposes. What does this mean? All 2.5k runners (relay and […]
Round up your friends for this Laurier Loop contest
Kitchener-Waterloo is known as a great place to live for so many reasons, one of them being that it is home to a great education ecosystem. We are so fortunate to have Contestoga College, Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Waterloo located right here, and all of the talent, energy, and economic benefit they add to […]
