Magzter Gold (Sitewide CA)

Magzter Gold (Sitewide CA)

Digital Delivery

Canadian Running March 4th, 2024 Digital Back Issue Cover

Canadian Running Trail Special 2024 (Digital)

(Write a Review)

Single Digital Issue

Trail Special 2024

$2.07

Powered By Zinio

Zinio

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Instant Start

Subscribe Instead

1 Year Subscription

7 digital issues

$7.60

($1.09/issue)

Go to Subscription

View Subscription Options

Also available on ZINIO Unlimited logo

Get unlimited access to Canadian Running (Digital) + Back Issues & 5000+ other magazines

1-month free trial

Renews at $8.99/month after trial.
Cancel anytime.

Get unlimited access to Canadian Running (Digital) + Back Issues & 5000+ other magazines. Renews at just $8.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Start Trial Learn more

22 Articles

Ultrarunner Keeley Milne, who is based in Medicine Hat, Alta., first approached Canadian Running in 2020 with a story for our website about her first 6-day race—which wasn’t so much a race as a project to support fellow Alberta runner Matt Shepard as he attempted to break the Canadian 6-day record of 840 km. Shepard ran into some setbacks and had to abandon the attempt, but Milne was hooked—and says that finishing the multi-day event represents one of her proudest accomplishments as a runner. Already a veteran of numerous trail races and ultras in western Canada, she knows the scene well, and ultimately turned that first web story into a regular gig with us. Milne’s first ultra was the Lost Soul Ultra (LSU) in Lethbridge, which she continues to race every…

VOLUME 17, ISSUE 3

Editor Anne Francis anne@runningmagazine.ca Senior Editors Alex Hutchinson, Kevin Mackinnon Staff Writers Marley Dickinson, Madeleine Kelly, Keeley Milne Photo Editor Matt Stetson matt.stetson@gripped.com Copy Editor Amy Stupavsky Art Director Warren Wheeler (Roseander Main) layout@runningmagazine.ca Production Artist Warren Hardy Producer and Host, The Shakeout Podcast David Stol Social MediaNikita van Dijk nikita@gripped.com Web Development Sean Rasmussen Digital Operations Dmitry Beniaminov Publisher Sam Cohen sam@gripped.com Editorial Director David Smart dave@gripped.com Advertising & Sales Andre Cheuk andre@gripped.com Account Managers Joel Vosburg joel@gripped.com Lorena Jones lorena@gripped.com Circulation Manager Robyn Milburn robyn@gripped.com SUBSCRIBE Send $22.95 (1 year) or $39.95 (2 years) to Canadian Running magazine, PO Box 819 Station Main, Markham, ON, Canada L3P 8L3 or call: 1 (800) 567-0444 SUBMIT Manuscripts, photographs and other correspondence are welcome. Please contact Canadian Running magazine for contributors’ guidelines, or see them on the web at runningmagazine.ca. Unsolicited material should be accompanied by return mailing address and postage. Canadian…

VOLUME 17, ISSUE 3

MXYY FLEXX 1.5-Litre: $126 2.5-Litre: $133 This innovative piece of hydration tech lets you adjust your race fuel on the fly. If you’ve ever done a long run or a race carrying both water and electrolytes in separate bottles, you might, at various points in your day, have wished your race fuel was more (or less) concentrated; you might wish to dilute the taste—or, alternatively, to crank up the concentration. Now you can access water or electrolytes, or both at once, in a limitless continuum of concentration, thanks to this new product, Flexx, by the California-based MXYY. Flexx consists of a dual reservoir, with one chamber for water and the other for electrolytes. The hose has a dial that attaches to your pack’s shoulder strap, and that lets you easily access one or the other, or…

Jeff Pelletier, Vancouver

In a three-month period in 2023, Jeff Pelletier (our cover model for this issue) was able to strike two things off his bucket list. To mark his 42nd birthday, he ran the Bob Graham Round, a 106-km fell-running route linking 42 summits in Britain’s Lake District. (The route must be completed in 24 hours; Pelletier’s goal was sub-22, and he finished in 21:57—the faster of only two finishes by Canadians.) He followed that up, three months later, with a second-place finish (by a scant five and a half minutes) at Moab 240, a 240-mile race in Utah and part of the “Triple Crown” of 200-plus-mile races, which also includes Tahoe 200 and Bigfoot 200. These are impressive enough accomplishments, but consider that he ran both while filming with a GoPro Hero…

