Daily Archives: August 4, 2009

The weather this summer has seriously started to make me consider relocation to the desert! Rain, fog and just when you think it’s going to clear up another rain shower!

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Researchers at Columbia University wondered whether the extreme stress of running a marathon might trigger hormones in the brain that would temporarily alter how our minds work. It’s a reasonable assumption.

The more you run, the lower your risk of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, of Whitby, Ont., beat a world-class field and established a new personal best of 12.51 seconds in the 100m hurdles at the DN Galan Super Grand Prix, July 31 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Two Toronto-area hurdlers will lead Team Canada into the World Track and Field Championships in Berlin, Aug. 15-23.

Tara Quinn-Smith never expected to be the 5000m national champion. In fact, she was a last-minute entry into the event.

Results from Nova Scotia’s Bluenose Marathon, Johnny Miles Marathon and Lunenburg World Heritage Site 5K.

On May 8, Run for One Planet’s Stephanie Tait and Matt Hill enjoyed a heroes’ homecoming in Victoria, B.C.

On June 7, 1,400 runners laced up for the 31st annual Bread and Honey 5K and 15K Road Races in Streetsville, Ont.

U.S. running legend Joan Benoit Samuelson is returning to the Scotiabank Toronto Half-Marathon on September 27.

“Tickets to Bolt. Who needs tickets to Bolt?”

A record 8,600 entrants turned out for the 45th annual HSBC Calgary Marathon races on May 31.