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Speed River marathoners to announce fall plans
Three of Canada’s top marathoners will announce their fall racing plans Tuesday night at an event in Guelph, Ont.
Mihira Lakshman March 1, 2011 -
Blogs
Steroids anyone?
If you haven’t already heard, on Wednesday the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon changed. Now the bar is so high I don’t just need a ladder to reach it — I’m in the market for a rocket launcher.
Rebecca Gardiner February 18, 2011 -
Paula Radcliffe sidelined by dog bite
While out for a training run near her home in Monaco, Paula Radcliffe was bitten by a dog and the wound was deep enough to cause a muscle spasm in her calf.
Mihira Lakshman January 10, 2011 -
Blogs
Three Seconds
Three seconds – that’s how much my friend Sharon missed qualifying for Boston by this past weekend at the Hamilton marathon.
Rebecca Gardiner November 11, 2010 -
New approaches to Achilles tendon problems
As Canadian 5,000-metre star Megan Wright found, even cutting-edge techniques like platelet-rich plasma therapy don’t guarantee a quick cure.
Alex Hutchinson October 11, 2010 -
Coolsaet gets Olympic standard
Hamilton’s Reid Coolsaet, in his first attempt at the Olympic standard, achieved his target on Sunday, at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Mihira Lakshman September 26, 2010 -
Athletics Canada sets lofty marathon standards
Canadian marathoners looking to qualify for the 2011 world championships, or 2012 Olympics will have to run close to a national record, in order to make the team.
Mihira Lakshman September 22, 2010 -
Training
Give It a Break
Some runners snub it while others embrace it – the run/walk technique has a long history of proponents.
Canadian Running September 21, 2010 -
Health & Nutrition
THE SCIENCE OF RUNNING: September/October 2010
Tapering, Weak Hips and Fuelling for a One-Hour Run.
Canadian Running September 21, 2010 -
Raising the Power Bar: The Brian Maxwell story
Dan Hill’s first-person account of the life of world-class Canadian marathoner and PowerBar founder Brian Maxwell.
Canadian Running September 21, 2010