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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.

Happy Trails?

VOLUME 14, ISSUE 3

WHAT’S NEW

Shannon Penway • Mountain runner

SHOE IN

THE WARMUP

Should You Go Gluten-free? • Unless you have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, a gluten-free diet isn’t necessarily healthier

Stoke-worthy Sandwiches • Three luxurious lunchtime upgrades

The Pre-Run Foot Strength Routine • Six simple exercises for stronger feet

Arc’teryx Teaches Trails • The outdoor brand’s Climbing Academy offers hands-on training for intermediate trail runners. Here’s what you can look forward to learning when things return to normal

The Runner’s Gut as “Second Brain” • Runners benefit uniquely from a diversity of gut bacteria

How to Avoid a Rolled Ankle • Rolled ankles are one of the commonest injuries in trail runners. Here’s how to avoid them

Ladder Workout • A progression-style run to build strength on the trails

The Baden Powell Trail at 50 • 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of one of B.C.’s most scenic trails

What Happened ad Tsuut’ina • The Tsuut’ina Trail Race started as a simple fundraiser. But what happened on the course is revealing new paths to truth and reconciliation

Undefeated • The strangely parallel journeys of a runner who found – and lost – her father, while training for her first 100K race

Trail Towns: The Places Canada’s Top Trail Runners Call Home • With covid changing work culture for Canadians, more and more are heading to the hills, determined to live where they can indulge their passion for nature on a daily basis. Whether you dream of leaving the city for good or you’re content to travel to the trails on weekends, we present the country’s top places to get your shoes muddy, be part of a trail-running community and race regularly. Who knows? Maybe you’ll decide to join the locals and put down roots of your own.

Trail Shoes • Our roundup of the best new models and updates for your trail adventures in 2021

Kit for the Trail • Hydration packs, jackets, cushioned socks and other apparel to support you on the trail

One Shot: Tim Snow • How the Montreal photographer and father of two uses trail running to escape the noise

Stag Leap Running Co. • Friendly Fernie, B.C. is a trail runner’s paradise

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The Power of Connection • An introvert falls in love with group running