tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282856512012-01-27T14:29:42.583-08:00Adventure AthleteTodd Nowacknoreply@blogger.comBlogger1221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28285651.post-59436130614662510982011-09-30T13:22:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:12:45.907-07:00

Back injuries suck. I know. I have had one now for the past 10 months and have had some good experience now dealing with it. While I have had many ups and downs, I think I finally have things figured out. A bit of extra rest, back mobility exercises, core strengthening, and a dash of acute listening for any signs that I might be doing a bit too much was just what I needed.Being sidelined for

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Hey Team,I am injured and will not be able to race Raid the North Extreme. This fucking sucks. Everything since the Burnaby MOMAR had been going well; my training was ramping up, I felt great and was so looking forward to this upcoming race. I had no signs of any problems whatsoever until last weekend when my back flared up during and XC mountain bike race. My lower back generally gets sore

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Firstly, it has been a long time since I updated this blog. 2009 to be exact. I think the lag was due to me not wanting to spend so much time in the virtual world of social media and actually doing more things that I enjoy. Like most of us, I spend my working day behind a monitor (two 24" monitors for me) so the thought of getting home and sitting behind another monitor yet again has become less

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While down in France, Kim and I toured a Karst Caving network close to the city of Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey which was said to be one of the best in the area (there are many many caving options in southern France). It was nicely lit, was quite extensive, and had music and commentary to guide you through as well. It was a pretty cool experience.The entrance to the world of KarstA little teaser at

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I stumbled upon this a couple of weeks ago. It is hard, moist, and smooth. The correct answer gets $10,000 of TCM (Todd Created Money). I mimic banks so I create $10,000 out of thin air (that currently did not exist), put a 1 with 4 zeros after it on a ledger with your name on it, and then you just pay me back plus daily compounded interest. Trust me, this prize is not a scam. Banks do it

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I was stumbling in the internet today and just happened to get directed to a race site called the 'Death Race'. No, this is not the ultra running event held in the Rockies in Canada, this race is quite different. With a website address of http://www.youmaydie.com/, it's a little overexaggerated but crazy nonetheless. This race has you crawling up barbed-wire ditches with a bunch of gear,

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Montserrat is quite the mountain if you can really call it that. I say this since instead of being like a typical mountain with sloping sides up to a summit or perhaps several psuedo summits, this one is literally made of thousands and thousands of rock pillars, and folded rock towers all made of conglomerate rock. Mapping a maze-like mountain like this would be a huge undertaking; and that is

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While on vacation down in Spain, Kim and I hooked up with Carol, an old friend of Kim's, and got out for some climbing close to the Pyrenees. Carol lives and Barcelona and really got into climbing and mountaineering through her husband Xavier who is a expert climbing guide (they just got married last weekend and are headed down to Portugal for a honeymoon cycletour trip!). Neither Kim or

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As I mentioned in my last post, I had to stop running for a significant time due to a toe injury. This all stopped when I went down to France and with no bike, I had to get in some aerobic exercise. So, I brought my running shoes and started to run. At first I was hesitant with my toe and took it nice and slow to get the muscles working again. No fast sprints and no fast paces; just easy

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Due to toe injury I sustained last December, I had to stop running completely to give the time it needed to heal. Thus, since then, all I have been doing is putting solid time in on the bike. This has been great as it gave me the time to really focus on my riding and I can honestly say that even though I haven't been racing, that I reached another level of fitness. I think a large reason for

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Just as Kim and I settled in from getting back from three weeks in the South, we got the opportunity to head down to Stavanger, Norway to visit some of the most famous and visited places over here; Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) and Kjerag (The Hanging Rock). If you're from Victoria, or have been over to Victoria, you'll probably recognize Kjerag from the billborad advertisement for Robinson's

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One of the coolest things about Barcelona - along with the great atmosphere, warm weather and landscape - was the amazing architecture. In my last post I showed Gaudi's greatest work; La Sagrada Familia. However, he did many many more works in Barcelona and here are some highlights.Detail of La Pedrera - It is, yes, an apartment building!The impressive Casa BatlloPark Guell - The main

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La Sagrada Familia is just like no other church on Earth. Designed by the architectural genious Antoni Gaudi and considered his greatest masterpiece, it does not take one long to consider why. Under construction since 1883, and with a completion date around 2020, it has been a monumental undertaking. The construction is intricate with most concrete pieces being made from custom fiberglass molds.

