Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/melissa-jefferson-wooden/ For running news, nutrition & training tips, gear and race reviews for the Canadian running community Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:20:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://runningmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-running-site-icon-32x32.png Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/melissa-jefferson-wooden/ 32 32 213543699 Canadian Running’s top 10 stories of 2025 https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/top-10-running-stories-of-2025/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/top-10-running-stories-of-2025/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:20:36 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=153263 A look back at the most popular articles of the year, according to our readers

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/top-10-running-stories-of-2025/feed/ 0 153263 Noah Lyles calls World Athletics Awards “kind of a joke” https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/noah-lyles-calls-world-athletics-awards-kind-of-a-joke/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/noah-lyles-calls-world-athletics-awards-kind-of-a-joke/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:38:03 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=152778 The Olympic 100m champion called the award "redundant" and questioned the nomination process

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/noah-lyles-calls-world-athletics-awards-kind-of-a-joke/feed/ 0 152778 World’s fastest woman snubbed for World Athlete of the Year https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-snubbed-for-world-athlete-of-the-year/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-snubbed-for-world-athlete-of-the-year/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:05:03 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=150120 Triple world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden will miss out on World Athletics' top honour

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-snubbed-for-world-athlete-of-the-year/feed/ 0 150120 World’s fastest woman defeats 100 men for US$100,000 https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-defeats-100-men-for-us100000/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-defeats-100-men-for-us100000/#respond Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:34:47 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=148862 The reigning 100m world champion, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, showed 100 male university students why she’s the fastest woman on earth

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/worlds-fastest-woman-defeats-100-men-for-us100000/feed/ 0 148862 Athlos NYC track meet hits grand slam with new payment sponsor https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/athlos-track-meet-hits-grand-slam-with-new-payment-sponsor/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/athlos-track-meet-hits-grand-slam-with-new-payment-sponsor/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:44:06 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=148313 The women-only track meet has partnered with Cash App to guarantee instant athlete payouts as soon as the results are final

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/athlos-track-meet-hits-grand-slam-with-new-payment-sponsor/feed/ 0 148313 Noah Lyles sprints to fourth consecutive world 200m title https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/noah-lyles-sprints-to-fourth-consecutive-world-200m-title/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/noah-lyles-sprints-to-fourth-consecutive-world-200m-title/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:45:15 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=147643 With the win, the 28-year-old ties Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world championship golds

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/noah-lyles-sprints-to-fourth-consecutive-world-200m-title/feed/ 0 147643 American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins 100m gold in fourth-fastest time ever https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/melissa-jefferson-wooden-of-team-usa-takes-world-championships-gold-in-womens-100m/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/melissa-jefferson-wooden-of-team-usa-takes-world-championships-gold-in-womens-100m/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:12:17 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=146974 Olympic champion Julien Alfred was forced to settle for a bronze medal in Tokyo on Sunday, while Jamaica's Tina Clayton scored a surprise silver

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