Runners' Choice Waterloo

to all the incredible energy at the 2025 10KM Classic!

📸: Will Spaetzel Photography

🏃‍♂️💨 Race weekend is officially here, and we have you covered from packet pickup to the finish line. Here is everything you need to know for this weekend:

🎒 Race Kit Pick-Up
Grab your bib and gear at Runners' Choice Waterloo during these times:
• Friday: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

📣 Join Our Sunday Cheer & Hydration Station
We are teaming up with Ryeka Sport to bring you the ultimate Sunday morning hype and hydration station! Look for the Skratch Labs tent right before the infamous Bearinger Hill. Lose your voice with us, and help propel the 10KM runners up the climb!
• When: Meet by 8:30 AM (race start)
• Where to park: Pineridge Rd.
• What to bring: Your loudest cheering voice and highest energy!

🛍️ Finish Line Pop-Up
Look for the Runners' Choice tent right by the start/finish line on race day (Sunday)! We are hosting a special race-day pop-up featuring exclusive Father's Day deals!

See you this weekend! 👋

Still riding the high from last week! 🥹🫶 Waterloo Region, you truly showed out.

ICYMI, the photo albums are now officially live! Huge gratitude to Tom Emptage and Greg Morettin for capturing every single smile and high-five! 📸

Tom's Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P_0UAaHTaeZfu7T7QZpyhl3WXNTtLmiF

Greg's Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1c_EoZI-Fv_O9L_0z4u8ElpPb5tR0Gb-I

🥁 Drumroll please... 🥁
The winner of our Global Running Day draw prize is Antonina! 🥳🎈 Congratulations, Antonina!

Thank you again to store staff member Andrew Kim, and every local run club and fitness community that made this night history.

👟 P.S. Limited sizes of our Official Global Running Day 2026 T-Shirts are still available for $25 (tax included). Secure yours before they’re completely gone!

https://www.runnerschoicewaterloo.com/product/runners-choice-waterloo-unisex-global-running-day-2026-t-shirt/225CZQLILNLEM5QGPYB2CDIE

Waterloo Region showed up for Global Running Day! 🏃‍♀️🌍

Hosted by store staff member and Runners In Motion leader Andrew Kim, this incredible night united nearly every local run club, fitness community, and business. We ran, celebrated, and proved just how amazing our community truly is. 🫶

📸: Huge shoutout to Greg Morettin for capturing the magic! Stay tuned for the full photo album.

Missed out on the gear? Official Global Running Day 2026 T-Shirts are still available for just $25 (tax included). Tap the link below to grab yours before they sell out! 👕🔥

https://www.runnerschoicewaterloo.com/product/runners-choice-waterloo-unisex-global-running-day-2026-t-shirt/225CZQLILNLEM5QGPYB2CDIE

Run for your mental health, and for pizza! 🧠🍕

This Thursday, May 28th, join us for a special Demo Night.

👟 Lace up: Connect with Clare Snider, our HOKA rep, to trial the latest innovations from their exclusive on-site demo fleet.

🏃‍♀️ Choose your group:
- 5:30 PM: Marathon Team departure
- 6:00 PM: Fun Run Group departure
- 6:30 PM: Beginners Group departure (Free community group)
Click the link below to learn more about each group!
runnerschoicewaterloo.com/run-groups

🍕 Eat good, do good: Grab $2 slices post-run from our new neighbours, Blondies Pizza. Every single dollar goes directly to Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington!

Drop a 🍕 if you are joining us!

Scenes from Spike Night with Laurel Creek TFC

It was a true full-circle moment for Alex Ullman, gifting custom heat-pressed New Balance hats to the club that shaped his running journey. Once a member of LC, always a member. 🤝💜

🔥 THE BIG WINNER 🔥
Huge congratulations to our draw prize winner, Declan Lisk! Declan is walking away with a fresh pair of New Balance shoes AND spikes.

We can’t wait to host more Spike Nights with our local track clubs. Coaches, keep an eye on your inbox/DMs! 📩

Good luck to all the local OFSAA West Regionals qualifiers competing this week after crushing CWOSSA last week! Go get it. 🏆

📸: Owen Babcock

What an unforgettable morning hosting the Wings for Life World Run! 🌎🪽

On May 10th at 7:00 AM, our local community united with thousands of runners worldwide to move for those who can’t—with 100% of entry fees funding spinal cord injury research. ❤️

Powered by adidas. Runners got a first-hand feel of the Adizero Adios Pro 4 and Adizero Evo SL demos to help them stay ahead of the virtual Catcher Car! 👟💨

A special congratulations to our hometown heroes:
🥇 Michael Evans – Men's Local Winner
🥇 Karen C. – Women's Local Winner

Thank you to everyone who brought the heart and the hustle! 💪

📸: Matt Ortlieb

🏅SHOW OFF YOUR BLING!

Lace up for a special edition of our Thursday night run! 🗓️ On May 21st, we are celebrating your recent achievements from the past few months. Whether you crushed a local 5km or finished your first marathon, it is time to let that hardware shine.

This night is a strictly social hang to toast your hard work. You do not even have to run to join the party! All locals wanting to show off their hard-earned medals are welcome.

🕒 THE SCHEDULE
- 6:00pm: Fun Run Group departs from the store
- 6:30pm: Beginners Group departs from the store
- Post-Run: Finish at the store, then head straight over to Kentucky Bourbon & BBQ at your own pace
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm: Social hangout party

Come for the run, stay for the medals. We cannot wait to see what you accomplished this winter and spring! 🙌

TOMORROW IS THE DAY! 🌲🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

The trails at Shades Mills are calling and we’re ready to answer. We’re heading to Conquer the Canuck, and the Runners’ Choice pop-up is fully loaded with everything you need to crush your race.

Stop by for:
👟 Altra Demos: Ciara is bringing the Lone Peak 9 and Experience Wild 3. Test them out on the dirt!
⚡ Fuel Up: Grab your xactnutrition samples, including the classic chews and their NEW fruit gels (30g of carbs each!).
🛍️ Race-Day Deals: Score exclusive pricing on Altra, XACT, COROS, and more.

Have FOMO? You can still register!
https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110826/conquer-the-canuck

See you at the start line. Let’s get after it! 👊