Category: Training Runs

Trail Elves on Hollyburn Chute

Many thanks to Andrew, Aaron, Craig and Victor for clearing the many trees fallen on the Hollyburn Chute.  Just in time for the Knee Knacker Training Run on this section tomorrow!

Hollyburn Chute conditions and May 26 training run changes

This year is a particularly bad one for windfall on many trails, with several sustaining significant damage from storms over the past six months. The Hollyburn Chute section of the Baden Powell Trail (which is roughly south of the Holllyburn Lodge to Craigmohr Road) had, at last count, about 60...

Wednesday, May 22 run details on Facebook

The details for tonight’s run have been posted on our Facebook community page by Clive Boness. Meeting place and start time are unchanged. Please check out the Facebook post for route information.

BP trail conditions for Cypress to Hollyburn

A small group checked out the Baden Powell Trail today from Cypress to Hollyburn. We found mostly continuous snow ranging from 30cm to 90cm. Snowpack is melting rapidly with rain and warm temperatures. Watch out for postholing and the snowbridge at the first creek crossing will weaken considerably over the...

Training run Q & A – What’s the distance for today’s run?

“What’s the distance for the Sunday training runs? That info would help me plan my training on days when I can’t make it to the official run.” This recent question on our Facebook community page prompted a discussion amongst our Knee Knacker Sunday training run leaders. It’s a question that...

May 12 Training Run Photos – She saw

A wet and muddy training day on the trails did not stop the enthusiasm of 70+ runners.  Many thanks to Andrew Wong for toting the umbrella up and down the trails – must protect the camera equipment!  Train­ing run photos by Karen Chow are here. Down­load pic­tures for a buck...