Looking for a running group in Toronto, Canada.

Reasonably competitive masters group, dealing with track, cross and roads. Very centrally located.

http://uttcmasters.com/

Also affiliated with the open club and varsity program.

Check your local running room.

They will have groups that do runs on Wed night and Sun monring, they should have a group that will fit your speed, usually 5:30/km to 7:00/km

Thanks so much for both replies. I'm very interested in the UTTC group.

Cheers.

A little north of the city but Newmarket Huskies have a great masters group.

http://www.newmarkethuskiestrack.ca/

There's a group called MB performance that might work well for you. Send me an email if you want contact info.

RROOM wrote:

Check your local running room.

They will have groups that do runs on Wed night and Sun monring, they should have a group that will fit your speed, usually 5:30/km to 7:00/km

The guy says that he runs 1:57 for 30 km, which I believe is on pace for around 2:45 for the marathon. I'm guessing he does most of his easy runs in the 4:20-5:00/km range.

Connect up with Ontario Masters. More of a competitive body than a group but they do group workouts, host events and is a good connection point for other groups.

http://www.ontariomastersathletics.ca/

The RR in the Beach has a bunch of guys runing 4:15-4:30 pace for longish runs.

Good group for a sub 2:00 30km runner.

You can check out TOC they run out of Swansea which is right by High Park. Lots of competitive athletes.

http://www.torontoolympicclub.com/

Thanks very much to all for your suggestions, I'm very excited about them.

x2 for The Huskies and MB Performance.

I would stay away from the Running Room if your looking to get a bit competitive and want people to push you.

I don't have too much interest in the running room. While I think their groups do great work, I do agree that it may not be the ideal situation for someone like myself. Of the above groups, I'm leaning towards the UTTC as they seem to have the talent I need to push me and they workout rather close to where I live (honestly, this is a consideration). I couldn't find too much info on the MB Performance group (couldn't find a website), but from what I gathered from a few news articles they seemed a bit intimidating to me. Of course, I asked the original question on a message board, so am very open to anyone who might want to discuss this further.

What about Longboat Runners? They are at every race in Toronto, and usually do pretty well.

When I said the RR in the Beach I didn't necessarily mean the RR program. We just happen to meet there out of convenience.

Anyone know what group was working out in High Park early on Tuesday?

SMJO wrote:

When I said the RR in the Beach I didn't necessarily mean the RR program. We just happen to meet there out of convenience.

So you are an informal group? What sort of runners is the group made of? I liked the UTTC largely because I'd really like to get back on the track, though I still feel that I might be able to take a bit off my marathon time (2:36 before I turned 40), so this is a consideration as well.

Truthfully I'm coming off a calf strain and figure it'll be a month or so before I make a move on any team as I'd like to be a bit more fit before then. I guess I'm looking at March - April with the goal of racing again by July or so.

It depends on what distance you want to race. Just a quick glance at the UTTC website shows that this week they did 400s and 800s one day and 300s another. Not for marathoners.

TOC usually does more hills, longer intervals, and tempo runs. Each run is between 18km - 21km.

Might have been TOC they run in the park usually doing intervals or hills. I think they start around 6pm. If it was before that it may have been Marathon Dynamics. I know they do workouts in the park but don't know what time they start.

I'm a member of the UTTC Masters training group and I can tell you we have many competitive runners in your age group. Several national level tri athletes and some very good half and full marathoners. You will be challenged. It is an excellent programme and a great, friendly group of various ages and abilities. Just over 2 years old, it is now one of if not the best Masters track club in the country.