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Well, I've been gone away from Norway for a wedding, some fun and also, to get out of Norway and get some actual sunshine before the winter starts to fully come. The main reason for the whole visit was to attend Kim's sisters wedding but we also used the opportunity to spend some extra time exploring Provence and the south of France, along with the castle city of Carcassonne, and in and around

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Last weekend, Kim and I rented a car once again and headed south with our friends Matthieu and Marion to the National Park of Dovrefjell. This park is primarily alpine with soft rolling mountains reaching up to 2200 meters and is inhabited by Muscox. While we unfortunately didn't see any Muscox, we did enjoy the sights and sounds of a landscape preparing for season of snow. We headed up on

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The other week, Kim and I decided to get out for a longish road ride on our commuter bikes to some areas around Trondheim that we had not yet visited. We set out with an informal plan and ended up going around some mountains, scenic lakes and road on some very quiet country roads. The weather was scattered but we ended up escaping the rain and even had some very warm sunny moments. With the

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A couple weekends back, we rented a car and headed west to a climbing spot called 'Hardmoen' with a group of friends. This location featured a 30 meter wall with a good mixture of holds along with some crack and an overhang section at the top of one route. As none of us have trad gear nor know how to use it propery, we top ropped the 30 meter routes and I led a shorter anchored route. I'm not

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As usual, so much has been happening that updating my blog has taken a back seat. I've been biking, climbing, doing cabin trips, and just downright enjoying life. On the larger scale though, I was able to do a 10 day car trip from Trondheim down to Bergen and back to take in all the larger than life, world-class sights that are the epitomy of what one thinks of when they think of Norway; majestic

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For anyone who hasn't been following this lately, there have been several frame builders around the US who have been working on an even larger wheeled bike than the 29er; the 36er or 36 inch mountain bike. As you can see in the image above, even compared to a 29 inch wheeled bike, the wheels of the 36er are just massive!For most, these are projects which simply push the edge of design; to see how

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So, maybe you've heard about these 'new' 29ers or 29 inch mountain bikes. Maybe you know some people that ride them or better yet, maybe you've even had a chance to ride one. If you meet any of the above descriptions, you've likely been introduced, possibly quite fanatically, to the 29er revolution. You see, people who ride these 'big wheeled bikes' not only love to ride them, but they love to

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Impossible?I used to think so.Being an already sweaty person that usually performs at least one form of physical exercise everyday is a recipe that used to kill me in the body odour department. No matter how many showers I took or what type of deodorant I tried, nothing seemed to work.I tried the whole spectrum of deodorant options: wet roll-on, powder white stick, spray-on, and the some of the

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I have been an avid cyclist for quite some time now but have never gone on a long tour before let alone even a short one. When Kim and I recently did a five day trip in Fosen, it definitely got me hooked though and I knew then that I wanted to do more. While neither Kim or I have proper touring bikes, our old converted mountain bikes just keep going, are quite bomber and gave us not a hint of

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As I write this, I just noticed that this is in fact my 100th blog posting. Never thought I'd get this far but I guess if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, you eventually make it there! I have been away on trips for virtually the past 5 weeks and this is going to continue next week as well since Shane and Sonja from Victoria are coming for a visit and Norway tour! Cannot wait

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I've been away much more than home in the past couple weeks and am just heading out now for a 1000+ km bike tour in the Lofoten Islands here in the Norway. Last week, Kim and I did a Baltic Sea tour by flying to Riga, Latvia, taking the bus up to Tallinn, Estonia, taking the ferry over to Helsinki, Finland, another ferry over to Stockholm, Sweden, and then a short flight back to Trondheim. It

