Tania Tasaka

XACT ambassador · The Collective

Tania Tasaka

North Vancouver, BCRunning · Trail running

The story

Meet Tania.

Tania Tasaka is a North Shore trail regular with five finishes at the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run (2019 to 2025). She has also run ultras from the Chuckanut 50K to Arizona's Black Canyon 60K.

Sports
Running, Trail running
Home base
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Go-to distance
Marathon
Level
Competitive
On the calendar
Great Trek, First Half, BMO Marathon

Out there

Out there with Tania.

Tania Tasaka at the Boston Marathon, 2026
Tania Tasaka with her running community
Tania Tasaka

Home turf

Where Tania trains.

Go-to spots

  • Laps around the Stanley Park Seawall
  • East Van track sessions
  • Climbs up Grouse Mountain

Trains with

Forerunners!!!

What inspires Tania

“Inspired by the running community, the beauty of nature and the incredible people who share my passion.”

Highlights

Tania’s road so far.

  1. 2026

    Age-group wins at the Boston Marathon, BMO Half Marathon, Beneva Half Marathon and Summerfast 10K.

  2. 2026

    2nd overall at the Great Trek, and represented XACT at SeaWheeze Weekend in her hometown. What made her year special: her running community, with its friendships, shared miles and support.

  3. 2025

    Placed third at the Berlin Marathon.

WHEN IT TASTES GOOD, IT’S GOOD.*

Tania’s words, not ours: “Fuels my long runs, helps me push my limits and a tasty treat along the way.”

Tania’s picks

In Tania’s bag.

All of Tania’s picks in one go.

BEFORE · DURING

Tania’s flavour: Green Apple

XACT Energy Bars

$66 · box of 24That’s $2.75 a bar

BEFORE · DURING

Tania’s flavour: Blackcurrant

XACT Energy Performance Bars

$77 · box of 24That’s $3.21 a bar

BEFORE · DURING

Tania’s flavour: Strawberry

XACT Energy Fruit Gels

Strawberry is sold out right now, so we started you on Blackcurrant.

$105 · box of 24That’s $4.38 a gel

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Results

At the finish line.

YearRaceCategoryResult
2026Beneva Half MarathonAge group1st
2026Summerfast 10KAge group1st
2026BMO Half MarathonAge group1st
2026Boston MarathonAge group1st

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