New Canadian Avalanche Centre iPhone App
A new iPhone/iPod Touch application developed by the Canadian Avalanche Centre in partnership with Mountain Equipment Coop allows users to view weather updates and recent avalanche incidents for most areas of British Columbia. Key features of the app include avalanche hazard ratings, weather forecast synopsis, incident report synopsis and real-time weather reports. In addition... Read More
Yaktrax Keeps You Upright in Harsh Conditions
Conditions outside are pretty horrible these days, especially in the Lower Mainland. With snow, slush and ice threatening to topple you every step of the way on your walk, hike or run, you may want to consider using an innovative product called the Yaktrax. Yaktrax are like chains for your feet. They can be pulled onto any shoe, and greatly increase your traction. Here’s a... Read More
New Motivational Apparel Line for Runners
Trainharder.com was recently made aware of a new athletic clothing line called "today i win" from a Canadian-based company. The company, Team Canada Sportswear Inc, is a small Canadian company trying to break into the specialty running market. The company currently offers shirts in two styles, cotton t-shirts and moisture wicking performance t-shirts. New performance... Read More
Hit the trail: Running tips for beginners
Running for beginners By Erik Gable GateHouse News Service It’s summer, and just about anywhere you go, you can see runners and joggers hitting the sidewalks and trails. Thinking about joining them? If you’ve never run before, here are some tips from the pros. Decide why you’re doing it “First and foremost, you’ve got to have a goal,” says Eric Clarke, who owns Running... Read More
Canadian government likely to label plastic found in water bottles toxic
Are you still drinking from plastic water bottles? Even after retailers last fall, led by Mountain Equipment Coop, pulled them from their shelfs? If so perhaps a pending decision by the Canadian government to label the a plastic commonly found within plastic water bottles as toxic, will change your mind. According to the Globe and Mail yesterday, and most recently the New York Times... Read More
Running hats review
The New York Times has put 5 running hats to the test – see which ones pass the test. Read More
2007 top 10 gear of the year awards
Thought this might interest some of the more gear obsessed people out there. Stephen Regenold, a US nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist, writes The Gear Junkie column for a number of newspapers in the US including the New York Times. He’s got a ton if great information on all the latest gear on his website, The Gear Junkie, including his top 10 gear of the year awards... Read More
Are our water bottles safe?
You’ve heard the news, in December Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op became the first major Canadian retailer to pull polycarbonate containers from its store shelves. Lululemon Athletica Inc., also Vancouver-based, announced plans later the same month to stop selling plastic water bottles that contain bisphenol A. However many of us who are active continue to drink... Read More
A neat gift idea – the iControl
Reviewed by John Biggs on Crunch Gear Athletes may have little control over things like the weather, the terrain, their energy levels. With the Timex iControl, they can at least control their music selection from their wrist. The iControl is a watch and receiver combination that connects to almost any iPod and the iPhone and allows runners or the preternaturally lazy to control... Read More
Retailers not following MEC’s lead
Written by Kenyon Wallace, published in the Globe and Mail, December 8, 2007 Ryan Leech was a self-professed “Nalgene addict” for five years. Now the Port Moody, B.C.-based professional mountain bike rider – who uses six of the handy polycarbonate water bottles to stay hydrated during his dangerous performances – says he’ll never use the products... Read More
Recycle your garments at MEC
Did you know that you can recycle your old polyester-based clothing at Mountain Equipment Coop stores? Just bring clean, worn-out, polyester-based garments to your local MEC store and toss them in the bin. They will be sent to Teijin, a fabric manufacturer in Japan, where they are reprocessed into new fibres through Teijin’s Eco Circle™ closed-loop recycling system. In... Read More
Vibram FiveFingers Classic
In keeping with the recent barefoot running theme, the folks at trainharder.com would like to bring to your attention an innovative product called the Vibram FiveFingers Classic. These are the essence of a minimalist shoe, nothing that we know of can mimic the feeling of barefoot running, without actually barefoot running, while protecting your feet from all kinds of nasties (see... Read More
Exercise in exactly 4 minutes per day!
Who has seen this ad before in Discovery Magazine or in another location? http://www.fastexercise.com/ Its an exercise machine which costs $14,615 and among other things claims to burns more calories in four minutes than from an hour on a treadmill. Here is their explanation: Read More Read More
