Powering Through (Buckin’) Hell – A Race Report by Mike Murphy

Holy crap!! That was tougher than i expected…
Like usual, let me jump back a few days. Wednesday of this week, I snuck in to Vancouver really early so that i could run the Coast Mountain Trail Series, Buckin’ Hell course before work. I wanted to get a bit more familiar with the top section of the [...]

Trail Running with Chris Thorn Photography

Moonrider Productions sails north to The Shore to catch up with Chris Thorn and lend a hand for his Trail Running Series featuring Gemma Slaughter. Lets hit the dirt!

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100km Barkerville Rush Relay – A Special Race Report

The Barkerville Rush Relay is a 100km relay race from Quesnel up through Barkerville and back into Wells. It is divided into 8 stages varying in length from 8 to 17.5km that gains a total of 3500m and can be run with 1 to 11 people

Island triathletes McCartney, Sweetland make big strides at Japan races

The next generation of Island triathlon stars made a statement Saturday.
Andrew McCartney of Victoria recorded his biggest career move as he hopes to eventually join a pantheon that includes Olympians and fellow-Islanders such as Simon Whitfield and Brent McMahon.
The 25-year-old finished a breakthrough seventh in the World Triathlon Series race in Yokohama, Japan.
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BMO Vancouver Marathon – here I come, ready or not!

Alan Robertson only decided on the day of the race that he would run the BMO Vancouver Marathon 2013. Due to recurrent injuries, he had only done a minimum of long runs and felt unprepared for the race – but decided on the day to give it a try.

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Nicola Gildersleeve’s 2013 BMO Vancouver Marathon Race Report

It has been nearly 6 years since I ran my last marathon. In 2008 I participated in the IMG New York City Marathon. However, I did not race as I was racing Haney 2 Harrison the following weekend. Instead, I ran with a good friend and simply took in the experience.
I had applied for an [...]

GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon First Registration Deadline – May 15

The first registration deadline for the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon is just days away – on May 15. The 34th annual running of the Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 13. In addition to the Marathon there is a Half Marathon, 8K Road Race and the Thrifty Foods Kids Run.
All four races are capped: the [...]

Childs seek FISU Championships standard at The Q’s Victoria Run Series

Former University of Victoria Vikes team captain Clifford Childs, will be racing Saturday, May 11th at The Q’s Victoria Run Series in an attempt to qualify for the World University Games Championships (FISU) in the 5000m distance. The FISU Championships take place from July 6th to July 12th 2013 in Kazan, Russia. Childs has little [...]

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Race Report – Sun Run Recap

The Sun Run on April 21st was near perfect conditions. A little gusty perhaps, but not too cold and not too warm.
Leading up to the race I was feeling great – I was very satisfied with my training, especially my speed work. I did have a nagging left toe problem (seismoiditis) but I figured it [...]

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2013 North Shore Enduro Run Report – May 4th

The Trail Gods meant well and there was hardly a cloud in the sky for this years running of the Enduro. After the initial count I believe there were 28 of us gathering at the Gazebo to participate in the event.