Special Events

We love to host one-time special events ranging from track sessions to pub runs! Here are some fun runs that we’ve done in the past. Swipe through the slides to view the routes and directions.

Beep Test at the Athletic Centre – March 14, 2024

  • Running the Beep Test
  • Post-test recovery

Forrest Gump Watch Party – January 12, 2024

  • UTRC watching Forrest Gump
  • Free food!

UTRC Awards – December 12, 2023

Long Run Training Session – September 24, 2023

  • Lap 1: 10k!
  • Lap 2: 20K!
  • Lap 3: 30k!

Toronto Islands – July 10, 2023

  • View of the Toronto Skyline
  • Giving love to the number 4
  • Frisbee on the Islands

Evergreen Brickworks – June 10, 2023

  • “Pulling” you into Run Club
  • Mirror Distortion
  • Smiles at Evergreen Brickworks

Long Run Training Session – September 22, 2022

  • Lap 1: 10km completed!
  • Lap 2: 20km completed!
  • Lap 3: 30km completed!
  • Con Hall -> College -> Carlton -> Rosedale Park West -> Lower Don Recreation Trail -> Martin Goodman Trail -> York -> Avenue -> repeat loop

Track Session at Central Tech – August 24, 2022

  • Pre-run stretches
  • Post-workout cheers!

Exploring the Beaches – July 10, 2022

  • Checking out the view!
  • Fun in the sun
  • Sand castle creation 1
  • Sand castle creation 2
  • Sand castle creation 3
  • Sand castle creation 4
  • Rock creation
  • Meet at bottom of Glen Manor Drive -> Boardwalk -> through Kew Beach Park -> through Woodbine Beach Park -> Along Trail Ashbridge’s Bay Park -> loop back -> Northern Dancer Boulevard -> into Woodbine Park -> end at 501 streetcar stop (Queen Street East x Kingston)

Exploring Toronto Island – June 5, 2022

  • All aboard the Toronto Island rollercoaster!
  • Taking a little dip in the water
  • Ward’s Island Ferry Dock -> Withrow Street -> Ward’s Island Beach Lakeshore Avenue -> Centre Island Pier -> Lakeshore Avenue -> Gibraltar Point Lighthouse -> Lakeshore Avenue -> Island Service Road -> Lagoon Road -> Blossom Road -> Avenue of the Islands -> Olympic Island Trail -> Centreville Amusement Park -> Moss Avenue -> Cibola Avenue -> Ward’s Island Dock

High Park Tour – May 21, 2022

  • It was HOT!
  • Reeling in the fish
  • Meet at Colborne Lodge entrance to High Park -> Colborne Lodge Drive -> Deer Pen Road (High Park Zoo) -> through Upper and Lower Duck Pond -> The Queensway -> Along Grenadier Pond by High Park Maple Leaf -> West Road -> Centre Road -> Spring Road -> along Ridout and Howard Pond -> end back at High Park entrance

Marathon Training Picnic on Race Nutrition – April 29, 2022

Going bananas!

Stair Workout at Casa Loma – April 25, 2022

  • Pre-workout smiles
  • Post-workout…smiles?

Track Session at Central Tech – March 25, 2022

  • Ready, set, go!
  • Warming up
  • On track with our goals
  • Post-workout fuel

St. Lawrence Market – March 5, 2022

  • Outside St. Lawrence Market
  • Con Hall -> St. George -> Harbord -> Ossington -> Dundas -> Trinity Bellwoods -> Queen -> Bathurst -> Front -> St. Lawrence Market

Pub Run (Steam Whistle Brewery, Goose Island Brewery, and Amsterdam Brewery) – November 28, 2021

  • The snow didn’t stop us
  • Taking the plunge
  • Cheers!
  • Will run for beer
  • Steam Whistle Brewery -> lower simcoe -> Lakeshore Boulevard -> Yonge -> The Esplenade -> Goose Island Brewery -> The Esplenade -> Cherry -> Martin Goodman Trail -> Amsterdam Brewery