Jeff Pelletier, Vancouver

The North Face Altamesa 500 CATEGORY Neutral cushioning/trail and road-to-trail UNISEX 261 g (9.2 oz.) OFFSET/DROP 6 mm STACK HEIGHT 30 mm LUG DEPTH 4 mm $200 The rocker profile on this very light, very wide, high-stacked trail shoe from The North Face may look familiar; it’s similar in appearance to the brand’s Vectiv line, reviewed in previous editions. However, this is not really a high-performance shoe; though it has a springy midsole cushioned with supercritical EVA (the same Dream foam found in the brand’s racing shoe, the Vectiv Pro), it’s designed more for comfort on long, leisurely road-to-trail runs. It’s extremely comfortable, especially for those with wider feet. This is not to say that it’s in any way clunky; the cushioning and the sole design give the Altamesa 500 a very nice pop, and make it a…

Hayden Hawks and Rachel Drake win Black Canyon 100K After an injury-plagued year in 2023, culminating in knee surgery, Hayden Hawks of Boulder, Colo., who won this race in 2020, showed the ultra-trail world he’s back on top at the first major North American event of 2024—the Black Canyon 100K in Arizona. Hawks set a new course record of seven hours, 30 minutes and 18 seconds. Jupiter Carera Casas of Mexico took second in 7:39:56, and Chris Myers was third, in 7:43:02. The women’s race was won by Rachel Drake of Oregon (who won the 60K event in 2021) in 8:47:23; Drake was 24th overall and only two minutes over Keely Henninger’s course record, set in 2023. Becca Windell was second in 8:52:46, and Lauren Puretz rounded out the podium in 9:06:58.…

Bringing Up the Rear

In the realm of endurance trail racing, the back-of-the-pack finishers in 100-mile races are a special breed of athletes and frequently overlooked. These individuals conquer gruelling courses with tenacity and resilience, yet their stories are often left untold. The final runners at 100 milers are on the course for dozens of hours, or even days—sometimes double or triple the times of the top finishers. They chase cutoff times and deal with challenges that force many to bow out. Lethbridge-based coach and ultrarunner Dean Johnson emphasizes the humble mindset needed for runners to continue as the course closes behind them. “I encourage anyone to sit and watch a finish line in any type of race. You get to see humanity at its best, from the winners to the ones achieving a goal…

Bringing Up the Rear

More Treats for the Trails

As runners know, you can only ingest so many gels and chews on long runs and races before you start to crave real food, so we found some homemade alternatives to tuck into any hydration pack. These homemade treats are full of easily digested carbs and are easy to pack. Playing into a childhood favourite, we ramped up the goodness of a simple Rice Krispie square. If you’re craving salty over sweet, you’ll love the Maple-Glazed Pretzel Brittle; pretzels are easy to digest and packed with energizing carbohydrates. And these decadent brownies will replenish you, either carefully packed for consuming on the trail or stowed in the car to enjoy with a post-run coffee or tea. Made with sweet potato and oat flour for a complex carbohydrate, plus nut butter for…

More Treats for the Trails

Nutrition for Healthy Bones

Bone is a dynamic tissue that is constantly being broken down and rebuilt. A runner’s diet is important for keeping bones healthy, as it affects the breakdown and rebuilding process and provides the building blocks that make up bone. Poor bone health increases the risk of bone stress injures and osteoporosis. These key nutrients help keep bones healthy and strong. Eat enough calories When not enough calories are consumed, bone will break down at an accelerated rate, as the body prioritizes essential processes ahead of bone health. Insufficient calories can also cause impairments to hormones that play an important role in keeping bones healthy. Runners should consider working with a sports dietitian to help ensure they are consuming enough calories before and after training sessions; the main advice is never to count…

Nutrition for Healthy Bones

Hop, Skip, Jump

Running fast race times requires a big engine, which means building your VO2 max and your running economy—the energy required to run a given sub-maximal running pace. You can improve your VO2 max by running more each week (at various paces) and having more years of running under your belt; the best way to improve your running efficiency is via plyometric training, or jump training. Quick and explosive movements improve the stiffness of your tendons and co-ordination of your hip and leg muscles and lower-limb tendons—which, in turn, will improve your ability to use energy. They will also improve your ability to traverse unpredictable terrain, scale hills and leap over small obstacles, such as roots and rocks. YOUR PLYOMETRIC WORKOUT Do this hop, skip and jump workout once or twice a week, preferably…

Hop, Skip, Jump

Pacing the Hills

To master an epic trail race like the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), you’ve got to master the hills. After all, that’s pretty much all there is. The flagship 171K race includes a total of 9,963 metres of elevation gain—more than Mount Everest—and, since it’s a loop course, it descends by the same amount, with virtually no level ground for respite. Most trail races aren’t that extreme, but they pretty much always have hills, and getting them right can make or break your race. Much of the advice you get about running hills focuses on the technical aspects of getting up or down a single hill: where to place your feet, what to do with your arms, how to lean your body, and so on. But there’s a more holistic consideration that’s…

