Raincity Athletics

We love seeing our athletes set their goals and do what’s necessary to reach them. Whether it’s putting in a solid effort to set their benchmark time, shave off even a minute or hit a specific time goal, they’re showing up to our Hyrox classes, coming out to the monthly half sim races we’re running or putting in the work on their own time in a quiet corner of the gym.

Coach Brennan putting the trifecta of strength, stability and control on display 🔥

We’ll be closed this weekend (Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th) as all our coaches are competing or volunteering at the Canadian Functional Fitness Federation🍁🇨🇦 National Championships at Hybrid Athletics in Langley!

Come show your support for our athletes and coaches as they compete for a chance to represent Canada at the IF3 World Championships.

All smiles at station 7! It’s official, a 4th Hyrox date has been added in Vancouver on December 17th!

With 40 of our athletes now confirmed racing in solos, doubles and relay formats, we’re making sure we cover our ground when it comes to training!

▪️On Mondays and Thursdays, we have two race-style classes a week that pair running intervals with functional stations: sled push/pull, wall balls, burpee broad jumps, farmers carries, rowing and SkiErg, with coached pacing through every transition.
▪️On Sundays we run a barbell-free, strength & conditioning class at 9 & 10 AM
▪️Free trial classes are available: Mondays @ 6 PM, Thursdays @ 7 PM and Sundays @ 9 & 10 AM.
▪️We put it all to the test at our monthly Half Sim race day: a timed, judged half-distance simulation run in staggered heats — the benchmark to train against!

What does community look like here at Raincity Athletics?

It means creating a safe environment for all.
It means someone introducing themself and welcoming you into your first class. Coaches and fellow athletes making sure you know your way around. It means a collective of great people pushing themselves and everyone feeding off that good energy.

It’s the encouragement you get when you’re adding another weight onto the bar before your next lift. Gaining the courage and confidence to try something you might hold back from without others supporting you. It’s the applause for a solid effort everyone has put up once the buzzer hits. Community is the camaraderie that lives on and off the gym floor.

Last lift of the week before heading into the weekend 💪

The long weekend may have just ended but we already have this weekend’s plans lined up!

🎉 Come celebrate 13+ years of the incredible Raincity community this Sunday, August 9th @ China Creek Park North @ 2pm.

All are welcome to join - current active members, OGs that haven’t been around in a while, family members and friends of someone that goes to Raincity Athletics!

New month, new training block!
We’ve got a little bit of everything in this mix - single leg strength work, gymnastics skill work, barbell complexes and pressing & shoulder accessory work to make sure we’re hitting everything we need throughout the week.

Visit Raincityathletics.ca/WOD to learn more about this programming block.

Rain or shine, we’re here getting our long weekend workout in! Make sure to check Zen Planner and reserve your spots.

In addition to a modified schedule, we’ll be running our monthly Hyrox half sim race Monday, August 3rd starting at noon. Community members can reserve their race times on Zen Planner. Drop ins, learn more and register at raincityathletics.ca/hyrox-half-sim

Some movements in our programming may be intimating at first - a handstand push up, bar muscle ups, rope climbs, double unders. But the truth is, everyone had a first day of functional fitness training and started somewhere. At a scaled version. Working on progressions. Until one day, they got one rep. And those single reps became a few reps.

We’ve got a diverse group of athletes in our community at different levels, all with their own unique training goals. Whether you’re looking to strength train, build your cardio engine, work on your gymnastics, learn to Olympic lift or pair it all together, there’s something in our programming for everyone.

Learn more about our programs at raincityathletics.ca