Search Results for: "stories from the run commute"
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Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I lost 135 lb. and now run 20K to work to make time for my daughter.”
Five years ago, Ben Richard was 350 pounds and never though he’d ever become an active person. He started running, lost weight and now, he runs in to Toronto from Pickering along the shores of Lake Ontario to make time to spend with his daughter on weekends.
Sinead Mulhern May 17, 2017 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “My morning run makes me the best teacher I can be.”
John Graber works as a middle school teacher and has been a run commuter for ten years. Here, he explains why his run is the most important part of his day.
Sinead Mulhern May 9, 2017 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I ran through my pregnancy. Now, I run to work to be a better mom and get time to myself”
In order to be a responsible parent but also get time to herself, Jesse Arnup Blondin runs to work.
Sinead Mulhern March 22, 2017 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I bring snowshoes on my Montreal route”
Though his dad run commuted all his life, it’s only now that the father-son duo exchange tips and stories from the run commute.
Sinead Mulhern February 16, 2017 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “Following deer footprints in the snow is the best way to unwind”
Working as a chemistry teacher takes up a lot of energy. To unwind, Dan Leskiw has taken to getting out in nature by running valley trails on his way home from work.
Sinead Mulhern December 19, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “Running to work brings out my sense of adventure.”
As someone who loves outdoor activities like camping and hiking, Alexandre Rouillard finds that the run commute brings out that sense of adventure on a daily basis.
Sinead Mulhern November 25, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I ran trails before monitoring the stock market all day”
Working in finance, Carlee Price was accustomed to 10-hour work days keeping a close eye on the markets all day. When it came to marathon training, she didn’t have a lot of time left over so she began run-commuting to and from work.
Sinead Mulhern November 18, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I run because my family told me that girls shouldn’t”
Growing up, Fatima Cabral’s family told her that sports were for the boys. It inspired her to go against that message and start to run.
Sinead Mulhern November 11, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “In the morning, I race Vancouver’s SkyTrain.”
Jerod Killick wakes up every morning eager to run below the SkyTrain in Vancouver. In running to work, he has lost a ton of weight and become a more calm and balanced person.
Sinead Mulhern October 12, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I started running to work in 1979”
In the years spanning from 1979 to 2000, if a downtown Toronto Bay Street dweller peeled back the curtains soon […]
Sinead Mulhern August 9, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I watch fighter jets fly above me on my daily run”
When Matt Setlack runs to work, he regularly looks up to see fighter jets above him.
Sinead Mulhern June 10, 2016 -
Runs & Races
Stories from the run commute: “I lost 100 pounds by running trails to work.”
The run home used to be tough to get through. Not only has he managed to lose 100 pounds, but […]
Sinead Mulhern June 1, 2016