Trail Running Blog

The NY Times has an interesting article on body size and athletics. The article discusses the fact that body size is arguably one of the most important factors in sports like running, swimming and cycling. We all know that to be an elite road or track runner you have to be very light, carrying […]

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Dean Karnazes the Ultra Marathon Man has just done a podcast interview on The Final Sprint. He responds to the critical comments made by Scott Jurek in a recent Endurance Planet interview. Some of Jurek’s comments include “I’m not winning races and performing, I shouldn’t be gracing the cover of magazines, getting a title, […]

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On Sunday Mike Simpson an elite triathlete from Vancouver won the Grouse Mountain Run once again, this time with a new course record of 26:19, all I can say is this guy is a monster. The women’s winner Leanne Johnston also set a course record with an amazing 31:04 . Congratulations to the both for […]

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Grouse Mountain is hosting the 17th Annual Bank of Montreal Grouse Grind Mountain Run this Sunday. This is one of my favorite trail events in BC it always seems to be nice on race day, there are great prizes, the level of competition is extremely high and you finish on top of Grouse which has […]

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Something that is on the back of every trail runners mind bears… This notice brings some humor to a Grizzly Bear Notice:

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