BP trail conditions for Cypress to Hollyburn

A small group checked out the Baden Powell Trail today from Cypress to Hollyburn. We found mostly continuous snow ranging from 30cm to 90cm. Snowpack is melting rapidly with rain and warm temperatures. Watch out for postholing and the snowbridge at the first creek crossing will weaken considerably over the...

Training run Q & A – What’s the distance for today’s run?

“What’s the distance for the Sunday training runs? That info would help me plan my training on days when I can’t make it to the official run.” This recent question on our Facebook community page prompted a discussion amongst our Knee Knacker Sunday training run leaders. It’s a question that...

May 12 Training Run Photos – She saw

A wet and muddy training day on the trails did not stop the enthusiasm of 70+ runners.  Many thanks to Andrew Wong for toting the umbrella up and down the trails – must protect the camera equipment!  Train­ing run photos by Karen Chow are here. Down­load pic­tures for a buck...

May 5 training run – Allow time for parking at Grouse Mtn

If you’re going on the May 5 training run, allow extra time for parking at Grouse Mtn. The free gravel parking lot was filling up fast by 7am today (!!!) and the overflow gate wasn’t open yet. If you can’t park in the overflow section of the gravel lot, you’ll...

Banner photos to inspire your training runs

Did you notice that we changed the website’s banner photos to feature various 2012 training runs? Don’t be surprised if you appear in a future banner photo as our intrepid photographers will be joining as many training runs as possible, looking for the best  vantage spot and praying to the...