Streetfront Alternative is Providing Support to Vancouver Youth Through Running
Three mornings a week, a group of middle school students takes to the streets for training runs through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
The inner-city route winds past all manner of complex societal issues on display—poverty, homelessness,...
Lifting Forgotten Voices
Her alarm goes off at 4 a.m. It’s time to start fuelling her body with the 5,000 calories required for the grueling day ahead. For the last week, Angela Houle, 40, has had butterflies...
Winter Outdoor Yoga – Snowga!
We know spending time in nature is good for us. Why not double up on the benefits by embracing winter and taking your yoga practice outside?
Yoga, a year-round activity
Just because the weather turns cold, doesn’t mean you...
Running in the Footsteps of Heroes
It was an emotional moment for ultrarunner Dave Proctor as he ran over to his hero Terry Fox and kissed the feet of the bronze statue at Victoria, B.C.’s Mile 0. A journey that...
Artist Fosters Connection to Outdoors
Everything about Jessa Gilbert’s paintings suggests movement. The sweeping, fluid lines of her mountains; the way her use of colour makes it look like sun and shade are playing over her landscapes in real...
A Unique Running Companion
Shanda Hill and her four-year old goat.
Runners have long kept animal companions. Most common are trail dogs; ultra runner Chris McDougall runs with his rescue donkey Sherman; then there’s Vernon, B.C.’s Shanda Hill and...
The Future Generation of Fitness
Brett Roberts has a teen CrossFit class in Charlottetown, P.E.I. that’s filled with girls. Oh, boys are welcome to train, but these young ladies have been inspired by the exploits of Anikha Greer, a...
Martin Parnell’s 10-Year Journey with IMPACT
How a magazine helped marathoner Martin Parnell become a household name while raising cash and consciousness.
A Natural Connection
Judith Kasiama feels at home when she’s in the wilderness.“I love the tranquility of being in nature, the greenery, the sense that life is moving forward,” she says. “Nature is very therapeutic. It’s the...
The Definition of an Athlete
“This body is fierce, beautiful, and unapologetic. It’s meant to move through the world as it wishes: lifting, walking and running, rolls and all.”– Mirna Valerio
In that glorious moment when Mirna Valerio completed her...
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An Exciting New Course Route and Finish Line for 2023 Servus...
The 2023 Servus Calgary Marathon is revamping its course routes and finish line area!
After months of careful planning, rerouting and mapping, a new plan...
Nutritional Supplements for Runners
Sunnier days are here, marking spring’s arrival and slush-free runs. Strapping on running shoes and hitting the trails, track or treadmill can be liberating....
