Running Hot Takes – Page 6 – Probably the hottest takes in the Canadian running universe

Facilitating Sports in a COVID-19 Pandemic World

January 10, 2022July 1, 2023Evan Ubene4 Comments

The Short Read If we want sports to go on during a raging global pandemic, we should not simply advocate for sports while ignoring the harms they entail. We need to come to terms with the unjust decisions that have led to the cancellation of sports, and pay attention to the social implications of...

A Not Trackie New Years

January 1, 2022January 13, 2022Not TrackieLeave a comment

*The Basement* It’s New Year’s Eve, and Trevor Hofbauer finds himself locked-in to a high-intensity mini-sticks training session to make sure his RunningHotTakes marathon ranking score improves for 2022. Kieran Lumb watches intently from the stands; since he doesn’t go to school, he has a lot of free time. Trevor *Snipes top cheese* Ahhhhhhh...

ACXC HOT TAKES

November 25, 2021August 10, 2023Not Trackie20 Comments

Intro Haha that’s right, ACXC decided to absolutely bungle this one (per sources). Usports XC might have featured a starting “Danger Gauntlet,” (and I witnessed not one, but two fellow runners absolutely eat it in the Danger Gauntlet, I hope they survived) but ACXC has decided to one up them by blasting the course...

Not Trackie Launching a Cannonball at the defunct Trackie forums from a Martello Tower on Les Plaines d'Abraham. Conquête Finale.

Not Trackie Usports Fun Zone: Fin

November 19, 2021August 10, 2023Not Trackie9 Comments

Intro Alright, we’re at the part of the fun zone that makes you start thinking about fish. Just a few more sentences for you to swim through. Make sure you enter the Prediction Contest if you haven’t yet. I feel like you should have more than enough irrelevant background after this to make some...

Not Trackie firing a cannonball at the defunct trackie forums from the Martello tower on les Plaines d'Abraham

Not Trackie Usports XC Fun Zone: Part 3

November 19, 2021January 4, 2025Not Trackie9 Comments

Intro Alright we’re back. After a hectic Part 1 and 2 we needed a day off to recharge and eat some pizza pockets. During this time, I realized I made an unfortunate omission that has since been corrected (see bold below). My apologies for missing this important detail earlier. 6. McMaster Unfortunate injuries did...

Not Trackie launching a cannonball from the Martello towers on Les Plaines at the defunct trackie forums

Not Trackie Usports XC Fun Zone: Part 2

November 17, 2021August 10, 2023Not Trackie9 Comments

Intro I’m allowed to mail in one of these intros, right? Onward! Verdict: Needs more hustle. Women 8. St. FX Direct sources went ghost mode on this team but that’s okay, no grudges shall be held. Leading off for them is rookie Siona Chisholm, who decided to get into the middle of a Laval...

Not Trackie launching a cannonball from a Martello Tower on Les Plaines d'Abraham to blow up the defunct Trackie Forums

Not Trackie Usports XC Fun Zone: Part 1

November 15, 2021August 10, 2023Not Trackie9 Comments

Intro Wow, hype. If you’re reading this that means you have opened your fortune cookie and followed the map hidden inside to the final destination, RunningHotTakes.com. If you didn’t happen to go to the one Japanese restaurant that may or may not have helped us with this special promo, that means you’re likely a...

Putting the “Community” Back In “Community Forum”

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Steve BoydLeave a comment

If you’re among the first wave of fans to discover and join RunningHotTakes.com, you’re almost certainly a veteran of Trackie.ca, and maybe even of TnF North, both now long defunct as nexuses for the sprawling community of Canadian athletics fanciers, participants, and functionaries. If your interest is in the distance running side of the...