We are still struggling with the weather here in Squamish. While we have had a few days of sun here and there, we are on record as one of the coldest wettest springs yet. This pretty much means less climbing and more running. Skiing has been non-existant since I left for Bamfield and since myBlack[…]
Sarah and I will be hosting a trail running race on July 15th in Squamish. It should be pretty cool and a hard course. Please pass around our race flyer! Race website is at: www.vancouverskichamps.com
Sarah at the start for Comfortably Numb. Last year Martin, Alexis, and I ran in the Comfortably Numb Trail Race and loved it. The course follows a 22-km mountain bike trail from the Wedgemount Trailhead right into Whistler Village. Unfortunately, Sarah and I will be away for this years edition, so instead we decided to[…]
Squamish is covered in a grid of amazing singletrack mountain bike and hiking trails that would take a lifetime to discover and explore on your own. Just like no one would ever come to climb in Squamish without a guidebook, runners and bikers should not go anywhere without this map. The map is available in[…]
Review: With over 100km, 13 hours, and 4600 meters vertical, my Inov-8 X-Talon 212 Trail shoes have been put through their paces. I have been testing them in the mud puddles and on the sandy beaches of the West Coast Trail, on granite slabs and snowpatches in Whistler, and on the smooth single track and[…]