Category Archives: Guest blog

Race Report: Missisauga Marathon

My name is Aestus and I am a Marathoner. No, seriously. I did it!! Mississauga, last Sunday! Look it up! Bib number 524! I know, it’s ok, I can barely believe it myself, and I was there. Two ...

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Eight things to keep you sane when injured

Today's post is by Sylvie Desroches, who blogs at Marathoner in Training. Sylvie, like myself, is currently not running due to injury and shares some ideas she's ...

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Will you be a fashionable runner in 2010?

For the last week here in Toronto it has been LG fashion week. So I contacted one of the few people I know who has a foot in both the world of fashion and the world of running. With some races being the longest catwalks in the world, Toronto-based lifestyle writer and editor, ...

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Guest Post: Chilly Half Marathon

By Shawn Syms Last Sunday, the Brant Street Starbucks resembled a Running Room on a Sunday morning. Outside, instead of crowds of caffeine aficionados lapping up frothy frappucinos, there were throngs of men porting sleek running tights and women stretching powerful quadriceps. Inside, rather than a lineup ...

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Five common running injuries…

Sooner or later, we all seem to deal with an injury, and sometimes they can become prolonged nagging nuisances. The following information was prepared by Chiropractor Dr. Elizabeth Douglas as a resource for runners to better understand some of the common injuries that they may face, how to treat them and more importantly, ...

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Running for cancer survivors: a journey to wellness

As a running instructor for the Running Room and Nike, I have taught numerous beginner clinics, but none have touched my heart and soul more than ...

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Yoga for runners…

I'm excited to present today's guest blogger Christine Felstead — creatrix of yoga for runners. Those who know me, know that in addition to running, my other love is yoga. I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Christine's yoga for runners classes at the Downward Dog Yoga studio in the ...

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Confessions of a winter runner…

Today's post is a guest post by Allison Larsh, who was profiled on The Fartlek Runner's Toronto Runner series. [picapp align="left" wrap="true" link="term=winter+running&iid=4510111" src="c/4/4/f/Unusual_Arctic_Cold_9f97.jpg?adImageId=8569166&imageId=4510111" width="380" height="248" /]  You know the one thing that really kills me about summer days? That everyone else loves summer days. You go out for a run —say on ...

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