Learning the ABCs of running is just like a child learning to write their ABCs. Think back to awkwardly holding the pencil. Remember shaping, perfecting and repeating each letter until it looked just right before writing entire words? Well, this practice-makes-perfect principle also applies in the running world. what are the abcs of running? The [...]
Ask any runner and they’ll tell you there’s a distinct difference between good pain and bad pain. Bad pain is that sharp, unbearable pain which tells us to back off before you do some serious damage. Good pain, on the other hand, is that slightly burning and yet totally satisfying hurt-so-good type of pain. Train in the [...]
Ask any runner and you’ll find they’ve experienced some form of love or hate relationship with crosstraining and, like most relationships, it’s complicated.
Let’s face it – running is hard on the body. Sometimes our stubborn running muscles become so tight that stretching alone doesn’t do the trick. As a runner a weekly massage visit is a must but when you don’t have the time or the funds turn to your sports equipment and grab a ball. Our [...]
Meet the person currently running on our home page: Rebecca! what you do? I am a track and field athlete specializing in the 800-metres. I completed my bachelors of kinesiology at Simon Fraser University with a certificate in Health and Fitness. After SFU I studied broadcast journalism at BCIT. I run 6-8 times per week over [...]
The big race is almost here! You’ve done the hard training. So how are you going to make this your best race yet? A proper warm-up may be your secret weapon to race success. The start of any big race is like a battle for the best racing position. There will be lots of excited [...]
