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RODE: Former RDC Queens cross-country star Jordanna Cota still running down her goals

Jordanna Cota knows what it takes to have success as a cross-country…

 

Grade 4 students were bursting with energy when they took off from the starting line at the Dawe Run held on Sept. 20, 2022. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

Dawe Run returns for Red Deer students

‘To get kids out and to be active’

 

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Red Deerians will be on the run this weekend

Dr. Walter Reynolds Memorial Run and Terry Fox Run set for Sunday

 

FILE - The 2022 Woody’s RV World Marathon will be held May 22. (Photo by Advocate staff)

Get ready Red Deer to cheer on Woody’s RV World Marathon runners

Woody’s RV World Marathon happens Sunday

FILE - The 2022 Woody’s RV World Marathon will be held May 22. (Photo by Advocate staff)
FILE - Woody’s RV World Marathon will be held on May 22 in Red Deer. (Photo by Advocate staff)

Woody’s RV World Marathon returns in May for 22nd run

5K race added to the Red Deer run

FILE - Woody’s RV World Marathon will be held on May 22 in Red Deer. (Photo by Advocate staff)
FILE - Australian athlete John Landy runs with the Queen’s baton during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, March 15, 2006. Landy, an Australian middle-distance runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile, has died, his family said Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. He was 91. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

John Landy, pursuer of Bannister’s 4-minute mile, dies at 91

Australian runner dies after long battle with Parkinson’s disease

  • Feb 26, 2022
FILE - Australian athlete John Landy runs with the Queen’s baton during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, March 15, 2006. Landy, an Australian middle-distance runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile, has died, his family said Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. He was 91. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
FILE - Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in New York. The New York City Marathon will return to full capacity with 50,000 runners this year after the race was canceled in 2020 and limited last fall due to the coronavirus. The announcement for the Nov. 6 event was made Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, by New York Road Runners, which operates the marathon. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

NYC Marathon returning to 50,000 runner field in November

Runners will have to show proof of full vaccination to enter

  • Feb 24, 2022
FILE - Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in New York. The New York City Marathon will return to full capacity with 50,000 runners this year after the race was canceled in 2020 and limited last fall due to the coronavirus. The announcement for the Nov. 6 event was made Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, by New York Road Runners, which operates the marathon. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
Canada’s Keijo Taivassalo, 82, who was in the 80-and-over age group at Boston Marathon, crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon time of four hours, 10 minutes and 23 seconds. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Oatmeal, protein and rest are key for Canadian 80-and-over Boston Marathon champion

Taivassalo crosses finish line at four hours, 10 minutes and 23 seconds

Canada’s Keijo Taivassalo, 82, who was in the 80-and-over age group at Boston Marathon, crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon time of four hours, 10 minutes and 23 seconds. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Andre de Grasse of Canada, silver medalist for the men’s 200 meters, poses during the medal ceremony at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nariman El-Mofty

De Grasse launches initiative to get cooped up Canadian kids out and running

Canada’s track and field team has battled huge challenges qualifying for Tokyo

Andre de Grasse of Canada, silver medalist for the men’s 200 meters, poses during the medal ceremony at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nariman El-Mofty

Canada’s Riech races virtually alone en route to world record in the 1,500 metres

Canada’s Riech races virtually alone en route to world record in the 1,500 metres

Canada will not compete at the world half-marathon championships in Poland. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Canada pulls team from world half-marathon championships due to COVID-19 concerns

Canada has withdrawn its team from Saturday’s world half-marathon championships due to…

Canada will not compete at the world half-marathon championships in Poland. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Jeff Clarkson and his son Logan, 3, go for a run in an undated handout photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kari Clarkson)

Runners find joy in virtual racing during COVID-19 pandemic

Running boom sparked by coronavirus

Jeff Clarkson and his son Logan, 3, go for a run in an undated handout photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kari Clarkson)
New York City Marathon cancelled because of coronavirus

New York City Marathon cancelled because of coronavirus

New York City Marathon cancelled because of coronavirus

New York City Marathon cancelled because of coronavirus
In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, white vest, wearing Nike AlphaFly prototype running shoe, and his pacemaking team, wearing pink Nike Vaporfly shoes, run during the INEOS 1:59 Challenge attempt to run a sub two-hour marathon in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo | Ronald Zak)

World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape

TORONTO — Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada’s marathoners rearranging…

  • Apr 8, 2020
In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, white vest, wearing Nike AlphaFly prototype running shoe, and his pacemaking team, wearing pink Nike Vaporfly shoes, run during the INEOS 1:59 Challenge attempt to run a sub two-hour marathon in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo | Ronald Zak)
Contributed photo by Dawn Detarando Brian McArthur of Red Deer carries the Canadian flag in the 171-kilometre Ultra-Trail-du-Mont-Blanc race through France, Italy and Switzerland. He was the top Canadian finisher.

Red Deer man runs through three countries in a day

Brian McArthur was the top Canadian finisher in the UTMB race in France

Contributed photo by Dawn Detarando Brian McArthur of Red Deer carries the Canadian flag in the 171-kilometre Ultra-Trail-du-Mont-Blanc race through France, Italy and Switzerland. He was the top Canadian finisher.
Running with Rhyno: Running to stand still

Running with Rhyno: Running to stand still

Who are you? I am standing in the middle of Crimson Lake…

Running with Rhyno: Running to stand still
After injury, Calgary woman runs Red Deer Woody’s marathon and gets first ever win

After injury, Calgary woman runs Red Deer Woody’s marathon and gets first ever win

Two years ago, Anne Marie Landry hit a bump in her road.…

After injury, Calgary woman runs Red Deer Woody’s marathon and gets first ever win
Red Deer’s Craig Schmitt beats six-time Woody’s Marathon winner Brendan Lunty

Red Deer’s Craig Schmitt beats six-time Woody’s Marathon winner Brendan Lunty

For the last 15 kms, Craig Schmitt was running scared. The Red…

Red Deer’s Craig Schmitt beats six-time Woody’s Marathon winner Brendan Lunty