I did it. I registered to run the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache next August. 125km solo in 24 hours. At the beginning of the year I became fascinated with endurance running. The idea that humans do this, and the realization that it’s all a mental game. In April I told my coach,…
Official 2020 Canadian Death Race Training Start Date: Nov. 4, 2019 Race Date: Aug. 1, 2020 Age on race date: 46 39 weeks until Death Race (if I can make twins in 39 weeks, I can learn to run for 24 hours) Previous two years working with my running coach (Lyns Romano at Skyline…
The Portal Creek Trail is one end of the 44km thru hike of the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. It is an excellent option for a day hike and on this day we hiked in to the Portal Creek Campground and back. It is a steady climb in, without anything terribly steep, which…
I’ve ventured into many different fitness journeys over the years. I once did “100 days of fitness” with Jax over at Cooking with Jax – we even did a three day juice cleanse … and now that I revisit that post (Juice, Potato Chips & Sour Cream) it would appear sitting on the couch…
Finding ourselves in Jasper after a great morning spent sunrise-chasing at Lake Beauvert, Allison over at MySliceOfParadise and I made the snap decision to hike Maligne Canyon. I’ve been through the canyon many times in the winter, it’s by far my favourite season for this particular Jasper, Alberta hike. We parked at the…
Hiking/Backpacking Mar 26, 2016 7:29 AM Duration (Total) 2h 20m 8s , Distance 5.7 km It’s a lot icier out than I expected, I would have been smarter if I had worn cleats. -Tracked by SBphotography, on Ramblr A quick trip out my front door and up to the lookout using Hinton Mountain Bike Association maintained…
The ice cave at the Athabasca Glacier has since collapsed. I will be forever grateful that I took the chance on this adventure. A short hike from the Athabasca Glacier winter access point to the ice cave just right (north) of the glacier. Partners in crime. …
I had a bit of a moment the other day. I have all my stuff. I am ready to go back country hiking. I never would have guessed, at the beginning of the year, that this is where the year was going to take me. Over the years my interest…
I’m planning on hiking the back country in 2015 and for me that means a tonne of research. Any time I take on anything new I love to learn … and learn … and learn about it first. If I’ve done it right I like to know all there is to know about…
Glow Juicery and Maligne Lake As many of you know, Jax (over at Cooking with Jax) and I are on a fitness kick. As a matter of fact, today is our 100th day of fitness … but that’s another post altogether. We’ve come up with some good ideas for keeping the…