Just a quick note on the 2010 Fall Speaker Series, from the Vancouver International Film Festival website: We have finally confirmed the program for the VIMFF 2010 Fall Speaker Series. This promises to be a mini-festival with eclectic guest speakers and films, from rock climbing and mountaineering, through cycling and global adventures. On Tuesday, November […]
Interview with Ultra Runner Gary Robbins
Gary Robbins is a local ultra runner. He may have helped set you up with a new pair of running kicks at North Shore Athletics. Or, you may have heard about his recent record setting time for completing the West Coast Trail; a blistering time of 10 hours and 8 minutes on what is normally […]
Improving Your Running Cadence
Over the last year I’ve really been getting into running. I’m training, reading books, signing up for races, and I keep getting more and more into it. Not bad considering I hated running a mere year ago. As I find myself doing races, I’ve been getting more serious about my ‘training’. That is, rather than […]
Joe O’Blenis Attempting To Regain Vancouver Island Kayaking Speed Record
2 years ago Joe O’Blenis lost the record for fastest solo circumnavigation of Vancouver Island by kayak to Sean Morley. On Aug 19, 2010 he set out in an attempt to regain the record. From Wavelength Magazine: NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, August 19, 2010 – Joe O’Blenis is underway in his bid to win back the […]
Reflections on the Vancouver Marathon
This post is one in a series about my personal running; training and racing. For other posts like this, click here. My nipples are going to bleed. That’s all I can think to myself as I scan the crowd for my uncle. Its 7 am and we were supposed to meet near the gear check, […]
Whistler Bike Swap
Photo by .WJF in the Outdoor Vancouver Flickr pool. Picked this up from Pique Magazine: Bike swap set for April 24 Need a bike? Getting a new bike and want to sell your old one? The Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (WORCA) connects buyers and sellers every spring at their annual bike swap, raising money for […]