Tag: running

  • Honey Run

    The Kleefeld Honey Run, now an annual tradition among the Manitoba running community, was given an interesting twist this year, as rain fell across the Southeast all morning of race day. The neighbourhood streets of Kleefeld swelled, introducing two new water features to the course, each of which had to be tackled twice in the…

  • Revenge of Perogy Mile

    Good news for lovers of running, eating, and suffering everywhere (but particularly in the Steinbach area): Perogy Mile is back! On Saturday, Oct 11, 2025, at 9:30am, we’ll meet at the SMS track in a battle of guts, legs, and heart. Click here to sign up. The concept is simple – eat two perogies, then…

  • Who Would Win: Horse vs Human

    This weekend, 20 runners including myself, will test our mettle in a race against horses and their riders, in the 23-mile Runner vs Rider race along the Souris River in Manitoba. We will join the historic debate – can humans beat horses in the footrace? The now iconic Western States Endurance Race famously has its…

  • Abe’s Summit Club

    This lovable little hill, arguably the tallest point between the Red and the Sandilands, attracts dreamers; an odd crew who have sights set on bigger slopes, and aspire to conquer them; those who see each rep of this hill as a small step towards something bigger. If you have spent time on Abe’s Hill doing…

  • Q After Ultra

    Questions abound leading up to the race, but what happens afterwards? Here are some of the questions spinning through ultra runners’ minds on the day after the big race. With a nod to all my Old Tom Backyard friends who might be asking some of these questions today.

  • No time to spare in Beaudry

    “You’re late.” In 2019 I signed up to run loops of this beautiful little trail along the Assiniboine River west of Winnipeg during the annual Beaudry Fall Classic. This particular year, the race was preceded by a couple weeks of heavy rain, and as I drove out on a dark fall morning, the windshield wipers…

  • Meet Klaaz

    In a town who’s favourite traditional pastime is “The Mennonite Game”, it’s rare to find anyone who’s family history, not to mention whereabouts, is largely unknown. Enter Klaaz, the mind behind the Barkman Marathons. We know little about Klaaz, and it seems he wants to keep it this way. When he started dropping notes about…

  • Barkman Marathons 2025

    In his last year as mayor, Klaas Reimer Barkman hid his favourite books around Steinbach. Now you’re going to find them. 7:49am at KR Barkman Park (by the fire hall) in downtown Steinbach on Saturday, April 12. Rain, snow, or shine. Registration starts 7:00, runner meeting 7:39. You won’t want to miss it. To be…

  • Actif Epica

    I’d been curious about the Actif Epica, an annual race along the Crow Wing Trail, for several years, and 2025 was my year to finally be part of it. As the day approached, the forecast continued to promise “classic Manitoba winter” temperatures below -20° C. The race bills itself as a “celebration of human resilience,”…

  • Drifting

    Believe it or not, each of these techniques have been personally tested. And all in one fateful day. My regular running route includes a stretch of park path along the north side of a shelterbelt. Depending on snowfall and wind direction, this path can vary from day to day as snow piles in before plow…