Our Story
​S T R I D E S  C A N M O R E
Locally Owned. Community Driven. ​

Strides Canmore opened its doors on March 1st, 2018 to serve the needs of runners, walkers and Nordic skiers of all experience and abilities. Locally owned and community driven, Strides Canmore offers an extensive selection of trail and road running shoes, apparel, and gear for every level of runner, walker, and nordic skier. Dedicated and trained staff will fit you in the proper footwear to ensure you can enjoy the trails!  All staff members are experienced runners and/or Nordic skiers, are passionate about the sports, and are certified NB Dynamix Elite Fit Specialists.

Kylie & Paul Mckendrick
​Owners
​Born and raised in Calgary, the mountains were Kylie and Paul’s backyard since they were kids. Kylie’s ski racing background had her in the mountains every weekend and fell in love with running during the summer months of training.  Paul grew a passion for touring the mountains as a teenager and has since been exploring by foot, skis or his bike. After 15 years of working the Calgary corporate world, they moved out to Canmore in 2014 with their family to raise their 3 children in the mountains. Combining their business backgrounds with their passion of running and the trails, they opened Strides Canmore in March, 2018.

Lyen Lau 
Store Manager
Hailing from the tough streets of Fort McMurry he has developed a discipline for running that is un matched. A climber turned runner, Lyen is the ultimate gearhead that can answer even the most niche questions one could throw at him.  Lyen helped to open Strides Canmore in 2018 and carries a wealth of knowledge of all things running and nordic skiing.

Tim Sander
​Tim moved from the UK to Canada in 2006 to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. He and his wife Natasha moved to the BC Kootenay's in 2009 and then to Canmore in 2016.  Tim has a profound knowledge of the local trails here in the Bow Valley through his lifelong passion of running and skiing. He started working at Strides in the summer of 2019 and has since become a Certified Running Coach.  You'll find Tim in the store and is the leader of our Run Your Best Run clinics. ​

Grace Smith
Grace left the flat lands of Saskatchewan in 1992 for the town of Banff. It was shortly after that she began exploring the Bow Valley which evolved into a love of trail running. Now residing in Canmore Grace can often be found running the local trails with friends. She also enjoys competing in running events which have taken her to various locations in Alberta, BC and the USA.

Scott Hill
As a runner and self proclaimed cross country ski enthusiast Scott grew up pounding the pavement in the concrete jungle of Toronto. As any good Torontonian does, Scott spent the warm winter mornings roller skiing and exploring the numerous areas that the skiing mecca has to offer. After hearing many clever and completely original comments of "you forgot the snow" while out roller skiing, Scott finally took what the hecklers were saying to heart and packed up his car and made the journey west to find snow and a place where one can walk around a grocery store in ski boots and not feel out of place. Scott now enjoys suffering in the mountains and talking shop to anyone willing to listen.

Alex Stukator
Alex moved from Ontario to Canmore in 2015 after graduating high school to pursue a life in competitive Nordic skiing and in the process fell in love with the mountains.  Since then, her Nordic career has changed to coaching and she now prefers to ultra trail run in the Rockies.  She loves to spend her free time cooking, skiing and finding new local trails around the Bow Valley.

Anastasia Hendryanto
Anastasia is a prairie girl who has always loved the mountains. She moved to Canmore with her family from Calgary in 2020 so she could spend more time on the trails and less time driving in traffic. During her free time you’ll find her trail running, hiking, biking and paddling.

Anna Sellers
​Anna is a Canmore local who has grown up in the mountains running, hiking and skiing. She started competing in running races at the age of 4, competed in track and field through high school, and is now a member of the Junior National Team in Biathlon. She also continues to coach and compete in both cross country running and track and field and does professional photography in her spare time! She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Nordic skiing and running to the Strides Canmore team.

Will Hubbard
Will grew up in Australia playing football, fishing and scuba diving in the Indian Ocean. After finding a love for snow on a trip to Japan, he decided to make the move to the Rockies to learn winter sports and fell in love with the mountains. After being in the Bow Valley for five years he has fully embraced the mountain lifestyle taking up skiing, snowboarding, trail running and mountain biking. When not getting active you can find Will cooking , watching sports or gardening.

​Jake Griffiths
Jake was born and raised in Calgary, and moved to Canmore in 2014 to pursue hiking, skiing, camping, and anything outdoors! He later fell in love with trail and road running by becoming a member of the local running groups Canmore Trail Culture and Dirtbags. Jake enjoys the Parkrun and 5 Peaks running events, and sharing his passion for all things related to running with everybody.

Andrew Thomas
Andrew grew up in the UK with a love for the outdoors and sports. He has temporarily moved to Canmore for a few years with his girlfriend to pursue his passion of trail running and to spend time in the mountains! (and escape British weather). Andrew enjoys adventuring with friends, competing in ultra's and traveling to exciting new places to race and experience new terrains! When he's not running or training, Andrew likes to cook and meet up with friends for a beer! :)

Joelle Scott