The StartingBlock

Are you ready to get started? The @StartingBlockCA is back! New logo, more stories, same storytelling goal 🍁 startingblockcanada.com #StartingBlockCA #OutOfTheBlocks

From @USPORTSca Vanier Cup to @NFL Super Bowl, the story continues for 🇨🇦 Antony Auclair (@Auclair81) 👏👏 #TBT to the 2016 Vanier Cup in Hamilton, Ont., where Auclair (#81) led the @RougeEtOr out of the gates and on the field. #Vanier52 ➡️ #SuperBowl

Competing in Europe for the first time since the 2017 @WorldAthletics Championships, @anickabn looks to continue her strong start to 2021 at @PercheEliteTour on Saturday 🇫🇷 ICYMI: Anicka Newell hungry for more success in 2021 startingblockcanada.com/post/anicka-ne… #StartingBlockCA

"It has changed forever." No competitions, no on-site visits, limited results. How have coaches adapted during the pandemic? Coaches @hstellingwerff, @kerrjason & @JasonReindl share how recruitment has changed, managing teams + more #RecruitmentSeries 🍁startingblockcanada.com/post/canadian-…

Coming off a PB and Olympic standard performance to kick off 2021, Anicka Newell (@anickabn) is hungry and ready to compete into @Tokyo2020 💪 SUNDAY READ: startingblockcanada.com/post/anicka-ne… #OutOfTheBlocks #StartingBlockCA

Going to be a Canadian star studded Sunday in Arkansas 🔥 @SageWats will be in the blocks for the women's 300m while @anickabn (coming off a PB and Olympic standard performance) and @robinbone take the runway in the women's pole vault 👀

🇨🇦 @De6rasse set to get his 2021 season underway in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the @AmericanTrack men's 60m this weekend 👀 🗓️ January 24, 2021 ⏰ 3pm ET/2pm CT @AthleticsCanada

"I'm so hungry for redemption! The amount of fire in me right now is just 📈. I'm a whole new athlete, I'm coming in like a freight train this year. I want the world to know that I came to play!" - @AnickabN on getting back to the world stage. More to come at @StartingBlockCA🍁

Back on the runway! Canadians 🇨🇦 @anickabn (4.70m, PB, Olympic standard height) and @alysha_newman94 (4.65m) finish 1-2 at the Texas Elite Pole Vault Expo Explosion to kick off 2021!

The grind to the top never stops. Whether it is chasing old PBs, new season goals, or much more, there is a story waiting to be told. This is the @StartingBlockCA 🍁 startingblockcanada.com

Definitely missing toeing the line at the Canadian Cross Country Championships this year!

We have arrived to what would have been #ACXC weekend in Abbotsford, BC 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ To mark the occasion, take a look back at last year's Canadian Cross Country Championships, full of sweat, tears, and lots of celebratory hugs 🙌 #ACXCThrowback @athleticscanada

A top Canadian high school runner last year, @Laurel_Creek alum and current @TulsaHurricane athlete, Abbey Yuhasz reflects on her recruitment process, representing @TeamCanada, and more🏃‍♀️ Latest on @StartingBlockCA: startingblockcanada.com/post/in-conver… #StartingBlockCA #RecruitmentSeries

Whether the journey has just begun, approaching the finish line, or all the events in-between, there is a story waiting to be told. MORE: startingblockcanada.com #StartingBlockCA #OutOfTheBlocks

Are you ready to get started? The @StartingBlockCA is back! New logo, more stories, same storytelling goal 🍁 startingblockcanada.com #StartingBlockCA #OutOfTheBlocks

I’ve always believed in being apart of something that’s bigger than yourself. The Paralympic movement has revitalized my life & given me a why. I hope that many athletes can have a similar experience. Check this convo with @jonathanyue20 & I. @AthleticsCanada

Some personal news to share, as of today I will be working with @AthleticsCanada as their Digital Media and Content Coordinator! Excited to continue sharing news and stories from around Canadian Track and Field.

After sitting out last year with a hamstring injury, @TorontoBluesTF Peter Collier is letting his result speak for themselves as the @USPORTSTF championships begins this afternoon! startingblockcanada.com/stories/health…

She set a new 🇨🇦U18 record last season and represented Canada at the @YouthOlympics, 2019 can be the year Alex Throndson continues to rise in the pole vault STORY: startingblockcanada.com/stories/confid…

Put your hands up for 2018!! Looking forward to 2019!!