Overcoming Rejection
Appreciative of the workout program that rescued him from a very dark place, Robert Wong made a decision—despite being well into his 50s, he would pay forward the benefits of High Fitness by teaching...
Reconciling with the Past
Perched on the top of a hill overlooking the small Manitoba community with which it shares its name, the Birtle Residential School is hard to miss. The “Stone School” was built in 1882 and...
Running for Fitness and Terry
In 1991, 11 years after Terry Fox’s legendary Marathon of Hope—and a decade after the Canadian hero died of cancer at age 22—his older brother, Fred, ran his very first marathon.
Like Terry and their...
Ultra-Runner Finds Parallels Between Sport and Medical Journey
Deanna Thome is a Calgary-based ultra-runner who has run eight ultra-marathons and is training for her first full Ironman, having completed her first half-Ironman last year.
She also happens to have epilepsy, which she describes...
Epic Cross-Canada Bike Rides Inspire
Of all the nuisances Chris Cull encountered while cycling from coast to coast across Canada, it was the horse flies of Northern Ontario that proved the most irritating. Worse, he says, even than the...
The Octogenarian Record-Breaker
There are few runners on the island province of Newfoundland who draw as much fanfare as Florence Barron.
It’s perhaps not surprising that the crowds cheer so enthusiastically when she runs by, because Barron is...
Aristotle’s Story
During the darkest of days, Aristotle Domingo paid attention to his wardrobe. Fashion choice, however, had little to do with trends.
His priority was to wear clothes that effectively covered up any sign of his...
Running for Safe Water
Veronique Bourbeau exudes passion and commitment when she talks about for her latest adventure—the African Run Project. Her face lights up, talking animatedly as she describes why she is running 13,000 kilometres across 19...
For the Love of Running
Vancouver’s Filsan Abdiaman came to running eight years ago as a means of denial and distraction from her eating disorder, which she was using to deal with difficult emotions. She was literally running away...
A Champion On And Off The Ice
When Kelly Hrudey retired after 17 years in the NHL, he stayed front and centre in the limelight, becoming a fixture on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada intermission panels, and working as a TV...
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The Brooks Ghost Max
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