Training – Six Favorite Squamish Trail Runs
Favourite Squamish Trail Runs This is one of the more popular searched posts on my blog so I decided to give it a 2016 update. Click HERE to check out the new post!
Training – Periodization
This will be the first of a series of articles detailing some basic ideas on training methods and principles. Generally these are the concepts on which I have based my own training for skiing from high school, racing on an NCAA team, coaching other skiers, and competing in ski mountaineering races.What is periodization and why[…]
SNOW
White stuff on the ground on top of Whistler this morning – winter is coming!
For Sale: Bianchi FG Lite
*April 1 2013* PRICE REDUCED! Asking $2000 – MAKE ME AN OFFER!* For Sale: 2006 Bianchi Danilo DiLuca Replica Aluminum FG Lite (Size 61) This bike has been well loved and raced (not to mention mechanic owned). Link below to the off- the-shelf bike. I have made a number of tweaks and substitutions for parts[…]
Gear – Wind Jacket Review: Houdini vs. Sirocco
I have been searching for a new lightweight wind jacket to use for running workouts and as extra insurance on ski days where the weather is likely going to be fine but I want a shell layer as well just in case. I had just ordered a Patagonia Houdini Jacket when I saw the Eddie[…]
Race – Whistler 5 Peaks Trail Race
Sarah and I both attended the 2012 5 Peaks race in Whistler this weekend (actually on Blackcomb Mtn. due to snow conditions across the valley). The enduro category is the longer and more competitive distance at 10 km with 750 meters of elevation gain. Even after missing our alarm, we made it up to Whistler[…]
Training – Nepal Trail Run
During one of the very few slow days in Dhunche, Nepal, Martin and I snuck away from the research to go for a run. We did an easy 45 minutes on the flat-ish beginning of the Gosainkunda Trail. It was a good way to stretch out the legs and test out my Inov-8 X-Talon shoes and new Patagonia[…]
Race – Joffre Enchainment in a Day
Nick and I had the day off and set our sights in climbing each of the three peaks that circle the Matier Glacier on the Duffy Lake Road in less than 12 hours; a mission partially inspired by the Ceriese Creek -> Joffre Lake Traverse by Stano F in this spring. See the full gallery on[…]