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Getting Fit with a Club Fat Ass Friendly Fitness Challenge
This article was originally posted in BC Living Magazine and is written by Vancouver based strength and conditioning coach Curb Ivanic. To find out more about Curb visit www.corerunning.com and www.ultrafitness.net - Having a support network of people who like exercising together is the best way to get fit and healthy It’s hard to live a healthy lifestyle if all your friends smoke and their idea of a workout is walking from the barstool to the washroom. Read More
Trainharder Blogger Marilyn Arsenault on Cover of Canadian Running Magazine
Our very own beloved blogger Marilyn Arsenault has made the cover of the latest issue of Canadian Running Magazine. This comes after a stellar year in which she competed and excelled in a variety of events. We think big things are in store for Marilyn as she attempts her first marathon this fall. What’s next? Cover of Time Magazine?? Visit Marilyn’s blog here. Read More
West Coast Trail Speed Record Attempt – A Report from Gary Robbins
North Vancouver trail runner Gary Robbins is on a bit of a hot streak of late – including a win at the H.U.R.T 100 miler in January in Hawaii, a 6th place overall at the prestigious Western States 100 mile Endurance run, and speed records for two of Canada’s most popular and rugged trails, including our very own West Coast Trail. The two speed record attempts are a part of his efforts to raise money for the Right to Play charity foundation, which provides funds for...
Gutbuster 2010 Season Recap
Here’s an update of the 2010 Gutbuster Trail Running Series from organizers Mark Nelson and Nick Walker - This year wrapped up a decade of GutBuster Trail Runs on Vancouver Island. What started as a single race at Mt Tzouhalem in 2001 with 40 participants has grown into a 5 race series with nearly 750 participants this season! Our Westwood Lake GutBuster was featured in Canadian Running Magazine as one of “Canada’s Top Ten Trail Races” and we saw our...
Ukrainian Wins Subaru Ironman Canada
Victor Zyemtsev of the Ukraine and Meredith Kessler of the USA were winners of the 28th Annual Subaru Ironman Canada. This victory was the seventh for Zyemtsev and the first for Kessler. Zyemtsev finished ahead of Christian Brader and Stephan Vuckovic of Germany. Zyemtsev’s winning time was 8:32:28. Kiwi Kieran Doe and Canadian Tom Evans were within seconds of each over the first 120km of the ride before Evans dropped off the pace. Doe went on to finish the bike with a 3:58...
Victoria Track Series – Seven Records Fall in Eight Weeks
By Christopher Kelsall The Q’s Victoria Track Series wrapped-up its final meet Saturday with an exciting main event finish, which featured two of Canada’s top runners, two-time Canadian Marathon Champion and two time IAAF World Cross-Country Championships representative for Canada, Jim Finlayson of Victoria and 2:18 marathon runner and training partner, James Landon. Final Meet – Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010: The meet also saw 19-time Canadian Champion, Lucy Smith take on an...
Canada’s Pendrel Takes Mountain Bike Title
From the Canadian Press - Canada’s Catharine Pendrel capped her Mountain Bike World Cup campaign in stunning fashion Saturday in Windham, N.Y., racing to victory in the final round to capture the overall title. The cyclist from Kamloops, B.C., became the third Canadian woman to achieve the lofty feat, following in the footsteps of Marie-Helene Premont, who won the World Cup title in 2008, and Alison Sydor, who won it multiple times in the 1990s. Premont raced to silver Saturday,...
MOMAR Returning to Cumberland with Solid Local Competition
New Westminster, BC – August 17, 2010. Planning is well underway for the return of the Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) to Cumberland, BC, scheduled for September 25, 2010. With over a month to go before the race, local representation is strong and growing. “MOMAR Cumberland is always a great race, and it’s so good to see local racers strengthening in both number and talent,” says MOMAR race director, Bryan Tasaka. Cumberland’s...
Sebastian Salas Sets New Grouse Grind Record
Twenty-three year-old Sebastian Salas ofVancouver knew when he reached the ¾ mark of the Grouse Grind trail in just over 18 minutes that he stood a real chance of setting a new course record today. To say the previous record of 24:22 – set by New Zealand champion mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt - was “beaten” is an understatement. Shaving 32 seconds off a world-class, 6-year record is better described with superlatives such as “annihilated” or “destroyed”. Says...
