Tag: ultrarunner
Ultrarunner Dave Proctor recovered and running again
November 22nd, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
Proctor, whose bid for a cross-Canada speed record was curtailed by a herniated disk in August, is greatly recovered and has big race plans for the coming year
What was in ultrarunner Pete Kostelnick’s stroller?
November 7th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Running Gear | No Comments »
Kostelnick recently spent three months running 8,655K from Alaska to the Florida Keys, pushing his gear in a jogging stroller. Here’s what was in the stroller
Pete Kostelnick to finish 8,614K run from Alaska to Key West on November 5
October 31st, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
American ultrarunner spent many days running through Western Canada
WATCH: A Trail Runner’s Journey to 100 miles
October 27th, 2018 by Tory Scholz | Posted in Trail Running | No Comments »
Sherri Donohue from Alberta started running after 50 years old. On October 27th 2018 she will be running her first 100 mile race at Javelina Jundred. Follow along on her journey.
Comedian Michelle Wolf reveals she is an ultrarunner
May 16th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Trail Running | No Comments »
White House dinner comedian reveals her passion for long-distance running
Canadian ultrarunner heads to St. Lucia to support literacy
March 21st, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Richard Clewes continues efforts to support Caribbean literacy
PHOTOS: The scene from the 2017 Barkley Marathons finish
April 3rd, 2017 by Canadian Running | Posted in Trail Running | No Comments »
Photos from the finish line of the 2017 Barkley Marathons including the scene of the crushing six-second miss for Gary Robbins on the 60-hour time limit.
2017 Barkley Marathons features one finisher, heartbreak for Gary Robbins
April 3rd, 2017 by Canadian Running | Posted in Trail Running | 22 Comments »
Washington, D.C.’s John Kelly has finished, and won, the Barkley Marathons in 59:30. Meanwhile Gary Robbins missed the 60-hour cutoff by six seconds.
Barkley Mad
March 27th, 2017 by Canadian Running | Posted in Features, Trail Running | 1 Comment »
Over 160 kilometres and 20,000 m of elevation, facing some of Tennessee’s harshest backcountry terrain, sleep deprived and exhausted, Canadian Gary Robbins only had his hallucinations for company. This is the story of the ultrarunner’s first attempt at the fabled Barkley Marathons in 2016. Is this man crazy? You decide.
Caribou Legs to run 200K across Great Slave Lake
March 4th, 2017 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Ultrarunner Brad Firth, who is known by the name “Caribou Legs,” will attempt to run 200K across Great Slake Lake in the Northwest Territories.
Canadian Gary Robbins accepted to the 2017 Barkley Marathons
December 30th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Trail Running | No Comments »
North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins has been accepted to the 2017 Barkley Marathons one year after making Canadian history at the ultramarathon.
Pete Kostelnick runs across the U.S. in 42 days, breaks trans-America record
October 24th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
American ultrarunner Pete Kostelnick broke a 36-year-old longstanding record of fastest crossing of the United States by foot on Monday.
