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.[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Saturday was my first trail running race of the year. I haven’t been running as much this year as last year but have been trying to ramp it up as ski season comes to a close. Loop the Lakes is a 22km race on the trails around Alice Lake Park including the Four Lakes Trail[…]
Taking advantage of a possible break in the forecast over the May long weekend, Stano Faban, Nick Elson, and I drove down to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. We hoped for good conditions to try a speed attempt and had heard that the Disappointment Cleaver route was in good shape, following a direct line[…]