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This past weekend, Kim and I decided to get out of Trondheim in search of some adventure and some sun. While we found the former, the later was harder to come by. We decided to get a car through our car co-operative and head over to a beautiful area called Sylan which is right on the Swedish boarder. The area is characterized by large rolling alpine mountains with low-lying vegetation in

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To say I've been riding through mudpits a lot lately would be an understatement. While I have yet to have a complete mud faceplant, I've gone over the bars a number of times; mind you at slow speeds due to the amount of mud robbing any speed that you could generate. Most mud pits are not that deep and are still rideable. Occassionaly though, you hit that mudpit that devours your ride.Here, I

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In the past two weeks or so, the weather has unfortunately been less than par. We have had some rain and lots and lots of cloudy cold windy days. The summer is just not coming. Everyone who lives here assures us that this is not normal. Regardless, I can't wait for some nice weather again (especially with the gorgeous weather that the west coast of BC has been getting!).Despite the weather,

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The last weekend, Kim and I rented a car to drive over to Hitra Island and do a bit of exploring. When I say we rented I car, what we really did was become part of a car cooperative so that we have access to a vehicle when we need it (without the worries or hicups of owning your own car). For us, it makes perfect sense as we are on foot or on our bikes almost all the time and only ever really '

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I have finally done my first race of 2009 here in Norway. After finally working out how to sign up, get insurance, and all the particulars that go along with racing mountain bikes here in Norway, I finally got it together to race in the Markatråkket; a 60km mountain bike race through the trails out my backdoor in Strindamarka. Since being in Norway, I have been struggling with what the mountain

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Looks like the first MOMAR of the year went off well and ended up topping the 'hardest MOMAR race to date' from last years Squamish course. I think you outdid yourself again Seggs! From what I've heard, the course was mountain bike heavy with some gruelling trails and the repel off the Cheif was supposed to be unreal. Can't believe I missed it! Must have been super hard as just looking at the

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Kim and I just got back from a 350 km, four day bike trip around Fosen; an area on the north side of the Trondheim fjord. We had decent to great weather despite the weather news telling us otherwise. This was actually the longest bike trip I've done and I am definitely hooked. Can't wait for the next trip! We took a bunch of photos and they can all be found here. Here's a nice video I put

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After Ischia Island, we spent the next three days we had to visit the ancient ruins of Pompei (the city that was covered in mud, ash, and other debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius). Being from Canada, I have never been exposed to very old structures, monuments, etc so, going to Pompei was quite the treat. Even though Pompei was great, Kim and I were really glad that we first went there

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Kim had a conference on the island so we went together and while there, I had some time by myself to explore the island. I just put this video together from my trekking trip around Ischia Island. It turned into a bit more of an explore trip as you'll see but it was so worth it. A little long but I'm sure you'll enjoy it! TNO

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Kim and I just got back from an amazing trip to Italy which included the island of Ischia, a visit to Pompei, and then to Roma. There are many, many great pics and they can all be found here.Now, we are off for a four day bike trip starting tomorrow. I just realized a coupld of days ago that the first MOMAR of the year is already here! I just had a quick glance over the registered racers and

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A while back, I did a 100km ride that consisted of pavement, dirt roads, trails, a bit of singletrack, and a 700 meter climb up Vassfjellet mountain. It was a great ride with over 2000m of elevation for the day.

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Again and again, I just can't seem to keep my blog updated. I think my problem is that everytime I think about it, there are just too many things to update that I get put off by the task and the list just grows bigger everyday.Take the Centre LineTrondheim has been nothing short of amazing. The mountain biking here is simply world class. Needless to say, I have logged over 1000km on my RIP9 in

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I was going to start this post with a... I know, I suck, where's the updates, and then I thought, you know, I've been doing lots and have just been too busy to blog. One adventure leads to the next and the amount of content builds too high that you don't want to dig your way into it. Regardless though, I still started my blog with a crappy apology since I've been off line for a whole month since

