🚨🎙🚨 Rachel Hannah was the third fastest Canadian woman at the 2024 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The Elite Marathoner, Registered Dietitian and Sport Nutritionist shares her ten year journey through highs, lows with RED-S, stumbles and incredible learnings on this week's episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast here: https://athleticsontario.ca/road-trail-running/athletics-ontario-running-podcast/
📸 credit André Morgan
10/31/2024
9th Annual Golden Sneaker Awards
What's your favourite race shoe? Who makes the best running watch? Who was your favourite runner in 2024? Answer these and about a dozen other questions, and automatically you're eligible to win cozy MEC slippers and hip OOFOS slides. To cast your vote for a Golden Sneaker, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHdXflPmw9y33mfc5SAHzzD6zzFFv_K1OTFBJxe57Hbesw-g/viewform
*Giveaway is not affiliated with META and we do not ask for any financial information. iRun will be in contact with the winners through information provided by participants.
10/27/2024
Make sure you get your print copy of the fall issue of iRun - in the comments, let us know where you are and we can help find a store near you.
10/25/2024
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35 years of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and we are joined by Virginia Lee, who is the only woman to have run every Toronto Waterfront Marathon, including this past weekend! Virginia speaks on this week's episode of the AO Running Podcast, spreading her enthusiasm and inspiration for representation of women and asian women specifically in the running community. Listen here: https://athleticsontario.ca/road-trail-running/athletics-ontario-running-podcast/
10/25/2024
👟 Shoe Review: Brooks Glycerin Max
100 kilometre weeks in a neutral trainer with a 6mm midsole drop taken to the track, on the long run and out for easy days, let's the editor of iRun put the nitrogen-infused new Brooks shoe to the test. For shoe analysis, click here: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/brooks-glycerin-max-wins-the-day/
10/24/2024
Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork
After twelve weeks of training apart, the Athletic Brewing race team came together this weekend in Toronto and crossed their finish line. Here, they reflect on their journey—and what happens next. For race day stories, click here: https://tinyurl.com/mr46yu67
10/24/2024
Winning Ways 🥇
Natasha Wodak, two-time Olympian, Canada's fastest female marathon runner, wears different ASICS shoes for different workouts. We asked her to open her closet and tell us what she wears, and when. For shoe information, click here:https://www.irun.ca/index.php/natasha-wodaks-asics-shoe-rotation/
10/23/2024
Get ready for the 2024 Santa Shuffle! 🏃♂️🎅 Join us on December 7 for a fun and meaningful 5K run or 1K Elf Walk, in-person or virtually. Every step helps The Salvation Army support vulnerable Canadians. Expect festive surprises like best-dressed contests, exclusive pledge incentives, and cool new medals and shirts. Don’t miss out—check out the Santa Shuffle page for sneak peeks! Your participation makes a difference. Let’s run, walk, and support those in need. Register today and shuffle with us!
Make Ottawa your NEXT big race!
Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is Canada’s largest multi-day running event offering a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, 2K, and Kids 1K. Featuring a stunning course, incredible crowds, and fabulous swag - this is YOUR race!
Register now and secure your spot at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 2025: www.runottawa.ca
10/18/2024
Nobody does it better: and - just delightful!!! . So inspiring, so great!!!
10/18/2024
🚨🎙Podcast Drop!
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon celebrates its 35th anniversary this year - only 15 years shy of The 519, Canada's largest LGBTQAI+ community centre, which is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary! On this week's edition of the AO Running Podcast, we meet Tom Spence, the Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for the 519, who will be running his first half marathon at this weekend's TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, after using running to find his community when he was new to the city. Listen here: https://athleticsontario.ca/road-trail-running/athletics-ontario-running-podcast/
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Expo Day 2, Satuday, October 19, 2024
Enercare Center, 100 Princes' Boulevard, Hall D, Toronto
Expo hours: 10am-6pm
10am TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon women's marathon training group wrap up and celebration.
Speaker series will include talks about inclusivity, running and sobriety, and sustainability. There will be a course review from a runner who has completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 24 times consecutive, an interview with an Olympian and much, much more.
