Yearly Archive: 2011

Knee Knacker 2011 Press Release

For Immediate Release West Vancouver, British Columbia – The Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run is at hand once again, bringing together a field of some of the world’s top ultra-marathoners to run 30 miles on the trails of West and North Vancouver. The twenty-third edition of the Knee Knacker...

July 3 Training Run Photos – He saw, She saw

July 3, 2011 Training run photos by Ken Blowey are here and Karen Chow’s are here. Thank you for running across the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. (The suspension bridge is not part of the race course.) And since the runners arrived at Deep Cove before the photographers, it’s Runners 1, Photographers...

Shovelling snow in July!

The snow in higher sections of the course has lingered longer than usual. Several creek crossings along the Hollyburn section of the course has had many of us concerned. On Saturday morning, a Glenn, Michel, & Andrew headed out to tackle the trail with shovels & ice axes. They managed to...

Race week final instructions

Wow! Well, the final countdown has started, and there’s the usual flurry of activity the week before the Knee Knacker! Welcome everyone… runners, volunteers, family & friends. Runners, congratulations on making it to the start line. I hope you have trained well, tapered well and are ready for adventure on...

Banquet RSVP for runners and volunteers

The Race Banquet on Saturday evening is a very special part of the Knee Knacker and we really encourage all participants, volunteers, family and friends to attend. If you’re a runner: Your race package will include ONE free ticket to the banquet. You must RSVP by Wednesday, July 6 by...