Speed River Road Mile and Inferno offer community runs and elite races
The Speed River Inferno is fast becoming a premiere track and field event in Ontario for elite athletes, but this year the Guelph, Ont. club is offering an evening of more family-oriented runs in...
View ArticleYoung Canadian runner making his presence known
Every once in a while I am tugged back to the memories of my adolescence. I remember the hot cinder track, the excitement and nerves that were most of the summers for me. My aging and slower mind was...
View ArticleElites chasing unknown standards in Rotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon has for a long time been a popular race for athletes looking to run fast marathon qualifying times early in the season, but for two of Canada’s star marathoners, the race comes a...
View ArticleSpeed River meet kicking off 2015 National Track League elite series
The Speed River New Balance Track and Field Meet will be held at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium next Saturday. It will be the first meet of the 2015 National Track League, an elite series of...
View ArticleSpeed River Road Mile and Inferno offer community runs and elite races
The Speed River Inferno is fast becoming a premiere track and field event in Ontario for elite athletes, but this year the Guelph, Ont. club is offering an evening of more family-oriented runs in… The...
View ArticleYoung Canadian runner making his presence known
Every once in a while I am tugged back to the memories of my adolescence. I remember the hot cinder track, the excitement and nerves that were most of the summers for me. My… The post Young Canadian...
View ArticleElites chasing unknown standards in Rotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon has for a long time been a popular race for athletes looking to run fast marathon qualifying times early in the season, but for two of Canada’s star marathoners, the race comes…...
View ArticleSpeed River meet kicking off 2015 National Track League elite series
The Speed River New Balance Track and Field Meet will be held at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium next Saturday. It will be the first meet of the 2015 National Track League, an… The post Speed...
View ArticleCanadian Taylor Milne wins New Balance Games mile
Canadian Taylor Milne won the men's indoor mile in 4:01.18 at the New Balance Games in New York City on Sunday afternoon. The post Canadian Taylor Milne wins New Balance Games mile appeared first on...
View ArticleAmong the polar bears half-a-world away: Geneviève Lalonde’s Olympic journey
Geneviève Lalonde, the newest Canadian record holder, spent much of the fall in the Arctic, training 3,500 kilometres away from home, ahead of the Olympics. The 24-year-old is a Rio hopeful in the...
View ArticleRio-bound Canadians tune up for sport’s biggest stage at Toronto Waterfront 10K
Krista DuChene and Eric Gillis, two of Canada's top distance runners, won the Toronto Waterfront 10K on Saturday morning (photo: Todd Fraser/Canada Running Series). The post Rio-bound Canadians tune up...
View ArticleFour event highlights that you’ll want to know about from the Speed River...
The Speed River Inferno, the fourth National Track League event, took place on Saturday in Guelph, Ont. as athletes prepare for nationals. The post Four event highlights that you’ll want to know about...
View ArticleReid Coolsaet goes beast mode in a workout capping off 107K in 3 days
Reid Coolsaet, Canada's second fastest marathoner ever, smashed a workout on Monday to cap off a three-day, 107-kilometre stretch. The post Reid Coolsaet goes beast mode in a workout capping off 107K...
View ArticleReid Coolsaet runner experience: “The drug tester came to collect my urine...
Rio-bound Reid Coolsaet, Canada's second fastest marathoner ever, details a humorous moment during a surprise drug test. The post Reid Coolsaet runner experience: “The drug tester came to collect my...
View ArticleGeneviève Lalonde runs the race of her life at Olympics, sets Canadian record
Geneviève Lalonde ran the race of her life at the Olympics setting a Canadian record and qualifying for the final in the 3,000m steeplechase. The post Geneviève Lalonde runs the race of her life at...
View ArticleReid and Marie Coolsaet celebrate the birth of their first child
Reid Coolsaet and his wife Marie introduced their first child, Louis, to the world on Friday morning in Hamilton, Ont. The post Reid and Marie Coolsaet celebrate the birth of their first child appeared...
View Article2016 Olympian Chris Winter ends his 20-year athletics career
Olympic athlete Chris Winter has just announced his retirement. We got a chance to reflect with him on his career. The post 2016 Olympian Chris Winter ends his 20-year athletics career appeared first...
View ArticleTwo-time Olympian Reid Coolsaet to run the 2016 Fukuoka Marathon
Canada's fastest active marathon runner and second fastest of all-time, Reid Coolsaet, will run the 2016 Fukuoka Marathon on Dec. 4. The post Two-time Olympian Reid Coolsaet to run the 2016 Fukuoka...
View ArticleWhy I can’t sacrifice a payday to run for my country in 2017
"There will always be a few deserving athletes on the outside looking in." The post Why I can’t sacrifice a payday to run for my country in 2017 appeared first on Canadian Running Magazine.
View ArticleInjuries behind him, Reid Coolsaet to “feel out pace” at Fukuoka Marathon
Could the national men's marathon record be in jeopardy Sunday? Canada's Reid Coolsaet, the country's second fastest ever over the distance, will be running the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan. (Photo:...
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