Who would want to run 10 kilometers in a hot, stuffy chicken suit? Trainharder blogger Chris Price would, and he did it while running in Canada’s largest 10k road race, the Vancouver Sun Run.
To find out how Chris made out in the chicken suit read his race report here.
[ December 9, 2011 to December 11, 2011. ] The Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre in partnership with Athletics Canada and BC Athletics is pleased to announce the 2011 Canadian National Endurance Conference to be held at The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport on December 9 to 11.
Keynote presentations by: Alberto Salazar (Nike), personal coach to Galen Rupp, Mo Farah, Kara Goucher, [...]
Victoria, BC – The Q’s Victoria Track Series is offering three new distances for all levels of runners from beginner to elite. There will be one opportunity to race the 10,000m elite and 2000m for open and elite categories as well as three opportunities for all levels to race the 400m sprint distance.
Also new for [...]
The 40th Annual BMO Vancouver Marathon takes place this upcoming Sunday in Vancouver, BC. The event has grown considerably over its 40 year history. The first race, held in 1972, included 46 runners. Back in those days the race was known as the BC Marathon and consisted of 5 laps around Stanley Park. Contrast that [...]
The following excerpt is taken from the blog of James Wanless – http://james.wanless.info/, who reports from last weekend’s 5 Peaks Golden Ears trail running race:
— I’m not sure I should be calling these races right now, as that would suggest the normal cycle of preparation for such an event was followed. You know, tempos, track intervals, [...]
The Times Colonist 10k road race is less than a week away and many of you (hopefully!) are likely in taper mode with many hard-earned kilometers of training behind you. Following are last minute details for the event regarding the new course, package pickup, registration and the race day schedule.
New Course
This year’s event features a [...]
(From QuickDraw Publications) This guidebook is the first to document the fantastic trail running found around Vancouver, British Columbia, a major urban centre sandwiched between the rugged Coast Mountains and the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. The terrain is ideal for off-road running, and this book delivers the goods.
The runs found inside range [...]
This guest post is contributed by Curb Ivanic, a self professed “running nerd”, strength and conditioning coach, and the creator of Core Running, a system which develops good running technique and form and which helps runners avoid injuries and improve their performance. You can find more about Curb on his website, his blog or on twitter as @curbivanic.
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My marathon training plan is [...]
Registration for the inagural Whistler Half Marathon will re-open on Wednesday, April 27 at 10am due to an increase in course capacity.
Only 50 spots will be available so it would be best to act fast. For more information visit www.whistlerhalfmarathon.com.
Enduro Results
Sport Results
Team Results
Overall Results
Photo credit: Steve J Ellison Photography (www.sjellison.com)
It’s time to get your feet wet and your legs muddy at Golden Ears this weekend, the first race of the 2011 5 Peaks trail running season.
The 8.8 kilometer Sport and 14 kilometer Enduro courses will test both beginner and experienced runners alike with a combination of single and [...]
Gavin Fletcher
The 2011 Fletcher’s Challenge Trail Race and 6km Family Cookie Walk (and Easter egg hunt) takes place on Good Friday, April 22nd at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake at 10:00am.
The event memorializes Mr. Gavin Fletcher who died in 2006 in a car crash. Gavin was a well known sports columnist, a member of Runners of Compassion, and [...]
[ July 10, 2011; ] On Sunday, July 10th, 2011, the inaugural Valley First Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan will host more than 2,500 cyclists of all skill levels in a ride that will take them on a heart-thumping journey through the picturesque southern Okanagan region.
Riders have the option of challenging themselves with the full Granfondo (160km) or Mediofondo(90km). All categories will feature [...]
Photo credit: Kyle Gruen – http://kylegruen.blogspot.com
Following is a list of race reports from the 2011 Vancouver Sun Run. If you know of any others please let us know!
The Running Therapist – It is time again to recount the craziness of this year’s Vancouver Sun Run. Being one of the largest 10k races in the [...]
(Photo credit Vancouver Sun) Men's winner Eric Gillies and third place finisher Kip Kangogo
Close to 50,000 runners and walkers lined up for today’s Vancouver Sun Run under unseasonal cool but sunny and dry conditions, and for the first time since 1998 a Canadian won the race.
Ontario’s Eric Gillis managed to out-sprint Vancouver’s Dylan Wykes and Kenya’s Kip [...]
Overall Results
Searchable Results
Overall Results
This guest post is contributed by Curb Ivanic, a self professed “running nerd”, strength and conditioning coach, and the creator of Core Running, a system which develops good running technique and form and which helps runners avoid injuries and improve their performance. You can find more about Curb on his website, his blog or on twitter as @curbivanic.
The [...]
Our newest addition to the Training Blogs page features top Canadian athlete Malindi Elmore and her website www.canadianrunner.ca which contains running related advice and articles based on her experience running over the last fifteen years.
Malindi is a five time Canadian National Champion in track, cross country and road racing and been on many National teams including the [...]
