The Great Raisin River Footrace took place on August 9, 2026 and once again Clair, Dave, Paul and Maurice toed the line, this time bring Line along with them. The race is a popular event at the Williamstown Fair and also rasies funds for the Beyond 21 Foundation

11km		5km
Paul Lalonde	54:52	Dave Sadler	24:50
Maurice Bonneville	59:07
Line Lalonde	1:13:05
Clair Sadler	1:15:45

Congratulations on completing your respective distances and for supprting Beyond 21.

Run Club Celebrates Norm's big 4-0

When you turn 40, it's worth celebrating and what better way to do so than with the club! Norm Shippee entered a new decade and the club was there to wish him well with a group run and cake, of course!

Congratulations Norm on entering a new age category!

Township of Russell Senior's Open House

The run club was invited to participate in the Township of Russell Senior's Open House on August 27, 2026. The goal was to share what the club had to offer the senior's in the community, whether they be interested in walking or running. Clubs and services from across the township were there to greet thehundreds of attendees

200 parkruns and a 5th birthday!

The New Yrok Central Fitnes Trail parkrun had lots to celebrate in September. It was 5 yeasr ago that this event was started and despite the challenges of COVID and some challenging trail conditions, 200 parkruns have happened!

Congratulations to the volunteers and runners who have made this event a success.

Michelle sets a new Rideau Trail speed record

Just weeks after an impressive 2nd place finished in the the Last Annual Vol State (505km across the state of Tenessee), Michelle set a Fastest Known Time on the Rideau Trail.

Michelle ran the Rideau Trail from Kingston to Ottawa covering 350km completely unsupported in 4 days, 8 hours and 54 minutes. There were some challenging moments at night in her sleep-deprived state but Michelle persevered as always setting another impressive record.

Michelle's accomplishment earned herself an article in Canadian Trail Running where you can read more about Michelle's recent accomplisments: https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/ontario-runner-sets-new-rideau-trail-unsupported-speed-record/

Russell Run Club at the Terry Fox Run

On September 20, 2026 the Russel Run changed up their usual group run to join the Russell-Embrun community in the Terry Fox Run. It was a great day to get in a few miles and support cancer research all at the same time.

Army Run Success

The Army Run appears often on the race calendar of a number of run club members. This year, 3 members (that we're aware of) toed the line on September 20 to participate in event. We're short on photo evidence but race results don't lie!

10km

Kathy Falldien 1:16:17

Lori Gardner-Dearman 1:10:50

Commander's Challenge (5km + 1/2 marathon)

Pascal Dazé 1:53:02

The 5km 'warm-up' for Pasal's 1/2 marathon served him well as he set a personal record over the 21.1km distance. Congratulations to all who participated and well done Pascal for beating your previous 1/2 marathon time.

Prescott-Russell Trail Challenge

The Prescott-Russell Challenge was once again a huge susccess. Despite more participants and longer distances than ever before, race director Michelle Leduc and her team of volunteers put on a much celebrated event.

Aid stations filled with enthsiastic supporters ensured a number of participants reached distances they've never attempted before.

Click below for more on the race, results and photos from the event.

What Was the Russell Run Club Up to This Month?

Here are some successes, challenges and just good vibes:

"Yesterday I played 9 holes of golf and afterwards ran 9km… one was a test of patience and one was a test of endurance! I’ll let you guess which was which!!!"

~Kathy F.

"100+ km on the Bruce Peninsula"

~Jennifer T.

"I walked, ran, and went to the gym, track and Park Run. As tail runner, I managed to run 6k by running circle backs with a senior walker who walked for 2.5 k. There were unusual experiences this week, and I am happy to stay home today making veggie sauce...."

~Clair S.

"Took some time off the week before last and came back with a vengeance! Feeling very positive about consistency of training - now to actually sign up for a race …. Hyrox simulation Sept 5/6, DEKA strong Sept 12th. Need a run goal…. Fall Colours???!"

~Tara-Lynn P.

"Not quite ready to let go of summer or our Thursday track. This week was a good one, with our Tuesday group run & Thursday track run."

~ Manju S.

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August & September 2026 Run-Down

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Up the Glen Kilt Run - Glengarry Highland Games

The Great Rasin River Footrace