Push to the Finish
One foot in front of the other. – Jeannine Avelino, race day photographer and photo credit.
Tagged: Grouse Mountain
Grouse Mountain race day photos from Jeannine Avelino
“With their knees already knackered, this upcoming section was definitely going to be a challenge. Yet, they persevered, with smiles on their faces as they traversed through gnarly roots and rocks, inching one step closer to the finish line. The silver lining… the trees provided a nice relief from the...
Sunday June 11, 2017: Training Run Report by Glenn Pacé
I don’t want to jinx the upcoming training runs, so I will not mention how amazingly lucky we’ve been with the weather so far. So…we managed to get everyone to the start of this week’s run at the Cypress Mountain X-country ski area. It is not quite 3/4 of the...
Sunday June 04, 2017: Training Run Report by Glenn Pacé
Today was Shuttle Day! The first training run of the year where we meet at the finish area, and shuttle to the beginning (in this case, Cleveland Dam to run the last 1/2 of the BP). Many were initiated into the ways of coordinating nearly 70 runners into a variety...
The Lillooet Jump
2016 Race Day: Jump! East of the Lillooet Aid Station and past the 3/4 mark, runners jump for the camera while they still have the energy! …Alice Lam, 2 times Knee Knacker Finisher Glenn’s training run report from last Sunday (May 21) described a notorious territorial grouse, high snowbanks, heat and dodging...
Sunday May 21, 2017: Training Run Report by Glenn Pacé
Well….the weather went from winter to summer and skipped spring entirely. Temperatures were aiming towards 25c! That said, the conditions higher on the trail spectacularly underscored what we have all been through so far this season. Some years have had snow, some years have been completely dry. This was definitely...
