June 3rd, 2017 was Canada’s National Health & Fitness Day. We celebrated Healthy, Active Living with a run/walk on the beautiful Collingwood Trail network. 1K, 2K, 5K and 10K events were available. All ages and abilities were welcomed and family participation was applauded.There were fun activities on site made available by the Healthy Kids Community …
GTRC hosted a youth learn to run program coached by Glen White at the Wasaga RecPlex YMCA in May/June 2017. The youth aged 8 – 13 learned proper warm up, cool down exercises on how to improve endurance and speed. The program was a tremendous success with kids not only learning to run, but having …
Our spring learn to run program was held starting April 12th and lasting 8 weeks! The runs were from the Wasaga Y RecPlex. Coach Courtney O’Neill was happy to welcome some very enthusiastic women into the world of running. They continued beyond the 8 week program and are still running together! Their graduation race was …
A great article on hydration From Runners World. Coach Mike From Runners World August 2013 8 Hydration Myths Busted Don’t get swept up in a tidal wave of hype. By Dimity McDowell; July 9, 2013 At its basic level, hydration is simple. Feel thirsty after a run? Drink something. Heading into an epic meeting? Bring …
From Runner’s World, Jenny Hadfield (Ask The Coach) Running outside in winter? Although cold weather and the holidays can really play havoc on your running regimen, it is one of the best seasons to be a runner. The weather is cool, the path isn’t crowded and the running outfits are adorable! It’s easier than you think. …
Epilogue The Georgian Triangle Running Club was out in force on September 29th 2013 to support me for the 100k run for the Collingwood G&M Hospital. Members chose to join me at various points along the route for somewhere between 10k and 35k legs. In total, I ran 100km in 10 hours 59 minutes burning …