Looking for a major event for 2010 and somewhat limited in my ability to cycle here in Moscow where I now live I decided to try something ambitious and signed up for the Marathon des Sables  (www.darbaroud.com ) Having got a spot, talked to a few people and reading a few articles, I realized I didn’t […]

Sunday November 22,2009 Whitby Yacht Club
10 Mile,10K &5K
http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=4273
This was the 7th running of this popular Whitby race which originated in Ajax and was run out of Rotary Park for the first 4 years.The organizers decided to change the course yet again to minimize the trail portion of the race.In previous years the weather had not […]

This past Saturday (Nov.14/2009), myself and my guide and friend Syd Trefiak, ventured down to the sunny south! Clearwater Florida!
Our mission? To take on our third and biggest event of the year, the Foster Grant Ironman World Championships 70.3 .
Syd and I met up earlier this year when I began my Paratriathlon career. He stepped […]

After Muskoka my season was done. I thought. Then I got an e-mail from Ryan saying that he had been offered a spot in Clearwater. Do I want to go? Why the hell not! I can honestly say that I did not train a ton between Muskoka and Clearwater. The reputation of the 70.3 world […]

Author - Larry Bradley
Location - Hamilton, Ontario 
Date - 11/1/2009
Website - http://www.hamiltonmarathon.ca/
Race morning was dark and a little chilly when I parked at Confederation Park in Hamilton. I seemed to be an early arrival so I made my way through the kit pick up very quickly and headed back to my car to get down to the […]

5Peaks
5km trail race
Durham Regional Forest
June 13, 2009
http://www.5peaks.com/home.asp
Before race
My early goal for the race was a top 5 finish. However, the day before the race I spent 5 hours hunched over, helping my dad tear the shingles off our roof. My pains made me believe this was more than just a minor set back in achieving my […]

www.ironman.com
 www.ironmanflorida.com
Last year 6 of us decided that we would volunteer at Ironman Florida & then sign up to do the race this year.  I wasn’t quite sure how I had got talked into doing this, but decided that if everyone else was in, then so was I.  I had severe whiplash in January, so lost a […]

I’ve been racing with Salomon XA Pro’s for the last 2 race seasons but I’m a sucker for new gear so when the new XT Wings arrived at Running Free I made my way to Main Street Newmarket to get a pair. As with every pair of Salomon shoes I’ve ever worn, the first thing […]

With Salomon coming on board as a Running Free sponsor this year, I knew that this was going to be bad for my bank account! As with my multiday race pack, my sprint distance adventure racing pack was due for an upgrade. I needed something light and comfortable that would hold the gear that […]

A very cool piece of gear that allows you to increase the amount of workable space you can use while racing.
One of my teammates affectionally referred to her’s as “The Lunchbox” as it’s most functional use was to store race food like gels and bloks in a way that was easy to access while […]

 With two 24+ hour races on my schedule this year, it was time to retire my favourite (but very old and worn) race pack and invest in a new multiday pack. I knew that I need a pack that would provide the following: a minimum 20L of space, adjustable straps both around the shoulders and the […]

Sunday November8th 2009,Dundas On. 
Salomon Raid the Hammer 25k Adventure/Trail Race
www.dontgetlost.ca
Okay,the website name says it all!Don’t get lost indeed.Having participated in this event last year,I knew the prospect of getting lost was a distinct possibility but here I was again in Dundas,On to navigate,with ample help from my 2 team-mates,the 25 kilometres from an unknown starting […]

Good Life Fitness Toronto Marathon
Toronto (Mel Lastman Square, North York to Queen’s Park)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
www.runtoronto.com
If there were ever perfect conditions for a full marathon Sunday, October 18th was definitely that day. It was sunny and cool between 2-6 degrees Celsius with 15 kph North winds. Let’s not forget that the majority of this race […]

As runners we tend to forget that what we do is a skill. Cyclist spend hours on trainers or spin bikes in the winter perfecting efficient pedal stroke. Paddlers work all their life perfecting their stroke. Swimmers have tools to help perfect their stroke. As runners we consider speed work and hills “drills”. We […]

So I had the pleasure this season of suiting myself up in a couple of new pairs of CW-X Pro running tights, and I have to say – where have these been all my running life!  Since my sponsorship with Running Free, these running tights have always stood out to me.  I never bought them […]

Gatineau Park is located less than 4kms from Parliament Hill in Ottawa and is a local Mecca for anyone who loves the outdoors.  Gently rising on an escarpment above the Ottawa River, Gatineau Park consists of 363 square kms of rolling hills and steep climbs through woodlands and rock cuts and is […]