Welcome to XSNRG Running Club

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To all XSNRG members & guests

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Happy running,
~XSNRG Running Club
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The Next Workout

Wanless Park

Tuesday Night @ 6:30pm | June 2, 2026

20 x 1' (30"RI)

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The Meeting Place

Sunnybrook Park
Meet in the first parking lot in upper sports fields


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The Weather

26°C

FEELS LIKE 24.3°C

  • NNW 15.5 KM/HR
  • Toronto, ON
X-S-N-R-G = excess energy!

XSNRG is a running club that provides runners of all levels weekly club led interval training to develop strength, stamina, and speed, in a supportive and social environment. From beginners to accomplished competitive runners, no one is too slow or too fast to run with XSNRG – all you need is the desire to train and improve your running!

Structured workouts will help you improve, but they are not always easy to do on your own. Our Tuesday night workouts, led by instructors, make it easy, give you company, and help keep you motivated with your running.

Meeting Locations:
The club meets in the Leaside area every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. and runs to a different workout location each week, focusing either on speed intervals or hill training. A typical workout includes a warm-up, cool-down, running tips on technique and the workout, and is usually finished by 8:00 p.m.



  • May through September: Sunnybrook Park in the Sports Pavilion parking lot on the upper fields
  • October through April: Leaside High School


NO ONE is too slow or too fast to run with XSNRG. All that is needed is the desire to run with others and to improve. Join us for our Tuesday Night Workouts … you’ll have fun and improve your running – all because of XSNRG’s workouts!

If you are able to run at least 6 to 8 km, you are ready to come out and increase your endurance, power and speed with XSNRG.

About the Workouts
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Every Tuesday evening @ 6:30 pm sharp the club leaves as a group for a warmup jog to a different weekly workout run.

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Workouts are organized and led by club run leaders and consist of running intervals and will vary weekly from hills to speed.

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Stretches, warmups and cool downs start and finish every workout.

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Coaches Corner

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Speed and Cadence

We have talked about the fact that there is a direct relationship between speed and cadence - the rate at which we turn our legs. To increase our speed we must get comfortable with increasing our cadence. Many of the running experts, including Jack Daniels, have suggested that in order to minimize overstriding, lessen the impact on our legs, and maintain forward momentum, we should focus on attaining a "racing" cadence of 180 steps per minute. The reality is we will take fewer steps per minute when running slower - possibly up to 20 fewer steps per minute). However, remember that when we are doing speed work, we should be aiming for that 180 "racing" cadence. To determine your current cadence, build up to your 5K race speed, hold that pace for 30 seconds and count the number of steps you take. Multiply that by two and you'll get your cadence (steps! per minute). One easy way to practice increasing cadence on your own is to do downhill sprints by running down a gentle slope of 150 -200 metres. On each descent, accelerate down the decline, reaching maximum speed and turnover at the bottom. Recover by walking back to the start, and then repeat. For more ideas and workouts to boost your cadence, see an article by Alex Hutchinson in the November 2012 Runner's World Magazine.

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Contact Us
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General Enquiries

Jana Marshall

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Socials

David Muirhead

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Technical Enquiries

Ed Wong