bRUNch is for many runners their first real running event. This is significant because being able to participate in an event where you can meet other runners and take part in all of the usual race-day particulars, like receiving a bib lining up in heats, can give new runners the motivation to race at even larger events. Being a first-time bRUNch attendee myself, it was encouraging to see some of the same faces two years later, this time with all of their new “running friends” in tow. Lululemon’s Community Run days, held at Assiniboine Park every Thursday, have also helped to develop this community of runners.