We are excited to announce changes to both time trials at the ENDURrun in 2019. First, some background. The ENDURrun concept and the Stage format took years to create. The primary goal was to find a formula that would test the Ultimate runner, but would also offer variety of course terrains, explore much of Waterloo… Read more »
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ENDURrun 2015 photos are back!
These thousands of photos are once again available online, for you to re-live the memories and to use freely. As you know, our wealth of ENDURrun photos (and all Run Waterloo photos in general) has disappeared from view. Moving our hundreds of thousands of photos to Flickr from the now-retired Picasa is a time consuming… Read more »
Announcing the 2017 ‘Charity of Choice’ participants
We are excited to announce the three participants in the 2017 ‘Charity of Choice‘ program! Stephen Moore – McNally House Hospice Rachael Drost – FeedFive Maureen Pecknold – Wounded Warriors Through this fundraising initiative, the up to three participants have each committed to raise at least $1,000 for their respective chosen charity through their participation… Read more »
ENDURrunners’ spirit emulated by Olympians
After watching the incredible displays of athleticism, perseverance and spirit during the 2016 ENDURrun last week, and then switching focus to the track and field competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics, we can’t help but draw parallels between the two, and especially to the multi-event sports of heptathlon and decathlon. First, the obvious similarities. In… Read more »
New this year: Golden Club
The ENDURrun is an event that is rich in many things, not the least of which are traditions. This year saw the birth of a new custom designed to celebrate excellence and to publicly recognize some of our top performers. The Golden Club is for any runner who has ever won a Gold Jersey. A Gold Jersey… Read more »
Final 2016 Info Booklet
August is here, and ENDURrun 2016 starts next week. This annual publication includes pertinent stage information, course maps, and official event rules. New this year is the official Ultimate group photo, Golden Club, bumper stickers, and more. » Download the Final 2016 Info Booklet (PDF) « We look forward to welcoming you on Saturday!
The complete set of ENDURrun results are now online!
We are thrilled to present the full set of your ENDURrun results, from the inaugural 2003 event to the present. For the first time, from your computer or mobile device, you are able to: Sort cumulative times after any number of Stages, for any division and/or category, within any year or across all years Explore… Read more »
PES
For those of you unfamiliar with this acronym, the phrase Post-ENDURrun Syndrome (PES) was coined by one of our former champions and has come into regular use in late August for the past several years. The ENDURrun is a close community of runners. In some cases, Stage 7 goodbyes can mean that friends won’t reunite… Read more »
ENDURrunner Q&A
ENDURrunners are a diverse community with some amazing and inspiring stories. While we’re getting ready for Stage 6, we caught up with a random selection of a few ENDURrunners. Here’s what we asked them: Una Beaudry and Steve Mahood [Er] You both fell in love with the ENDURrun community in your rookie year in 2014…. Read more »
Rest Day Recap
After four days, four stages and 88.2KM of racing, on Thursday, The ENDURrun takes a rest. Let’s take this opportunity to check in on our Ultimate leaders. After an unprecedented variety in stage winners in 2014, at this point in 2015, the overall male and female leaders have been dominating with wins in all 4… Read more »