Heading out from Cleveland Dam with the Kneeknacker training group, I hadn't planned on ending up on top of Hollyburn Mountain. As usual I started off too big for my britches and not long after all those wretched stairs up through the British Properties were behind us, I slowly but surely got dropped by the group I had been running with.

My adventurous friend Michelle and I decided to give the Spartan race a try since it was coming to town. I used to joke triathlon was just a "whose the best exerciser?" competition.  This is even more true of obstacle racing... And since I spend most of my time exercising in some form or another, I liked my odds of finishing. The race started with a ceremonial flame jump and then burst up a short hill. Next you climbed under barb wire and crawled under a tarp.

Dear trail runners,

Firstly,I hope your season of training and racing is going well, and that no nagging
injuries are preventing you from joy of the trails.

Secondly,I am announcing that a second harvest of spaghetti will take place on  the 9th.June,
This Flash event is mainly for locals, but if there is interest from the Mainland,I am proposing:

Saturday, 9th. June 2012  at noon
(mid-day start allows ferry-takers time to get here and back again)
East Sooke Regional Park near Victoria, BC

Hi all, just planning my weekend run and realize everyone is now busy with KK training runs. I'm planning about 3 hrs saturday morning (8am?) and thinking LSCR to Norvan falls or deep cove back toward seymour. I'm not fast and swear a lot when i start getting tired, but if anyone would like to join me you are more than welcome. Post or message me if interested! Jackie

Please find detailed event info and results via the links below:

Event Home | Application | Agenda | Course

Results | Backgrounder | Thanks! | FAQ | Contact
 

There will be several pacers and crew tweeting runners locations and conditions.  Please join the conversation, Twitter hashtag #Van100

 

Simon and Sean are running together and you can track them here (refresh the screen for updated location information)

Simon's Location:

Sean's Location:

We are in the final planning stages for the Squamish 5Peaks Warm-Up Run and are still looking for an eager runner to lead the sports course group. Details about the event are here.  Please post below or contact Sibylle if you are interested to lead a group on June 2nd.

If you haven't already made plans for this Saturday, come on down to B'ham for the 3rd annual Chuckanut Calf Cramper! It promises to be a blast with a forecast of mixed sun and clouds and cold beer at the finish! The course this year will include screaming down the new Raptor Ridge connector trail. I know some of you are signed up for Dan Probst's 10 miler the following weekend, so you're excused from this one. But I'd love to see everyone else!

Genissa and Sivo, the Weimaraner

After having the long weekend cut short by rain what better way to celebrate the holiday that a bit of peak and bagging and I had never been to Fromme so where better to start.

The route.

1. Parked at the junction of Dempsey / Bramear.

2. Dempsey Trail to St Mary's to St Georges to Per Gynt.

3.  It was really raining alot by the time we got the mountain highway.

4.  Found the quarry and took Bills trail from the North East corner (green piece of flagging tape)

It is Tenderfoot Boogie time again.