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.

Put a Spring in Your Step

VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4

WHAT’S NEW

THE WARMUP

RUN IN FOCUS

Pasta for People Who Run • Carefully considered carbohydrates

Sugar and Fat: Their Role in the Runner’s Diet • Are sugar and fat unhealthy? It depends on the source

Work Out with a Weighted Backpack • You don’t need fancy equipment for an effective home workout that will challenge your running muscles

Secrets to Successful Pacing: What’s the best way to pace yourself in a race? • Alex Hutchinson Rounds up the Latest in Endurance Research

Keeping Kids Active • How do you get your kids active outside during a pandemic?

Trails for the Track • How trail running benefits road and track runners

Mile Repeats (with some 200s) • Here’s a challenging workout you can do once a week on the track — and some handy activation drills to start

Medicine Hat, Alta. • Heaven in Alberta

Malindi Elmore: Third Time Still a Charm • Seventeen years after making her olympic debut in Athens, the Kelowna, B.C. native hopes to make her second Olympic team this summer.

Your Better Half • Do you want to improve your half-marathon time this year? You can, if you’re committed to going beyond the training plan

State of Mind: Running and Mental Health • None of us would dispute that running makes us happy. But it's also clear that it's not a panacea

2021’s Best Running Shorts • You need shorts to go fast, to be comfortable on hot days and to look good. We’ve got you covered this season

Smartwatches for Smart Runners • Six models to track your training in 2021

Bob Higgins, Lethbridge, Alta. • About to become a father again in midlife, Bob Higgins made some major lifestyle changes. His daughter has always been a big part of his running success

Sault Stryders • The newly re-formed club, originally started in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., in 1985, now promotes running for fun and mental health

MARKETPLACE

The Joy of Running Outside • The American poet Mary Oliver wasn’t a runner, but she understood well one of the things that makes runners run: our capacity for joy in nature