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.

Running for Fun, Fitness and Health is Enough

VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2

RUN IN FOCUS

THE WARMUP

On Cloudsurfer 9

Sublime Squash • Winter squash varieties are packed with nutrients and provide a respite from the monotony of protein plus two veg

Coach Mills’s Michigan Hills • This workout is a mix of hills, flat repetitions and short rest to build a strong foundation for fast 5K/10K races

How Young is Too Young for Endurance Running? • Why kids shouldn’t train the way adults train

Upper Body and Core • Strength training for runners is not all about the legs

Skeleton Crew: How to Fracture-proof Your Bones • Alex Hutchinson rounds up the latest in endurance research

Returning from Injury • There’s a little more to it than simply resuming your training program

Speedwork: The Secret to Marathon Breakthroughs • What doesn’t hurt you makes you faster

Campbell River, B.C. • Great trails await on Vancouver Island

Fredericton Marathon • This Boston qualifier kicks off Atlantic Canada’s 2023 running season while celebrating its 45th anniversary

Terceira Island, Azores • With a temperate climate and historic flavour, the Azores are perfect for year-round training and exploration

The 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy Runners • As runners, we can too easily become fixated on proving our worth with PBs and Strava KOMs. By instead focusing on running as a tool for maximum fitness and health, those things will follow naturally

The Very Nice Ben Flanagan • The recently minted Canadian record holder in the Half-Marathon may be the nicest person in Canadian running. That doesn't mean he doesn't want to win.

Running Toward Reconciliation • One extraordinary run in Manitoba may advance the cause of truth and reconciliation more than any number of official measures designed for the purpose

Good to Go • Whether travelling for business or pleasure, you want to get your runs in. Here are some items our readers don’t leave home without

Spring Shoe Review • New models and updates for 2023—plus racing shoes

Fernwood Social Run Club • This new run club in Victoria celebrates mental health and offers a packed running and social calendar for all runners

Reviews

Eleanor Voykin • Toronto, Ont.

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Running with Lily • I had the perfect plan. And then my daughter brought me down to earth