West Ottawa Run Club

Well we got caught in the rain on Wednesday, but it was still a fun run 🤪 We may have gotten wet, but we were back under the tents by the time the real downpour happened!

❗Reminder that there will be no Sunday Long run on Labour Day weekend (Sept 6th) we will see you next Sunday!

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run next Sunday at 10am (Sept 13)
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

Happy September everyone! We've got a new trail/road hybrid route for the month. Please start bringing out your headlamps and lights as we will (unfortunately) need them soon.

6km Route: Starts out the same as many routes this past summer, we will be entering the trail off Evergreen Drive. Signage will be out to guide us on the trail section. But keep in mind that it will lead to us exiting the forest on Moodie Drive. After that just run North on Moodie, and take Old Richmond Rd all the way back to the industrial area near the brewery. Please study the map for further details.

🔗 6km route: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/506876941

10km Route: Also doing a hybrid trail/road route for September. I'm not going to explain the details, but basically the route takes us on a loop of Bells Corners. Please examine the map for details.

🔗 10km route: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/506877287

❗Reminder that there will be no Sunday Long run on Labour Day weekend (Sept 6th)

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run Sunday at 10am
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

📢 "The (lights) talk"

So yes that means we need to start talking headlamps and lights. 🔦

September is the month where we start the month in sunshine, and end in the dusk.

Lights are important to running in the dusk and dark to both be seen, and to be able to see where you are going.

Throughout September we lose 13 mins of daylight each week! Sunset time of our last September run is at 6:44pm 🌠💫

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run Sunday at 10am
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

Sunday was lovely and misty? Last day of August and still going strong. Thanks to all who came out and all who stayed to socialize after.

Reminder that with Labour Day weekend next weekend (Sept 6) there will be NO SUNDAY RUN. Consider checking out the Labourday Monday with .

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run Sunday at 10am
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

📸credits to and .hamilton.1840

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

Last Sunday Long Run of August!!! We're at that beautiful time of year when the mornings are so crisp and cool, it feels like you can go on forever after suffering in the heat all summer long! Should be a beautiful morning long run!

15k Long Run: August’s route is going to start out similar to last months route, but we will be hanging a right off Trail 26 to go over Moodie Dr., we will run through Beaver trail area, over to Lime Kiln ruins, back across Moodie, do a small loop in the Jack Pine trails, and then back to the brewery.

🔗 15k: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/497548382

Please download the map so you know where to go, or run with your phone so you can find your way back. As always, feel free to run your own route, or start at a later time. Due to the distance of these runs, make sure to bring water and fuel (energy gel/bar/any carbs) on your run. You should be consuming between 30-60g carbs per hour of running.

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.*

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Long Run this Sunday at 10am OR Social Run next Wednesday at 6:30pm
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

It was a beautiful Wednesday evening for a run. The sun was out and the air was cooling off. The mosquitoes also didn't start bugging us on the patio till the sun was well set as well. Hope everyone had a wonderful evening and we will see you Sunday!

🫣Yes it's the start of 'the talk'... the headlamp and lights talk. September is the month where we start off in the light, and finish off in dark. If you don't know where your trusty headlamp and lights are it is time to start searching for them and throwing them into the car for Wednesday evenings. From this point forward we lose ~13 mins of daylight ever week. Lets stay safe out there everyone and we need lights to both be seen and to see! 🔦

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Long Run this Sunday at 10am OR Social Run next Wednesday at 6:30pm
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

*Reminder that there will be no Sunday Long run on Labour Day weekend (Sept 6th)*

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

This is the last week for our August Bruce Pitt loop. Here's to a wonderful late August run for Wednesday August 26th.

5km Route: South on Lynhard Rd, left on Stinson Ave, through the park, in behind Bell High, over the 416, than a loop of the pond in Bruce Pit. There will be no signage on this route, please be aware of where the pond is and that you need to follow it back out.

5km route: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/348634577

10km Route: Follows the 5km route but does an additional kms in the Arlington Woods neighborhood and than returns back on a pathway in Bruce Pit. Please note this is a slight variation from the 10k route we have done previously.

10km route: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/372571075

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run Sunday at 10am
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

*Reminder that there will be no Sunday Long run on Labour Day weekend (Sept 6th)*

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.

Well it was a wet one this morning, but of course we were also ready to head out and to get the run started - today was one of those days where getting out the door was harder than the actual run. Kudos 👍 to everyone!!! We were fairly waterlogged, but still full of smiles at the end.

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Social Run this Wednesday at 6:30pm OR Long Run next Sunday at 10am
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel

We are keeping it out on the trails for August.See you Sunday at 10am!!!

⭐ we will drawing a name for a FREE BIB for the Beneva Quebec City 21k/42k Race happening Sunday Oct 4th! Thank you to for this amazing opportunity for a fellow WoRunner! Come out Sunday to enter!
⭐⭐If you can't make it out Sunday, but are interested in the bib, send us a message (before Sun Aug 23) with your full name and email and we will add you to the draw!

15k Long Run: August’s route is going to start out similar to last months route, but we will be hanging a right off Trail 26 to go over Moodie Dr., we will run through Beaver trail area, over to Lime Kiln ruins, back across Moodie, do a small loop in the Jack Pine trails, and then back to the brewery.

🔗 15k: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/497548382

Please download the map so you know where to go, or run with your phone so you can find your way back. As always, feel free to run your own route, or start at a later time. Due to the distance of these runs, make sure to bring water and fuel (energy gel/bar/any carbs) on your run. You should be consuming between 30-60g carbs per hour of running.

*Run club activities take place on public roads, sidewalks, trails, and in varying weather conditions; participation is voluntary and involves inherent risks, including the risk of injury.*

Can’t wait for the next run! at
Long Run this Sunday at 10am OR Social Run next Wednesday at 6:30pm
Same 🦇 time, same 🦇 channel