A best-selling Canadian author of six books on running, John Stanton released his newest book in April 2010, the much anticipated Running: The Complete Guide to Building Your Running Program. Maclean’s magazine’s 2004 Canada Day Honour Roll named the Running Room founder one of 10 Canadians making a difference in our nation for his contribution to health through fitness. He is the 2009 recipient of the Dr. Harold N. Segall Award of Merit, recognizing his significant contribution to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and the promotion of cardiovascular health in Canadians. Most recently John Stanton was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. John has also been featured as a guest on CBC , CTV, Canada AM, CHUM Television, Global Television, A Channel, Rogers, the Weather Channel, the National Post, the Globe and Mail, and numerous radio and television programs across Canada and the United States.
A three-kilometer fun run with his sons in 1981 was the catalyst for the then out-of-shape, overweight John Stanton realizes he had to change his lifestyle. A food industry executive who smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, Stanton began running secretly before dawn because he felt self-conscious about having his neighbors see “this chubby little guy” who could only run from lamp post to lamp post before having to take a walk break. In 1984 Stanton opened a store and meeting place for runners in an 8x10 foot room of an old house shared with a hairdressing shop in Edmonton. Twenty years later, the Running Room is one of North America’s most recognized names in running and walking. In 2004, to be more inclusive, the Walking Room was launched—a mirror of the Running Room concept. The store caters specifically to the needs of walkers. His sons John Jr. and Jason are now partners with John, in the family company, with over 100 stores in Canada and the USA.
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