What do race day sweeps do?

We’re less than a month away before race pre-and-post sweeps run the course to ensure your safety. But do you ever wonder what they do? Watch Kerry Ward’s video report from the 2012 race to find out. (Note: Sweeps don’t normally run the entire course, but Kerry and Ellie were...

June 16 training run route changed

Because of a major washout on the Skyline Trail, the June 16 training run route has been changed. The run will now start at the Cypress Cross Country ticket booth and go to the Hollyburn Ranger station before continuing on the Baden Powell Trail to Deep Cove.

June 8 – Trail Maintenance Day Photos – They built

This is the twentieth year of Knee Knacker Trail Maintenance Day.  A new boardwalk was built and trail drainage was improved on the Baden Powell Trail east of Hyannis Drive. Check out the photos from: Set 1 – East of Hyannis Drive (Karen Chow) Set 2 – East of Hyannis Drive (Andrew Wong)...

For your dining consideration

Have you checked out the updated Aid Station menus? It reads like a junk food addict/ultra-athlete idea of heaven. For added fuel, we added yams to several of the stations but we didn’t specify how they should be cooked, so you might get them boiled, baked or maybe even deep...

Eat, Drink, and be Muddy!

Last week’s training run had us cover the last half of the Knee Knacker course. It made for a nice run, but it was also a relatively long time to be out on the trails. Now that our training runs have become longer, you must remember to hydrate and ingest sufficient calories...