Blogs

Where: Burnaby Mountain

When: Feb 21st 6:30pm.

Start Location: Deli/coffee tables at Nester's at SFU.

Weather Conditions: Snowy, Cool [the thick fog had cleared by 6:30pm]

Trail Conditions: Snowy, but not TOO snowy :)

Last night was the 9th annual MardiGras version of the Club Fat Ass Capilano Canyon Night Run. This run takes about 90 minutes and is a great way for trail and road runners to get a feel for what it's like to run in the night. It's a very low-key event: Nobody really cares how far or fast participants run. There are 12 and 17-kilometer run courses, but there's also a "roll-your-own" distance for those who want to run farther, shorter or to accommodate those who get lost. 

The Squamish Scrambler has got to be my  favorite winter running event.  Held every February in the mountains above Squamish, BC, it's a magical half-marathon on snowshoes.

Only four fools toed the start line at 6 AM.  Perhaps it was the inclement weather or that a few too many drams were consumed on Saturday night or perhaps some people simply decided to get off the wheel.  Other than the charming company and witty conversation they didn't miss much.  It was wet and cold.  It may be time for a change of scenery.

The stats are in: Distance 70.2 kms, 906 M elevation gain.  Total duration: 5 hrs 25 mins.  Moving Time: 3 hrs 15 min.  Which must mean that Drinking beer in pubs Time: 2 hrs 10 min.

One 2 lb Haggis caught and eaten, along with Neeps and Tatties.

Many wee drams of Scotch Whisky drunk along with many a tune and song.

my husband (who has joined us on at least one CFA run! maybe 2? i can't remember exactly!!) writes a rather amusing blog about beer, and his most recent installment was also about running (so that he can drink beer...). the picture here is featured in his blog post - near the top of Mt Finlayson in Victoria. and no, i'm not wearing a dress, but i am wearing fivefingers! i thought some of you might like his story, and the rest of his blog too:

Yet Another Damn Beer Blog

enjoy! see you on the trails,

teagirl 

When asked, "What's your favorite sport?", I always have to stop and think about the question. 

I love sliding on snow in all of its forms (downhill, cross-country, back-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding.)  If I could do anything I darn-well pleased and money was no object, it would surely be descending steep slopes of deep, dry, untracked powder on a sunny, sub-zero day.  Unfortunately, heli-skiing and cat-skiing are more addictive and expensive than crack, so I don't do them that often.

A couple of questions I frequently get asked related to 100 mile races: what's the easiest 100 mile race and what's the hardest 100 mile race?

In answer to the first question: they are all 100 miles; and to the second: the one you didn't train properly for.  These are probably not quite the answers people are looking for.  However, ultrarunner Gary Wang has a website: <http://www.realendurance.com/> which is devoted to ultrarunning.