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.

All Hail the Trail

VOLUME 16, ISSUE 3

Jazmine Lowther • Nelson, B.C., and Canmore, Alta.

THE WARMUP

RUN CHAT

Treats for the Trail • These bars and cookies hit the sweet spot

Fuelling Across the Menstrual Cycle • What runners who menstruate need to know

A Wee Problem • Struggling with the idea of having to use the bathroom in the great outdoors? Brace yourself—we’re going there

Foot-Strengthening for Trail Runners • These exercises will prepare you well for uneven terrain

Speed and Hills • Help your legs feel less like mashed potatoes

The Science of Running • Alex Hutchinson Rounds Up the Latest in Endurance Research

Training for Elevation Gain and Loss in Racing • Elevation training is more accessible than you think (and more important than training for distance)

Sudbury, Ont. • The Canadian Shield provides runners with unique landscapes and trail running opportunities

A Taste of Trail Racing • Canada’s top destination trail races have something for everyone

Asics, SaintéLyon, France • As the biggest and oldest trail race in France, La SaintéLyon hopes to draw more international participants in the coming years

Who is Ihor Verys? • In 2015, Ihor Verys of Chornomorsk, Ukraine, arrived in Manitoba on a student visa. He has never returned. Now 28 and based in Chilliwack, B.C., he has taken up trail running, racking up victory after victory at some of Canada’s toughest races. Despite his success, he brings a humble self-awareness born of hardship, loss and gratitude

Avec Courage • Racing the 165 km Diagonale des Fous on Reunion Island

Start Line • Maybe you’ve heard? Trail running is friendlier, more fun, will make you fitter and has better snacks. Whatever your reasons for exploring the sport, here’s what you need to know to make the transition

Hit the Trails • The latest footwear for off-road adventures

Gearing Up for the Trail • 2023’s must-have items

Saturdays, With Love • This trail-running clinic by Project Love Run happens monthly in Vancouver and Edmonton

Léa Sanacore • Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.

Reviews

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Never Alone • “If you see one animal on the trail,” my father-in-law said to me, “remember that many more are watching you!”