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The Foam Roller 101

It’s a love hate relationship with the Foam Roller. As we know it provides one of those hurts so good type of situations. We are going to help you get through it… roll through it. Types of Foam Rollers: – Since the foam roller first made its debut appearance in and around 1997, there have been many different shaped and …

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I LOVE MY MUFF!

Have you ever been caught out on a run or hike and… UH-OH… nature calls! Is being caught with nothing but leaves getting annoying? Carrying toilet paper and tissue can become  a nuisance especially if its raining and not to mention its not very nice to the environment! Ladies and Gents fear not! We present to you a environmentally friendly …

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Squamish 50/50 2014

Last year I ran the Squamish 50km race as my first Ultramarathon. The next day I had heard, from a little bird, that Gary and Jeff, the Squamish 50 race directors, were planning a Squamish 50/50 race, the 50 mile course on Saturday and the 50km course on the Sunday, for 2014. Yep, that was it decision was made, I …

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The Rim 2 Rim!

The Rim to Rim trail is about 40 kms in distance with a elevation gain of 8250 ft (2500m) and spans the Grand Canyon from it’s North to South end. It had been Dayna’s dream for a long time to run the Rim to Rim, (instead of the Rim to Rim to Rim which is also an option!) She came up with …

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What I Have Learned About Racing!

Whether you are a season veteran, or a race virgin, race day can be intimidating. So much time and effort goes into that day. You have possibly been training for months, dreamed of the race for a long time, and put a lot of thought into your race day outfit. Everyone is going to have an amazing race day, where …

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The Coastal Challenge, ready or not, here we come!

With the Coastal Challenge only three weeks away, we decided it was a good time to talk about our journey, our feelings and our fears! I remember one night I was browsing “Instagram” on the hashtag #trailrunning. I stumbled upon a girls feed by the name of Gemma Slaughter. She had amazing pictures of trail running near to where we …