Check Out These BC Running Retreats…
A number of running retreats are being offered this year throughout BC. All are great options for runners looking to take the next step. Check these out… Strength & Technique Running Camp When: February 5 to 7 Location: Victoria Organizer/Coachs: Noa Deutsch & Scott Simpson Cost: $250 Features: Personal video analysis (including CD and Dartfish analysis),... Read More
Measuring Ups and Downs: Local Athlete Develops Elevation Profile Tool
Local Victoria athlete Chris Callendar, who is also a web developer, has developed an application which creates an elevation map (using Yahoo Maps) from any entered route. A number of applications such as MapMyRun.com have been able to do this for some time. However this is the first time such an app have been developed locally. For this reason alone Chris’s app deserves a... Read More
Access Boot Camp
Want to get fit? Really fit? Following is some information on boot camps currently being offered by Access Boot Camp at David Lam Park in Vancouver. Class are held every Monday to Friday at 6am, 7am, 5pm and 6pm. If this sounds like something you’d be interested visit the company’s website at www.accessbootcamp.com or call 604.638.6996 for more information. Thanks... Read More
Trail-running tips
Follow these tips for happy trails wherever you run. 1. Run tall. Running, especially uphill, can be exhausting, but if you bend under the effort it’s more difficult for the lungs to do their thing. On the uphill, keep an eye at the crest or a few yards ahead, not at your feet. If you’re gasping, slow down and pump your arms a little, or if you need to, walk, while keeping... Read More
Upcoming Fitness, Running Clinics & Camps
Jen Segger-Gigg, one of BC’s top adventure racers, is offering a number of upcoming clinics and camps through her coaching company, Challenge By Choice Coaching. Classes and clinics include: Early Bird Ladies Circuit Class Mid Morning Ladies Circuit Class Evening CO-ED Circuit Class Outdoor Conditioning @ The Lake – CO-ED Spring Trail Running Clinic – BEGINNER Spring... Read More
Bart Yasso Book Review
Chris Kelsall recently reviewed legendary running coach Bart Yasso’s latest book “My Life on the Run”. Bart invented the Yasso 800s, a marathon-training schedule used by thousands around the world. Although originally posted on the Flotrack website, this article has been re-produced here with permission from Chris… ================== I read the... Read More
Tips for Maintaining Health and Fitness During the Holidays
The Healthy Bride , a fitness and lifestyles advocate and trainer from Washington State, offers tips for maintaining health and fitness during the holiday season in one of her recent blog postings… ====== Here we are again, ready to begin another holiday season. The holiday season is a marathon of activity, and maintaining your exercise habits can prove difficult. Outside... Read More
Do you keep a Running Log?
For many runners, keeping a running log is an excellent way to keep track of their progress. In a running log you enter basic information about your runs. For example: distance, time and type of workout. You can also be more comprehensive and regularly put in your weight and pulse. Read More Read More
Join the hunt for geocaches in province’s parks
By Sandra Mcculloch and published in the Victoria Times Colonist Combine technology with a treasure hunt, set the venue in a B.C. provincial park and you have a new venture announced yesterday by the province, the B.C. 150 Secretariat and the B.C. Geocaching Association. Geocaching is a recreational activity that’s growing in popularity, with hundreds — perhaps thousands... 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
2 North Vancouver trail running groups begin this week
You know spring is in the air when the local trail running scene begins to heat up. In fact two North Vancouver trail running groups are just beginning this week. Details below: Read More Read More
Vancouver Island centre planned to develop athletes
Written by MATTHEW SEKERES, published December 14, 2007 in the Globe and Mail The next Maria Sharapova or Sidney Crosby could soon be training at an elite sports academy on Vancouver Island. A British Columbia developer has teamed with sports-business giant IMG World to construct the latter’s second full-service sports academy, and its first in Canada, on land formerly... Read More
Train Your Brain for Marathon Success
by Matt Fitzgerald For Active.com Every marathon runner dreads “hitting the wall,” or being overwhelmed by fatigue before the finish line is within reach, forcing you to slow way down or even stop. Different things cause this in different runners and most runners assume they know what hitting the wall is. Muscles run out of glycogen–their favorite fuel–and... Read More
Ultra-Marathons – Do You Have What It Takes?
By Neil L. Cook, BS, MS, Med Marathons are the “ultimate” goal for many runners. But there’s a core group of runners that believe the marathon isn’t long enough; not enough of a challenge. They feel the need to go longer, sometimes A LOT LONGER! These are different runners, not your average 10 K weekend racer. And although they are fiercely competitive,... Read More
Training Advice
A few tips from Anton Krupicka: First, I honestly believe every single runner is an ongoing experiment of one. What has seemed to work for me, may not-in fact, probably won’t-work the same way for someone else. Run more! Whenever people ask me for training advice, I feel somewhat frustrated because I like to think that running is fairly uncomplicated. In a generalized, simplified... Read More
Barefoot Bill update
We are pleased to provide an update on Barefoot Bill. As you may or may not recall several months ago we posted pictures of Bill’s feet after he had ran a half marathon barefoot without any training. It wasn’t pretty (see Potential Pitfalls to Barefoot Running, October 3rd, 2007). We are happy to report however that his feet are healing nicely and he’s back to... Read More
Fried Quads – a new online forum for endurance athletes
Check out Fried Quads, a new online forum dedicated to the endurance athlete. Categories include cycling, bike lust, ultras, marathons, sane distances and triathlons & adventure racing. Read More
The great grunting debate
From the Vancouver Sun, published Thursday, November 15, 2007 Lifting, crunching, straining and sweating are okay, but some people draw the line at grunting while lifting weights at the gym. “I just don’t think it’s necessary,” says Kelvin Smith, who is a regular at his local gym. “I don’t think it makes a difference with being able to lift more.... Read More
Interview with Scott Jurek
Originally posted on February 22, 2007 at EliteRunning.com Interview conducted February 15, 2007 by Duncan Larkin Scott Jurek, 33, is arguably one of the best ultramarathoners in the world. Raised in a home on a three-acre lot outside Duluth, Minnesota, Jurek took up running in junior high school as a natural extension of his innate desire to be outdoors. He ran track his sophomore... Read More
Eating on the run
A steady caloric intake is very important in running ultras, even more so as events get longer (100 miles and beyond). Over the period of a few months you should be able to find a number of foods and/or beverages that you handle well (no or little stomach discomfort), that taste good to you, and that are “packable” while doing your long training runs. Read More Read More
