In my opinion the Grouse Mountain Run is one of the hardest races around. My poor fitness shattered me in my attempt at hanging with the elites. Not the same for Michael Simpson… From the Province: The 22-year-old runner defended his title in the 16th-annual BMO Grouse Grind Mountain run yesterday against a field of [...]
Entries from September 2006
Michael Simpson King of the Grouse Grind
September 25th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Grouse Mountain Run · Michael Simpson · Mountain Running · Trail Running
Doing the Grouse Grind and Making Fun of People
September 14th, 2006 · No Comments
I am currently getting ready for the big Grouse Mountain Run next week. I wanted to check YouTube to see if there was any footage from last years race to motivate me. Instead I found this video of some Asian dude making fun of people doing the Grind, quite hilarious.
Tags: Grouse Mountain Run · Trail Running
Wyatt Second at Worlds.
September 11th, 2006 · No Comments
Jonathan Wyatt the King of the Mountain was dethroned at this years World Mountain Running Championships. I have a feeling if it wasn’t for the dog attack he would have easily repeated. Jonathan Wyatt, the defending champion, finished second in the world mountain running championship in Bursa Turkey yesterday. Wyatt of Wellington covered the 12,090m [...]
Tags: Jonathan Wyatt · Trail Running · World Mountain Running Championships