This post is more of a general interest story and may benefit you if you are planning to visit BC any time soon.  I was recently in BC visiting my finance and doing a little training and he suggested that we go and do the Grouse Grind.  There is a race up the Grind once […]

Mt Ventoux – elevation 1912m
There are two famous mountain climbs for cyclist in France, one being Alp d’Huez which we did last year and Mt Ventoux which we did on Sept 5th. The mountain is an occasional stage for the Tour and became famous when the English cyclist Tom Simpson died from exhaustion close to […]

If you are seeking a challenging 70.3 Series course Monaco is it. Most of the challenge comes from the bike course which includes 1500m of ascent, the same as IMC.Last year, one of our group from the Aurora Ducks Master Swim/Triathlon Team (with Running Free as one of our sponsors) decided this would be a […]

Keen Adventure Sports Games Day 2: 7:30am 10k open water paddle

The morning weather was perfect for an open water paddle. While the water temperature was ok, the air temperature was a brisk 10C but at least the sun was out and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. A slight wind created a […]

Stage 6: Elkford to Sparwood - 2300m elevation gain, 57% on gravel roads, 27% on single/double-track

The penultimate stage - the Alp D’Huez of the Transrockies Challenge. Not only was this stage the longest (116k) but had the most elevation gain (2300m, 7000ft!), almost 700m (2100ft) more any other stage. While each stage tested you in […]

Race: Subaru Ironman Canada
Date: Sunday August 26th 2007
Location: Penticton, B.C.
Description: Triathlon
Website: www.ironman.ca

You might say that my prep for Ironman Canada started last year after the 2006 race. I was one of the thousands of crazy people who camped out overnight for entry into IMC 25th Anniversary. I was fortunate to have a friend John who […]

The Keen Adventure Sports Games - Sept 15-16/2007
The Keen Adventure Sports Games was a recent addition to the race calendar held in the Collingwood, ON. The concept is pretty simple: race in one or more of the 6 discrete events, race in all of the events on one day, or race all 6 events spread […]

Race: 5 Peaks Horseshoe Resort
Date: Saturday September 22, 2007.
Location: Horseshoe Resort, Ontario
Description: Sport - 5.6 km
Website: www.5peaks.com/home.asp
If you haven’t done a 5 Peaks race, you must do so. I am sure once you do that you will be back to race with them again.
The Race

This race reminded me why I don’t truly enjoy running races below 10 km, it […]

Race Report By Roger Hospedales, Team Running Free
Race: CFB Borden Duathlon
Date: Sunday September 16, 2007.
Location: Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario
Description: 4.4 km Run, 25 km Bike, 4.5 km Run
Sport: Duathlon
Website: www.multisportcanada.com
Once again, not much training this week and it feels great to not have a schedule to follow. I just have to make sure not […]

This will be a brief product review since others have already covered off the GU Energy Gel line very well. But one new flavour has sprouted up in the store and I felt the need to provide my review/feedback - and specifically on the taste since some may be wondering.
On my latest nutritional stock […]

Stage 5 - Whiteswan to Elkford - 93k, 1528m of elevation gain, 46.8% single/double track
We were over the hump - well sorta. As each day progressed, each stage got progressively harder. The big day (stage 6) was yet to come and I was barely making it through each stage. What we realized in Stage […]

Stage 4 (of 7): Nipika to Whiteswan Lake, 113km, 1139m of elevation, 45.1% single/double track, 54.9% gravel road (August 2007)

With each day, we were getting worn down but we would get in a groove of what to do each morning and evening. I would never dream of riding, sleeping, eating and doing that for 7 […]

I have two fuel packs, both Nathan. I use the Nathan Speed 4 for my regular training and Nathan Speed 1.5 for race day. This is a great nutrition belt for competitions. Because of the small flask size, it is ideal to mix gel or replacement fluids for races where there is water […]

I recently decided to try out a Nathan Hydration Belt (4 bottles) as a replacement to my single bottle carrier. I was tired of the bottle bruising my back, leaking, and (very annoying) bouncing out so that I was constantly reaching back to secure it.
When I first put the Nathan Belt on in […]

I just love trail running. After hours of long runs on the pavement there is something wonderful and refreshing about getting off the road. The Keen 12k Trail run at Collingwood provided some of the best trail running highs.
Around 5 pm, As we waited at the bottom of Georgian peaks ski […]

Date: Sept 15, 2007
Description: 10km run/40km bike/5km run
Location: Foley Agricultural Hall; Township of Seguin, ON
Race Name: 2007 PanAmerican & Canadian Duathlon Championships
Sport:Duathlon
Race Website: http://www.team.swyft.ca/
I hardly know where to start with this race report.  I think I am still in shock!  This race was quite an experience for me, in more ways than one!
This was one of the key […]

Name of Race – Wasaga BEach Sprint Triathlon
Website for the Race – www.multisportcanada.com
Date of Race – Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Location of Race – Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Type of Race – Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race – Swim – 750m; Bike – 20K, Run - 5K
Description of Race – Third year for me at Wasaga and looking […]

Transrockies Challenge Stage 3, 90k, 1522m elevation, 43% single/double track.
The Nipika Mountain Resort is situated in a beautiful alpine meadow surrounded by the majestic Rockies. Under the haze of nearby forest fires, we rolled out of Nipika for a circular route that would lead us back to Nipika. Within 5 minutes of the start we […]

Race: Wasaga Beach Sprint Triathlon (no swim therefore Du)
Date: Saturday September 8, 2007
Location: Wasaga Beach
Description: 5km run/20km bike/2.5km run
Some year I am hoping that I will get to do a tri at Wasaga.  For the 2nd year in a row I arrive on race morning to see that there are big waves crashing on the beach.  Last year I […]

Race: Wasaga Beach Sprint Duathlon
Date: Saturday September 8, 2007.
Location: Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Description: Duathlon 5km/20km/2.5km
Website: www.multisportcanada.com
This was my big big race!, the one that I prepared for the entire year, it was very special for me and meaningful, since it was The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Canada goal race, which I join them in order […]