Clubfatass: Ian Jackson’s Last-Minute 100-Miler Checklist
Great post by Ian Jackson of clubfatass.com. Interesting checklist which inludes four cans of Guiness and an update of his will. http://clubfatass.com/blog/ean-jackson/jacksons-last-minute-100-miler-checklist Read More
Stormy 100 Race Report by Jason Eads
St.Louis Ultra-Runner Jason Eads’ race report from the Squamish Stormy 100: “What are you, a meteorologist????” It began with rain… It’s amazing what I’ll let friends talk me in to. That’s how I think of STORMY 100 miler many months after I signed up earlier this year. My friend, Ean “Action” Jackson, exudes the type of persuasiveness that is just... Read More
BC Runner Breaks West Coast Trail Speed Record
North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins has run the 80km West Coast Trail in a record breaking time of 10 hours and 8 minutes, beating the previous record by 5 minutes. Gary will be posting a full account of his run on his blog shortly, in the meantime check out the video above which was taken as he finished. Congrats Gary! Read More
A Few Canadian Death Race Reports & Photos
The Canadian Death Race was this past weekend and we wanted to bring attention to two excellent race reports by racers Ellie Greenwood and Phil Villeneuve. Both are elite athletes but only one managed to finish the 125km race . We highly recommend checking out both… ====================== Ellie Greenwood – A Date with Death. 125kms of Mountain Magic Eight short weeks... Read More
Women’s Course Record Lowered at 2010 Canadian Death Race
The records keep on falling for Ellie Greenwood. The Banff resident’s latest accomplishment saw her lower the Canadian Death Race women’s course records by 50 minutes this past weekend, racing the 125 mile distance in 13 hours and 30 minutes. The next fastest female, Denise McHale of Whitehorse finished third overall and almost one hour and a half later. A new men’s... Read More
The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run – A Race Report from BC UltraRunner Gary Robbins
By Gary Robbins I wasn’t supposed to be on the starting line of Western States 2010, yet I knew months in advance that I’d somehow find myself there. I am a stern believer in fate, destiny, and serendipitous moments, almost to a flaw really. I could tell you stories of how I ended in in New Zealand for New Years Millennium based upon a case of strawberries, or how I... Read More
BC Woman Wins Legendary Western States 100 Miler
For the first time ever a Canadian woman, specifically a woman from Vernon, British Columbia, has won the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run. Tracy Garneau, who is 41 years of age won the event in 19 hours 1 minute and 55 seconds, beating out a very competitive women’s field. Read More Read More
Scorched Sole Ultra this Weekend in Kelowna
This Saturday is the annual Scorched Sole 50M, 50K & 25K trailrunning race. A record number of people are registered this year (click here for a list of confirmed entries). The race takes place within the beautiful area of Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park. Read More Read More
2010 Inaugural Tenderfoot Boogie 50M, 50K, 28K Trail Run Photos & Results
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - From Squamish, BC to Whistler, BC, Canada By Dirk Handke (a.k.a IKE) – Ultra Runner Extraordinaire AND now Trainharder.com’s official news reporter… Thanks again Dirk for all your hard work! Editor’s Note: two additional reports have been recently posted: Bruce Grant – Last weekend was the inaugural Tenderfoot Boogie... Read More
2 BC Ultras Need Volunteers
Looking for some good running karma this summer? The Scorched Sole Ultra and the Fat Dog 100, two ultra running events, are looking for volunteers. The Scorched Sole Ultra, a 25k-50k-50mi event in Kelowna, takes place June 26th. To volunteer or request more information about volunteering please email tammy@tier.ca or visit scorchedsole.com. This will be the inaugural year for... Read More
2010 Elk/Beaver Ultras Results & Report
BC Athletics has posted a great writeup on last weekend’s Elk/Beaver Ultras, which doubled as both the Association of Canadian Ultramarathoners 2010 50K and 100K Championships. The report can be read here and full results with photos are posted here. Congratulations to everyone who dared to attempt this race. Hats off especially to Donald Peterson (a.k.a. Trainharder.com’s... Read More
BC Ultra-Running Documentary Premiere
The documentary XS-NRG follows four ultra-marathon runners as they attempt to conquer the 180km Sunshine Coast Trail on the West Coast of British Columbia, non-stop. A trailer can be viewed here. __________________________ Premiere Times & Locations: April 24th – Powell River Premiere 2:00pm Patricia Theatre May 1st – Vancouver Premiere 6:00pm H.R. MacMillan... Read More
BC UltraRunner to Attempt West Coast Trail Speed Record
BC ultrarunner Gary Robbin’s has recently announced his intent to break the speed record for the 75 kilometer West Coast Trail, arguably one of the most technical and unforgiving wilderness trails in the world. The current record stands at 10h13m by Kevin Vallely. Gary’s attempt makes up only one half of his 200 Conquer the Coasts initiative. The other half is an attempt... Read More
2010 Chuckanut Results & Reports
Posted below are links to the official results, photos and reports from the 2010 edition of the Chuckanut 50k. Official results posted here. Photos by Glenn Tachiyama Race Reports: Broadway Run Club Gary Robbins – posted photos here and wrote a race report: Gettin Humbled, Chuck 50k Adam Campbell – (3rd place overall) – his initial race report is here, and... Read More
2010 Knee Knacker Lottery Results
The lottery for this year’s Knee Knacker trail ultra was held yesterday at North Shore Athletics and out of the original 375 applications 262 were selected (and 113 were not) to participate as runners in the 2010 North Shore race. Here’s a list of the lucky ones And here’s a list of the unlucky ones Read More
Gore-Tex RUN3 Registration Now Open
Registration for the Gore-Tex Run3 is now open. The Run3 is a three day stage race which takes place at the same time and place as its bigger cousin, the TransRockies Run (GTTRR). The competitors in RUN3 will run the first three stages of the GTTRR, starting in Buena Vista, Colorado and ending in Camp Hale, covering the first three stages of 21, 14 and 24 miles for a total distance... Read More
TransRockies Introduces 3 Day Solo Run
The GORE-TEX® TransRockies Run has just announced a new event for its 2010 lineup – the RUN3, a three-day stage race for solo runners which will take place August 22 to 24 in Colorado. The RUN3 will run the first three stages of its big brother, the 7 stage GORE-TEX® TransRockies Run. RUN3 will cover a total distance of 59 miles and will offer both Open Men’s and... Read More
An Interview with Ultra-Runner Ian Torrence
Originally published on Flotrack and reproduced here with permission, here is Christopher Kelsall’s latest interview, this one with Ian Torrence, an experienced ultra-runner (150 ultras to date) who has joined McMillan Running in Flagstaff, AZ as an Ultra Coach. ===================================== © Copyright – Christopher Kelsall – 2010 McMillanRunning.com,... Read More
Orcas Island 50K Race Reports
The Orcas Island 25k & 50k is one of the first trail ultras of the year and as such always gets a good turnout. This year’s race was no different and as usual a large number of BC runners headed south of the border to sample the trails. So far we’ve found three race reports from the event: Matt Hart – Orcas Island 50km Race Report 2010 – Flying as Close... Read More
Start List for 2010 TransRockies Run Now Posted
The preliminary START LIST for the 2010 GORE-TEX® TransRockies Run is now posted. To view the start list click here. For more information on the race and to sign up click here. There is still space available. Read More
