Trail Running Blog

This is for the neo-geography nerds. Google Maps has added another cool feature: countour lines to the terrain mode.
Here is a track from a run I did up to Grouse Mountain from my apartment in the West End of Vancouver.
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This is not much of a suprise but über mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt wins the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
4200 athletes from 50 different participated in the race that goes from Interlaken, Switzerland traveling 42km to the Kleine Scheidegg 1839m above the town.
Wyatt thus becomes the first mountain runner to win both […]

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Well it wasn’t unexpected for Wyatt to take the Mt. Washington Road Race but it was somewhat of a surprise to see Pichrtova back in such dominant form so soon after her accident.
Last September, on her way to an international mountain race in Nigeria, Pichrtova broke both collarbones and one arm when the van […]

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From New Zealand Radio:
5-time world mountain running champion Jonathon Wyatt says he’ll be winding down his mountain running next year as he looks to qualify in the marathon for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Wyatt has just completed another outstanding year, although he lost his world title, he did take overall honours from the Grand Prix circuit.
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Looks like Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) has another World Mountain Running Association Grand Prix victory to add to his collection (this is number five!). Marco Gaiardo of Italy will not be challenging him in this weekends Rock of Gibraltar race. Anna Pichrtova (CZE) who is already the overall Grand Prix winner and European champion will also […]

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