It's TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend, and the expo's speaker series is as follows. Kicking off with Kardia and a Stretch Out & Visualization at noon, learn the keys to carbo loading, how to create a safe space for runners, and how to embrace accessibility in sport. There is an Olympian who will talk about coaching and much, much more, that's just day 1.
Expo opens at 10am, Enercare Centre, 100 Princes' Boulevard, Hall D.
10/17/2024
It's not exaggerating to say that is the most important non-endemic brand to running and racing. To find out why they sponsor events from Sydney to Toronto, New York to Amsterdam, iRun editor Ben Kaplan spoke with Michelle Taylor, head of Global Sports Sponsorship about health, sustainability, and race bibs. Read here: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/at-tcs-good-health-means-a-sustainable-future/
10/17/2024
iRun magazine: Autumn, 2024
The fall print edition of iRun magazine is about recapturing the joy and individuality of finding your own way through sport. Featuring Olympian Alexi Pappas on the cover, running's north star of light and fun, the issue stars Natasha Wodak, Ethan Katzberg, Mohammed Ahmed and has tips on shoes, attitude, racing, love and life. It's our pleasure to build and our pleasure to share and please find your print copy across Canada, wherever independent running shops sell shoes. Moreover, the magazine will be available at the iRun booth at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon expo.
MOVE HER MIND SHAKEOUT RUN!
Join us as we celebrate the completion of the Women's Training Program with a relaxed 4km run.
When: Saturday, October 19, 8:45 AM
Where: Enercare Centre, Hall D, Toronto
Starting Gun Feels
In the throes of race season and after the records were set in Chicago, it's high time for running and that means expectations, preparations and chance. Taking stock of our world, author Benjamin Errett explains his approach to the marathon.
Get ready for race day, right here: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/the-marathon-and-what-you-can-control/
10/14/2024
🚨🎙 New Podcast Drop
It's the most wonderful time of the year: TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon time! We at the AO Running Podcast are celebrating all things TWM with a series of interviews leading into and following the event. For the first conversation, host John Shep meets Marcus Smith and his mom Alicia Smith, Executive Director from Dyslexia Canada, who will be participating in the half marathon this year to raise funds through the TCS Charity Challenge for the Dyslexia Canada. Listen here: https://athleticsontario.ca/road-trail-running/athletics-ontario-running-podcast/
🚨👀👟Shoe review: Hoka Mach x 2.
Caroline Bolduc is a frontline worker and a marathon runner and she's preparing for her fall race and clocking tons of kilometres. She recently took the Hoka Mach x 2 shoes for a test drive and felt inspired. Read why, here: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/shoe-review-hoka-mach-x-2-2/
10/10/2024
Movement is medicine and we all need to move. Today, and every day forward, let’s join ASICS and take a Desk Break - good health is mental health and it’s about staying fit for the long run. Join the Desk Break social challenge and see how here: https://www.asics.com/ca/en-ca/desk-break
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Videos
All Night Long
Sabrina Young from iRun magazine competed in the 140K Riot Relay this weekend and ran all night long on dusty trails, dark concessions roads and alongside a peacock which made her question her own eyes. What she discovered was camaraderie, fun and a 2 a.m. desire for cheeseburgers - a race she won't forget anytime soon.
📸 credits: Koray Core-Eye Salih & Heather Colasuonno
Read about it here:
https://www.irun.ca/index.php/a-rioted-run-down-memory-lane/
Chix Run The 6ix
@migzpink
The Greatest of All-Time
She won the 10K in Ottawa on Saturday and now the 44-year-old sets her sights on the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. What makes Malindi run? Read our Q&A with the epic Canadian racer, right here: https://tinyurl.com/bdzb4waz
Sulphur Springs Recap
Here is a snippet of the Sulpher Springs Ultra Marathon recap with Molly Hurford. Tune in on Thursday, May30th for the full report!
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The spring print edition of iRun magazine is dedicated to health, sustainability, community and overall good times, for everybody, everywhere: may we all find new finish lines.
Read it here: https://issuu.com/irunmagazine/docs/irun_spring_issuu
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Print copies available at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend , Calgary Marathon expos and at these local running retailers:
Frontrunners Victoria
@runnersouleth
Boutique Endurance
Runners' Choice Kingston
Boutique Courir
The Runners Shop
BlackToe Running Inc.
