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Yearly Archive: 2014
Knee Knacker Training Runs
Can you believe it? Apart from the highest points on Black Mountain, the Baden-Powell trail is mostly snow-free and calling on the Knee Knacker for excited trail runners already. What perfect timing. Our weekly training runs begin in a few short weeks on Sunday, May 4th. Your base might be...
High Resolution Map of the Kneeknacker Course (and most of the North Shore)
For all the map-nerds out there (and their husbands, too)… Just in case if you missed it last year, or if it’s new to you this year, the District of North Vancouver GIS department kindly produced a superb map showing not only the Kneeknacker course along the Baden-Powell trail, but also the...
Welcome Back Captains!!!
We would like to thank and welcome back a fabulous group of volunteers – the aid station captains – and extend a special welcome to our new Black Mountain Captain, Nathan Barrett. Your Kneeknacker experience would not be the same with out them and their amazing crew. Here’s where you can find them...
Early season trail condition report: Hollyburn Chute
The Hollyburn Chute section of the Baden Powell is in great shape this year. After inspecting it today, we can report that it’s basically snow free, save for a few short patches south of the Blue Gentian Lake trail junction. North of the junction, there’s still continuous snow about 60cm-90cm...
Icebreaker t-shirts are back again for 2014!
We’re very pleased to have Icebreaker merino t-shirts back again this year for all runners… … trail runners love ’em because they wick moisture away (keeping you cool and dry) and because they don’t smell or have ‘stink memory’ like synthetic fibres… do you know how many relationships this has saved in...
