Author: andrew

Observations, reminders and encouragement

Welcome, everyone to the 26th running of the Knee Knacker! With just under 6 weeks to go until race day, I wanted to remind you that we have lots of information on our site and are regularly posting updates to our Face­book page. Based on feedback from our survey last...

June 1 training run: she said

I never tire of Deep Cove. Whatever the season, type of weather or time of day, it has a breathtaking beauty to it. So it was this past Sunday morning when I walked from home in  Deep Cove to Panorama parking lot. Blue skies, placid waters, and silent side streets...

June 1 training run: politeness makes you faster and happier

Yesterday’s Knee Knacker training run couldn’t have been more perfect. A nice blend of laughing, story-telling and hard work. Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and contribute their positive energy. It’s people that make difficult training runs hurt less. On a slightly serious note, please be mindful...

Website response time problem

“”Houston, we have a problem.” Yes, the Knee Knacker website has been very s-l-o-o-o-o-w for the past several days. And it’s not because your internet connection is clogged while you’ve downloading all three seasons of Game of Thrones. We’re investigating and hope to fix the problem in the next few days. In...

Knee Knacker not loading on your mobile device?

If the updated Knee Knacker website doesn’t load on your smartphone or tablet – you just get a blank screen – then clear your browser’s cache and revisit the site. Clearing the cache will get rid of some website settings that causes the loading problem. (The loading problem does not...

Fundraising, photographs, and bears in the woods

Can you believe that just seven people have raised over $3,500 so far for North Shore Rescue this year? That’s an incredible effort, so many thanks goes to this amazing group. If you’d like to read their stories or contribute to their campaigns, go here. (To see all the campaigns, click...