Strides Running Store
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Running 60K Backwards in Calgary
🚨🏃Running 60K Backwards in Calgary
Running an ultra marathon is one thing. Running it backwards is something entirely else. And doing the whole thing for charity makes the entire endeavour worthwhile. Who is Austin Sedgwick and what's he up to? To support an inspiring Canadian, click here: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/running-backwards-for-women-at-the-servus-calgary-marathon/
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NB FuelCell Rebel v4
FuelCell Rebel v4 - Built for lightweight, everyday training.
👟💨Rebel by name, rebel by nature, the FuelCell Rebel v4 will change the way you look at an everyday trainer. The propulsive feel of FuelCell technology creates a remarkably responsive underfoot that can quickly adapt from long, steady runs to something shorter and more spontaneous. Additional details like a streamlined mesh upper add race-inspired accents to a dynamic upbeat trainer, designed to bring an element of fun back into your run.
Get your pair now: https://www.newbalance.ca/en_ca/collections/fuelcell-collection/fuelcell-rebel/
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The new METASPEED™ PARIS
The new METASPEED™ PARIS Series has arrived. Lighter than ever and with even more energy return, they’re how ASICS athlete Diane van Es finds her speed. #METASPEED
Available March 4th, at these Canadian retailers:
BlackToe Running Inc.
Boutique Courir
Boutique Endurance
Le Coureur
Brainsport
Browns Shoes
Culture Athletics
Fast Trax Run & Ski Shop - Edmonton
Forerunners
@frontrunnersvictoria
Le Coureur Nordique
Maison de la Course
Run As You Are
Running Room
Strides Running Store
The Runners Shop
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Arrving Soon....
Drops March 4th at 12:01PM EST. Available at the following retailers across Canada:
BlackToe Running
Boutique Courir Montreal
Boutique Endurance
Boutique Le Coureur
Brainsport
Browns
Culture Athletics
Fast Trax
Forerunners
Frontrunners
Le Coureur Nordique
Maison de la Course
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Running Room
Strides
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Sasha talks about fun, but not before she delves into the precipitous drop off of girls participating in sport.
COME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH US ☠️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏽
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Race. Welcome to a unique atmosphere, full of friendly faces, unforgettable experiences, and great food. Be prepared to get in touch with another culture in a very interactive way.
A 9K journey through the underworld to reach Mictlan. As well as the Mexicas in their quest, our runners will encounter quick and memorable experiences in each km of our route. These activities will prepare them to reach glory at the finish line. Remember, the “preparation process” begins at packet pick up. Spend some time with us in our running activities, they will make your journey memorable. A unique event to finish your running calendar year.
Join us in this unique race to celebrate the great Mexican holiday in a 9K like no other!
Register here:
https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76658/day-of-the-dead-race-canada
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Day of the Dead Race
🫶🏃🏃🏼♀️"I like working with runners and athletes because they are people who know all about discipline, planning and setting goals," says Cook. "When I partner with clients, I like to say that we'll be Working Together for the Long Run, pardon the pun." says Winston Cook.
Winston is a successful money manager based outside Toronto with 30 years of doling out winning financial advice. From estate planning to investing, wills, insurance and assessing risk, Cook has assisted thousands of everyday investors and focuses also on runners.
To get his clients started, Cook prepares what he calls an asset map, which helps people understand their overall financial picture. To speak with Cook, ping [email protected]. He's a good guy, and knows his stuff. Here's a video of what he does first with his clients.
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The Dynamic Due of Lynn Bourque and Cory Freedman
🚨🗣The Dynamic Duo of Lynn Bourque and Cory Freedman
The Runners Shop and Toronto Women's Race are collaborating to help female runners set the pace and own the space.
It was a packed house last Tuesday, at The Runner's Shop, as Toronto Women's Run Series series founder Cory Freedman and Lynn Bourque of The Runners Shop announced they have teamed up to help women set the pace and own the space. With PUMA Running offering their Deviate model as demo shoes, the 70+ strong group celebrated the moment with a 5K run followed by beverages and snacks.
