Oh, I know. It’s been a long time since I last posted – a whole two years in fact – and even longer since I last raced, at the Wandering Moose in Kelowna, BC in October 2022. In an effort to correct both these lapses, I took part in the recent 5 Peaks Powderface Mountain Marathon, in beautiful Kananaskis, an hour east of Canmore, and am now writing about it…
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“Back from where?” I hear you ask. And “Back to what?” Allow me to bring you up to speed…
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After a relatively early start, this year’s racing season has been an undulating affair and not just in terms of the topography. It began with the Torgon Trail in May, intended as a gentle start the season, followed in June by the Scenic Trail, which lived up to its name. Two weeks later, it was off to Chamonix for the Mont Blanc Marathon. Between them, there were some highs, a courageous comeback, a truly spectacular low, and some important lessons learned. Continue reading
This past weekend was Thanksgiving in Canada. In keeping with tradition, this was marked by the consumption of vast the amounts of turkey and pumpkin pie throughout the land; and by some 1,400 runners from all over Canada and beyond descending on the Canmore Nordic Centre for a truly awesome day of racing at the Grizzly 50k Ultra Marathon and Relay – a day of broken records, personal bests and individual triumphs. Continue reading
It was an ashamedly long time in coming, but come it did. It was time to volunteer at a race. Continue reading
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