Pan Am track: day 1 in pictures
Shots from our photo editor, Chris Lepik, from Tuesday, July 21, during the Pan Am Games. Author information Canadian Running Canadian Running magazine is the national voice of all runners. From...
View ArticlePan Am Games in Pictures: Day 2 on the track
Author information Michael Doyle Editor-in-chief at Canadian Running Michael is Canadian Running's editor-in-chief. TwitterFacebookGoogle+ The post Pan Am Games in Pictures: Day 2 on the track appeared...
View ArticleTeam Canada has best Pan Am Games ever
The Canadian athletics team had their best showing ever at the Pan American Games over the previous nine days in Toronto, winning 24 medals, 10 of them gold. For distance running fans, the excitement...
View ArticleCanadians to watch a world championships: Women
The IAAF World Championships in Athletics begin tonight (Saturday in Beijing) and many of Canada’s top women will be competing over the next week in a meet that is considered second to only to the...
View ArticleAfter DQ confusion, Mohammed Ahmed advances to 5,000m final
After being bumped into Mo Farah during the men’s 5,000m heats, Mohammed Ahmed of Canada was initially disqualified from the final but after an appeal by Athletics Canada the 24-year-old was...
View ArticleMelissa Bishop breaks Canadian record, advances to 800m final
Canadian 800m runner Melissa Bishop bettered the Canadian 800m record by a wide margin Thursday morning in her semi-final, earning her a spot in the world championship final on Saturday. The Eganville,...
View ArticleUsian Bolt completes third 100-200 double
If it was in question before the 2015 world championships began, Usain Bolt solidified his position as the greatest sprinter of all time Thursday by winning the men’s 200m final on the same Beijing...
View ArticleVIDEO: Melissa Bishop wins silver at IAAF World Championships
Melissa Bishop made Canada incredibly proud today at the world championships in Beijing. The 27-year-old Ontario athlete won silver in the women’s 800m running a 1:58:12. Bishop placed ever so slightly...
View ArticleOpinion: Canadians should be very excited about track and field
It’s a good time to be a fan of track and field in this country. With a home-soil Pan Am Games which saw Canada win a record 24 medals, our team held the momentum through August with a record eight...
View ArticleMelissa Bishop, Canada’s next track superstar
In January, Melissa Bishop was wondering if she would be able to race at all during the 2015 track season. She had a nagging sports hernia, which to a point she had been able to train through, but it...
View ArticleEastern Ontario park to bear Melissa Bishop’s name
An Ontario park just outside Eganville, Ont. will bear Olympian Melissa Bishop's name, with the unveiling set for Canada Day 2016. Author information Tim Huebsch Web writer at Canadian Running...
View ArticleOur Golden Shoe Awards: Performance of the Year — Melissa Bishop’s Silver...
Melissa Bishop's silver medal run at the IAAF World Championships wins best performance of 2015. Author information Sinead Mulhern Sinead is the web editor at Canadian Running. Follow her at...
View ArticleFive burning questions: Canadian elite runners reflect on 2015
We caught up with six Canadian elite runners (distance and sprint) and asked them five fun questions about their 2015 experiences. Author information Tim Huebsch Web writer at Canadian Running...
View ArticleThree Canadians announced for January’s Camel City Elite races
A number of Canadian elite track athletes are set to appear at the Camel City Elite races in North Carolina on Jan. 30. Author information Tim Huebsch Web writer at Canadian Running Magazine. Find me...
View ArticleCelebrating the career of Windsor head coach Dennis Fairall
The University of Windsor, based in southern Ontario, is hosting an event to celebrate the career of long-time head coach Dennis Fairall. Author information Tim Huebsch Staff writer at Canadian Running...
View ArticleThree world champ qualifiers racing at Camel City on Saturday
Three world championship qualifiers, including Melissa Bishop and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, are competing at Camel City on Saturday. Author information Tim Huebsch Staff writer at Canadian Running...
View ArticleMelissa Bishop hits world indoor mark, two Canadians run sub-4 miles
Saturday was a busy day of track for Canadians with Melissa Bishop hitting world standard and two Canadians breaking 4:00 in the mile. Author information Tim Huebsch Staff writer at Canadian Running...
View ArticleMelissa Bishop breaks 800m indoor record
One of Canada’s best track athletes of the moment just got herself another record. Melissa Bishop is after delivering another knockout performance on the track. The 27-year-old athlete from Eganville,...
View ArticleMelissa Bishop breaks Canadian record for second time in three days
For the second time in three days, Melissa Bishop has set a Canadian indoor 800m record improving her previous time by half-a-second. The post Melissa Bishop breaks Canadian record for second time in...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of Melissa Bishop’s back-to-back Canadian records
Melissa Bishop is on fire right now. She’s following up a dream-like 2015 by setting yet another Canadian record, only to then break it just three days later. We talked to her after her… The post...
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