Author: andrew

Knee Knacker race flyover video

Last year, for the 25th running of the Knee Knacker, Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue, Talon Helicopters, and cameraman Pat Bell captured amazing helicopter footage of runners on course up Eagle Bluffs, over Black Mountain and onto Cypress. Jeff Pelletier did a stellar job of editing extensive footage and I...

2014 Media release

For Immediate Release West Vancouver, British Columbia – The Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run (the ‘Knee Knacker’) is at hand once again, and this year the race celebrates its 26th running. The event takes place on Saturday, July 12, 2014, starting near Horseshoe Bay and ending at Panorama Park...

Two week countdown

Hello, fellow Knee Knackerers. I hope your training’s gone well and you’re enjoying your taper. I love this time of year as everyone starts to go just a bit squirrelly with extra energy and anticipation. Over the next two weeks, please reach out if you have any questions (604) 787-8097...

Knee Knacker at work

We carried stuff. We hammered stuff. We critiqued everyone’s hammering technique. We looked for rocks. We dug. We tested. We found lost racers. We drank coffee and ate muffins. We built stuff! Yes, it was another fantastic Knee Knacker Trail Day. (Longer report to come.)

June 22 summer training run reminders

It’s a fine Friday afternoon and a weekend of final long runs is upon us. I’ve had a few questions regarding this weekend’s run from the start at Nelson Creek to Lynn Valley: Meet at Lynn Canyon Park (Suspension Bridge) at 7:30am. It’s off Lynn Canyon Rd., North Vancouver. Look...

Trail elves needed for June 21 Trail Day

You’re running on the Baden Powell when you stumble into a group of people moving dirt and rocks, digging trenches, carrying lumber, whistling, and eating muffins and drinking coffee. Are they: constructing a tree fort for Habitat for Humanity; creating a new section of trail to make the race-day route...