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July 2011

RESULTS – Point Grey Triathlon – Jul 17, 2011

Sprint Distance Triathlon

Overall Sprint Distance Triathlon Results 
Sprint Distance Age Group Results 

Short Course Triathlon

Overall Short Course Results
Short Course Age Group Results

Duathlon

Overall Duathlon Results
Duathlon Age Group Results

Relay Results

Overall Relay Results

Kelowna’s Melanie Bos Fastest Canadian Woman at Ultra Runners World Championships

Kelowna’s Melanie Bos can now officially claim to be Canada’s fastest woman ultra runner after finishing eighth overall and first Canadian at the International Association of Ultra Runners World Championships earlier this month in Ireland.
Bos was one of eight members of Team Canada competing in the 70 kilometres race which ran through muddy conditions and featured [...]

The Mark Bomba Interview

Following is Christopher Kelsall’s latest interview with three-time Canadian nationl champion Mark Bomba. This interview was originally published on Flotrack and made available to Trainharder.com with permission by the author.
© Copyright – Christopher Kelsall – 2011
Three-time Canadian national champion Mark Bomba joined Trinity Western University as the team’s Endurance Director. Bomba joined the university in [...]

Trail Running Photo Contest

Trailrunning.ca has a contest where you can win one of three great prizes including books, prints of your photo and race entries. The grand prize is a free entry for the Causeway Crossing Ultra in Ireland, scheduled for April 2012.
Rules for the contest are simple. Your can only submit one photo and it must depict [...]

Fat Dog 2011 Cancelled Due to Unsafe Snow Conditions

Fat Dog 2011 cancelled due to unsafe snow conditions. Here’s the note from the race director:
The Fat Dog race has been called off due to snow and unsafe conditions, such as exposure to long falls. We are not able to mark trails according to permitting requirements. As well, we cannot set up three remote aid [...]

Jul 23rd Mt Washington GutBuster is a Go

(From GutBuster Trail Running Series Race Director Mark Nelson) The season finale of the GutBuster Trail Running Series is a GO! With the mountain still covered in snow we had worried the event might be cancelled but we’ve worked with Mountain Washington Alpine Resort and found a fun, snowy route that will be sure to [...]

Gran Fondo Highwood Pass Report: 250 Brave Souls Take on Canada’s Highest Road

The inaugural Gran Fondo Highwood Pass was held on Saturday, July 9th and 250 riders turned out for the fully supported ride over Canada’s highest road pass on Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country high in the Alberta Rockies.
Rocky Mountain weather can be harsh and unpredictable at any time of year but the riders were treated [...]

The 4-Hour Body – Fact or Fiction? Your Feedback Wanted

This seems too good to be true…

Lose 20 pounds in 30 days without exercise
Gain 34 pounds of muscle in 28 days without steroids
Sleep 2 hours per day and feel fully rested
Reverse permanent injuries

These are just some of the claims made by Timothy Ferriss, creator of The 4-Hour Body, a training, nutrition and life coach book. Check out a sample chapter here.
We are [...]

Kelowna’s Valley First Granfondo Axel Merckx “Goes Beyond Expectations”

(From Global News) Cycling enthusiasts took part in the grueling 160 km Axel Merckx Granfondo on Sunday.
Some 2,000 cyclists participated in the Okanagan’s first ever granfondo, which means “big race” in Italian.
Cycling legend and organizer Axel Merckx says the event went beyond expectation.
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The Q’s Victoria Track Series – 11-Year Old Betters BC Record

Victoria, BC – 11-year old Madison Heisterman of Nanaimo, BC raced the Women’s Elite 800m event, Saturday, July 9th in the 5th meet of the 8-meet, Q’s Victoria Track Series. She won her age-group, placed 4th and bettered the BC provincial record at that distance for the 11-13 age-group. Myriam Bassett won the race in [...]