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My new home in Trondheim!After being constantly badgered by Gary Robbins ;) , I had to finally get something together and update my blog to let everyone know how things are going. I've been in Trondheim for almost three weeks now and I finally feel like I'm settling in. The days leading up to the move were a bit of a whirlwind to say the least but I was able to complete everything I needed to

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Ok, so I havne't been on the blog train lately and with good reason... I found out recently that Kim and I are moving to Trondheim, Norway! Kim applied for a job that had opened up with the Norwegian Government due to a maternity leave. They were impressed with her resume, flew her over for an interview, and offered her the job shortly thereafter! So, we have both been busy trying to work this

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Well, right after the Stewart Mountain race, the skies started to dump the white stuff until we had a winter wonderland in Victoria and all around the island and coastal mainland. While this isn't extremely uncommon, it's not very common to have so much as once and also to have it last so long. With all the snow, the city half shut down with the small number of snowplows trying to do there

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This was another race that went off very well for me. Similar to the Gunner Shaw race two weeks previous, I had limited training time in but felt pretty good nonetheless. The difference for this race though was the fact that I don't even remember the last time that I ran longer than 15km so I wasn't really sure how I'd hold up come the back half of the race. I decided to stick with a similar

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This past weekend, I decided somewhat last minute to get off my running ass and push hard in a race to get the blood flowing and to inspire me to run more. I haven't been running too much as my love of cycling and in particular, mountain biking always seems to take precedence. I've been doing some Sunday morning group rides along with the infamous Thursday Night Ride to keep my legs up to speed.

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As part of my work/vacation time in Ontario, I lined things up to coincide with a 25km orienteering race call Raid the Hammer. This event is put on by and is a fundraiser for the Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club. This event is top notch as far as organization and the overall quality of the event. Competitors are given muliple maps that range from newly produced and detailed orienteering maps

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Yes, I have fallen off the blog train again but for good cause. I have been busy on a number of fronts including work, training, racing and travel. Here is mostly a photo log of my past weeks.Mountain Biking Mt. Quimper with DougDoug Doyle and I headed out to Sooke to explore some of the Harbourview trails. It was quite the grind at times due to riding old access roads and riding (trying to ride)

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Wow! The 2008 MOMAR season has already come and gone. It's hard to believe that we're now sitting in October and the cool drizzly season of fall and winter is now upon us. Luckily for those of us at the Cumberland race, the weather gods opened up the clouds one last time to give us some perfect racing conditions. While racing conditions were ripe, I can't say that either Gary or myself was

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I just realized that I've been completely off the blog train for over three weeks.  Lots has happened in this short time as I went from complete downtime in the field, some backpacking and then back into a regular scheduled life that has allowed me to build back up to an already strong level.  Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to the Sage 24 Hour Rogaine as everyone I knew that could race with me

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Well, it's Labour Day weekend and I'm sure most of you have big plans all laid out to get in your last summer kick before fall sets in soon. However, you can delay the fall blues sooner and come out to an absolutely awesome event happening next weekend.Thats right, the Sage 24 hour rogaine is being held next weekend and will be an absolute blast for everyone involved. There are not many Rogaines

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For those of you who have never been to Strathcona Park before, you are missing out. While many people know about the park, few venture past the parking lot or main hiking areas. Much of the backcountry routes are ridge line hikes that, as I found out, are very labourous and much much harder than the topographic map would imply. So, if you do go, be forewarned as you may be in for more than you

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Ok, these are the last photos. I promise. There were just so many good ones that I couldn't resist. So, here we go. We were all lucky enough to get a tour of the last remaining open mine entrance before it would be fully decommissioned in several weeks time. It was an errie experience as the mine was just pitch black and freezing cold since the ground is all perma-frost under the top 2

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My trip to Nanasivik included being welcomed and staying on board the Des Groseilliers Coast Guard vessel. It was quite the ship and included a very nice group of French people who treated us well. Apparently, few people ever get to stay on board the vessel so we all considered ourselves to be priviledged and honoured to be guests. Looking down the dock The bridge from the bow.One of two

