Ran the Chilly Half on Sunday morning as my first race with Team RF Barrie.Previous course record 1:50:26, PB 1:47:44. Goal was to beat the course record and maybe the PB.
This is the third time I’ve run this race but they changed the start and some of the course […]

 
Last Sunday I ran the very first race this season in Burlington: Chilly Half Marathon and Frosty 5K. The weather was incredibly warm and sunny. It was a beautiful morning in one of the  beautiful down towns in southern Ontario.
Unlike the 1/2 marathon which had more than 3000 runners, the 5K race had only about […]

Training for Solidarity – Haiti Fundraiser
Date: Saturday January 30
Location: Palais Royale (1601 Lake Shore Boulevard West)
Distance: 10km or 20km
Running Free had planned on hosting its annual 10km run in Haiti in January but after the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010; a decision was made to re-group efforts and organize a training […]

17th Tim Horton’s Grimsby 1/2 Marathon
Grimsby, ON
Sunday, February 28, 2010
www.instride.ca
Well, there’s no doubt that this has been a great winter for run training. This was also a good weekend to race with only moderate 15-20kph winds. Let’s face it, for this time of the year that’s not too bad.
This was a really good race to […]

Summary: 1:28:05 on the chip | Even Splits | 2/20 in M25-29

I think they used to call this race the “Hypothermic Half Marathon”

Perhaps recent weather trends are responsible for the name change… and in any case, I’m not complaining.

There was nothing hypothermic about this race yesterday, and conditions were perfect aside from a strong headwind […]

Santa Shuffle 5kmDate: Saturday December 5, 2009Location: Sunnybrook ParkEvent: 19th Annual Santa ShuffleDistance: 5km (without time chips)This has to be by far one of my favourite recreational races.The money raised goes towards the Salvation Army (a total of $400,000 was raised across 35 cities).It’s one of the most relaxed ones out there with the fun […]

So on December 17th, I had the great honour of being part of the 12,000 people selected to carry the Olympic Torch throughout Canada. On this date, the Torch had made its way to the GTA and in the morning, the event started out in Markham.
Markham, ON has always been a special place to me; […]

Saturday December 26th,Hamilton,On.
89th Annual Harold Webster Boxing Day 10 miler
www.boxingdayrun.ca
For the 6th year in a row I signed up for this annual right of Christmas passage.What better way to govern the food and goodies intake on Christmas Day than a 10 mile race,and a tough one at that,on Boxing Day.
The day dawned on a wet […]

September 27, 2009
Marathon, Half-marathon and 5km Races
www.waterfrontmarathon.com
 
Well, my race schedule for 2009 has included all races run in the rain so you can guess how this race went from a weather perspective. It was also very humid so as flat as the course is, I was glad I was instead of the full marathon.
I got […]

Race - Egg Nog Jog 10.8k Run
Location - Terra Cotta, Ontario 
Date - 12/13/09 
Website - www.georgetownrunners.ca
As I was driving up to Terra Cotta to take part in the 2009 Egg Nog Jog, I asked myself, “Do I really want to run in this rainy, winter weather?” For some reason the answer was yes so I continued to […]

Legacy 5km runI think this is a great run for those who are not too serious, but want a bit of a fun run!  The course is almost perfectly flat, so no worry for those who fear hills!    The distance isn’t too long, although I know for those of us that want to go fast, […]

This was my 19th half-marathon and possibly the best I’ve ever run in terms of organization and the course itself.
Starting weeks before, the RD contacted registered runners with e-mails about the details of race day. The information was great and helped me feel really “pumped” for the event. Race day was superb - kit […]

I am the first to admit that I am not a runner by trade, but I won an entry into any of the 5 Peaks trail running series through the Team Running Free lottery.  I was very excited about this opportunity as I was thinking of doing it anyway and this just […]

Nothing like a little bit of fear to motivate you over the winter!
 
In the fall of 2008 March seemed like a long time away – so it was time to try my first 30km run.   Around the Bay always sounded like a fun race to participate in.  It also seemed like the perfect bridge from […]

Looking for a major event for 2010 and somewhat limited in my ability to cycle here in Moscow where I now live I decided to try something ambitious and signed up for the Marathon des Sables  (www.darbaroud.com ) Having got a spot, talked to a few people and reading a few articles, I realized I didn’t […]

Sunday November 22,2009 Whitby Yacht Club
10 Mile,10K &5K
http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=4273
This was the 7th running of this popular Whitby race which originated in Ajax and was run out of Rotary Park for the first 4 years.The organizers decided to change the course yet again to minimize the trail portion of the race.In previous years the weather had not […]

Author - Larry Bradley
Location - Hamilton, Ontario 
Date - 11/1/2009
Website - http://www.hamiltonmarathon.ca/
Race morning was dark and a little chilly when I parked at Confederation Park in Hamilton. I seemed to be an early arrival so I made my way through the kit pick up very quickly and headed back to my car to get down to the […]

5Peaks
5km trail race
Durham Regional Forest
June 13, 2009
http://www.5peaks.com/home.asp
Before race
My early goal for the race was a top 5 finish. However, the day before the race I spent 5 hours hunched over, helping my dad tear the shingles off our roof. My pains made me believe this was more than just a minor set back in achieving my […]

Good Life Fitness Toronto Marathon
Toronto (Mel Lastman Square, North York to Queen’s Park)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
www.runtoronto.com
If there were ever perfect conditions for a full marathon Sunday, October 18th was definitely that day. It was sunny and cool between 2-6 degrees Celsius with 15 kph North winds. Let’s not forget that the majority of this race […]

Legacy 5km Race
April 26, 2009
Markham, ON
www.legacy5k.ca
Well after seeing a call to arms on our Team Running Free forum to put together a team entry for the Legacy 5km race, there were 6 people that decided to enter as a Team. They were Ben Kong who put out the initial email, myself, Syd Trefiak, Ali Aasen, […]