An Interview with Canadian Marathon Legend Bruce Deacon
© Copyright – 2010 – Christopher Kelsall – Originally published on Flotrack - Note: I wrote this interview with Bruce Deacon during March of 2010, for the May issue of Canadian Running Magazine. As the print business goes, the Canadian Running Magazine version was truncated down to 794 words. That is plenty of truncating! But a thank you must go out to Michal Kapral, Editor-in-Chief, as he let me be the one to shorten the conversation, giving me authority over the...
White Rock Fire Fighters Prepare For Cycling Assault On Canada
In September 2010, a group of dedicated White Rock Fire Fighters from Local 2407 will be cycling from Halifax, Nova Scotia to White Rock, BC to raise funds for Variety! They will ride in a relay format and plan to complete the tour in less than two weeks. Read More
Clubfatass: Ian Jackson’s Last-Minute 100-Miler Checklist
Great post by Ian Jackson of clubfatass.com. Interesting checklist which inludes four cans of Guiness and an update of his will. http://clubfatass.com/blog/ean-jackson/jacksons-last-minute-100-miler-checklist Read More
Stormy 100 Race Report by Jason Eads
St.Louis Ultra-Runner Jason Eads’ race report from the Squamish Stormy 100: “What are you, a meteorologist????” It began with rain… It’s amazing what I’ll let friends talk me in to. That’s how I think of STORMY 100 miler many months after I signed up earlier this year. My friend, Ean “Action” Jackson, exudes the type of persuasiveness that is just the sort to make me wonder: “should I REALLY do this???”, but then he makes it sound like it would...
BC Runner Breaks West Coast Trail Speed Record
North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins has run the 80km West Coast Trail in a record breaking time of 10 hours and 8 minutes, beating the previous record by 5 minutes. Gary will be posting a full account of his run on his blog shortly, in the meantime check out the video above which was taken as he finished. Congrats Gary! Read More
2010 Willis Greenaway Half Marathon Photos & Results
The following report and photos come courtesy of TR’s Okanagan interior reporter Dirk Handke. Thanks as always Dirk! WHO WAS WILLIS GREENAWAY? Willis lost his three-year battle with Alzheimer’s three days after his 86th birthday in 2008. Willis’ running achievements include age category Canadian records in the 1500m, 5000m, 10mile and 50km distances. His 1992, 3:29:00 Portland Marathon clocking still ranks as a ‘BC Best’ for the 70-74 age category....
A Few Canadian Death Race Reports & Photos
The Canadian Death Race was this past weekend and we wanted to bring attention to two excellent race reports by racers Ellie Greenwood and Phil Villeneuve. Both are elite athletes but only one managed to finish the 125km race . We highly recommend checking out both… ====================== Ellie Greenwood – A Date with Death. 125kms of Mountain Magic Eight short weeks ago I was kindly offered a spot in the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache by the Alberta North Face...
Stawamus Chief Mountain Proving Irresistible to BASE Jumpers
From the Globe and Mail – Kate Hammer It’s a sport that most skydivers dismiss as far too dangerous, but BASE jumping’s popularity is growing and, for those inclined to throw themselves off tall objects, Chief Mountain is as good a place as any. Two rescues off the face of that peak in just over two weeks provide strong evidence that these daredevil athletes, who are known for being somewhat reclusive, are flocking to Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, about five kilometres...
Women’s Course Record Lowered at 2010 Canadian Death Race
The records keep on falling for Ellie Greenwood. The Banff resident’s latest accomplishment saw her lower the Canadian Death Race women’s course records by 50 minutes this past weekend, racing the 125 mile distance in 13 hours and 30 minutes. The next fastest female, Denise McHale of Whitehorse finished third overall and almost one hour and a half later. A new men’s course records was also set by American ultrarunner Hal Koerner who finished in 12:47:21. This...
DNF’ing the Tahoe Rim 100 miler – Reports from Two Racer’s Perspectives
Victoria ultrarunners Rob MacKay and Donald Peterson recently travelled south to race in the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Endurance Race. The race is legendary and takes place on high elevation alpine and sub-alpine forest trails and dirt roads in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Unfortunately Rob and Donald both dropped at 80 miles but their respective reports are still very interesting. We highly recommend reading both… Read More
Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal 7th at Tour de France
From the Victoria Times Colonist - In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe came personal triumph on Sunday for Canadian Ryder Hesjedal. The 29-year-old cyclist placed seventh overall and delivered the best result by a Canadian in the Tour de France since Steve Bauer of Fenwick, Ont., finished fourth in 1988. Read More
