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COACHES CORNER: THE ROAD TRIPPER

By Amy Begley It happens to all of us – sometimes you wake up and have a hard time getting out of bed to go for a run. Finding a running buddy or signing up for a training group are great ways to keep you accountable, just ask Nigar Scott. Nigar travels more than 700 miles each week to attend…

RUNNER’S RAMBLINGS: SOMETIMES RUNNING JUST ISN’T FUN

By: Mizuno Race Team Member, Mike Aish So I thought I was on my way. I thought that I was past all the hurdles and that it was just going to be easy sailing from here on out. Like they say, “Plans are great until someone punches you in the face,” and that’s just how I’m feeling. To catch you…

RUNNER’S RAMBLINGS: TRAINING CAMP

By: Mizuno Race Team Member, Mike Aish Well, the time has come to get myself back in to shape. I’m at the point where I can run for an hour without any pain, but there is a lot of work to be done if I want to compete this year. So, I’m off to training camp! Since the weather has been…

Crunch Time for Rio 2016

When Athletics Canada released the Rio 2016 Olympics qualifying criteria for the marathon back in the Spring of 2015 I remember being really excited. The standard was 2:12:50, 1minute21seconds slower than the time needed to qualify for the team back in 2012. When I initially looked at the criteria I didn’t even look at the timeline for qualifying. It reads…