Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run
Saturday, July 13, 2024
(North Vancouver, British Columbia) – The Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run, commonly know as the ‘Knee Knacker’, has arrived once again and will be held this coming Saturday, July 8th. As one of Canada’s largest and oldest ultra-marathon races, the Knee Knacker takes participants from Horseshoe Bay to Deep...
From here on in, I will shut my mouth about the weather….no need to jinx it again. It wasn’t the worst we’ve ever seen on Black Mountain, but it was far from the best. The clouds, mist, and rain did their best to obscure the view from the almost 100...
Today was Shuttle Day! The first training run of the year where we meet at the finish area, and shuttle to the beginning (in this case, Cleveland Dam to run the last 1/2 of the BP). Many were initiated into the ways of coordinating nearly 70 runners into a variety...
At just before the 3/4 mark aid station most folks are looking a lot worse than this. In fact, Claire, Cindy and Matt are looking quite incredible on this punchy little staircase exiting Varley Trail. Or are they? Perhaps they have firmly taken grip of the seasoned advice of our own Gary Robbins, “Fake...
“But first I had to negotiate through something quite different, although very difficult. The Hyannis Drive Aid Station. An aid station, you say? Yes, but this is no ordinary aid station. Running through it is easy. It’s the mental torture that challenges even the most steely ultra runner. Situated at...
Vegas, baby! LSCR transformed into Vegas with showgirls, a Vegas wedding, slot machines, palm trees, playing cards, a poker table overload with buffet treats and beverages (spiked with electrolytes). All this was supervised by Roxy who can be seen checking for missing names. Herman Kwong (Kneeknacker veteran) race day photos from Vegas Aid Station are here. For those obsessed, there...
