Kidsport Vancouver is hosting an evening of fine wines, local beers and munchies at the Van Dusen Gardens on December 11th during the spectactular Festival of Lights. Bring your wallet, as there will be a silent auction on same great weekend packages, gift baskets etc.
All proceeds go to KidSport, which is a really worthwhile cause. [...]
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.
… 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The TR crew would like to wish you all the happiest of holidays and a very Merry Christmas…
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
… after running for 14 hours (photo courtesy of Donald Peterson ). Yikes!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 may you trainharder in 2008!
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.
Want to see eight years of some guy’s life flash by in one minute and forty three seconds?
http://www.vimeo.com/106228/
