Graham Knell, the North Vancouver District Trail and Habitat Co-ordinator, has promised us a “special project” for this year’s Trail Day (June 23). What could this mean? Is it building a tree house? Maybe we’ll shave a few feet off Black Mt. so that you’re not climbing 8,000′ of vertical. Wait, what about installing Zip Lines? Yeah! Your guess is as good as ours!
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Got dinner plans on July 14?
So, what are you doing after running or volunteering at the Knee Knacker on July 14?
We want to let you know about the Banquet & Celebration that takes place that evening, just a few hours after the race. All runners, their families and friends, and volunteers are warmly welcomed to the Banquet at Parkgate Community Centre in North Vancouver. You will be wined and dined and celebrated for your achievements and volunteerism at the Banquet! So, mark your calendars for a memorable evening!
This month’s photographers
You may have noticed that we’re changing our banner photos every month. Just to keep things fresh, you understand. For February, we’ve dug into the photo archives to select a few from Wolf Eilers, Damien Murphy, and Karen Chow.
Got a story to tell?
With the lottery just weeks away, we’re putting the call out for you to share your thoughts and stories as you go through your Knee Knacker season. If you’ve got a blog, video, podcast, twitter, or whatever, let us know and we’ll put it up in our Community section. Of course, if you don’t want to sweat over every phrase in your blog, you can just make a quick post on our Facebook Group page.
New route maps added
Are you new to the Baden Powell trail? Do you often follow weaving squirrels instead of watching for orange trail markers? Well, to help keep you on the straight and narrow, we’ve added a link to a Cypress Provincial Park map and a map section of Mt. Seymour Provincial Park. The maps give you a more detailed view of the race route as it goes through the two parks. See them here.
VIMFF Trail Running Night
Adam Campbell, the 2010 Knee Knacker men’s winner, is giving a presentation at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival on February 16. For more information on Adam Campbell: An Ultra State of Mind, visit the VIMFF website.
Welcome to 2012, Knee Knacker runners!
Hello, fellow trail runners & welcome to the 24th running of the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run!
Planning is already underway, and I’m excited to be kicking off another ‘Knee Knacker Season’. I want to start by thanking our committee members (Enzo Federico, Julie Flynn, Rod Hatfull, Patricia Jensen, Tim Jones, Bev McKenna, Dennis Marchant, Glenn Pace, Jeff Trigg and Andrew Wong), volunteers, sponsors and runners who make this such a great event to be a part of. THANK YOU!
As our trail running community continues to grow and we see the sport of ultra-running getting more and more ‘press’, we recognize the impact that a run like the Knee Knacker can have, and we have some exciting ideas about how to evolve the run. I’ll share more of these ideas over the coming months, but for now the key info leading up to the lottery is below.
Entry Deadline
Mark your calendars! This year’s entry deadline is February 29, 2012. Entry info is available on our registration page. You can also check out the entry confirmation page to verify your registration. We already have more entrants than ever before at this time of year. Thank you for your continued support! Continue reading
Please excuse the dust
The Knee Knacker website is undergoing renovations. You may find some content shifting about as we rearrange things. We appreciate your patience while we work to make the website easier to use and more informative for you.
Sponsor change
To our trail running community:
I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our long time sponsor, North Shore Athletics, for their support over the years and to let our trail running community know that the Knee Knacker and North Shore Athletics have decided to end this arrangement for the 2012 year.
As many of you know, North Shore Athletics has a strong trail running series (Run the North Shore), many trail, road, and triathlon clinics, and a loyal customer following.
On behalf of the Knee Knacker committee, I want to thank Keith and the team at NSA and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
Sincerely,
Kelsy Trigg.
Knee Knacker 2012 Race Day: July 14
Believe it or not, planning for Knee Knacker 2012 starts very soon for the Race Committee. We like to plan early so that all you runners and volunteers can relax on race day (July 14). The 2012 race entry deadline is February 29 and you can check out all the other important dates here.