Year 2014

June 22, 2014 – Training run photos – She saw

Thank you Knee Knackerers for the mock start for the Race Day Start Line photographers. You must have thought you ran into the Trail Paparazzi when you descended from Black Mountain. Thank you for your smiles. Karen Chow’s training run photos: From the Nelson Canyon…

Knee Knacker at work

We carried stuff. We hammered stuff. We critiqued everyone’s hammering technique. We looked for rocks. We dug. We tested. We found lost racers. We drank coffee and ate muffins. We built stuff! Yes, it was another fantastic Knee Knacker Trail…

June 22 summer training run reminders

It’s a fine Friday afternoon and a weekend of final long runs is upon us. I’ve had a few questions regarding this weekend’s run from the start at Nelson Creek to Lynn Valley: Meet at Lynn Canyon Park (Suspension Bridge)…

Trail elves needed for June 21 Trail Day

You’re running on the Baden Powell when you stumble into a group of people moving dirt and rocks, digging trenches, carrying lumber, whistling, and eating muffins and drinking coffee. Are they: constructing a tree fort for Habitat for Humanity; creating…

June 8 – Training run photos – She saw

Runners talk about gear (shoes, packs, fitness trackers, fuel (food) etc.) Similarly, photographers talk about gear (manufacturer, DX versus FX, zoom/wide angle versus fix lens,  flash, etc.) So when a friend generously offered the use of his Nikon full frame camera with wide angle lens…