Tag: Racing

Athlete Spotlight - Matt Shep Shepard

Athlete Spotlight – Who is Matt “Shep” Shepard?

  Creativity is not an attribute typically associated with athletes, but he is not your typical athlete. When it comes to Matt Shepard, one thing is clear, it is not his physical endeavours that define him but his ability to artfully transform the impossible, into the opportunity of a lifetime.   To understand his story, […]

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Your Handy Guide to Achieving a DNF

(Fat Dog 120 Race Report)

The coveted DNF, the three letters everyone wants to see beside their name on a results list. There are lots of different ways to DNF a race, but here I will give you a few that worked particularly well for me last weekend at the Fat Dog 120 mile race. This list is by no […]

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Sinister 7 ~ 2014

How a Slurpee Saved My Life: Sinister 7 Race Report Well it’s official, despite repeatedly cursing myself for signing up for Sinister 7 during the race and swearing I’d never do this again, I’m already looking forward to my next 100 miler! As tough as it is to condense 22.5 hours of running into something […]

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Blackfoot Ultra 100 km ~ 2014

A lot can change in 5 weeks. 5 weeks ago I was hobbling back down the Moose Mountain fire road in the fading light, slowed to a walk by IT band pain, shirtless, freezing cold, and defeated. I had battled IT band problems back in the fall, and it had decided to rear it’s ugly […]

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