September Skimo Training Camp
Announcing the 2013 Skimo Training Camp September 13-15th in Squamish. All the details are on Skintrack.com here: http://www.skintrack.com/skimo-racing/events-races/september-2013-skimo-training-camp-intro/
Race: Squamish 50k
I have always found it somewhat entertaining how quickly people manage to post race reports on their blogs after ultras. Now I get it. After a ski race it’s reasonable to spend the next day skiing in the area and then travelling home with little time to sit and write until a few days later.[…]
July Training Update
We have had a record setting month of good weather. It was the sunniest month ever in Vancouver with 34 consecutive days of sunshine. All this sun meant the already low snowpack disappeared even quicker. With great weather and conditions to run and climb, that is what I have been trying to do – a[…]
June Training
June 1st is the official start of the 2013-14 season and I wrapped up the month with a solid block of training. This was my first volume block of the season to prep for the Squamish 50km and it went really well. No injuries – just the normal aches and soreness to be expected. This[…]
Gear – Dynafit Feline Superlight & Feline Ghost 100 km Review
I have gone through several pairs of shoes over the last season without finding any real standout do-everything winners. The most recent are the Feline Superlight and Feline Ghost courtesy of Dynafit. Long a manufacturer of sweet skimo gear, Dynafit recently entered the trail running game and developed the Feline Superlight shoe for the 2012[…]
Race – Survival of the Fittest 18km
Sunday I raced the final event in the Coast Mountain Trail Series called Survival of the Fittest. I was hesitant to enter the 18km race starting and finishing at Quest Univ. in Squamish but decided to go for it. The race features a huge climb off the start with several big ones to follow. The[…]
Tricouni North Ridge
While discussion of another trip back to Washington State and Rainier has been ongoing, weather has kept us in BC. A week ago, I bailed on Nick when we had plans to climb the North Ridge of Tricouni Peak because of a serious cold. This week, I was feeling better and the weather was looking[…]
June
With a pretty exciting wrap up to the ski season, I have pretty much completed my transition to trail running. Unfortunately, not a smooth as the last few years, I have been fighting a couple different injuries. Last year, I had 3 weeks of long, flat, easy base running while doing research on Vancouver Island.[…]