“After the big descent and quickly stopping from some refreshment at the Cypress aid station, there comes this very technical, dark and humid section with lots of ups and downs (more ups than downs), plenty slippery wet roots waiting for your distraction, rotten and lose wood planks, steep creek crossings....
“As runners neared the top of Black Mountain, the sound of the vuvuzela grew louder. Music played in the trees, and a festive celebration was taking place at the summit. Spurred on by cheers and encouragement, smiles were aplenty as runners caught sight of the Black Mt. Biergarten banner. The...
“After the endless sweaty climb to the highest point in the race, the top of Black Mountain, it’s time to briefly stop, check the water levels, change gears, change muscles and check the brakes, as you need them to go down from Black Mountain to Cypress Bowl. It’s a short...
“I just loved trying to capture the joy and enthusiasm of the runners. Having done some ultras myself, I know what a personal journey it is. But it’s also clearly a very social one too, and seeing the runners and aid station volunteers in action reminded me why trail running...
“Contrary to last year wet and cold weather, we found beautiful blue sky and tonnes of bugs waiting for us around the aid stations. After the heavy reconstruction of the Hollyburn Lodge, Kneeknackers were able to run through the areas and were surprised to see such beautiful over grown section. ...
(North Vancouver, British Columbia) – The Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run, commonly know as the ‘Knee Knacker’, has arrived once again and will be held this coming Saturday, July 8th. As one of Canada’s largest and oldest ultra-marathon races, the Knee Knacker takes participants from Horseshoe Bay to Deep...
