(May 13 train­ing run report by Patri­cia Jensen)

Well folks, we had a great turn out last Sunday morn­ing with over 75 run­ners eager to hit the trails. Thanks Dave for count­ing heads for me!

After explain­ing the route for the day, I asked every­one to keep an eye on those who had not been on this sec­tion of the Baden Powell before. I hope that all arrived back safely!

Coming back on the BP after Moun­tain High­way has always con­fused me. I pointed out that numer­ous moun­tain trails cross the BP in this area, and to watch for the BP mark­ers. Later, I would eat my words, as I did the very thing that I said not to do: veer off the trail in this sec­tion! I saw a lovely bridge when I was on this side adven­ture though!

You could not ask for nicer weather in May: beau­ti­ful sun and just the right tem­per­a­ture. Not only that, but the mud had almost dis­ap­peared, and every­one was in great spir­its as we took off just after 8:00 am.

During the first part of my run, I was for­tu­nate to meet Dave and Phil. This is Dave’s first time doing the Knee Knacker. Phil on the other hand was just out for moral sup­port. How won­der­ful it must be to have a brother-in-law that you not only get along with, but enjoy run­ning together as well!

I hope that every­one had a great morn­ing in the trails. I was sip­ping my coffee in the park­ing lot when I saw a number of run­ners with big smiles on their faces come out of the trail.

Next week, we will be meet­ing at Grouse Moun­tain park­ing lot. Our route will be BP to Moun­tain Hwy. and then up to the top of the moun­tain via the back gravel road.

Be pre­pared for this run:

• water/energy drink
• food
• a jacket/hat/mittens if weather is poor or to wear down the gondola
• money ($10) to pur­chase a ticket to go down the gon­dola.… unless you choose to go down BCMC

Please check the web­site this week just to be sure there are no changes to our run.

Have a won­der­ful week.

Patri­cia Jensen

The May 13 train­ing run photos by Andrew Wong are here and Karen Chow’s are here.

Down­load pic­tures for a buck each.  More info can be found here.
The pro­ceeds of all photo pur­chases are donated to North Shore Rescue.

May 6 Train­ing run photos by Karen Chow are here.

The first training/orientation run is this Sunday! (Or if you prefer, you can always run the other big race this Sunday in Vancouver…)