We took some time on our day off to chat with Joyce. If you’ve been around ENDURrun for the past five years, you definitely know Joyce. She is the ball of lightning that is doing so many different things, and always with a smile. Here’s our interview: Who are you? My name is Joyce and… Read more »
From Lloyd Schmidt, Race Director Already, 2019 has been a truly great year. It looks like a lot of hard work and commitment is showing in the performances this year, with so many PB’s and EB’s. Lately I’ve been hearing lots of excitement about the track race, the great competition, and the event in general…. Read more »
Hills, check. Sunset, check. Feast, check. Mosquitoes, check. Extra rest before and after Stage 4 makes it an interesting challenge. Well done participants – we’re halfway there. Results Robert Brouillette edged a 47 second victory, but Josh Bolton retains the Gold Jersey by 1:06 heading into the rest day. Aidan Rutherford ran a huge EB… Read more »
Chris Mintz is fundraising for KidsAbility. ENDURrun doesn’t have a problem making people sweat, but Mintz has taken it to the next level with this amazing fundraising campaign. You’ve probably seen these challenges all over social media for the past month, and it just keeps getting better. The stakes get raised Beyond the campaign, knowing… Read more »
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 »