Comments for Canadian Running Magazine

Comment on Here’s how running gives me a mental health boost by Makine Web site

Makine Web site — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:14:40 +0000

Very well presented. Every quote was awesome and thanks for sharing the content. Keep sharing and keep motivating others.

Comment on Aussie runner smashes world record by running 150 consecutive marathons by Ahmad Mejia

Ahmad Mejia — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:31:32 +0000

Nice post. I learn something totally new and challenging on websites

Comment on WATCH: Canada’s summer camp for adults by Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 02:57:57 +0000

it is a great race and Amy and Jacob make you feel you r like part of the family with their kids helping out and of course Ashi and Noah are stars

Comment on FKT or Strava CR? by Buzz Burrell

Buzz Burrell — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:18:55 +0000

An interesting question, which I will answer: There is a huge difference between an FKT and a Strava CR.

The worldwide FKT site (https://fastestknowntime.com) has about 700 FKTs; every one has curated, to be of special interest, and has followed the basic rules of Verification. The global map and index make them relatively easy for someone to find when looking for a cool new project.

Strava on the other hand, has many, many millions of CR’s, with no verification nor qualifications as to significance or meaning.

I love Strava and use it every day, tracking my own PRs and times, and seeing what my friends and relatives are doing, while having to ignore the scores of weird CR’s on meaningless Segments that show up on the feed. A Strava segment CR can be created most days just by typing it out, while an FKT is for the ages.

Both platforms are great; separate but equal!

Comment on Caster Semenya will not compete at World Championships by Chris Garrett-Petts

Chris Garrett-Petts — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:21:55 +0000

Castor Semenya cannot change how she is.

Comment on YouTuber Logan Paul challenges the internet to $100K race by Willem Van Herk

Willem Van Herk — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:39:07 +0000

It will be interesting to see how fast they can run.

Comment on The Shakeout Podcast: Caster Semenya: Testosterone, the IAAF and the fight to run (Part 2) by Elsa

Elsa — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:45:43 +0000

Not recognising biological sex (as opposed to superficial perceived “gender”) is discriminatory to females.
Let’s get rid of testosterone testing entirely. Let’s bring back chromosome testing alone. That is all that matters.

Comment on The Shakeout Podcast: Caster Semenya: Testosterone, the IAAF and the fight to run (Part 2) by Elsa

Elsa — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:41:32 +0000

Semenya just won with 2000m, while still specialising at the 800m, further demonstrating the entirely different category Semenya is competing in.

Comment on The Shakeout Podcast: Caster Semenya: Testosterone, the IAAF and the fight to run (Part 2) by Elsa

Elsa — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:38:20 +0000

Bruce is wrong about convergence. This convergence was a thing way back when females were starting at elite sport. In the past decade or two, the convergence has mostly ceased. The difference of 10-12% in sporting performance is a complete correlation to the 10-15% difference in male and female body (sex not “gender”) sexual dimorphism.
Bruce is further misrepresenting the “fear” factor. Females (XX) are NEVER a threat to the male elite athletes. This is not an issue. However, females (XX) are directly affected by XYs in their sporting field at all levels, regionals, state, national, because it’s NOT just about podium positions, but about qualifying opportunities, funding opportunities, scholarship opportunities.
ALL athletes wishing to compete in the FEMALE category should undergo mandatory genetic testing. No exceptions.
Furthermore, intersex conditions are not “more common” in the “Global South”. The difference is in proper medical expertise at time of birth, where sex verification at birth is erroneous. DSD athletes in Western countries suffered from this failure of medicine to properly assess sex. This situation has mostly been fixed in the West, and we can provide better sex assessment support in poorer countries.