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Again, I'm not going to add much to these photos as they primarily speak for themselves. If you like colourful natural landscapes and interesting geology, this is the place to be. Rock, Grass, Ocean, Fiords, Mountains and Sky A Lone Iceberg The one and only road: Arctic Bay to NanasivikIron rich soils Moonscapes Breathless Stratified Shale Barren and Beautiful I tought the Prairies had nice

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It has been a month now since I have been back to Victoria and man does it feel good to be home. While I enjoyed Penticton, the Arctic and a week trip up to Strathcona Park, I feel like I need some serious home time to rejuvenate the mind. I have many stories from my journeys but also have many many great photos that should really speak for themselves. The arctic is an amazing place. This was

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Well, Penticton has come and gone and while I was quite busy with work, I still managed to get in three solid rides on the sweet Niner. I went to the local bike shop, told the shop people what kind of riding I like to do, and was able to get a really terrible map of a nearby riding spot. The great thing about Penticton is that there are many riding spots that are all within riding distance right

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I got on the bike, spun out of the TA and once I hit the Trans Canada Trail, I just started hammering. My plan in this race was just to push the bike as hard as I could as I was feeling great after BC Bike Race and knew that I could put some serious time into other competitors. This was was my first time taking on the MOMAR solo and while a category win would be nice, my true goal was to get the

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I just got forwarded some great photos taken from the Gorge Games 24 hour Adventure Race. Dave and Roger doing some kayak prep Kimberly looking hot as usual Peteris doing some last minute map checks 11 laps of torture! Trying to keep the draft with the rudderless yak Mari from Dart/Nuun looking strong on the trek Lina enjoying her trekking time with the Yoga Slackers Last CP and run to the end of

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I tried to get a race report out on the Sunday, the day after the race, but just couldn't do it. I sat on the ferry coming back from Port Angeles and could barely get a keystroke out on the laptop. I'm sure this has nothing to do with sleep deprivation nor being burnt out from moving for 24 hours straight. So, as the Gorge Games website has not seemed to post any results as of yet, I felt the

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If you haven't yet signed up for the Cowichan Valley MOMAR.....WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!This is going to be a great race and if you don't sign up soon, you WILL miss the boat as it will likely sell out. This race was a favourite last year and I'm sure that 2008 will be no different.I'm really looking forward to this event but in the meantime, I've got a 24 hour down in Hood River, OR calling for

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I've been quite busy lately all around which comes with its ups and downs. I was exited to find out last week that after a low initial sign-up, my MOMAR 301 course was filled to capacity for this past Saturday's clinic. As it was the first clinic that I have done, and since a clinic like this had not yet been done, I had to prepare all of the course materials and setup several courses to test

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This weekend, I will finally get some of that adrenaline and sleep deprivation that I've been waiting for all year at the Gorge Games 24 hour adventure race! Gorge Games 2008 - Adventure RacingDate : 24 hour race, Friday, July 18th, starts at 5:00 pmLocation : Hood River Waterfront Park, Hood River From the website, "The Gorge Games began in 1994 and has a history of being one of the most

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Wow! Seven solid days on the mountain bike have come and gone! I don't think I'll go into a full report on each day but give you the main points that have stuck with me.To date, I have only ever done one big mountain bike race in my life. I have done many small races but nothing nearly as big as what I was about to partake in. Test of Metal was my first big race and in the end, I was left with a

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Three days to go until the start of BC Bike Race!!!Wow. This race is finally here and while I have had some ups and downs with training, work, and my bike self-destructing, I believe and am finally fully ready to hammer on some of the best singletrack that the west has to offer. The course is slightly different from last year with more singletrack riding on the first day by starting the race in

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Yes, I have been way too busy lately. At any other time, I would be more than happy to travel to these amazing places and enjoy the scenery while doing some work while I'm at it. Unfortunately, all this work has coincided with the two weeks leading up to BC Bike Race. This means less riding than I would have liked but on the flip side, also more recovery which means that I should be super fresh

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Yes, I have been sucking on the blog lately. I've been super busy at work, am going up to Whitehorse this week, going up to the Queen Charlottes next week, and then heading to BC Bike Race the week after for the best week of mountain biking that I'll have yet to experience!Having said all that, I have been able to get some solid training on the bike in with lots of group rides, and just some good

