Before the race even began there was more talk than usual about this year’s event. News got out that recently crowned Canadian mountain running champ and elite Canadian runner Taylor Murphy would be among those at the start line. Phil Villeneuve’s previous course record would likely be challenged and with Phil also in the race [...]
After a long, intense and sometimes extremely painful journey Charlotte Vasarhelyi has set a new speed record for the 894km Bruce Trail! Details and photos can be found at http://www.monumentaleffort.com/ . This is a huge feat in the history of Canadian running. She covered the distance in 13 days, 10 hours 51 min which surpasses the [...]
Charlotte Varsarhelyi is nearing completion of an incredible endurance feat. If you haven’t been following her progress at http://www.monumentaleffort.com/ – you should be. This is indeed a monumental achievement in the history of Canadian running. Over the last 10 days Charlotte has continually ran 70-90k a day and is extremely close to smashing the previous [...]
Canada was well represented at this past weekend’s Western States 100 in California. One of the premier ultra races in North America and perhaps the world, the Western States 100 draws an extremely competitive field of runners. This year’s field included the likes of Anton Krupicka, Geoff Roes, Killian Jornet Burgada, Hal Koerner and Erik [...]
5 Peaks 2010 BC Coastal Trail Running Series
SFU – Saturday June 12, 2010
The second race of the 5 Peaks 2010 BC Coastal Trail Running Series took place on Saturday at SFU on Burnaby Mountain. Although the weather was fantastic for the race, it was less than fantastic the week leading up [...]
On June 19, 2010 Charlotte Vasarhelyi, one of Canada’s most accomplished endurance athletes will attempt a monumental feat – break the 894km Bruce Trail Solo Record. If you’re not familiar with the Bruce Trail, it is Canada’s longest hiking and winds its way up and down and across the Niagara Escarpment. The current record is [...]
Trail Running Canada is announcing an exciting new partnership with www.ultrasignup.com to offer Canadian trail runners a single source for all race results. Although still in its infancy, www.ultrasignup.com will become an extremely valuable source of race results and race registration. At the present time race results are mainly found on the website of each race [...]
The 5 Peaks BC season opening race was at Golden Ears Park on Saturday April 24, 2010:
465 racers braved the elements to take part in the season opening race of the BC 5 Peaks Trail Running Series last Saturday at Golden Ears Park. Torrential rain, hail and snow transformed what were dry [...]
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