As the sprawling city an hour's drive west of Toronto wrestles with familiar questions of urban identity and economic uncertainty, running has emerged as an unexpected source of civic betterment
A group of runners from a program overseen by coach Dave Scott-Thomas make their way to a training session in Guelph April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
A group of runners from a program overseen by coach Dave Scott-Thomas make their way to a training session in Guelph April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Coach Dave Scott-Thomas (C) at a training session in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Runners in Dave Scott-Thomas's program train in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Runners in Dave Scott-Thomas's program train in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Building on the success of a dynamic local track club recognized as the best in Canada, one of the club's goals is to foster a sense of community. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
The club's goals are to foster a sense of community, create some useful economic spin-offs and build an urban brand based on competitive success and physical well-being. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Runners from a program overseen by coach Dave Scott-Thomas train in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Runners from a program overseen by coach Dave Scott-Thomas train in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Runners from a program overseen by coach Dave Scott-Thomas train in Guelph on April 11, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail/Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
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