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After much waiting and suspense, Niner Bikes has released what is arguably the most highly anticipated bike of 2008 - the Niner Jet9.Niner bikes are dedicated to making, you guessed it, only 29 inch based mountain bikes. They claim 29ers are a revolution and based on what I have seen, read, and experienced myself, I would tend to agree with this. Compared to a 26er, the bigger wheels of a 29er

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After Sage Stomp, I had a busy but good week. I got lots of errands and work done, got in some good training, kicked Gary's ass on the road bike, you know, all the usual things. :)So, by the time the weekend hit, I was ready for some great but tough orienteering up on Newcastle Island which is just off of Nanaimo. However, on the Saturday morning, I was greeted with a flat tire on my car.

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This past weekend, Kim and I headed up to Kamloops with the Lay family to get in some nice open forest orienteering that surrounds the area. This would be my second time at Sage Stomp and it will definitely not be my last.We had our first camping trip of the year and it was a great one. We stayed a Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park which is just adjacent to the Stake Lake cross country ski area where

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First, I must apologize for being such a lame blogger lately. My work schedule has been busy and the amount of spare time that I have had lately has been pretty slim. In the last couple of weeks, I have participated in some great orienteering events including the Camp Thunderbird 3 hour Score-O that I did the course design for. The event went on without a hitch and everyone loved the control

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After the Suburban Rush race last weekend, I went home, had a good sleep, and was up early to participate in the largest Victoria running race of 2008; the Times Colonist 10km. While I was a little sore from the Rush, I was feeling like I could leave it out there and have a solid run. My 'goal' was a mid to low 36 minute time and even with the hard race the day previous, I still thought that I

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This past weekend, Gary Robbins and I headed over to Port Moody to take on the Suburban Rush Adventure Race. Both of us will admit that we did not give this race much credit heading in. As the race is geared as a beginners event, we thought that it would be arrogant to go over and race this race hard to win. With Bryan Tasaka trying to persuade us otherwise and listing competitive teams that

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The Victoria Orienteering Club is putting on the 'Determinator Series', a fun Wednesday evening series for all levels of abilities.See the Website for more details.Hope to see you there!Determinator 2- Beaver Lake ParkDATE: Wednesday 23 April, 2008WHAT: Determinator Series - Determinator #2Five weekly training sessions disguised as fun competitive eventsWHERE: Beaver Lake Park - Paved main

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After the prevous weekend of steller weather, I awoke early on Saturday morning to get in some miles on the legs. I geared up and by 6:30pm I opened the front door to be confronted with falling snow. Here it is mid April, on a weekend that not one week earlier topped 19 degrees, and it was starting to drop minus degrees on me.I literally stood outside in an early morning haze trying to take in

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What an amazing past weekend! With the weather being in the blah zone for the past month, the weekend, and in particular Saturday, was forecasted to be nice and hot at 19 degrees; it did not disappoint!After Diez Vista, I wasn't feeling particularly destroyed (didn't have the Robbins shuffle) but due to my ankle, I wanted to make sure that everything was fine before I started running again. It

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I never was really looking forward to this race. I couldn't figure out why but for some reason, I was not feeling good about going into the race. Was it a lack of motivation. No. Was it my current training schedule and how I had been set back a bit over the past week. Maybe a bit but I still was able to get out on three solid runs on Monday through Thursday and felt really good on my feet. So,

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I had such an awesome training weekend. Here's how it broke down:Standing: 6 hoursShopping: 4 hoursWalking: 20 minutesRunning: 0 hoursBiking: 0 hoursKayaking: 0 hoursWatching the 1999 Eco-challenge Argentina: 4 hoursDreaming of big expedition races: 3 hoursMeet Director for an orienteering event: 8 hoursOk, so maybe I did jack all. I was actually planning on getting in a long run on Saturday and

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Congratulations to the two Dart/NUUN teams who just won the 2008 Baja Travesia expedition race that takes racers from San Felipe to Ensenada Mexico. Check out the race coverage here.After a lead by Dart/NUUN - NW Kayaks, Dart/NUUN made a strong surge to catch them on the final trekking section. As both teams were sleep deprived and tired, they decided to work together and finish the race united.

