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🚨🎙 New Podcast Drop!
The gentlemen from Crossing Lines are BACK on the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast, and they are bringing a massive game-changer with them! 🏃‍♂️💨

If you’re a race director, event organizer, or running industry leader, this is the episode you cannot afford to miss. We are diving deep into the brand-new Crossing Lines Playbook—a revolutionary resource developed in partnership with Bloom.

This isn't just theory; it’s a highly practical, actionable framework designed to tackle long-standing gaps in safety, representation, and accessibility for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) runners. 🤝✨

In this episode, they break down how you can take simple, achievable steps to:
🔥 Completely refresh your start line
🔥 Shift from standard planning to intentional inclusion
🔥 Design events where every single runner truly feels they belong

Whether you’re managing a local community 5K or a major marathon, the tools in this conversation will transform how you build your racing community.

Best of all? This incredible guide is completely FREE. 🙌

🎧 Tune in now to learn how to get your copy and partner directly with the Crossing Lines team to level up your next event! Full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite platform on August 13, 2026.

I feel like individuals in our sport make more impact than anywhere else and a debt to pay to community leaders. Above are Hill Studio Wellness, LUCIE 🐉, seger ↟, Jenn, Bernard A. (my man, who put all this together), Brenna Alexandra, Big Sky Run Co. (how many people do you get running every Manitoba January night?), dont.trip.run.series (legend), Travelling Circus 🎪 Running Group, Laura Ann, Raf Lopez, Raymond Cayas, of the prominent facial hair, and our cover star, MIGZY P. | ME VERSUS ME |. Team, superheroes, on behalf of running — thank you for being you.

Remembering TYRONE MAGBITANG
27-year-old police constable Ty Magbitang was co-lead of Running Waters, an ambassador for Fight to End Cancer, and a fixture on Whitby's running trails. Killed in a collision en route to police college, Magbitang believed "heroes make heroes," and paid it forward in every aspect of your his life. A soulful look at the man and his legacy and where running goes next to honour the life of Ty.
To read about a real hero, click here: https://irun.ca/community/our-shoes-leave-footprints-our-souls-leave-an-impact-tyrone-magbitang-rip/

Ottawa is not only the nation’s capital, it’s also Canada’s capital of running. 🇨🇦
With one of the highest numbers of run clubs per capita in the country, an incredible network of pathways connecting the city, a Prime Minister who regularly laces up, and the host of Canada’s largest multi-day running event, Ottawa should be on every runner’s bucket list.
Discover the buzz by taking part in Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, May 29-30, 2027!

With distances for every age and ability, Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is more than a race – it’s a celebration. The capital’s cheering fans will lighten every step and its scenic routes will propel you past historical landmarks, in both Ontario and Québec! The icing on the cake – a finisher medal that you’ll treasure, and a post-race party you won’t forget!

Register now at runottawa.ca

Big race. Big energy. Run Ottawa 2027.

🚨👟NEW SHOE DROP!
Lightweight stability
Meet the new GT-2000® 15 shoe, designed to deliver stability and responsive cushioning in every step.
Check your local running retailer or visit https://www.asics.com/ca/en-ca/collections/performance/gt-series

🚨🎙 New Podcast Drop!!!
Fresh out of high school in Port Colborne, Adam is gearing up for LO550—an absolutely mind-blowing 550-mile journey entirely around Lake Ontario! Why? To raise funds for Canadian Tire Jumpstart and help kids smash through financial barriers to get into sports. 🙌

Channeling the spirit of Canadian running icons like Terry Fox, Adam is about to tackle an average of a marathon a day for 21 straight days starting this August.
In their latest episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast, they sit down with this phenomenal young athlete to get the inside scoop on:
🧠 The intense physical and mental prep behind a multi-week mega-trek.
👟 How a Grade 8 "Couch to 5K" program with his dad sparked this entire journey.
💪 How YOU can get involved and sponsor individual miles to back his mission.

Adam is living proof that you are never too young to chase an "impossible" goal and spark massive change in your community. You do not want to miss this inspiring conversation!

🎧 Hit the link here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/athletics-ontario-running-podcast/id1607376732?i=1000779066108