Sometimes you learn more by NOT running the race
[Kim Spink is a local runner and guest contributor. If you want to share your running story, please let us know!] It came in the form of a tickle in my throat on the Wednesday night, followed by the coughing on Thursday, and the fever/chills on Friday. I couldn’t deny it – I was sick […]
How I Found My Strong
This is Christine Taylor’s running story. Christine won a free pair of the new Saucony Triumph ISO Series shoes by participating in a Saucony Canada facebook contest! If you’ve got a story, we want to hear it. Running was something that I never thought I could do. I envied the people that could run. They […]
Harvest Half Marathon – A Family Affair
Derek, Jennie, Jocelyn and Jake Rauchfleisz live on Boomer Line in Wellesley Township. This is their Harvest Half running story! Our family has been living in Wellesley Township for over 10 years now and on many occasions have watched Wesley Korir running on our road, Boomer Line in St. Clements. Often we would comment to […]
The bond between running buddies by Penny Walford
Sports are social, and running is no exception. Running can be an exceptionally emotional experience for runners, families and friends alike. With the help of a beautiful photo of local runners, Penny Walford tells the story of running buddies and their relevance to running accomplishments like The ENDURrun. Click here for the full story. Does […]
Ice Cube Running Club
[This awesome local running story is from a group of students at Cedarbrae PS. If you’ve got a story that you want to share, then we want to hear it! Let us know at editor@RunWaterloo.com] Youth fitness, or lack thereof, may be a concern in some parts of Canada and Waterloo Region, but at Cedarbrae […]
The Destination: Ottawa Race Weekend for the 22 from Waterloo
This is the second part of a two-story series from Sandra Karl. The 22 from Waterloo is a group of local women who ran the Ottawa Marathon 2014 through the Runners’ Choice marathon group. Read the first part here.] Ottawa Race Weekend finally arrived to much fanfare and celebration! We boarded our bus at 6:00am […]
The 22 From Waterloo
This is Part 1 of the story. Click here for the post-race conclusion! The plan to run in Ottawa on May 25, 2014 was conceived on May 19, 2013 at The Chocolate Bar in Cleveland, mere hours after crossing the finish line of the Cleveland Marathon and Half Marathon. At dinner, someone enthusiastically asked, “Where […]
Progress is Measured in Small Steps
Imagine this – you have a big race to train for, you want a PB time and you are going to give it your all. How would you train for this race? Would it involve running over 200 kilometres a week? Probably not. But that is exactly what Steve Thomas did back in 1982 to […]
Why I Run
My name is Daniel Cook, I am 26 years old and work as a mental health nurse at Grand River Hospital. My journey into running has been a long and hard trip, only 4 short years ago I used to weigh an astonishing 375 pounds. My whole life I was big, I was always the […]
A 118 KM Warmup
The ENDURrun is an 8 Day, 7 Stage event where runners test themselves on 160 KM of roads and trails. We call it the ultimate running challenge, well, because it is the running experience of a lifetime. It attracts runners of a wide range of experiences and goals. This year, we recruited local runner Will […]