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This past weekend, I hooked up with my racing partner Gary Robbins for some good times on the road bike and on the trails. As Friday was a holiday, I headed up to the ferry on the road bike, took the ferry across, and then headed up to North Van from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal. It's a good thing I checked out my route beforehand as I found out the day before I left that you cannot go through

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Running downhill is just not my thing. To clarify, I like running downhill on trails; no, I love running downhill on trails. However, when you give me over 5km of old logging road to fly down, after I've already been running for 35km, I know that by the bottom I'm going to be shot. I had studied the race course prior to the event, but was unaware that this long downhill was all going to be on an

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One week to Chuckanut, and fully recovered from my last weekend run, I had a great weekend lined up of some good training and some full on relaxation. I had a good solid run on Saturday morning with the Prairie Inn Harriers and then found myself doing odds and ends the rest of the day. You know, all those things that you continually put off until you just have a good full day to take care of it.

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Check this link out!A monorail velodrome bike race track!

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Today, my goal was to put in a long and hilly day of running; one last long run before heading to the Chuckanut 50km ultra trail run in two weeks. I've been putting in some good k's lately with several 120+ km weeks to build up to my first real ultra. I have been on my feet for long periods of time in adventure races but these almost always involve bushwacking which is a completely different

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Product Features and Impressions:SealSkinz makes waterproof/breathable socks that, unlike Gore-Tex, are stretchy. The Waterblocker socks are advertised by SealSkinz as being the saviour to adventure racers in that they are totally submersible which allows you to walk through streams and wade across rivers without getting wet feet. I had been looking for a product like this for awhile and when I

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Product Features and Impressions:This the best trail shoe I have ever used. Period. Many people consider the Montrail Hardrocks the best trail shoe and I used to agree; but in comparision, the Continental Divides are just a step above. The level of comfort and fit of these shoes (for me) is unreal. Almost any other shoe I have ever used had to be laced up tight in order to prevent heel movement;

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Product Features and Impressions:This is a very popular shoe that has some reason to be so. Most people will tell you that the fit of these shoes is awesome with blister free perfomance. I tend to agree as the shoes felt comfortable even during their first use; however, I find that in order to prevent heel lift, I have to tighten the quick lace system too tight which causes some foot discomfort.

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What an amazing weekend! Some fantastic weather will always put a smile on my face! I got a pedicure at the Aveda institute as part of a Christmas gift from Kim, did some errands and shopping around town (picked up a sweet new hoodie), watched a Capoeira perfomance at the McPherson theatre, and ran in the Hatley Castle 8km road race. This race was the 4th race in the Island Series and the second

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This past weekend, I attended the Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club's (GVOC) Sprint Training Camp. It was a weekend of hard work and fun and consisted of 10 solid events to help everyone become a better orienteer. You can't help but be beat after this camp; when do you ever red-line it more than once in a day let alone five times like we did on Saturday? There was some good competition with

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Every month, I'm lucky enough to get out of the office and do some work that involves flying around to the Gulf Islands and over to Gibsons in a Cessa floatplane. I also seem to be quite lucky in that the day I have planned to go always seems to turn into a gorgeous day. Here are some photos to prove it!The Crofton pulp mill Overtaking a Beaver Looking back at Salt Spring The edge of Howe Sound

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It's hard not to have a good time in Tofino. While the drive up from Victoria takes a good 4 1/2 hours, it's definitely worth it. Soon, you find yourself on 'Tofino Time' where things just go a little slower and there's no rush to do anything. While we were anxious to get out for some surfing in the early morning, we all found ourselves sleeping in a bit, walking the beach to check out the