The collaboration will see race kit pick-up at The Runners Shop for all three of Toronto Women's Race events. Adding to their repertoire of training runs, interested parties can train for free for any of the Toronto Women's Race events.
In addition, runners were treated to a free demo of the PUMA Deviate NITRO shoe. To align with the female physique, it has a narrower heel and lower instep, but doesn't sacrifice on the responsiveness nor cushioning.
Some initial feedback,
The shoes offered were a good and smooth run for me. Uppers were good, and no hot spots.
-Lisa @belovedrunner
I love the Deviates. From the get go they were a great fit as my feet are very narrow in the instep. The toe box didn't feel tight. They were great to run in for both an easy pace and when I picked up the pace into a sprint. - Ania @fiercefeminineathletics
PUMA Deviate NITRO retail at $200CDN.
Register here for free runs: https://www.therunnersshop.com/collections/run-club/products/free-runs-1
For Toronto Women's Race Series events see here: https://www.towomensruns.com
📸Photo credit: Katrina Innanen
Parent and kid approved 🍝 #nomnomnom #getinmybelly
🍝 🚨 🔉 For anyone carbo-loading for Boston, or anyone planning a spring marathon, healthy runners are increasingly feeding their families Catelli Smart Pasta products. Here, iRun editor Ben Kaplan serves up Catelli Smart Pasta Fettucini, with twice as much fibre as their regular white pasta, to his 9 and 11-year-old. Children never lie. Let's go to the tape and see if favourable responses are served.
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Female Health with Uresta
#ICYMI
There were some great take aways from our pelvic floor health conversation with Physio Therapist Caroline Packard DPT, Lauren from Uresta and iRun's very own Anna Lee Boschetto. If you missed it, no worries, we have the recap here!
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Female Health with Uresta
#ICYMI
There were some great take aways from our pelvic floor health conversation with Physio Therapist Caroline Packard DPT, Lauren from Uresta and iRun's very own Anna Lee Boschetto. If you missed it, no worries, we have the recap here!
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#womenshealth #IWD #run #pelvicfloorhealth #physiotherapy #uresta #stoptheleaks #running #health #selfcare
Allo Nutrition
Allo is the world’s first protein powder designed for hot beverages! Unlike run of the mill protein powder, Allo will completely dissolve in your beverage and leave behind a deliciously subtle taste of either caramel, vanilla or hazelnut. Simply add Allo to your hot coffee or tea, stir and enjoy 10g of high quality hydrolyzed protein. 8 varieties of low calorie protein creamers and non-creamers for on the go. For at-home convenience, we also have our four non-creamer varieties available in 25-serving tubs. Want to add a protein boost to your meals, too? Allo is also great in recipes ranging from oatmeal to savoury soups! Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free & Clump-free is our guarantee. Live Smarter. Live Allo.
Try Allo for Yourself Today: https://liveallo.com/
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JOIN US!
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Race. Welcome to a unique atmosphere, full of friendly faces, unforgettable experiences, and great food. Be prepared to get in touch with another culture in a very interactive way.
A 9K journey through the underworld to reach Mictlan. As well as the Mexicas in their quest, our runners will encounter quick and memorable experiences in each km of our route. These activations will prepare them to reach glory at the finish line. Remember, the “preparation process” begins at packet pick up. Spend some time with us in our running activations, they will make your journey memorable. A unique event to finish your running calendar year.
Dare to run to other side! Register here: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/63530/dia-de-muertos-race-toronto
ASICS Cumulus 24
🔈To uplift the mind 🧠
start with the feet 🦶🏃🏻♀️🏃🏼♂️🏃🏾♀️.
Blast on 💥.
Blast off.
With positive energy
for body and mind.
GEL-CUMULUS™ 24 👟 adds positive energy to body and mind. Blast off with more energy and land with great cushioning.
