Tuesday is Stage 3: a 30 kilometre cross country run. Whether you ran one lap or 7, this is a strong test on the journey to the title “One Tough Runner.” Huge thanks to the water crew, the pacers (even the surprise ones), the massage team, the family, friends, and cheer squads, the food team,… Read more »
We are Mary-Jane, Val and Aidan, and we love our volunteer jobs. Mary Jane has been a volunteer every year since the start of EndurRun at different stages. For the last few years she has been a Registration/timer. Val has been helping at the races with her family for many years. She started at the… Read more »
Sharon is one of our two charity participants in 2019. We talked to Sharon about how she came to be involved with Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and what you should know about the fundraiser. In Sharon’s words: On this day last year (at the end of Stage 2) I said hello to Anne Hinds and… Read more »
We are now almost one-quarter of the way through the week. (In fact, tomorrow you will see a 40 KM sign early in the race). We really enjoyed being back in Cambridge for the first time since 2011, and on such a great section of the Grand River Trail. There is a strong consensus that… Read more »
Use this projected start order as a guide. This Time Trial (TT) stage starts one runner each minute, in reverse order to their seed time, which is determined from previous results and expected finish times, with an effort to preserve the integrity of as many competitions as possible. Dropouts and no-shows may still adjust the… Read more »
The first day of ENDURrun is a rural half marathon, with a mix of hills, trails, and country roads. Participants described the temperatures as near perfect, and and the times didn’t disappoint! Stage 1 is as close to a family reunion as we have, with many people who were unable to attend the pre-race meeting… Read more »
We asked this question to our contenders on the eve of the 8 day, 7 stage, 160 KM event. This is a sampling of what they had to say: “I’m antsy.” “I’m super nervous.” “Excited!!!” “How fast does one go for stage 1 of a 7 stage event?” “I don’t know where my fitness is… Read more »
Hello everyone, Caroline here! I’m really excited to meet you all and to spend an amazing week getting to know you. I’m looking forward to this experience and can only imagine the great friendships that will be formed during the week. Happy trails! 🙂 We are so excited to have Caroline Samson-Belair in the field… Read more »
Endurun community is a source of inspiration, motivation and personal growth and we are blessed to be part of this crazy adventure! One smiley twin is not enough. Thanks Savvas Farassoglou for returning for #5, and dragging your brother with you! How is your training going? In the past two years, I have started doing… Read more »
I’m looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow! Vicki Zandbergen has it all: eight consecutive Ultimates, Gold Club and 2017 champion, and she even drives Jordan to some of the stages. (thanks in advance) How is your training going? It’s starting to go OK, but I’ve been injured, so there was a big setback. How… Read more »