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This one's for you Tasaka!We need a MOMAR here!Well, I just got back from a 10 day trip in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and wow what a good time! The area there is absolutely fantastic. While the City itself is teathing with Gringos, you don't have to go far to see the true Mexican culture and take in the vast mountainous terrain. Instead of writing for hours, I put together a collection of some good

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The next day after the Yeti, Kim and I did some downhilling on Mount Washington before heading back to Victoria. It was an absolutely gorgeous day with unlimited visibility in almost any direction. Here's a taste of what you missed!Kim at the summit with Albert Edward in background (top right)Looking out at Strathcona Park (Albert Edward top right) The Golden Hinde is the Tallest Mountain on

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Lining up for my first ever snowshoe race, and the first Yeti of the year, was a bit stressful. I was just not looking forward to redlining it for two 5km laps in the snow. After a race the previous weekend, and a week that included some ultimate frisbee and a hard speed workout, my body was tired of pushing it. I was actually feeling pretty good and had I been lined up for a 40km event or a

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This past Sunday, I attended the first road race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series. These are well put together events put on by various clubs on the island. The first race was put on by the Prairie Inn Harriers (PIH) of which I am a member and do regular training sessions with. Held in Central Saanich, the weather was overcast with sunny patches and the temperature was perfect for an 8km

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Holy Shhhhhhheeeeeettttttt!!!!! Look at that snow!!!!I haven't experienced snow like this in a long time. With over three meters of white stuff and with more than one meter dumped in the last three days, it was hard not to be steller conditions.Kim and I had a 'plan' for the weekend which was basically to go up island and find snow. We weren't disappointed. After the road up to Mount Washington

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I usually don't do too much for New Year's but this year was super fun. Kim and I rented a house with several other friends on North Pender Island for four days up until New Year's day. Our plan was to kayak over so we loaded our gear up and set out from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal area. However, once we hit the crossing to Portland Island, the wind was foul, there were white caps everywhere

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Ok, theses weren't huge peaks but a fun day nonetheless. It was Christmas Eve day and Kim and I wanted to get in some good hiking. We didn't have a plan but ended up moving from peak to peak and covering some good ground. We started with Mount Douglas, headed to the Observatory hill (which I had never gone up before), Lone Tree Hill, and finished with Jocelyn Peak in Gowland Tod Provincial Park

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Whew! It's been awhile since I last gave an update as I've been too busy having fun over the holidays, new years and into 2008. Here's some updates.Kim and I held a Christmas party just before the actual 'Christmas' and had a number of friends and co-workers over to celebrate. Lots of good food went around and we had tons of fun playing recycled secret santa, charades, and the infamous 'box' game

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Canada's premiere wilderness expedition adventure race, Raid the North Extreme, arrives in an unusually urban location this January - your television set!The one-hour High-Definition feature broadcast will air on Global TV across Canada on Saturday, January 12 at 9 p.m!!!This six-day, non-stop, 500+km expedition race features coed teams of four from around the globe facing the challenges of

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Man I miss the snow.While I have been in Victoria for over three years now, I still have a strong attachment to my former home in Stratford, Ontario. People like to complain about the snow since it slows down the business machine and it doesn't let you drive as fast but if you know how to enjoy it, it's pretty awesome. Living in Victoria can be hard at times since we basically have two seasons:

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Here's a of video of the crazy weather we experienced on the way down to Seattle and one video during the race. For some reason, the downloaded video is much darker than the original. I'll have to figure this out for the future. Enjoy. Snowstorm! Running to the finish with one control left to go.

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We survived!That's right, we survived the Fall Beast. I say survived because it was one of the harshest racing weekends I've yet had to endure. I talk here of not only the race itself but the drive to and from the race. It just so happened that a winter storm decided to show its head and start puking huge flakes of snow on the way down to Seattle.After a windy crossing on the BC Ferries boat, I

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So, it's almost winter, the snow is starting to come down into the valleys and there isn't too much going on in terms of off season races. Well, if you want to get off your ass and hit up an awesome race this weekend, you can! The Fall Beast runs this coming Sunday December 2nd and takes place just south of Seattle Washington. Because the race is on Sunday morning, you can travel down on Saturday

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