Principles from the fall sport apply to any distance–even if you’re past school
Written by Ed Eyestone and published in Runner’s World
Nearly three decades ago, as the Aspen trees turned yellow in Ogden, Utah, I joined the cross-country team at Bonneville High School, led by the demanding yet inspiring teacher and coach Neville Peterman. And even [...]
Are you thinking about running any of the upcoming trio of trail runs around Thetis Lake this Winter, which includes the Thetis Lake 20K Relay on November 11, the Gunner Shaw 10K Cross Country Classic on November 24 and the Stewart Mountain 10 Mile Cross Country Challenge on December 8, 2007?
If so…
here are some helpful [...]
Use your head to improve trail-race performances
By Kevin Ludlum
While teaching a workshop about mental training for trail running peak performance, I asked the students a loaded question, “How much of our sport is mental?”
“Oh! It’s 70 percent … no, 80 percent … wait, 90 percent,” they replied enthusiastically.
“So that means the physical aspect of trail [...]
Results are now posted from Saturday’s races at Victoria’s Lambrick Park. See http://www.raceday.ca/bcxc2007.php.
Another good article on Victoria triathlete Simon Whitfield from yesterday’s Province newspaper, written by Terry Bell
School speaking engagement changed his mentality. A few years ago Victoria triathlete Simon Whitfield was looking at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as a chance to compete as best he could and perhaps close out a career. He even joked about [...]
From CBC News
HONOLULU – Julie Dibens of England held off Victoria’s Melanie McQuaid and won the women’s title Sunday at the Xterra World Championship. Dibens won the Honolulu in her first attempt, calling it “the perfect race for me.”
She led throughout the race and finished in three hours, one minute and 24 seconds. She won [...]
From CBC News
Vancouver Island, renowned for its beautiful beaches, has been named the best island in North America for the sixth consecutive year.Vancouver Island, renowned for its beautiful beaches, has been named the best island in North America for the sixth consecutive year.
The November issue of the magazine, which was released to newsstands Thursday, also [...]
[ November 25, 2007; 9:00 pm; ] Location: Thirsty Dog
355 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops BC
Time: 6:00 pm-10pm
Roast Beef/Chicken Dinner, Roasted Potatoes, Vegetables,
Salad and Dessert
Tickets: $25.00 per person, all proceeds to
Kamloops Track and Field Club
Contact Judy j2armstrong@shaw.ca for tickets.
There will be a forum this Thursday November 1st regarding the management of the LSCR. This is the LSCR’s 7th forum and at this one Metro Vancouver will provide updates and welcome feedback on a variety of topics. The forum will be held at the Holiday Inn on Old Lillooet Road from 6 to 9pm. [...]
[ November 3, 2007; 9:00 pm; ] The Vancouver Dodgeball League presents its biggest tournament to date, November to Remember. For the first time ever, there will be tournament action on 4 courts at the same time.
The Details:
When: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Time: 1:30pm to 5:00pm.
Registration/Check-In: 1:30-1:50. Tournament will start promptly after registration. If your team is not present or ready to play [...]
Athletes test their limits during extraordinary long triathlons
The Free Lance Star
Date published: 10/21/2007
BY EMILY BATTLE
Most of what you read about exercise these days is about how Americans aren’t doing enough of it. But there’s a small group of amateur athletes who can’t get enough of it.
Two weeks ago at Lake Anna State Park in Spotsylvania [...]
A well put together video showing highlights from Team H2V’s ride across Canada for Juvenile Diabetes. http://web.mac.com/rickwelter/stingray/H2V.html.
From H2V’s website:
“After 8 strenuous days, with each team member riding three-hour shifts on a 24-hour continuous rotation, with an estimated average speed of 38 km/hr along the Trans-Canada Highway; the team returned home to Vancouver to dip their [...]
A new study by the Medical College of Georgia has found that overweight children lowered their risk of diabetes and improved their ability to think after only three months of daily, vigorous activity.
“Aerobic exercise training showed dose-response benefits on executive function (decision-making) and possibly math achievement, in overweight children,” researchers write in an abstract. Adult [...]
Ultrarunner Ean Jackson from North Vancouver and a few of his friends have just returned from a 5 day road trip to Arizona where they ran the Grand Canyon from rim to rim to rim. You can read about the trip and see a slide show on Ean’s blog.
Another one of Ean’s recent entries that [...]
This article was originally published in the April 2002 edition of the Running Journal and was written by Richard Ferguson, Ph.D
Distance running. Two words that bring to mind physical effort for an extended period of time. Not only is there extended physical effort in distance running, there is also the very often overlooked mental effort [...]
By Rob Jones, VeloNews.com
Neither Lyne Bessette (cyclocrossworld.com) nor Greg Reain (Ride with Rendal/Colnago/Time) were able to defend their titles at the Canadian Cyclocross Nationals Sunday in Kamloops, British Columbia, despite riding from the front in their respective races.
Instead, Mike Garrigan (Jetpower/Epic Ride) took his first ever national title, while Wendy Simms (Kona-Yourkey.com) returned to the [...]
A great article from the New York Times on the importance of sleep to training:
By Gina Kolata, published last month
WHEN Jennifer Davis, my partner for long runs, was in college about 15 years ago, she had a real problem staying awake in her classes. The reason, she said, were those long, grueling workouts with the [...]
Self-improvement site Zen Habits has a list of 31 different ways you can motivate yourself to exercise, including visualization, endorphins, success stories and blogs. Check it out here.
[ December 2, 2007; 10:00 am; ] Organized by the Oak Bay Firefighters for CFAX Santa’s Anonymous. Registration forms will be available October 22, 2007 at Henderson Centre, Oak Bay Recreation Centre and the Frontrunners downtown location. Event to take place at [...]
[ December 1, 2007; 10:00 am; ] A fun event that raises funds for The Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal. For more info visit http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=3173.
