Starting this Thurdsay, hikers can now book their reservations for the popular hiking trail online. The new online reservation system, administered by Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, can be found at www.parkscanada.gc.ca/pacificrim.
The trail is open between May 1st and September 30th. Reservations are not required during the shoulder season, or between May 1st and June [...]
Tim Cormode, Executive Director of Power To Be, will be sharing his photos and thoughts about his journey up Mt. Kilimanjaro the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. Tim will also be joined by several members of the Power To Climb team.
The slideshow is at Robinson’s Outdoor Store, 1307 Broad Street, Victoria on Wednesday, March [...]
[ April 3, 2010; ] Location: Whistler Olympic Park, (WOP-pet, get it?) Whistler, BC
Start Times
30k Woppet ~ 10:00
7.5k Cruiser ~ 10:05
BBQ Lunch ~ 11:30
Start/Finish: Callaghan Country Parking Lot
Volunteers are needed … see end of this article for details.
Categories
30k Woppet: Men / Women Open, Men / Women 45+
7.5k Cruiser: Boys / Girls Under [...]
This past weekend saw the running of the 2010 Dave Reed Spring Classic in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, which also doubled as this year’s BC 5K Road Running Championship.
Results can be found here.
A few reports have been posted so far:
Rain City Runner – Conditions were race-perfect this morning, cool and grey, but dry, which may have [...]
Ken and Sheldon, two guys who chronicle their journey as they train for the TransRockies, have recently posted a great article on what it takes to train for and compete in a multi-day mountain bike stage race. The post can be found on their website, Bikeridr. The first part is included below…
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I might be a little premature, [...]
Posted below are links to the official results, photos and reports from the 2010 edition of the Chuckanut 50k.
Official results posted here.
Photos by Glenn Tachiyama
Race Reports:
Broadway Run Club
Gary Robbins – posted photos here and wrote a race report: Gettin Humbled, Chuck 50k
Adam Campbell – (3rd place overall) – his initial race report is here, and a more in-depth race [...]
Results from the 2010 Climb The Wall for Clean Air are now posted:
Overall
Firefighters
RTNS is a series of events on the North Shore that enable participants to challenge themselves in the great outdoors (trail running, road running, and adventure racing). In order to make these events possible we are in need of volunteers. The following is a list of the volunteer positions for our first event. If there [...]
To mark the beginning of the 2010 season the folks behind the Gutbuster Trail Running Series have launched a new website. The new site contains information on all 5 events this year, beginning with Mt. Tzouhalem in Duncan on May 8th and ending with Mt. Washington on August 7th. There is also information on the new [...]
The World Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships was recently held in Kamloops and Hugh Trenchard, a trainharder blogger, recently posted a race report from the 1/2 marathon event which he competed in. The first part of his report is included below…
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As this event was veritably in our backyard in Kamloops, I am glad to [...]
A small number of spots are still available for the upcoming Diez Vista 50KM ultra which takes place on April 10th. For more information click here.
It’s going to be a busy weekend in BC with a number of events taking place around our beautiful province. Good luck to everyone who participates and we will do our best to post results and results in a few days!
Mar 20 – Chuckanut Mountain 50K – Bellingham
Mar 21 – Island Cup XC Race – [...]
Originally published on Flotrack and reproduced here with permission, here is Christopher Kelsall’s latest interview with Victoria-raised runner Justine Johnson…
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© Copyright – 2010 – Christopher Kelsall
Justine Johnson, born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia competed in High School for Oak Bay under long-time successful coach, Keith Butler.
She competed at the World Junior Cross Country Championships [...]
[ May 1, 2010; ] ULTRA-RUNNING DOCUMENTARY XS-NRG PREMIERES
Powell River Premiere 2:00pm Patricia Theatre 4/24/10
Vancouver Premiere 6:00pm H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium 5/1/2010
Vancouver/Powell River, March 14, 2010: The documentary XS-NRG follows four ultra-marathon runners as they attempt to conquer the 180km Sunshine Coast Trail on the West Coast of British Columbia, non-stop.
Run four back-to-back marathons? On rugged, mountain trails? With no [...]
[ April 24, 2010; ] ULTRA-RUNNING DOCUMENTARY XS-NRG PREMIERES
Powell River Premiere 2:00pm Patricia Theatre 4/24/10
Vancouver Premiere 6:00pm H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium 5/1/2010
Vancouver/Powell River, March 14, 2010: The documentary XS-NRG follows four ultra-marathon runners as they attempt to conquer the 180km Sunshine Coast Trail on the West Coast of British Columbia, non-stop.
Run four back-to-back marathons? On rugged, mountain trails? [...]
Introducing Canadian Cycling Magazine, a new publication from the same folks who bring us Triathlon Magazine Canada, Canadian Running Magazine and Gripped Climbing Magazine.
The new magazine has just released its first issue and includes sections on gear, training, health and nutrition, and more.
The new magazine also includes numerous BC content. For example the current issue [...]
Results now available here from the first event in the Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series at Harland Park in Victoria.
Reports:
Here’s one from from Sarah Seads, who competed in the women’s intermediate category. Sarah took a nasty fall during her first lap but managed to get back onto her bike and finish the race.
Here’s Melanie [...]
Unofficial results from this past weekend’s Dirty Duo are now posted. Race organizers are asking participants to send am email to info@dirtyduo.com if your time is missing or is out of order according to your watch.
Results by Gender – Excel
Results by Gender – PDF
The first race reports are now being posted by participants. More will [...]
The lottery for this year’s Knee Knacker trail ultra was held yesterday at North Shore Athletics and out of the original 375 applications 262 were selected (and 113 were not) to participate as runners in the 2010 North Shore race.
Here’s a list of the lucky ones
And here’s a list of the unlucky ones
[ December 12, 2010; ] A Club Fat Ass trail run to celebrate the pure satisfaction of being in good shape during a busy and dark month. A tune-up for the the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50 run. 99% trail, 100% fun. Out and back course on the last ¼ of the Baden Powell Trail with 3 distances: [...]
