For all you of you out there looking for news on Western States 100, here is the live Twitter feed: 

Single, middle-aged woman looking for place to stay for Friday, July 23rd.  Coming down from Interior to do 5Peaks Mt. Seymour trail run.  Can you host me for one night?  Thank you.  Pat

For readers who are new to long distance trail running, the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run is the granddaddy of 100-mile runs. 

Practically-speaking, I don't get very excited about trail races I'm not running in.  There are so many of them.  If I'm not a participant in a race, I'm probably running somewhere else, so my attention is more focused on not falling over a root-ball or getting lost.

What:  A change of plans... An afternoon assault at leisurely pace of Mount Fromme.

Why:  Because it's there...

Who could not want to run on such a perfect day? 11 of us started out from Langdale Ferry Terminal this morning to run the Sunshine in September course and attempt to finetune the course description. With three of us from Vancouver and the other 8 from Sunshine Coast Athletics, we had a good group out to run and all of the Sunshine Coast runners were able to run customized distances. Some lucky folk even ran home.

Saturday, 19 June -  Starter Photo

Sunday - 20 June - Starter Photo 

This just in from North Shore Rescue:

North Shore Rescue will discuss the 10 essential safety tips when hiking in the backcountry. Perfect for hikers and anyone who loves the great outdoors, don’t miss this informative talk!

A volunteer community-based search and rescue team, North Shore Rescue’s members are from all walks of life but share a common interest in providing an important life-saving service to the public, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The team has existed for 40 years, making it one of the oldest SAR teams in Canada.

Video of last weekend's XTC trail running adventure across the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver. Enjoy!

I was very pleasantly surprised last week to find out that Dave and Jess had been plotting behind my back about an early birthday present.

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