Gear Reviews & How-to

PRODUCT GIVE-AWAY!

PRODUCT GIVE-AWAY!

Here’s the deal: You send us your race story and you receive a free athlete starter kit from Infinit Nutrition. We have 10 athlete starter kits from Infinit Nutrition (http://www.infinitnutrition.ca/).
These kits include: 1 Single Serving of RUN, 1 Single Serving of REPAIR (recovery product), and 1 $10 Gift Card — total of $15.98 value!

FREE to [...]

Gear: SCARPA Pursuit

Gear: SCARPA Pursuit

Outdoor footwear manufacturer SCARPA has created a nice lightweight trail running shoe in the Pursuit and Pursuit GTX. The SCAPRA Pursuit, which I tested, is a well-cushioned trail shoe that provides excellent stability while on uneven, rocky or sandy terrain. They’ve given the Pursuit a super cushioned upper, which seems to work although it may [...]

TRAIL RUNNING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE TWISTED

TRAIL RUNNING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE TWISTED

HOW TO AVOID A TWISTED ANKLE
Running on forest trails is an all-season, all-terrain, all-natural, clean oxygen-rich experience for both the body and soul. Our minds and bodies are wired for nature and respond best to a natural training environment.
In terms of fitness, it is a concentrated total-body workout, which develops power-endurance, agility, balance and core-strength [...]

Gear: Diablo Running Pack

Gear: Diablo Running Pack

The Gregory Diablo (Dipsea available for women) pack is a sleek stylish running pack for those who require serious trail running equipment. The pack has an extremely comfortable fit, which is the result of great engineering and a slim 1lb design. The hip belt and chest strap allow the pack to be tight to the [...]

Gear: Buff Headband

Gear: Buff Headband

To be honest I never felt I needed a headband during warm weather. My view of headbands was that they were more of a fashion statement than necessary trail gear. I figured that one more piece of clothing was just going to make me overheat. That is, until I discovered the BUFF High UV protection [...]

ULTRA-RUNNING DOCUMENTARY TRAILER

ULTRA-RUNNING DOCUMENTARY TRAILER

Powell River Premiere 2:00pm Patricia Theatre 4/24/10
Vancouver Premiere 6:00pm H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium 5/1/2010
The documentary XS-NRG follows four ultra-marathon runners as they attempt to conquer the 180km Sunshine Coast Trail on the West Coast of British Columbia, non-stop.

Run four back-to-back marathons? On rugged, mountain trails? With no sleep and no aid for hours at [...]

Must see trail running DVD!

Must see trail running DVD!

Video Review of Trail Running DVD

Producer: XCZONE.TV
Director: Dave McMahon
Link: http://www.xczone.com/newtrailrunning.htm
Cost: $19.95
Length: 1hr
Filmed in high-definition this new trail running DVD by Dave McMahon and xczone.tv is very impressive. Not only does it open with some gorgeous trail running footage, the great instructional tips about trail running technique keep the viewer interested throughout the entire video. Feature [...]

Book Review: Mountain Running Guidebook

Book Review: Mountain Running Guidebook

Book: Mountain Running in the Canadian Rockies: Bow Valley Edition
Author: Bob Walker
Year: 2009
Link: http://mtnrunning.ca/
Reviewer: Jonathan Schmidt
Rocky Mountain resident Bob Walker has spun off your traditional trail guide into something new and exciting for trail running. In his 142 page book that includes over 60 trails, Walker provides a comprehensive guidebook specifically tailored to trail runners [...]

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