Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Salvador Miranda’s training run photos from Memorial Connector Trail are in this photo album and from Hyannis area are in this photo album. Note: The proceeds of all photo purchases are donated to North Shore Search and Rescue. Each photo is a digital download (without the KKNSTR watermark) for $2...
“The final 2 1/2 km is probably the longest 2 1/2 km in any ultra I have done. Having already covered the better part of the three North Shore mountains, you can hear the finish line announcer and you finally believe “you’re almost there”….but like a bad dream, the trail...
“What goes through the mind of a runner after a very tough 45k of effort, concentration and sometimes rough weather like last year, and with only three more kilometres to go? Exhaustion, yes, but also the adrenaline that gives you the confidence that your legs will manage the final descent...
“A race like this one could simply not be held without the generous participation of so many volunteers: organizers, permit negotiators, course flaggers, course marshals, aid station volunteers, pre-sweeps and sweeps, first aid, and of course photographers! As runners we are deeply grateful to all of them, and we are...
As runners reach the Memorial Connector – the newest section of the BP – they know they are just a couple of kilometres away from finally being finished. The big smiles on their faces at this point might have something to do with knowing that Honey’s donuts are also waiting...
“Only 2.6k to go, but with 46k on your legs it can be a challenge. Lots of tired faces looked to their right, towards Deep Cove. You would normally hear the music from the finish line while crossing that new bridge. In the “year of the squall”, there was only...
