Times Colonist Article
Published: Friday, August 31, 2007
Ultramarathoner Ray Zahab knocked off the 75-kilometre West Coast Trail this week in just 16 hours, completing an unprecedented quest to run on three major Canadian trails in a period of only nine days.
Zahab said he was fuelled by “mashed potatoes, perseverance and grit” along the way.
The West Coast [...]
Ray Zahab ran the entire West Coast Trail in just over 15 hours and has successfully competed the Canada Challenge.
Ray has lots of amazing stories about the wonderful people he met and how his journey across Canada has helped support Spread The Net. Keep checking the Ray Tracker for more pictures, videos and blogs that [...]
Canadian Gary Reed breezed into the 800-metre semifinals at the world track and field championships Thursday.
OSAKA, Japan (CP)
News from the Canadian Press
The Victoria runner took it easy in his heat in order to save his energy for the next round, but still finished first in a time of one minute 46 seconds.
Reed took the lead [...]
(CP) – Fatherhood and a banner triathlon season have Simon Whitfield feeling a harmonic buzz heading into the world championship this weekend in Hamburg, Germany.
By Donna Spencer
News from the Canadian Press
The Olympic gold medallist has won two World Cup races and finished on the podium in another this summer. His partner Jennie Sprigings gave birth [...]
Harriers High Performance 10km
September 1, 2007 @ 7pm
The final start list is still coming together for this Saturday’s high performance 10km at the Jack Wallace (Oak Bay) Memorial Track. It’s now an officially sanctioned event thanks to Bob Reid of the Prairie Inn Harriers. Frontrunners and Pacific Rim College are also supporting the event, with [...]
Canada Challenge Update:
Ray has completed the East Coast Trail and is now headed this way to start on the West Coast Trail.
Head to the Ray Tracker to follow his progress
XPD 2007 Update:
The latest Leader Board shows 9 teams have crossed the Finish Line. Team Orionhealth.com took first place with a time of 127 hours 16 [...]
On Saturday August 25th the Mens Marathon was run in Osaka Japan. There were 94 athletes on the start list and officially there were 57 finishers. There was an incredibly diverse group of athletes on the starting line from over 25 different countries; Japan, Finland, Germany, Korea, Mexico, China, and Kenya were all represented but [...]
Here are just a few of the events happening this weekend, two are close to home and one is a ways away.
The North Face Ultra-Trail Tour Du Mont-Blanc
Seven valleys, 71 glaciers, 400 summits, the Mont-Blanc massif fascinates.
August 24 – 26 2007
3 Countries - 163 km - + 8900m - 46 hours max
The Cascade Crest 100 [...]
XPD 2007 Update:
The latest Leader Board has Jenn Segger-Giigs’ Team DART-nuun sitting in 3rd, Team Helly Hansen/MOMAR in 32nd and Team Canada Post in the 39th spot
Canada Challenge Update:
Ray is now about 2/3 done Akshayuk Pass.
Ray phoned in a small report last night and had a few quick points:
* The scenery is amazing, beautiful mountains!
* [...]
Event Location: Hamburg, Germany
Event Date: August 30, 2007 to September 2, 2007
Event Website: http://www.hamburgcityman.com
ITU Website: Hamburg Triathlon World Champions
We have a strong team of Canadians heading to the Worlds in Germany they include:
Junior Men:
Andrew Yorke
Connor Hammond
Junior Women:
Marianne Hogan
Sarah-Anne Brault
Paula Findlay
U23 Men:
André-Paul Baillargeon-Smith
U23 Women:
None
Elite Men:
Simon Whitfield
Kyle Jones
Brent McMahon
Paul Tichelaar
Colin Jenkins
Elite Women:
Kathy Tremblay
Kirsten Sweetland
Lauren Groves
[...]
Geocentric Adventure Racing would like to welcome competitors, spectators, race officials and volunteers to the beautiful Whitsundays for XPD 2007 – Reef, Rainforest, and Outback.
Race preparations were delayed due to an accident in Brisbane on Thursday last week, but due to some hard work behind the scenes the race is now well and truly back [...]
This just in from Ray Zahab;
Hey Gang !
Well, here we go…
Tomorrow morning it’s off to Nunavut in Canada’s North to run across the majestic Baffin Island and the start of this incredible three Canadian coastal trails Challenge !
The last few days of prepping have been crazy- and we got word yesterday from Mike at Matrix [...]
[ October 13, 2007; 11:00 pm; ] Urban adventure race in downtown Vancouver.
Visit navigatethestreets.com for more information.
By Masaji Takei of the Georgia Straight, August 16, 2007
The West Coast Trail has historically been where things collide: the Pacific Ocean buffets the west coast of Vancouver Island, ill-fated ships run aground, environmentalists clash with loggers, and, one July day, my ass met the slick log I’d just slipped off.
Thankfully, my 27-kilogram pack [...]
This just in from 215 North
Victoria 10k Fitness Test – September 1, 2007
Reported by Rumon on August 15, 2007
With a shortage of quality racing to be had in 215 North territory in the late summer, a group of elite Canadian distance runners are formulating plans to converge on the Jack Wallace Track in Oak Bay, [...]
Jen Segger-Gigg is heading there to compete in an adventure race; the world qualifier XPD. Get ready to follow Jen at XPD in Australia starting next week. The 800km course is a qualifier for the World Championships (to be held next year in Brazil) so she and her team mates will be up against [...]
CBC Sports will be carrying the 11th IAAF World Championships which begins on August 25 in Osaka, Japan. To view CBC’s scheduled coverage of track and field visit www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=203
Just a reminder that the Lansend 1/2 marathon and 10K are scheduled for
September 9, 2007. Entries are available on-line and at local running stores
and community centres.
Last year partial proceeds from the race enabled us to contribute $3,4000 to
local charities such as Kidsport, Canuck House, the Harriers Foundation and
Peninsula Track.
I would [...]
Thanks to Al you can watch video clips from this past weekend’s Stormy Ultra 100 and 50 mile events in Squamish.
Just go to ttp://www.youtube.com and enter into the search area: Stormy 100m and/or Stormy 2007.
There are several 100mile movies up, and Al will shortly be posting some 50mi videos as well. Because [...]
Only 1 week until the start of Ray Zahab’s next adventure – 400km, 11 days, all across Canada!
Next Tuesday, the 21st, Ray will be leaving Chelsea, Quebec for Canada’s north-Nunavut. He will be attempting to run across the south-east end of Baffin Island on the Akshayuk Pass (Pang Pass) for 100 kms, then run an [...]
