Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Cloud (not smoke) blanketed Black Mountain and Eagle Bluffs on race day. No views were to be had but the music rocked as the Aid Station recruited Black Sabbath to serve the Knee Knackerers. Karen Chow’s race day photos from Eagle Bluffs are here.
With race day just over two weeks away, we figured this is the perfect time to share some inspiration. A huge thank you to Jeff Pelletier for putting together another fantastic Knee Knacker video and to Dave Melanson for capturing footage from our 2014 event. Enjoy!
To take advantage of the snow-free Black Mtn. conditions, the training run co-ordinators are changing this Sunday’s June 7th run. The route change will help build up your physical and mental stamina, and offer spectacular views at Eagle Bluffs. Instead of going from Panorama Park to St. George’s Bench, the...
Kudos to Black Mountain Aid Station crew and course marshals for the “black tie” experience. In addition to carrying water to the Black Mountain, they donned black tie attire, provided champagne glasses, silverware, white table clothes, art décor, and musicians playing a cello and a clarinet. Nathan and Ramsay (aid station co-captains), we were BLOWN...
Last year, for the 25th running of the Knee Knacker, Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue, Talon Helicopters, and cameraman Pat Bell captured amazing helicopter footage of runners on course up Eagle Bluffs, over Black Mountain and onto Cypress. Jeff Pelletier did a stellar job of editing extensive footage and I...
