{"id":148516,"date":"2025-10-09T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=148516"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:18:21","slug":"is-run-commuting-the-answer-to-beating-toronto-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/shakeout-podcast\/is-run-commuting-the-answer-to-beating-toronto-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"A Toronto runner is racing the TTC’s streetcar network… and winning"},"content":{"rendered":"

After one too many long commutes on Toronto\u2019s aging streetcar network, Mac Bauer<\/strong> was fed up and decided to take it to the Toronto Transit Commission in a battle of man vs. machine.<\/p>\n

Over the past several months, Bauer has made it his mission to outrun the 11 routes that comprise Toronto\u2019s streetcar network, tackling summer heat, distracted drivers, and endless red lights all while maintaining a perfect undefeated record against his hulking red steel opponents.<\/p>\n

While the challenge began as an excuse to motivate Bauer\u2019s own training, the competition has taken on a life of its own, resonating with fellow disgruntled commuters and bringing attention to a system that Bauer says has fallen behind the demands of the growing city.<\/p>\n

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