From the Vancouver Province – The Yaletown Grand Prix, a Canada Day weekend staple since 2004, has been cancelled.
Set for Sunday afternoon, organizers made the decision late Wednesday night to cancel the event because not enough riders had signed up.
“We went from everything being OK to a call late last night that said we’re cancelling [...]
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We’ve compiled a list of race reports from last weekend’s Scotiabank Half Marathon in Vancouver. If you know of any others please let us know so we can add it to our list!
Dylan Wykes – SVHM Race Report – Can’t believe I’ve gotta go twice as far in 16 weeks [...]
From the Globe and Mail – In a city where bicycle paths are separated from traffic, racks are accessible, cycling routes are connected, and the way from home to work is smooth and flat, more people may actually want to ride their bikes. And if more people bike rather than drive, they will be much healthier, [...]
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Canada’s Ellie Greenwood has won the coveted Western States (WS100) race in her 100-mile debut. Ellie made an impressive late race surge with 6 miles to go to overtake last year’s winner Tracy Garneau (also a Canadian) and Kami Semick with a time of 17:55.
Ellie, the 2010 World 100k champion, has been racing ultramarathons for several [...]
[ July 3, 2011; ] Half, Sprint & Relay Teams
“Top 10 Urban Triathlons on Earth”
Vancouver is one of the most attractive cities in the world*
With the magnificent setting of Spanish Bank Beaches and the stunning views of the Vancouver skyline and the picturesque Coastal Mountains as your backdrop, this event will be the most beautiful urban triathlon you will ever [...]
[ August 7, 2011; ] Staged in the charming setting of a beautiful ocean-side community!
Site of the 2011 Provincial Long Distance Championships
The Sooke area features lush evergreen forests, rainforest, picturesque coastal scenery, rugged cliffs and sandy beaches. It is a haven for both leisurely and extreme activities including year-round charter fishing, scuba diving, windsurfing, hiking, zip-lining, and surfing. The [...]
The Fueling Endurance Performance Ambassador Program is now live and seeking athletes of all ability levels who would be interested in helping create a sports nutrition recipe book.
As a participating athlete your job would be to:
Try new recipes
Provide feedback
Help determine if they are ‘book worthy’ or not
In return you will get:
Your profile featured on the Fueling Endurance Performance website and in the [...]
For the first time in almost 10 years, racing returns to Hornby Island. Located just off Vancouver Island south of the Comox Valley, Hornby was home to the original Bike Fest. We continue the history this coming weekend with a double header Island Cup XC Finals and a Sunday Super Downhill. Many of you older riders [...]
Victoria, BC – The Q’s Victoria Track – 77 year old Helly Visser of Vancouver, BC smashed the 75-79 age-group World Mile Record at the 4th meet of The Q’s Victoria Track Series. She bested the previous record by 10 seconds in 7:47.
Visser said, “I recently ran 8:05 in Calgary at a meet there, the [...]
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From Test of Metal Headquarters – On a course made sloppy by an overnight rainfall, Kris Sneddon and Catherine Pendrel were able to fend off all challengers to win the 16th Test of Metal.
Sneddon won the men’s division in a time of 2:32:10 beating Chris Sheppard and local favourite Neal Kindree.
Pendrel won her third consecutive [...]
The Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon played host to nearly one thousand athletes of all ages this weekend for the 2 day festival at Elk Lake. The main event today, the Half Iron, saw last year’s champion Adam O’Meara come from behind on the run to take the win, defending his title from the year before. [...]
Victoria, BC – The Q’s Victoria Track Series – 77 year old Helly Visser of Vancouver, BC will attempt to break the World Record mile time in the female 75-79 age-group, at this Saturday’s meet of The Q’s Victoria Track Series – meet # 4. The meet takes place at the University of Victoria’s Centennial [...]
Following a spate of other race closures (Tenderfoot Boogie, Stormy Ultra) the 2011 Kusam Klimb, which was scheduled to take place this upcoming Saturday on North Vancouver Island, has been cancelled due to serious avalanche danger.
The Kusam Klimb is a wild and rugged 23 km loop heading up and over Mount H’Kusam and down the Stowe Creek watershed.
Race [...]
Many thanks to Chris for another great interview - © Copyright – 2011 – Christopher Kelsall
Dr. Doug Clement is ever present in the Canadian Athletics scene. He is the cofounder of the Harry Jerome Track Classic in Vancouver, BC and is the Achilles International Track and Field Society President. His media releases are often and many, promoting the [...]
