Running Author Seeking BC Race Stories
A Canadian Forces public affairs officer who is writing a book about the best Canadian races and running adventures is seeking input from BC runners. Captain Noel Paine is looking for nominations and suggestions on the oldest, the historic, the fastest, funnest and craziest races in the province. To contact Captain Noel Paine you can send an email to legsnlungs@hotmail.com. Read More
Contest! Win a Subscription to Canadian Running Magazine
… only one catch, to enter you have to sign up for the Q!’s Victoria Track Series. Here are the details: Must register by January 31st 10 1-year subscriptions to Canadian Running Magazine available The more races you register for the better chance you’ll have at winning. The Q!’s Victoria Track Series begins Saturday, May 1st., 6:30 PM and goes to Saturday,... Read More
New Year’s Resolutions Challenge
Have you made any New Years Resolutions yet? Need some help keeping them? Here’s the deal. Post your 2010, sport and health related goals in the comments section of this post. In one years time we will them re-post your resolutions along with an update on how successful or unsuccessful you were at achieving them. Sound like fun? There might even be a chance to win some... Read More
Outdoor Safety
Ean Jackson has just written a great piece on his blog on outdoor safety. The first part is included below. The full piece can be read here. === Living in the shadow of the mountains, I try to take full advantage of the amazing opportunities the backcountry offers. Trail running is up there at the top of the list. I also love alpine activities such as snowshoe running, snowboarding,... Read More
20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Fat
Did you know that body fat can kill you, keep you warm, or power your boat? Check out Discover Magazine’s “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Fat” feature. Here are the first five in the list, for the rest visit Discover Magazine’s website. They’re doing something right out West. Sixty-six percent of Americans are overweight or obese, with the... Read More
Top 50 Adventure Books of All Time
Are you a book and adventure lover? NileGuidance , a popular travel blog, has just published its list of the top 50 adventure books of all time. The list is well-received and comprehensive, with the books covering subjects ranging from surviving mountaineering disasters to musings by the likes of Hemingway and Aldo Leopold. Following are the first 10 books, for the complete list... Read More
A Little Health Humor to Start Your Day…
Q: Doctor, I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live... Read More
New Outside Running Blog
Outside magazine has recently published a new running-related blog titled “The Running Man“. Although finding the blog on the site can be a little tricky, the content is informative. Here’s a preview of a recent posting… ========== Winter is the season of excuses. It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have one at this time of the year, especially... Read More
Merry Christmas!!!
The TR crew would like to wish you all the happiest of holidays and a very Merry Christmas… Read More
100 Miles to Destiny
Have a runner on your gift list? Check out this new book, "100 Miles to Destiny" by Willis McCarthy. Set during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the story follows a group of men who persevere to complete the Western States Trail. Despite being a work of fiction, the novel reads much like historical fiction. Much of the testimony is based on experiences the... Read More
Great CBC Sport Podcasts
If you have an ear for sport documentary’s be sure to give the following two podcasts from CBC a try. The Power and the Glory: The Spirituality of Sport, Part 1 & 2 has been voted a top podcast by listeners. Following are summaries of each and links for download. The Power and the Glory: The Spirituality of Sport, Part One Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt took the world by... Read More
Exercise in exactly 4 minutes per day! Really??
Just over one year ago we posted an article on the ROM machine . In case you don’t know what the ROM machine is its an exercise machine which it’s creators claim will make you fit through using it only 4 minutes a day. It claims to burn more calories in four minutes than from an hour on a treadmill. Oh yeah, and it costs $15,000 to buy. It sounds crazy but ads for... Read More
Here’s what your feet look like …
… after running for 14 hours (photo courtesy of Donald Peterson ). Yikes! Read More
Zach Whitmarsh
Another great Flotrack article written by Christopher Kelsall Zach Whitmarsh toils on the Jack Wallace Memorial, Oak Bay High School track. Marley, his dog canters back and forth from the infield to the start area and back, taking splits. “What breed mix is Marley?” Zach writes: ”Marley is a pound dog. As far as we can tell he is a Shepherd-Collie cross. There may also be... Read More
Marathon men get our inner athlete moving
Written by Michael D. Reid for the Times Colonist and published Friday, March 28, 2008. If you were thinking of doing the Times Colonist 10K, don’t worry if you’ve missed those running clinics. Trust me: You’ll find all the motivation you need at the multiplex without having to break a sweat. And why wouldn’t you want to take advice from a lazy-ass lapsed... Read More
But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?
Written by Gina Kolata of the New York Times, published January 3rd, 2008 YOU are an athlete, or, at least, very active. Should you seek doctors who are athletes, too? After all, some obese people pass around lists of “fat friendly” doctors who treat them with respect. Women often want female doctors. Are athletes also a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently... Read More
Happy New Years!!!
and may you trainharder in 2008! Read More
Google maps of hiking trails in and around Vancouver
Digital Tourism has created and published three Google Maps showing hiking trails within a day’s drive of Vancouver (not including Vancouver Island). The maps include over 300 hikes and are divided into three categories: easy, moderate and challenging. To view the maps click on this link: http://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=110369344982764886613&hl=en&ptab=2. Read More
Eight years of aging on video
Want to see eight years of some guy’s life flash by in one minute and forty three seconds? http://www.vimeo.com/106228/ Read More
Every Runner’s Nightmare
If there is one thing every runner dreads for its devastating potential to reduces winners to also rans and silver medals to bronze, it’s cramp. So everybody has their favourite cramp theory and their favoured remedy but lets consider some facts first. Cramp is more common in males than in females. Cramp is associated both with the duration and intensity of exercise – the... Read More
