Running

Running Stuff

Go Death Racer

2012/01/27
By
Go Death Racer

Next Tuesday, January 31 is a movie premiere in Calgary for “Go Death Racer” which is a short documentary on the 2010 Canadian Death Race (ultra race) in Grande Cache.  Sponsored by the Tech Shop and The North Face – free water bottle and $25 off the Tech Shop...

Read more »

Everyone Knows One

2011/11/11
By

Shared via facebook from the speedy Mr.Horn.

Read more »

Down Hills Are Easy

2011/11/07
By
Down Hills Are Easy

 Mr. Murray cleaned up at the Banff Winterstart race this past weekend. Ryan crossed the line stopping the clock at 29:18 which grabbed him a 12th place finish in the popular November race. When asked how he thought the race went Ryan said “with all this extra chin weight...

Read more »

Beer Mile Legends

2011/10/03
By
Beer Mile Legends

The Beer Mile is getting closer…. as a last ditch effort I have started to distribute these around the city. Info on the Beer Mile can be found HERE Rules for the Beer Mile click HERE  

Read more »

Talk About Not Quitting

2011/04/23
By

Heather Dorniden falls down during the race and…… watch….

Read more »

The 120lbs Journey

2010/09/18
By

Its been a while since i have posted but i have been damn busy.  School started the day I got back from San Fran and its already starting to pile up on me.  I’ll do my best to post at least once a week but i might have to...

Read more »

The Fastes Guys On Course

2010/08/02
By
The Fastes Guys On Course

Went down and watched the Ironman 70.3 race today after the rain stopped.  Was great to see everyone racing, and to catch up with a few people I havent seen in a while. I took my fish eye lens down but because of the millions of mosquitos I was...

Read more »

Beer Miles Are For Sissys

2010/07/29
By
Beer Miles Are For Sissys

Several of you told me that I was “going to die” if I drank 13 beers while running the San Francisco Half Marathon. I did not die. I puked three times, blacked out for miles 11 and 12, and needed five hours to finish. This is my story…… Read...

Read more »

Beer Mile – July 16th

2010/06/30
By
Beer Mile – July 16th

Yep, its that time again.  Beer mile July 16th, 8:30pm @ North Glenmore Athletic Park. Click to Enlarge and pass it on. Official Beermile.Com Rules 1. Each competitor drinks four cans of beer and runs four laps on a track (Start – beer/lap, beer/lap, beer/lap, beer/lap – finish). 2. Beer...

Read more »

Race Face Season

2010/02/05
By
Race Face Season

Race season is about to kick off for me.. .Yay!  The first race on deck is The Orginal St. Patricks Day 5k.  Short and sweet to get things started.  The best part about this race is that I have made a small wager with my friend Gareth on who is...

Read more »

Calgary Police Half

2010/01/28
By
Calgary Police Half

Dear participant, Online registration for the Calgary Police Half Marathon and 5K run begins at 8am Calgary Time, Saturday, January 30, 2010. As a past participant, we are providing you with advance notice to ensure you do not miss the start of registration. As you know, in years gone...

Read more »

Shoes Are Harmful

2010/01/27
By
Shoes Are Harmful

Shoes change the human foot strike and may lead to more running injuries All the latest footwear engineering in your running sneakers might not mean a thing when it comes to preventing injuries. The latest barefoot running study in the journal Nature deployed 3-D infrared tracking to gauge the difference...

Read more »

Beer Mile – Oct 24th

2009/10/12
By
Beer Mile – Oct 24th

For those of you who are not part of the Beer Mile Professionals Faceboook Group there is going to be a Beer Mile on the 24th of October at the Glenmore Athletic track. Check out the poster for the event. —UPDATE— Race will be held at the Glenmore Athletic...

Read more »

Pursuiter’s cough

2009/04/30
By
Pursuiter’s cough

After running a few hard intervals this past weekend I came back to the house and was coughing up a storm. I have heard people talk about “persuiters cough” or “track hack” after a hard effort and never really knew what it was. A lot of people, myself included,...

Read more »

Girls Legs…. WHOA!

2009/04/27
By
Girls Legs…. WHOA!

Check out these girls… yes girls.. and their bikers legs. The tans lines and muscles are crazy. I am not saying that i find it overly attractive but hey… to each their own.  I found the picture while wondering though facebook. friends of friends of friends pictures…   At...

Read more »

Athletes and Fat – A Little More

2009/04/21
By
Athletes and Fat – A Little More

Almost all cyclists and runners know that excess body fat can hinder performance. Although it’s immediately apparent that there are substantial differences in physical characteristics between cycling sprinters and climbers, elite runners and 100 meter sprinters, They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and there are perhaps...

Read more »

Ride

2009/03/27
By
Ride

Tomorrow will be the fist 100Km+ ride of the season and to be honest, I am a little scared.  Every year I manage to bonk hard and dig my self into a HUGE hole on the first ride of the season.  I remember last year I went for a...

Read more »