A recent article written by Jack Christie in Vancouver’s Georgia Straight talks about the reopening of the Kettle Valley Railway Trail near Kelowna after forest fires in 2003 destroyed 12 wooden trestle bridges. This is something all British Columbians should do at least once. Here is the beginning of the article.
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The trestles are back! The [...]
Hello North Shore Runners,
Just wanting to remind everyone that we are still looking for volunteers for the June 7th trail maintenance day (9am-2pm). This is a great opportunity to give back to the amazing trail system here in North Vancouver. We are also still looking for volunteers for the Iron/Tender Knee this Saturday May 31st, [...]
Bike to Work Week is an annual event held within various communities across the Province. We are currently day two into Vancouver’s Bike to Work Week , and Victoria’s will follow next week. A number of events are held during the week long event, including commuter challenges, workshops, and the setup of "celebration stations" along [...]
Jeff Bell, Times Colonist
Published: Monday, May 26, 2008
Donald Peterson won’t have to worry about keeping the rest of his team organized at this year’s 24 Hour Relay.
He is the team.
The 39-year-old running machine will be lining up for Saturday’s relay as the sole member of See Donald Run. It will be the first [...]
CBC News
The first Canadian man and woman to surge across the finish line of the Ottawa marathon this past weekend won’t be going to the Olympics in Beijing in August even though they both met international Olympic standards.
Gitah Macharia came 14th overall at the ING Ottawa marathon Sunday with a time of 2:16:55 and Tara [...]
From Pique Magazine – The B.C. government has added almost one million hectares or 10,000 square kilometres, to B.C.’s parks and protected areas with legislation introduced last week. The Bill 38 includes the Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan, which incorporates First Nations land use plans by the Squamish, Lil’wat and In-SHUCK-ch Nations.
In [...]
After almost no events last weekend it looks to be a very busy weekend ahead in the Lower Mainland. Here’s a brief look at what’s coming up (if an event is missing from this list please let us know! ):
May 24 – Baldy’s Bonkfest – Squamish
What: a 68K training run on the STORMY course starting [...]
This information is courtesy of Joel Filliol’s Blog …
This Saturday beginning at 11:30am CBC is airing 2 hours of triathlon coverage, including Simon Whitfield’s gold medal performance at the Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup last month and Carolyn Murray’s first-ever World Cup gold medal win at the Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup in South [...]
Trainharder.com recently came across this story about a Canadian man who is currently on a walk around the world. This raised our interest and we sought to see who else is currently walking around the world… here are summaries from a few world walkers:
Canadian Jean Beliveau is currently 8 years into his 75,000-kilometre (46,500-mile) trek [...]
Ever wonder what it might be like to try Nordic walking? Metro Vancouver Parks is offering a Nordic walking this summer in North Vancouver’s Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. The clinic runs every Sunday morning from July 6 to August 31, 8:30 to 10:00am. The cost per participant is $90. If interested send an email to [...]
A number of new training blogs have been added to the site within the past few days…
Team Polar British Columbia – Polar has just this year started sponsoring community athletes across Canada including nine here in BC. This is the overall team blog, with contribution from each athlete.
Kajak Kanu Drachenboot – the blog of [...]
This summer well-known Victoria coach Mike Suminski will again be guiding weekly trail runs through Gowland Tod Provincial Park. The clinic is designed for those who are training for a marathon in October (i.e. Victoria or Portland).
Runs will take place Sundays at 7:30AM, from June 29 through to Oct. 06, 2008 at Victoria’s Gowlland [...]
[ October 11, 2008; 11:00 am; ] A 10km, scenic route climbing and winding through rolling forest trails.
Please bring some after-race goodies/warm drinks to add to our “potluck-run”.
- Registration: 9:00am, at the start line (just like the good ‘ol days).
- Race start: 10:00am sharp
- Race entry fee: $15.00 (Please bring cash or cheque. No credit or debit cards)
- All proceeds go towards [...]
[ September 28, 2008; 11:00 am; ] Please visit http://www.rubblecreekclassic.com/ for more information.
[ September 7, 2008; 11:00 am; ] Experience some of the most scenic trails around Squamish in the third annual LOOP THE LAKES TRAIL RUN. The coastal rainforest trails of Alice Lake Provincial Park and Squamish’s unparalled network of technical single track trails will get you up and running!!
Loop the Lakes provides a spectacular trail running experience for both first time racers [...]
[ June 22, 2008; 11:00 am; ] Start – 9 am: Wedgemont Lake turn-off (approximately 12 km north of Whistler Village)
Comfortably Numb follows a winding 25 km trail through moss covered forest. Elevation gain is mostly in the first half. Majority of the course is undulating trail through forest, with most of the descent and tricky sections near the finish.
For registration and [...]
[ May 25, 2008; 11:00 am; ] When: Sunday May 25, 2008
Where: Rebagliati Park (Whistler Village)
Time: 9:00 AM
Register Online till May 23/08
Register In-person May 24 & 25th
* Where: Salomon Store
* Sat, May 24: 12 – 4 PM
* Sun, May 25: 7 – 8:30 AM
Distance: 5k and 10k
Race highlights include:
* 5km & 10km scenic courses through Whistler’s famous Lost Lake Trail system!
* 5th [...]
With great anticipation among the Lower Mainland mountain biking community, Whistler’s Mountain Bike Park opened yesterday with a special screening of Kranked 7 . The Park offers over 200 kilometers of lift-serviced trails for mountain bike users of all abilities and styles.
The Park will be open every day from 10am to 5pm, with [...]
An article by Chris Kelsall and posted on Flotrack …
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Anticipation is mounting leading up to the ING Ottawa Marathon as it looms large on the calendar of any Canadian marathon runner hoping to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
Athletics Canada (AC) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) set the precarious date of Sunday, May [...]
On Saturday, May 10th, Jeff Hunt and Bob Wall became the first people to run Northern Vancouver Island’s brand new North Coast Trail. It took the two runners 11 hours to complete the 60k adventure. Following is an excerpt from Jeff’s blog on his experience running the trail..
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Wow. What an adventure.
Before I begin [...]
