With the groundswell of opinion from the community on this recent issue, and the ongoing international media requests coming our way, there seems to be demand for further comment from us on this recent Vail Resorts – Ironman announcement for Whistler. Unfortunately on this end however, we’re basically two guys putting on events, without a… →

Well, my day just went to shit. Hopefully yours is going slightly better. I am quite literally shaking right now as I type this and watch the UTMB – Ironman announcement for a Whistler race next year. Worst of all is that they’re attempting to push forward a completely bullshit narrative. They actually posted and… →

If you don’t know, then you haven’t watched a Ginger Runner video featuring me, I’m a huge Edmonton Oilers hockey fan and have been my entire life. #GoOilers This posting is not about running, and it is not about the Barkley Marathons. Those will come, eventually, so if you were hoping for that it’s best… →

Thank you everyone for all the heartfelt support and well wishes. It’s been quite an emotional rollercoaster these last few days. I just want to say a few quick things right now before delving deeper into my full race experience in the coming days. First and foremost, congratulations to John Kelly on becoming the 15th… →

Done and done! The final four week training block is complete. The deposits have been made and numbers stack up as follows; February 20th – March 19th 28 days. 129,000 total feet of climbing. 62,000ft over an 8.5 day span through my final workout. 187 total miles. 72 hours of training, almost all of it… →

Three of my final four high volume build weeks into the Barkley Marathons are now in the books. The weather has most certainly been on my side as of late, at least in terms of it being entirely terrible day in and day out and thereby forcing me to find another level of resolve throughout… →

There are now just two heavy volume weeks of training to go before I taper down into my second attempt at The Barkley Marathons. I have had a very successful winter season with consistent training via predominantly backcountry ski touring. In mid-January we flew to Hawaii to volunteer at the HURT100 and then we hit… →

If you haven’t already heard we’re bringing a super cool new alpine trail race to life in Whistler! The Coast Mountain Trail Series, Whistler Alpine Meadows will happen on Saturday, September 24th and will include 12km, 25km and 50km distances. These will all be very tough courses with more climbing than you’ve likely ever encountered… →