olympics Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/olympics/ For running news, nutrition & training tips, gear and race reviews for the Canadian running community Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:10:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://runningmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-running-site-icon-32x32.png olympics Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/olympics/ 32 32 213543699 Why 80% of Canadian Olympians rely on charitable donations https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/why-80-of-canadian-olympians-rely-on-charitable-donations/ https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/why-80-of-canadian-olympians-rely-on-charitable-donations/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=151475 Canadian Athletes Now Fund founder Jane Roos on why the country's best athletes struggle to make ends meet

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/why-80-of-canadian-olympians-rely-on-charitable-donations/feed/ 0 151475 Meet the Canadian-based pro group rewriting the record book https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/true-north-strong-and-fast-the-canadian-based-pro-group-rewriting-the-record-book/ https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/true-north-strong-and-fast-the-canadian-based-pro-group-rewriting-the-record-book/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=139257 While many of Canada's top athletes leave the country to train, a small but mighty pro group in Québec City is bucking the trend—earning national records and Olympic appearances along the way

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/shakeout-podcast/true-north-strong-and-fast-the-canadian-based-pro-group-rewriting-the-record-book/feed/ 0 139257 Did this Paralympic champion’s ring save his life? https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/did-this-paralympic-champions-ring-save-his-life/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/did-this-paralympic-champions-ring-save-his-life/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:06:23 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=133992 Hunter Woodhall's ring detected something was seriously wrong in his body, alerting him just in time to deal with a medical emergency

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/did-this-paralympic-champions-ring-save-his-life/feed/ 0 133992 62-year-old Olympian breaks American record in first race in 25 years https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/62-year-old-olympian-breaks-american-record-in-first-race-in-25-years/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/62-year-old-olympian-breaks-american-record-in-first-race-in-25-years/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:33:03 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=133241 Joetta Clark Diggs smashed the masters 200m record at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships on Sunday

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/62-year-old-olympian-breaks-american-record-in-first-race-in-25-years/feed/ 0 133241 Team USA’s power couple is golden in Paris https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/team-usas-power-couple-is-golden-in-paris/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/team-usas-power-couple-is-golden-in-paris/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:27:16 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=123164 The Woodhall household will now feature both an Olympic and a Paralympic gold

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/team-usas-power-couple-is-golden-in-paris/feed/ 0 123164 Femke Bol brings home mixed 4x400m Olympic gold for the Netherlands https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/femke-bol-brings-home-gold-for-the-netherlands-in-the-olympic-mixed-4x400-relay/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/femke-bol-brings-home-gold-for-the-netherlands-in-the-olympic-mixed-4x400-relay/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 19:53:28 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=120549 The Dutch upset Team USA, the newly-minted world record holders, to take the win on Saturday

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/femke-bol-brings-home-gold-for-the-netherlands-in-the-olympic-mixed-4x400-relay/feed/ 0 120549 Samsung’s Paris 2024 edition smartphone will be the first allowed on podiums https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/samsungs-paris-2024-edition-smartphone-will-be-the-first-allowed-on-podiums/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/samsungs-paris-2024-edition-smartphone-will-be-the-first-allowed-on-podiums/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:35:58 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=119997 Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition, worth CAD $1,500, is a token of support from the company to the Olympians

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/samsungs-paris-2024-edition-smartphone-will-be-the-first-allowed-on-podiums/feed/ 0 119997 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol set for historic Olympic hurdles clash https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-and-femke-bol-set-for-historic-olympic-hurdles-clash/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-and-femke-bol-set-for-historic-olympic-hurdles-clash/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:33:02 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=119820 Who will emerge as the 400m-hurdle queen?

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-and-femke-bol-set-for-historic-olympic-hurdles-clash/feed/ 0 119820 Usain Bolt named ninth-greatest athlete of the 21st century https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/usain-bolt-named-ninth-greatest-athlete-of-the-21st-century/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/usain-bolt-named-ninth-greatest-athlete-of-the-21st-century/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:00:52 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=119631 ESPN's top 100 athletes since 2000 includes Bolt, Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

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