New study confirms claims suggested by compression apparel manufacturer.
When I started running longer distances in my CW-X Expert tights I did notice that I felt stronger and recovered more quickly. At first I’ll admit, I chalked it up to the old placebo effect. I mean how could tights make this much of a difference? I […]

CN Tower Stair Climb
CN Tower, Toronto On
Thursday October 18 (Saturday October 20)
Ok, so it’s not a 10 hour adventure relay or a 2-day adventure challenge but man is it ever a test of stamina (both physical and mental). Every year myself and a couple of other teachers at AHS organize a group of students to […]

Keen Adventure Sports Games
Stage Adventure Race
Saturday September 15th 2007
Collingwood, On   7:25:10
www.adventuresportsgames.com
A new event for 2007, the Keen Adventure Sports Games was a 2-day event that allowed racers to choose from 6 different races over a 48 hour period. In addition to being able to choose single races, different race combinations were created to challenge those athletes […]

Oasis Zoo Run 10K
October 13, 2007
Toronto Zoo
http://www.canadarunningseries.com/zoorun/
This is probably one of my favourite races; actually I look at the zoo run as my bench mark.
My first ever 10K run was the 2005 Zoo Run, so it is also my “race anniversary” as well. Since then, and with a lot of training and hard work, I […]

Storm the 10
10 Hour Adventure Race Relay
Kelso Conservation Area, Milton On
Saturday September 22nd 2007
www.stormevents.ca
Storm the 10 is the brainchild of Sean Roper, race director of the ever-popular Storm the Trent race series. The race is designed around a 1 hour (approx.) loop with a combination of paddling, trail running and mountain biking. The race was […]

ARC Outventure Adventure Race
Horseshoe Resort (X-Country)
Saturday October 13th
Wind + Rain + Cold + A Bob Miller Designed Race Course = 1 Awesome Race
Just like in Collingwood, the conditions for this past weekend’s ARC Outventure Race in Barrie were less than ideal, however, that did not stop a solid group of enthusiastic adventure racers from gathering […]

There are three things that makes me want to race in Barrie:
1. A spectacular network of trails - over 100kms of some of the best single track in the province. Surprisingly they are also well maintained by an army of volunteers. Who needs to go to Hardwood Hills, when the best trails are for free?
2. […]

After a few years of rave reviews, Inov-8 trail shoes have finally arrived in Canada! Having read about the trail shoes for years and wondering what all the fuss was about, I finally bit the bullet and bought a pair of Inov-8’s. I assumed that training for the 125km Canadian Death Race would give me […]

I have been waiting for these shoes for almost a year now.  I wanted to get them last summer, but because of my small feet Montaril didn’t have my size when I tried to order them last May.  This year I ordered them in the fall to make sure that I got a pair.  I didn’t […]

What: Trail Running Race
Where:  Durham Regional Forest
When:  Saturday June 9, 2007
Distance:  12.15 km
Website:  www.5peaks.com
This is my favourite 5 Peaks event, although that may be due to the fact that it is closest to my house and follows trails that I enjoy running and riding on.  Jill and I designed this course last year in it’s inaugural […]

Name of Race – Scotiabank Waterfront Half Marathon
Website for the Race – www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com
Date of Race – Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Location of Race – Toronto, Ontario
Type of Race – Half Marathon
Distance or duration of Race – 21.1k
Description of Race – The Scotiabank race is known as a quick race due to the nature of the […]

There was a definitely air of excitement at the startline for the final stage of the epic Transrockies Challenge. This would be the last time we would hear ACDC’s Highway to Hell to get us going. This would be the last time we would be corralled into the start line 30min pre-race, shivering in the […]

Most of us whether training or racing will use some form of carbo-gels or electrolyte drinks. All Nathan has done, is just made it easier for us to carry them around. During longer distance races, I found Nathan’s Speed 2 Nutrion Pak was extremely comfortable, convenient and simple to use. One of […]

On Sunday I ran the Scotiabank half and beat my previous PB by about 2 minutes.  It was the hardest half I’ve run but one of the nicest routes.    This was a lesson to me in how NOT to try to run a PB.  While the end result was good the means does NOT justify […]

The weather gods looked like they were going to bestow the perfect day for the average runner. It was about 10C at race time (7am) with a lot of cloud cover and a projected high of 22C for the day. That meant that most people finishing the marathon around 11am would not be scorched by […]

The Sulphur Springs 100 miler takes place in Ancaster ON just north of Hamilton. The race starts in an area beside an outdoor pool building. The race course is 8 laps of a 20km loop through gently rolling and somewhat-hilly single track, double track and fire road trail. There are 6 aid stations (plus the […]

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 […]