The Club
Club Profile
Founded in 1979 and actively involved in their community, the Kilomaîtres LaSalle are made up of a road running club, a speed walking club and a track & field club for youth and masters. With more than 100 members, the Kilomaîtres LaSalle mainly offer recreational running and speed walking programs to their adult members, and recreational and competitive programs to their track & field athletes.
Since 2000, the Kilomaîtres LaSalle have a Speed Walking club offering training sessions of varying intensity, duration and distances to its members, enabling them to develop good speed walking techniques and improve their cardiovascular and motor skills.
In 2010, the Kilomaîtres LaSalle moved to the Fritz-R.-Prévost track, named after one of the club’s main founders. This track is used by adults for interval training and by the track & field athletes for running, hurdling, jumping and throwing.
Community Mission
The Kilomaîtres LaSalle are committed to the pursuit of the following goals:
- To maintain, fund, manage and develop a road running club, walking club and track & field club by providing the services of coaches, programs and facilities for those interested in joining and by assisting their members who wish to enter competitions.
- To organize and hold running, walking and track and field events within their territory.
- To promote and facilitate the development of running, walking and athletics in their territory, in order to help young people and adults acquire a healthy lifestyle and improve their well-being.
- To become affiliated with other provincial, national and international organizations and to cooperate in running, walking and track & field events with them; to be represented in the various running and walking competitions in the province and the country.