Online registration for the MRA Ice Cream Runs is now open! Join us at Crescent Drive Park in Fort Garry on Wednesday, July 4th and Wednesday, August 1st at 7:00pm for a fun family event where everyone who crosses the finish line gets awarded an Ice Cream cone! Bring the whole family as well as the…
The results are in for the MRA’s 2nd event (5k) in it’s Spring Virtual Warm-Up Race Series. The winners were: Men: Noah Wiens 17:16 Michael Thompson 22:25 Phillip Pawluk 22:32 Women: Lindsey Green 22:33 Shelley Borschawa 26:26 Sandra Bains…
If you’ve read the back of our shirts and hoodies, you’ve seen the last two lines of the poem “Night” by Dylan Thomas. This poem was published in 1951 and was written for Mr. Thomas’s father whom, with failing health was also going blind (hence the dying of the light. We all have one thing in common. Every day…
Do you get really cranky and exasperated when someone says to you, “Aren’t you worried that all that running will wear out your knees?” or “I don’t run because running wears out your knees.” I know I do. If you’ve run for any length of time, you’ve invariably been presented with such questions and may need some ideas…
It’s a beautiful day, your feet are hitting the trail, everything is feeling great and you’re moving forward. During your run, forward movement is not the only movement that occurs. Our movement is a combination of different movement planes: sagittal (leg swing forward and back), frontal (flapping your arms like a bird), transverse (rotating right to…
The plantar fascia, is a sheet of connective tissue that spans the underside of your foot, from the heel to the ball of the foot. During running, walking and jumping, your calves pull up on your Achilles tendon, which transmits force through the heel and plantar fascia to the ball of your foot, propelling you forward….
The Manitoba Runners’ Association is offering something NEW and it’s FREE for MRA members! A series of three virtual warm up runs designed to give you the convenience of running where you are, while also participating in a competition with other runners. Each warm up run is 5k in distance and must be completed in a specific…
It was an exciting and packed house with over 135 attendees at this year’s MRA Hall of Fame Banquet honoring 2018 Road Running Hall Of Fame Inductees and the 2017 Male and Female Runner and Race Director of the Year award. This year was particularly exciting, as Steve Scoles-Hall of Fame Emcee delivered his uncompromising wit and humor throughout the evening. Kevin Chief…
The Manitoba 55 Plus Games are only a few months away! Glenboro, Manitoba, June 12-14, 2018 – open to all Manitobans 55+. Calling all teams and individual participants! The Active Living Coalition for Older Adults in Manitoba (ALCOA-MB) invites you to spread the word about the Manitoba 55 Plus Games, a province-wide event aimed at promoting…
Hello Manitoba runners! As many of you know, the April Run Series (formerly known as the Puma Series) was renamed this year in honour of the original and long time race director, Patrick Riddell. Pat ran the series for over 30 years, and recently passed away in 2017. Pat’s daughter Kristen and grandson William will be…
