Currently browsing

March 2012

Inaugural Surrey International World Music Marathon Adds Relay Category

SURREY, B.C. The Surrey International Marathon Society is pleased to announce the addition of the Relay Race category to its list of events for the inaugural Surrey International World Music Marathon taking place Sept 28 – 30, 2012. The new Relay Race will offer registrations for two-person teams running the Half Marathon and four-person teams running the [...]

5 of 9 FEAT Canada 2.0 Videos Now Online

The second FEAT Canada Talk were held February 12, 2012 in North Vancouver during the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. The event featured nine speakers: Hayley Shephard, Michael Schratter, Anders Ourom, Shawn Leclair, Ryan Leech, Ryan Pogue, Mandy-Rae Krack, Ryley Breiddal, and JD Hare. They spoke on the topics of arctic paddling, cycling around the world, climbing, adventure racing, athlete mindset, outrigger canoeing, freediving, [...]

Nov 4 – The North Face Dirty Feet Trestle Run (Penticton)

[ November 4, 2012; 10:00 am; ] The North Face Dirty Feet Trestle Run – Penticton BC 25km run or 2 person relay – Great food and prizing from our sponsors!!
come out and enjoy the views!!

Date: November 4th, 2012
Cost: TBA
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Penticton, BC
Email: info@dirtyfeet.ca
Register at: www.dirtyfeet.ca/

Aug 18 – Spartan Race Calgary

[ August 18, 2012; ] The Spartan Race is a fun, obstacle run which tests strength and endurance. The race combines a 5km run with obstacles such as a mud crawl, wall jumps, balance beams, fire jumps and javelin throwing. The course will challenge athletes and push them to their limits.

For more information:
canwestmarketing@spartanrace.com
www.spartanrace.com

Sports Nutrition Workshop, March 29 in Vancouver

Curb Ivanic, the strength and run coach behind the popular Core Running brand, will be hosting a sports nutrition workshop in Vancouver on Thursday, March 29th.
The 2.5 hour workshop will teach athletes how to eat in order to fuel their body for maximum performance and to lose weight. The workshop will teach athletes how to [...]

Chuckanut 50k Preview – The Most Competitive 50k Trail Race Yet?

This Saturday’s upcoming Chuckanut 50k trail race in Bellingham, Washington, is likely to be the year’s most competitive trail 50k in North America. The record number of 700 participants will feature some very fast runners, including a number of notable Canadians, including Adam Campbell, Ellie Greenwood, Jason Loutitt, Oliver Utting, Melanie Bos, Shane Ruljancic, and Ryne [...]

RESULTS – UBC Triathlon / Duathlon – Mar 11, 2012

Olympic Distance Triathlon

Overall Olympic Distance Triathlon Results
Olympic Age Group Results

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
Complete Duathlon Age Group Results

Youth & Kids Aquathlon

All Results

Relay Results

Overall Relay Results

The Perfect Runner: Documentary on CBC

Have you read the book Born to Run yet? If not get on it, and while you’re at it make sure you catch this documentary, scheduled to air on CBC’ TV’s The Nature of Things on Thursday, March 15 @ 8pm.
Here’s the official one minute trailer:

The following description of the documentary comes courtesy of theperfectrunner.com:
– The [...]

May 26 – NIMBY Fifty (Pemberton)

[ May 26, 2012; ] Hello NIMBY Fifty Fans,

With spring just around the corner and many trails currently rideable in Pemberton, we can’t help but get stoked for mountain biking. We’re now only days away from officially opening registration for NIMBY Fifty 2012, and we have some very exciting announcements to tell you about.

Online registration for NIMBY Fifty opens February [...]

Bazan Bay 5k Race Reports and Video

Race Reports:

Malindi Elmore - I am particularly lucky because my delightful parent-in-laws live only a mile or two away from the start line so I get to run along the ocean whenever we visit…
Running Tough - Bazan Bay is the last race in my of Island Race Series calendar this year and also 3rd in as many [...]

Annual Vancouver Bike Show and Outdoor Adventure Show Rides into Vancouver This Weekend

The annual Vancouver Bike Show and Outdoor Adventure Show takes place this weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Saturday and Sunday March 3 and 4, 2012.
Both events are sure to attract large crowds on a weekend that is expected to be very wet.
The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show will include over 250 exhibitors featuring everything for [...]