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3 workouts to help you dominate the downhills
Downhill running will help you build unshakeable leg strength, transferrable to race-conquering performances over any terrain
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Jim Walmsley and Katie Schide triumph at Western States 100
American runners Walsmley and Schide once again put on stunning performances, this time in the most competitive field in the race’s history
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Jazz Shukla qualifies for Paris Olympics with huge personal best at Canadian Trials
Shukla crushed the Olympic 800m standard at Trials with a time of 1:58.20, making her the second-fastest Canadian woman ever and qualifying her for Paris 2024
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Ottawa teenager enters Olympic conversation with record-setting performance
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah, 16, ran 11.38 seconds to set a new Canadian junior national record in the women’s 100m
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Andre De Grasse triumphs in men’s 100m at Canadian Olympic Trials
This was De Grasse’s first national title in the 100m event in seven years
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Canada’s fastest sprinter Audrey Leduc’s unconventional path to the Olympics
“The NCAA can be a great opportunity, but I don’t feel like I missed anything staying in Canada,” said Leduc
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5 tips for bouncing back between travelling and racing
Stop letting planes, trains and automobiles leave you feeling stiff and sore on race day
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Canadian Olympic hopeful turns pro with Brooks Running
Thomas Fafard of Repentigny, Que., made his professional debut on Thursday night in the men’s 5,000m at Olympic Trials, finishing second to Moh Ahmed
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July long weekend deals on running gear and apparel
Summer is just getting started, so there’s plenty of time to put miles on some new summer running gear
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Top 10 shoes our testers are loving in June
We tested tons of great shoes this year, but only the very best make the list
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Moh Ahmed dazzles in Canadian 5,000m final with championship record
Ahmed ran the fastest 5,000m time ever by a Canadian on Canadian soil on Thursday night in Montreal
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Vancouver’s Ceili McCabe punches ticket to Paris Olympics in 3,000m steeplechase
McCabe is heading to her first Olympic Games