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 This is pretty awesome, folks. 

http://chrome.blogspot.com/2010/04/unmuting-web-with-google-chrome.html

How is it related to Spaghetti Trees???

:)

Only three Fools at the starting line.  Rachel did a custom run in the afternoon.  Good weather for the Fools, but Rachel experienced drizzle, rain, hail, and drizzle.  The lesson being: start early and get it over with.

Happy rainy Sunday everyone! I've just posted a basic course description for the Chuckanut Calf Cramper. I will add more detail as soon as I've got all my "Left/Rights" straightened out! This run will feature awesome views of Bellingham Bay from the Ridge Trail, and cold homebrew beer on tap at the finish. Get your carpooling buddies together and sign up now!

See you in May! Genissa

Find out more through the links below:

1. BRU  Brunswick Mountain (1788m#1) (P: 1294m) 

 So, even before I became a True Blue Vancouver Islander, I was a frequent flier (swimmer?) on BC Ferries. I guess I've had a bit of a love affair going on with island life ever since my family moved to the West Coast (from, yes, sigh, the Greater Toronto Area) when I was 10. 

The Howard L. Aslinger Foundation Endurance Week-end 24-12-1 Hour Run/Walk:

This was a 1st year event held in memory of Howard L. Aslinger. Mr. Aslinger contracted polio at the young age of 11 and spent the rest of his life in a wheel chair. However, he never let the “inconvenience” that he believed polio to be get in the way of some amazing leadership and successes he worked hard to achieve throughout his life, which ended in 2009. It’s evident in the attitudes of Mr. Aslinger’s family how much he positively impacted the lives of others. What a great backdrop for an event that would test my legs & heart/determination to the MAX.

I signed up for the 24hr option with a goal in mind to get to 100 miles. It’s a 1-mile flat & paved course through Arena Park in Cape Girardeau, MO. The race began at 7pm on Friday the 19th (March) and concluded at 7pm on Saturday the 20th.

I had three main objectives in this race:

1) Raise money for Girls on the Run St. Louis – which I did, more than $1,200!!!
2) Cover 100 miles for the Girls (especially the SUPERSTARS at Griffith Elementary in Ferguson, MO)
3) Get the “monkey off my back” after my DNF at Ozark Trail 100 last November

It was comforting to know there would be some familiar faces on the course with me in terms of fellow runners. Several St. Louis Ultrarunners Group members were participating and helping out during the event – it was an AWESOME SLUGs turnout!
 

The 50K has been chosen as the National Championships, so this is the year to see how you stand amongst the contenders for this title.

On line registration available on the Harriers website.

http://pih.bc.ca/elk-beaver-ultra.html

Don't leave it too late!

SFU is a location for the Relay for Life fundraiser for the Canadain Cancer Society this March 19th 7pm - March 20th 7am. Excitingly, I have received approval to be a "Team of One", i.e., complete the 12-hour SOLO.  If anyone would like to support my efforts to fundraise for the Canadian Cancer Society through the Relay for life that would be great! If anyone also wants to fundraise and complete the event SOLO you can contact the SFURelay organizer via email, she would be excited to hear from you. And oh, this will be my first attempt at running for 12-hours!

When I began to formulate a plan to run from Powell River to Vancouver, following a route which has never been completed in its entirety, in an unprecedented length of time, it became clear that gear was going to play a major role.

The 2010 Winter Olympics have impacted my training.  What inspiration!  What a party! 

Seeing world class athletes at peak performance in the most competitive events in the world has caused me to think about what could have been and what can still be.