Canadian Running

Dedicated to getting runners the tools they need to succeed, Canadian Running gives professional advice and inspiration on everything you need to be faster, fitter and healthier. The magazine provides the latest on training, gear reviews, nutrition information and recipes, tips on the best places to run and race, and the inside story on the elite running scene.

Our Bodies, Ourselves

VOLUME 14, ISSUE 2

RUN IN FOCUS

THE WARMUP

Running and Iron • Why all athletes should get their iron checked routinely

Indulge your Inner Kid • Classics from the kids’ menu, reinvented for adult runners

Resistance Band Workout

Feldenkrais for Runners • Could this little-known movement system hold the key to preventing running injuries?

Aerobic Intervals • An Olympian and three-time Canadian 1,500m champion explains how to use high-volume, controlled aerobic intervals to improve endurance

The Multi-Day Backpacking Trip • Carrying a 25-kg pack across Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness would prove to be my ticket to success in my first 53K

The Science of Running • Alex Hutchinson Rounds up the Latest in Endurance Research

Ontario’s Bruce Trail • Here are three Bruce Trail loops that make enjoyable day trips for runners in southern Ontario

The Runner’s Body: How it Changes as We Age • Your Body Will Change Over Time. Here's How to Make the Most of Every Decade.

On the Brink • The financial challenges posed by the pandemic have brought Canada’s race industry to its knees. But the result is that race directors are now pooling resources, sharing best practices and advocating for each other in a way they never had before COVID. Endurance races will be stronger for it – if they survive

No Excuses • Stefan Daniel’s journey to running and Paralympic fame

2021 Spring Shoe Guide • 13 New Models and Updates for Spring Road Running

Best Bras for Spring • The top brands all make bras designed specifically for running. Here are our picks for spring 2021

Indigenous Running Club • This London, Ont. run club is giving Indigenous runners a sense of belonging

Pushing Through: Kim Smith • After raising a family and building a career and despite health setbacks, Kim Smith of White Rock, B.C., has never lost her competitive drive

REVIEWS

MARKETPLACE

A Perfect Match • Trying to select my first running shoe was daunting, but eventually I found the perfect fit