YourSaskatoon Blogs

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Gingerbread Run over the weekend! It was another successful year raising funds for the Saskatchewan Abilities Council - and a lot of fun chasing down Gingy!  We look forward to seeing all of you out for the Brainsport Brainfreeze in March. On that note, we're proud to be offering Brainsport Running Academy courses to get you prepared for the Brainfreeze, or any other running goals you may have leading into 2018. In this week's Q&A we're speaking with Tarrant Cross Child, who's coaching the 10k course, starting on Nov. 27. Tarrant also recently returned from a great performance at the New York City Marathon, so we'll get his take on that experience as well.   Q&A with Tarrant Cross Child Tara: This is a 14-week course, which allows for plenty of time to train for a 10k race, whether a beginner or more advanced runner. Can you speak to...

Thank you to everyone who signed up to participate in this year's Gingerbread Run - we're sold out! The Gingerbread Man is going to have his work cut out for him on November 20. In this week's Q&A we're speaking with one of Canada's former top long distance runners and Saskatoon native, Jason Warick. Many of you may have seen Jason flying around the city on his ElliptiGO and perhaps wondered, "What is he doing on that odd looking bike-type thing?". The short answer is he's crossing-training, but there's a lot more to it than that.  In fact, Jason recently returned from competing in his second Elliptical Cycling World Championship in San Diego, California, where he placed 2nd among some very tough competition. Q&A with Jason Warick Tara: First, for those unfamiliar with ElliptiGO would you mind telling us about it, and how you use it in your training? Jason: It's similar to running or cross-country skiing, but on...