As I train for my first marathon, I thought it would be fitting to review the history of the marathon, and what it’s all about. (Info from Wikipedia) The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon (the namesake of the race) […]
Featured Website: dailymile
dailymile is a “social training log for runners, triathletes, and cyclists. dailymile is the easiest way to share your training with friends and stay motivated”. I’ve been using dailymile for the last week to track my training for the Vancouver marathon, and overall I’m very impressed with the features. The key benefits I can see […]
A Muggle’s Guide To Geocaching
A while back I posted on something called geocaching, which is using your GPS device to go on a treasure hunt for hidden ‘caches’. It’s something I’d been interested in doing since that post. (You can go back and read that post to see what the basic concept of what geocaching is all about.) Well, […]
One-On-One With Olympian Ashleigh McIvor
Ashleigh McIvor will be representing Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the ski cross, which is a new sport appearing at the Olympics for the first time. Ashleigh, born in Vancouver and raised in Whistler, is the 2009 World Champion in ski cross and is looking to grab gold in her home town next […]
Port Alberni Yacht Club
This week I’ll be leaving for a little vacation to the Port Alberni Yacht Club. Don’t let the “Yacht Club” part fool you, its not as posh as it sounds, but it is beautiful. My step-grandparents have been long time members of the PAYC, and in my middle/ high school days I would go there […]
Desastrous Winter Season Puts Snowmobilers On Hot Seat
From the Vancouver Sun the other day: BC avalanche deaths trigger calls to regulate snowmobile operators: A central Interior heli-ski operator is calling on the province to immediately bring in controls over backcountry snowmobilers, saying the large number of deaths on the mountains this past season has hurt B.C.’s international reputation as a safe and […]