Runner’s blog – Keith Wakelin

Keith Wakelin is a veteran Knee Knacker runner. Here’s his 2011 experience. It was his 18th run…and yes, he’s going for number 19 this year! SNOW WONDER THE TIMES WERE SLOW! When the guy asked if it was too late for a full refund, Kelsy, the Kneeknacker race director, laughed...

Runner’s blog – Going back with Glenn Pacé

Here’s Glenn Pacé’s race day experience, all the way back in 2009. Enjoy! Not exactly my best run. I had built this one up as a goal race for 2009. It’s a local 50km that is somewhat the gold standard in these parts. With a fearsome reputation as a very technical...

Salomon presentation with Adam Campbell and Tom Craik

On April 30, Salomon athletes Adam Campbell and Tom Craik will give a talk and hold a Q&A session about running the Knee Knacker race and other North Shore trails. The session will be at the Salomon Store at Park Royal (West Vancouver), and attendance is limited to 30 people....

The logo is BACK!

Um, yes, this part of the website’s renovations took a while. But the main contractor and logo supplier are perfectionists, and they couldn’t install just any logo. This particular logo was carefully chosen by them after several trips to a special logo foundry in Vancouver. Many versions were made but...

Website updates

Now there’s no chance of getting lost while trying to find the start or finish lines. We have added/updated driving instructions and maps for both. Start line Finish line (Panorama Park)

Behind the scenes – permits

As a runner, what you experience is a fun, well organized event. But there’s a lot of work that has to be done before we can put up the Start and Finish lines for you to cross. For example, to hold the race we need approval from various municipal, regional,...