It’s hard to believe that we are already under­way for another season of Knee Knacker train­ing runs, but here we are!

30 people met in the Grouse Moun­tain park­ing lot & for the first time since our 2008 train­ing season, we had rain!! It didn’t seem to slow anyone down, but sev­eral people were shak­ing off the cob­webs of the winter season & rein­tro­duc­ing their legs (& shoes) to mud, rocks, roots, & hills.

Some expe­ri­enced & famil­iar faces were in the pack, as well as a whole slew of first time Knee Knacker-ers.

While our train­ing runs are geared to get every­one up to run­ning the dis­tance & know­ing the course, it is also a venue to share knowledge.

One of the things that makes trail run­ners such an ami­ca­ble group is the will­ing­ness of every­one to share their expertise….even among rivals….a few of the more expe­ri­enced run­ners were saying how much they look for­ward to shar­ing their knowl­edge with new­com­ers & the new­com­ers were eager to absorb any number of tips….technical, nutri­tional, or physiological….even gastro-intestinal….ugh!

This week’s train­ing run should see a few more new faces as we typ­i­cally get a larger turnout the week after the Van­cou­ver Marathon, & hope­fully some better weather.

See you at the Grouse park­ing lot on Sunday morning.

Glenn Pacé

P.S. Karen Chow has pic­tures here, and David McKie has another gallery here.