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Greater Toronto Area Running Community!
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one stride at a time.
The Journal
Let’s Get Virtual!
Ok, let’s just get this out of the way first: no one wanted 2021 to be another year of virtual races. Nope, nope, nope. We accepted (begrudgingly!) 2020 as the […]
Slow and Steady: What It’s Like To Be A Slow Runner in a Fast Runner’s World
The world of running is one synonymous with speed. To be a runner, even a recreational or amateur one, is to be associated with being fast. Names like Eliud Kipchoge, […]
Notes from an unintended running break: It’s ok to press pause
Runners schedule their day around ‘the run’. The length of the run, the type of run, and feelings towards the run all contribute to what runners eat that day, the […]
The High Five: Podcasts For Your Long Run (or any run!)
Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and eggs. Batman and Robin. Like these legendary tandems, there are few things better than when you can pair the perfect podcast with a good […]
What is Running Cadence?
I completely forgot about running cadence until I visited my physiotherapist for an injury back in the fall. A mild ache I ignored for months had turned into an angry […]
The Humber River Trail
The Humber River Recreational Trail (or Humber Trail) is a popular paved and signed multi-use trail in west Toronto that runs north-south along the Humber River, from Lake Ontario in […]
Good Runners: Run for Good
If you follow Saucony, you’ve no doubt had a chance to see their “Good Runners” campaign. This incredible campaign showcases a variety of runners and aims to share “stories that […]
The High Five: Long Distance Runners Making History
The history of women’s running is relatively new. In looking back, most official milestones in women’s running have been recognized only in the past 100 years. In fact, it wasn’t […]
Why do you run?: Building a healthy relationship with running
Why do you run? Why did you start to run? Have you changed your ‘reason for running’ over time? How do you navigate these changes and maintain your […]
Nominate a Runner to Be Featured!
Twice a week, we share the stories of runners in the
Greater Toronto Area Running Community!
If there's someone you would like us to feature, hit that NOMINATE button!
Run Routes
The Martin Goodman Trail
A go-to favourite for runners of Toronto, the Martin Goodman Trail (often lovingly referred to as “the MGT”) stretches nearly 20 km along the Toronto waterfront, from Mimico in the […]
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