Julie-Anne Staehli is a Canadian Olympian representing New Balance and Team Canada. Julie-Anne grew up in the smalltown of Lucknow, ON, where she began running on the backroads. Over the course of her elementary and high school years, Julie-Anne was involved in different sports, including cross country running, skiing, snowboarding, track and field, soccer and swimming. Running became the focus in her senior year of high school, when Julie-Anne won the OFSAA Provincial Championships.

In 2012, Julie-Anne moved to Kingston, ON, to attend Queen's University, and this is when her running career took off. During her 5 years as a varsity athlete, Julie-Anne achieved 12 podium finishes, becoming the first 5-Time All-Canadian in the history of the school, and made her first National Team, representing Canada at the 2014 NACAC Championships, where she won a bronze medal. Julie-Anne's accomplishments at Queen's planted the seed that she could one day compete at the Olympic Games.

 While she completed her BAH in Health Studies and MSc in Sport Psychology at Queen's, as well as her BEd at Western, Julie-Anne competed on 10 Senior National Teams and made her Olympic debut in Tokyo, representing Canada in the 5000m. She moved to Boston in the fall of 2021 to run professionally with Team New Balance Boston, and most recently competed at the 2023 World Championships and Pan American Games, where she won a bronze medal in Santiago.

Julie-Anne started using Heali tape while coming off of a tibial stress-reaction in the spring. She has been applying the tape before and after training to help alleviate additional stress on the muscles and tendons surrounding the bone, as well as to promote faster healing while returning to sport. Now a staple in her gym bag, Julie-Anne considers Heali an important part of her daily training and recovery routine.

Julie-Anne is now applying her sport research background at Queen's in the High Performance Athletics Department. She is co-founder of The ReRun Shoe Project, a non-profit organization that gives shoes another life to improve the lives of others. When she’s not working, training or recovering, Julie-Anne enjoys travelling with family and friends, playing piano and chess, and hitting up local coffee shops. 

To follow along, you can find her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @jastaehli