2024 Santa Pur-suit
Thank you for joining us! What a thrill running down Weber Street. The energy of the crowd, the beginning of the festive season, and of course the Lion’s Club of KW always puts on a great parade! Full results: Donations are still rolling in and your participation has helped raised over $3,000 for the YMCA. […]
What’s your favourite local spot?
As the air gets colder and the lights start to sparkle, there’s no better time to take in the magic of the holiday season! Whether you’re a lover of twinkling lights, cozy winter spots, or favorite family traditions, we want to know: What’s your favorite place in the Waterloo Region to enjoy holiday lights, winter […]
Six Event Bonanza
We are finally ready to open six more events for summer and fall. Enter this week, save, and win! This week we are running a Bonanza giveaway, opening one event every day for six days: Opened: Run at Ribfest, July 21 Opened: GrandWay 5k, August 1 Opened today: The RunWay, August 29 Opening Wednesday: Fall […]
2023 Santa Pur-suit
What a day! Huge thanks to everyone who ran, walked, and fundraised for the YMCA Three Rivers! No snow was falling, but records were falling all over the place! Andrew Aguanno set a new all-time record, Erin Schmidt set a new Masters Female record, the Santa Sleighers (Kevin Medeiros, Olivia Grafinger, Brian Dyun, Geoff Renda, […]
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 […]
Santa comes to town at the 7th Santa Pur-suit
What a treat for the 7th annual Santa Pur-suit! As thousands of spectators set up their camps for a fun morning of Santa Claus parade watching, many were caught by surprise when our runners and walkers took to Weber Street about half an hour before the parade started! View this post on Instagram […]
Free membership contest from Michael Hewitson
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Waterloo Region. There is snow covering the ground, it’s chilly outside and Christmas decorations are already up on various houses around the region. Today was special because we got watch hundreds of Santas run down the street prior to the highly anticipated annual Santa Claus parade. […]
The Santa Pur-suit ornaments are here!
We’re sitting on 400 of these beautiful glass creations. Yes, that’s a shoelace that you can hang it with! These pieces of art are custom made by our friend Laurie at Grand River Glassworks in Waterloo. Every finisher of the Santa Pur-suit (3k and 1k) will receive this unique finisher gift at the finish line. […]
Make Santa Pur-suit your “My Next KW Race”
This year is flying by! With Christmas less than two months away I know many people have already started their Christmas shopping. (Some have even finished it!) I like to do more of a “sprint finish” when it comes to buying Christmas gifts. You’ll often find me in the stores on December 24. For me, […]
Revealing the 2018 Santa Pur-suit finisher ornament
While we’re getting ready for our big fall race tomorrow, today we have an exciting announcement about our Santa Pur-suit! New this year: the finisher ornament Every finisher will receive a glass gift to wear and display proudly after the run. View this post on Instagram Revealing our 2018 #SantaPurSuit finisher ornament! These […]