Blast off to your nearest running retailer or here: https://www.asics.com/ca/en-ca/
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Scarborough 5K start
Runners who care can achieve anything
The Inaugural Scarborough 5K was a sold-out event hosted by members of an underserved community whose runners decided to make a change. Their passion and drive created a day that won't soon be forgotten, and is something every dedicated runner can do. To find out here:
https://www.irun.ca/index.php/joy-in-the-air-at-the-inaugural-scarborough-5k/
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More than a million Canadians are runners, making it this country’s most popular recreational and fitness activity. Canadians run for exercise and we run to raise money for important causes. We run alone and in groups. And every year, hundreds of thousands of us participate in organized races, from fun runs to marathons, which are growing steadily.
Until now, Canadian runners haven’t had our own running magazine. But now, there’s iRun, providing a uniquely Canadian perspective on the activity and the sport. Published six times a year, iRun educates, informs and inspires Canadian runners. And, behind our parent company Sportstats, the largest race timing company in the world, iRun has become the ultimate running celebration, in mobile, print, social media and at irun.ca.
Marc Roy, CEO, Sportstats
iRun because there’s only 24-hours in a day.
A triathlete and 2x Ironman finisher, Roy purchased Sportstats with his wife Isabelle Fradette in 1995, and transformed the Ottawa-based company into the largest race-timing institution in the world. A father of three, and diehard Senators fan, Roy has recently expanded his company abroad, with new offices opened in San Diego, Utah, Thailand, and Singapore. He recently oversaw a major re-launch of the Sportstats website at sportstats.ca, which holds data of more than six million athletes. He vows to run another Ironman soon.
Mark Sutcliffe, Group Publisher
iRun for a better life
Few people in Canada have written, broadcast, or talked more about running and the runner’s experience than Mark Sutcliffe. It started when he turned his passion for running into a weekly column in the Ottawa Citizen, then he launched iRun and the weekly iRun radio show and podcast. He has since written three books about running: Why I Run, Canada’s Magnificent Marathon and Long Road to Boston. Mark has completed 25 marathons and raised more than $200,000 for charity through his running. In addition to iRun, Mark has also launched several other publications, including the Ottawa Business Journal and the Kitchissippi Times. Mark hosts a daily talk show on 1310 NEWS in Ottawa and also appears regularly on Rogers TV and CPAC.
More on Mark via whyirun.ca
Ray Zahab, Runner-in-Chief
iRun because I can’t stop!!! I love it too much
A former pack-a-day smoker, Ray transformed his life and became an ultra-distance runner, winning some of the world’s most challenging foot races. Beginning in November 2006, Ray and two other runners ran 7500km across the Sahara Desert in 111 days, averaging 70 kilometres per day without a single day’s rest. Since then, Ray has completed numerous running expeditions all over the world, including unsupported 650km run across Siberia’s Lake Baikal in winter, a 1200km run the length of the Atacama Desert and a crossing of Death Valley off-road. In 2008, he founded impossible2Possible (i2P), an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, and inclusion and participation in expeditions. At no cost to schools or participating youth, i2P has taken Youth Ambassadors on expeditions to Amazon, Sahara, Bolivia and more.
In addition to his running adventures, Ray co-hosts iRun: The Running Show on The TSN 1200 radio. He also speaks around the world at events such as TED, IOC World Conference, Idea City, The Economist World in 2010 and 2011, World Affairs Council and countless other events- spreading the message that we are all capable of the extraordinary in our lives and that in fact, the impossible is possible.
Find out more about Ray’s Impossible to Possible http://impossible2possible.com
Ben Kaplan, General Manager
iRun because I like being free
Author of Feet, Don’t Fail Me Now, and former running columnist for the National Post, Kaplan joined iRun in December, 2014, and has since collected twelve new pairs of running shoes. A former editor at GQ and New York magazines, Kaplan also taught a year-long running clinic at Toronto’s Black Toe Running and took a group of people from the couch to the marathon. A frequent guest on radio and TV, Kaplan has appeared on Global’s Morning Show, Steven and Chris on CBC, and Metro Morning with Matt Galloway.
Anna Lee Boschetto, Managing Editor
iRun because it challenges and changes me.
A health and wellness writer, Boschetto has been a part of the iRun team since 2013. Previously an editor with Oxygen and Clean Eating magazines, she has also contributed to Parents Canada, Elevate and Canadian Living. Boschetto has also facilitated community running groups for York Region residents.