Ferg Hawke is a two time 2nd place finisher of the famed Badwater 135 Mile road race, known to be one of the toughest foot races on the planet. He’s also finished 8th overall at The Marathon Des Sables six day stage race in Morocco, still the highest ever finish for a North American male.… →

I hate it when I go this long without updating my blog. It’s not like it really matters in the grand scheme of things, it’s just that when I started this thing years ago I promised myself I’d stay diligent with it…plus I do love having an excuse to write stuff! It has not been… →

Alright, so where to begin, where to end, how to recap it all so that people actually want to read about running 100 damn miles… Hawaii. I’d never been before. I simply can not wait to go back again! It goes without saying that the place is amazing, but couple that with an incredible racing… →

I’ll have to keep this brief as I’m about to board my final flight home from Portland to Vancouver (I didn’t get this posted before heading to work yesterday)…and am then off to work from 1pm-9pm tonight. Yes, I’m a dumb ass who should have taken at least one more day off and who should… →

This is gonna be quick as it’s late, I have to be up in 4.5hr and I’m still packing my bags! Here’s the info, it’s a 2hr time difference to Hawaii so race officially starts at 4am PST. I’m gonna twitter some leading up to the race, definitely afterwards and I might have a crew… →

Well not nearly the voters on this poll verses ‘performance of the year’. This was either a Tory induced voter burn-out, or the fact that it just wasn’t close from the start. LANDSLIDE VICTORIES on both sides. Congrats to people’s choice Canadian Ultra Runners Of 2009, Ellie Greenwood and Glen Redpath! Oh, and in case… →

I already had this whole posting pre-typed and then the Glenn Redpath fan club came out in full force!! Looks like the young buck Aaron Heidt blazed the first half of the competition, but the ever experienced Redpath saved his best for last and finished stronger than anyone else in the poll. He dominated the… →

ONE NIGHT ONLY at North Shore Athletics. This coming Monday Jan 11th join us as we recount the 2009 race through pictures, video, and stories. Numerous Trans Rockies finishers will be on hand to answer all your QnA, appies and drinks provided, AND ONE NIGHT ONLY: $200 off team entry AND $100 GC to be… →

(CFA NYD 50k, as you can see not the nicest day for a run!) I just knocked down the biggest and bestest training block of my short ultra specific training ‘career’. I managed to log a full 300km in ten days of running, but the most amazing part to me is that I somehow feel… →

Alright, let’s get this show on the road already! Without further ado please refer yourself to the poll on your right and have your say AND I’m prepared to take some flack for my top five…err top six choices in the poll as it was no easy task to even whittle down this far…I had… →