Such stuff as dreams are made of: A 6-day running adventure “Keeley Milne gives a personal retelling of a six-day running challenge which she started on Canada Day” Published in Canadian Running July 16, 2020. To read her race report follow the link For more information on the race visit here
Read More
Standing on the start line of a 6 day race is an intimidating thing. 6 days, or 144 hours, is a long time, and to think about running non stop for that length of time is something that a very small segment of runners will ever do. To put things in perspective, in 6 days, […]
Read More
Written by Derek Yip At the start of 2020, I found out that I would be going back to Chamonix in France at the end of August for TDS, a 146km ultra marathon that starts in Italy and heads back to Chamonix for the finish. This wouldn’t be the first time I would be around […]
Read More
Six Days in the North “A thousand kilometres is really, really far” Written by Matt “Shep” Shepard Race Planning/Organization: We arrived at the Legion Track & Field in Grande Prairie, Alberta around 1pm on Tuesday. The short 60min drive was a welcomed change from our normal race commute of 8+ hours. As the Race […]
Read More
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, […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
After a whirlwind trip to Alaska, I’m back at home and have had some time to write down my experience at this years Sinister 7 100 miler. It’s tough to condense 20 hours of running, so it’s a little wordy. Without further ado, here it is! Heading into Sinister this year, I knew I was a […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More