Tag: road race
Should you give racing a try?
June 23rd, 2019 by Anne Francis | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
There’s no rule that says you have to race, but it can be a great way to gauge your fitness, connect with others, and surprise yourself
Run to the poutine that awaits at MEC’s Gatineau Park Marathon race weekend
October 1st, 2016 by Canadian Running | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
MEC’s Gatineau Park Marathon race weekend has added a 5K distance to the popular event that notably features a post-race poutine party.
Lanni Marchant and Reid Coolsaet crowned Canadian 10K champions
May 28th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The Canadian 10K road championships were held in Ottawa’s sweltering heat on Saturday evening as part of race weekend in the nation’s capital.
Runners disqualified for wearing headphones at a 10K road race
May 15th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Runners at the Beverley 10K, a road race in England, were disqualified by organizers for wearing headphones during the event.
Watch: More road races need finish line moments like this
May 3rd, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Racing, Running videos | No Comments »
The winner at the finish line of this event livened things up by busting a few moves right after his win.
UJA’s Run with Israel offers exciting new 8K in downtown Toronto
April 19th, 2016 by Dan Way | Posted in Canadian Race Guide, RaceGuide, Runs & Races | 1 Comment »
Toronto’s newest running event offers a unique 8K distance that is perfect for those looking to make the jump from 5 to 10K. The UJA’s Run with Israel will take place on Sunday May […]
Canada’s largest 10K road race, the Vancouver Sun Run, set for Sunday
April 16th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Canadian Race Guide, Destination Race, Runs & Races | No Comments »
Some of Canada’s top distance runners are in Vancouver for Sunday’s 10K Sun Run, one of North America’s largest races (Photos: Eric Gillis, Chris Lepik).
Ban doesn’t stop two women from running the inaugural Iran Marathon
April 11th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
The “I Run Iran” Marathon was the nation’s first marathon to welcome international runners on April 9 and two women unofficially ran despite a race ban.
Around the Bay race day forecast calling for snow in April?!
March 31st, 2016 by Dan Way | Posted in Canadian Race Guide, RaceGuide, Runs & Races | No Comments »
It will be 122 years since the first running of Hamilton’s historic Around the Bay road race in 1894. The tradition continues this Sunday with an event “older than Boston.” An event that traditionally takes […]
Burlington’s Chilly Half set to celebrate 20 years of running
March 3rd, 2016 by Dan Way | Posted in Canadian Race Guide, Runs & Races | No Comments »
This Sunday, the Chilly Half Marathon and Frosty 5K will welcome some 4,000 to Burlington, Ont. Participants from all over southwestern Ontario and beyond are expected for one of Canada’s largest and most popular […]
Ten-year-old winner among runners disqualified for wrong turn at Daytona 5K
February 22nd, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The ten-year-old race winner of the Daytona 5K was among 10 runners disqualified for inadvertently taking a wrong turn and cutting the course short by 1K.
Eight-year-old makes wrong turn, mistakenly wins 10K age group
December 14th, 2015 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Eight-year-old Nicholas Vandenberg missed the 5K turn at a recent road race and mistakenly finished the 10K winning his age group.
