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Charlottetown Instructors / Charlottetown, PEI
by Brittany Wright
Run Club participants here in Charlottetown tell us regularly that there’s just something special about our group compared to other groups they’ve run with. I believe this has a lot to do with our awesome training program instructors. We have a fantastic group that have led numerous programs for us over the past few months (or years!) and we want to give them a shout out. Rather than profile one instructor, we’d like to profile them all. Continue reading “Charlottetown Instructors / Charlottetown, PEI”
Elizabeth Moss / St. John’s, NL
by Shawn D. Corbett
Elizabeth Moss leads the Learn to Run program at the St. John’s Running Room. Elizabeth is a dedicated, kind and supportive motivator for all members of the group. She is proactive in ensuring that all members are comfortable. She provides tips to improve one’s running and is genuinely interested in the progress of each participant. Elizabeth takes the time to know the participants’ goals personally, and she is eager to give encouraging advice based on her many years of experience. She is a true coach and leader. Continue reading “Elizabeth Moss / St. John’s, NL”
Nutrience Oakville Half Marathon
On the shores of Lake Ontario, the sun rises on a calm, brisk September morning. A certain energy falls over Coronation Park in Oakville, where runners and walkers take their place in the Start Line chute. They are waiting to put their summer training to the test at the 12th annual Nutrience Oakville Half Marathon on September 29-30, 2018. The horn goes off and participants set off on their 21.1K journey through the streets of beautiful Oakville. Continue reading “Nutrience Oakville Half Marathon”
Community Support
Every year, Running Room helps to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for various charities across the nation. Here are some of the recipients of our efforts. Continue reading “Community Support”
Race Giving
Race: Winnipeg Police Service Half Marathon
Amount Raised: $180,000
The Winnipeg Police Service Half Marathon started in 2004 with a race director’s vision, some friends and a unanimous desire to help fund cancer research.
2018 SHOPPERS LOVE. YOU. Run for Women
Your support of the 2018 SHOPPERS LOVE. YOU. Run for Women has helped thousands of women manage the challenges that come with mental health illnesses like depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-partum depression. Continue reading “2018 SHOPPERS LOVE. YOU. Run for Women”
Marathon of Hope
by Jessie Macdonald
Terry Fox’s generosity and perseverance to raise money for cancer research was nothing short of extraordinary. When Terry began the Marathon of Hope 38 years ago, he ran approximately a marathon every single day. He achieved this with a prosthetic leg not designed for running, and wore a simple cotton T-shirt, fleece shorts, socks, and a pair of shoes.
Laura’s 50th Marathon
by Ed Wagner
At this year’s Marathon of Hope Celebration in Edmonton, Laura Weir ran her 50th marathon. The full marathon distance of 42.2 kilometres is a long road for anyone, but Laura’s journey was particularly challenging after experiencing life-threatening injuries in a car accident 23 years ago. After six weeks in a coma and a year in a wheelchair, Laura had to re-learn how to walk and speak. During her rehabilitation, she set a goal to run a marathon, and now she has completed 50 of them. Continue reading “Laura’s 50th Marathon”
Servus Edmonton Marathon Training Tip: Advantages of Long Runs
The long run adapts the runner’s endurance fitness to exercising for an extended period of time. The major advantages of the long run is that prolonged running burns a lot of calories, improves your endurance in the working muscles, and strengthens the connective tissues, including your ligaments, tendons and cartilage.
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