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Impromptu Kayaking in Desolation Sound
Cruisin' in calm waters!Almost a week after the big race we returned home to find ourselves with a bit more free time than initially planned for - so we jumped on a ferry heading towards Powell River...
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Less pain, more fun, and my love of aid stations
Even before the race I knew things were going to be different at this year's FatDog120. Training was going really well, we managed to get out for a number of runs on the course, and we put in some...
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Surprise! Bonnevier trail is beautiful
Along the forestry road section!In doing the FatDog trail race for the last two years, I have never had the chance to see Bonnevier Trail in the daylight. All I’ve ever seen is a bright patch of trail...
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RED FALMOST
On September 1st I took on a challenge I thought would be extremely rewarding. Two weeks after my 70 mile Fat Dog adventure I decided to take on REDFAM - Run Every Day For A Month.I was excited to get...
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Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud - My recent lack of motivation and surprising success...
Mud, mud, glorious mud Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood So follow me follow, down to the hollow And there let me wallow in glorious mud!Before we dive into the glorious mudbowl that was the...
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A Runners Tale - When Life Gets in the Way and Doesn't Even Give You Lemons
The last few years have been a rollercoaster of classic 'life got in the way' moments, which I'm sure you've gathered from the fact that our posts ceased to exist after February 2015. This year I've...
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Gluten-Free Banana-Nut Date Loaf
This loaf recipe is the result of an experiment to see if we could make a super running snack using mostly nuts, chocolate and fruit, no flour needed. So yes it's gluten free, but that wasn't really...
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The curse of pointy heels: Modifying shoes for Haglund's deformity
First off, Haglund's deformity is an extra bony growth on the heel, typically a little lateral to the Achilles tendon. It is not to be confused with a heel spur which is under the foot. A technical...
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Fat Dog Race Course Profile - Updated for 2017
I just wanted to post an updated version of the Fat Dog race profile that I had made a few years ago (posted here with the GPX course files). The new version has crew access points added and some...
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Soul Sucking Sinister 7
Oh Sinister 7. Where do I start.I've been dreaming of my first 100 miler for years... at least since 2015 when I signed up to do this race. Let me just say, it was not at all what I expected. The...
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Elsay Lake hike
This past Sunday, Jenna and I did the hike to Elsay Lake, and although it was a longer study break than intended it was not unwelcome. Turns out that Elsay lake is the beautiful back side of Mt....
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Fat Dog 120 - 1 Tales from the Trail
PrologueIn 2013, I paced Chris in the Fat Dog 120.I had an easy job. Thirty miles. Almost all downhill.Despite his obvious discomfort, particularly slow pace, and disgustingly large foot blisters, he...
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Fat Dog 120 - 2 Wace Day Willies
Tale 2 - Wace Day WilliesI'll just leave this one here:Willies - a strong feeling of nervous apprehension and discomfort.Nervous apprehension - Check. Discomfort - Stay tuned!By race day, I was pretty...
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Fat Dog 120 - 3 Cache out at Cathedral
Tale 3 - Cache out at Cathedral The first aid station is only 7.5 miles from the start. Easy, right?Except the start is alllll uphill. Uphill to the point where the altitude starts to make you a little...
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Fat Dog 120 - 4 Oliver at Ashnola
Tale 4 - Oliver at AshnolaFamily tree!In case you are unfamiliar with our family tree - Oliver is the boyfriend of my sister-in-law, who just happened to be running the relay leg from Ashnola to...
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Fat Dog 120 - 5 Uphill Upchuck
Tale 5 - The Uphill UpchuckI wasfinally refueled and ready to fly! For a whole of about 10 minutes as I started up climb 2/4. Then I realized something wasn't quite right. I've been hydrating lots, I...
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Fat Dog 120 - 6 Farewell on Flat Top
Tale 6 - Farewell on Flat TopOh Flat Top. This section of the course is actually one of my favourites. It's a beautiful run around trapper lake, then a bit more of a climb over flat top mountain which...
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Fat Dog 120 - 7 Cruising through Calcite
Tale 7 - Cruising through CalciteThe source of smoke, seen from Flat Top.It's dark now and I'm not even at Calcite. There is nobody around. It's finally cool enough outside that I'm starting to feel...
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Fat Dog 120 - 8 Bare all at Bonnevier
Tale 8 - Bare all at BonnevierFinally I get to the Pasayten River crossing - only two miles from my crew, and my pacer, and a change of clothes! I get to the river and watch someone struggle across it...
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Tale 9 - Head count at HeatherIf I thought the gentlemen puking up Trapper were bad, I had no idea what this next climb had in store for me. My stomach was okay, but by no means perfect. It was still...
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