Features Our Quenton Cassidy Moment COVID-19 may have robbed runners of races, but it has also gifted us with hours of training time, and an unexpected shot at redefining our limits — whatever we perceive them to be
Features The Tokyo Olympics Has Become the Ultimate Sunk Cost Fallacy for Japan The IOC has much to gain if any version of the 2021 Games actually take place. But the host country has already lost, whether the Olympics happen or not
Features Cam Levins Has One Chance Left to Redefine His Legacy He's one of North America's best marathoners, but he is one race away from missing the Olympic Games. A deep dive on his career thus far, and what he must do to make it to Tokyo
Features Alright, What's Up Guys Inside the life and vulnerabilities of creating running content on YouTube
opinion Mindful Social Media for Athletes From Strava to Tik Tok, social media is an inescapable part of a runner's life, especially now. And it can also be extraordinarily destructive when it takes over how you view yourself as an athlete. This is what I've learned from a 100-day social detox
Olympics Who Will Make Canada's 2021 Olympic Marathon Team? Canadian Olympic hopefuls in the marathon are running faster than ever, and it's making the qualification process so complicated. We explain who's in, who wants in, and how the team is picked
marathon majors Inside The New York Road Runners' Broken Culture The New York City Marathon is a dream race. But according to non-white employees, the organization that runs the world's biggest marathon is a nightmare workplace.
Features How I've Won 100 Strava Crowns (and Counting) During the Pandemic With races cancelled, and virtual events not quite cutting it, I decided to go on a quest in search of Strava gold. Here is how I did it, so that you, too, can fill your QOM/KOM treasure chest
opinion The "Calendar Club" Is the Most Pandemic-y of Running Challenges Run a mile for every day of the week, for an entire month. It sounds like a good idea... right? Attempting to join the Calendar Club might just be the most brutal month of your running life
Features The worth of a 2:10 marathon? The Tristan Woodfine Case Study Tristan Woodfine ran 2:10:51 on Sunday at the 2020 London Marathon. That makes him the sixth-fastest marathoner in Canadian history, and a shoo-in for the 2021 Olympics. But in the age of online influencing, is that enough to get him sponsored?
Features The Whiteness of the Running Industry As the Black Lives Matter movement took on momentum, brands' marketing and PR departments rushed to release statements. But how can running brands enact real change if all leadership is white?
Features Inside The Race that Changed Canadian Marathon Running Trevor Hofbauer wasn't supposed to be great. He wasn't supposed to be fast. He wasn't supposed to become an Olympian. He wasn't supposed to win. Then he left his watch behind and went for it
Features The Greatest to Never Run Again He ran a perfect race as a high shooler, setting a North American record that wouldn't be topped for more than 20 years. And then he vanished. What happened to Greg Andersen?
Features Women are not small men Contributor Caela Fenton on the broken understanding in our sport when it comes to women's bodies
Features Caster Semenya Is Not The Problem It's time to accept that all extraordinary athletes are just that: extra ordinary
podcasts 🎧 Winners & Losers of The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials John Lofranco and Michael Doyle break down a dramatic and mostly unpredictable U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials race, held on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.
Features Canadian Olympians can now thank their sponsors... if only they had any Rule 40 in Canada has softened, but is it too little, too late?
Olympics The coach behind Molly Seidel's monstrous marathon debut Molly Seidel's debut marathon landed her a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Her coach, 25-year-old Jon Green, on how they planned for one of the most shocking performances of the year
Olympics The Uncertain Fate of Race Walking Canadian Evan Dunfee on the blood, sweat and tears he's shed for the event he loves, and why racewalking is badass
marathon majors When will we return to road racing? It’s the question on every runner’s mind. And while there is yet to be a definitive answer, writer Andrew Cruickshank dug into what the experts are saying.
Features What really happened in Guelph If you’ve been following what we’ve been up to at The XC, you may have noticed that I’ve been less active over the past couple of months. This is because Michael Doyle was working with the Globe and Mail on an investigation of Dave Scott-Thomas, once Canada’s most celebrated distance running coach.
