OCR World Championships 2017
What are the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC)? They are an independent organization who hold a world class series of obstacle course races, for which one needs to qualify.
The Boston Half Marathon
First things first, I want to clear up some common misconceptions about the Boston half marathon. The half marathon course is NOT a shorter version of the full marathon course.
How to complete a Spartan Race Trifecta – by accident
After completing my first accidental Spartan Race Super, next on my list was to deliberately race a Spartan Race Super. My race of choice: Spartan Super in Red Deer, Alberta.
Spartan Sprint & Super Weekend in Vancouver – June 2017
Once upon a time in June, I declared that my club mates from Vancity OCR were crazy if they did BOTH races back-to-back on a weekend. And yet, how quickly
5 Peaks Race 2 – Golden Ears – May 06, 2017
Feeling unimpressed with the technicality of the MEC trail races, I was on the hunt for something a little more challenging. I had heard about the 5 Peaks Trail racing
DIY Race Medal & Bib Rack
One of the fun souvenirs that one receives upon completing a race is getting a medal, or being given a race bib. A lot of the obstacle course races give
Spartan Super & Sprint Weekend in Seattle – April 2017
Another double header weekend was happening in Seattle, and unlike the Beast & Super weekend in Seattle from 2016 that I was at, I did not volunteer on Saturday, the
MEC Trail Race 2 – Mundy Park 5K – Apr 02, 2017
This was an interesting race. I convinced a couple of my friends to join me, one from my training club Vancity OCR (who is really awesome at encouraging me), and
Running: It’s all in the hips (Part 2)
In the previous post (Part 1), I talked about the contribution of the position of our pelvis on our ability to run properly. Muscles cannot fire properly if we are
Running: It’s all in the hips (Part 1)
Part 1 of this topic will address the forward and backward contributors to running. Part 2 of this topic will address side-to-side (otherwise known as lateral and medial) contributors to