Category: Training Runs

This request came from Peter at North Shore Athletics: Graham Knell of the District of North Vancouver just dropped us a line because of a cancellation in a trail maintenance crew. He is hoping that we can step up and get another group out. So please respond ASAP if you...

Imagine turning on the cold water & standing in your shower for the better part of 3 hours. Add some ice cubes on the shower floor & set your bathroom fan on it’s “turbo” setting. Short of inviting about 45 buddies to join you for this chill-fest,  you’ll start to...

It’s hard to believe that we are already underway for another season of Knee Knacker training runs, but here we are! 30 people met in the Grouse Mountain parking lot & for the first time since our 2008 training season, we had rain!! It didn’t seem to slow anyone down,...

It’s 2010. The race is on July 10. And there are exactly ten training runs before the big day. So are you and your shoes ready? Nah, didn’t think so. All the more reason to join this year’s first training run on Sunday, May 2nd. Rod, Glenn, and Gilles will...

Training Run – First 1/2, 24 Km Can you say “mud”? Can you say “wow”? How about “whew!” If 1999 was “Year of the Snow”, and 2000 was “Year of the Less Snow”, and 2005 was “Year of the Mud”

First ¾’s, 38 Km Last Sunday’s run was the biggie. It was the peak of our Knee Knacker training runs. I hope that whatever you were doing over the last few days you feel as though you’ve maxed out your training and you’re feeling strong. We met at Lynn Canyon...