Pacing the Hills

Running with a Chronic Disease

Montrealer David Letky is planning his training runs and rest days. Toronto runner Marcel Plug is paying close attention to his fuel. Calgarian Danielle Redekop is mapping routes with porta-potties. They may look like regular runners doing regular running things, but for Letky, Plug and Redekop, who deal with autoimmune conditions, these “regular runner” considerations have elevated importance. Millions of Canadians are affected by autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. With some careful planning, runners with autoimmune conditions can not only continue running, but can reap many of the same benefits as other runners. Fuelling up It’s common advice to try different fuels, but this is especially important for Letky and Redekop, who live with Crohn’s and colitis, respectively. And Letky cautions that fuel might need…

Running with a Chronic Disease

Must Trail Runners Do Workouts?

If you love running on the trails, it’s likely because you love the flow of a perfect singletrack, winding through the woods. You love feeling the uneven ground beneath your feet and relish the sensation of smoothly navigating a rocky section of trail without losing your concentration (or twisting an ankle). You love simply being in perfect harmony with nature. So, must you add intervals to get faster, or can you simply spend more time on the trail? The answer depends partly on what you’re trying to accomplish. If you run trails strictly for the mental break from your day-to-day grind, have zero interest in racking up podium finishes and the idea of adding a workout makes you cringe, then by all means, stick to whatever pace feels good and lights you…

Must Trail Runners Do Workouts?

The Clarendon Way

For some, it’s a pilgrimage; for others, it’s a challenging off-road marathon held every October. For me, on my vacations from Canada, it’s a chance to run unimpeded amid the pastoral landscapes and quaint English villages of my youth and reconnect with my native country. The Clarendon Way is a designated National Trail that links 800-year-old Salisbury Cathedral with Winchester Cathedral. Undulating across the gentle chalk downs of Wiltshire and Hampshire in southern England, it’s a bucolic mix of country lanes, vehicle-wide farm tracks, ancient Roman roads and narrow footpaths. The challenge for runners is less the terrain and more the wealth of distractions en route. You’ll pass mossy thatched cottages, gin-clear chalk streams, medieval churchyards and red phone boxes reborn as rural book exchanges. Navigation is a perennial hassle; in common with…

The Clarendon Way

Pushing the Limit

CANADIAN ULTRARUNNER STEPHANIE CASE epitomizes the “If you want something done, ask a busy person” ethos. Between racing, training, sponsor obligations, rest and recovery protocols and (in the case of ultrarunners) all the eating, it can be challenging to pin down a pro runner for an interview. Case, on the other hand, in addition to being a North Face-sponsored ultrarunner, is a practising human rights lawyer currently based in Jerusalem, working with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Throughout her career, her runs have been as likely to look like many, many short laps on a compound in Afghanistan (complete with armed guards) as in the mountains of Chamonix, France (her home base). Responding to an email mere hours after I contacted her, Case was apologetic; she was…

Pushing the Limit

Welcome to Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

On a crisp mountain morning in late June, nearly 400 runners take off from the centre of Blairmore, Alta., buzzing with anticipation as the Minotaur SkyRace begins. Within minutes, the leaders are already out of town, vaulting up the first of the race’s impossibly steep climbs, gaining 900 metres in the first 5 km alone. Blood-pumping ridge running, explosive descents and more relentless ascents follow as runners loop through the clouds, high in the southern reaches of the Livingstone Range. The Minotaur marks the beginning of trail-racing season in Crowsnest Pass—the name of both the physical mountain pass linking southern Alberta and British Columbia and the cluster of distinct communities that sit within it. As a new stop on the Skyrunner World Series, the race now attracts some of the best…

Welcome to Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

10 Trail Races You Should Definitely Do

TRAIL RACES IN CANADA MOOSE MOUNTAIN TRAIL RACES Where Bragg Creek, Alta. When Aug. 24, 2024 How Far 16K, 29K, 42K, 50K How Much $120 plus GST (all distances) How Hot/Cold Avg. temp. 8 C to 23 C More Info lewistonultraevents.com Celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year, Moose Mountain Trail Races (MMTR) is Alberta’s oldest sanctioned trail-running event. That sort of staying power is no fluke. MMTR is beloved for its welcoming, grassroots vibes; Lewiston Ultra Events, which inherited MMTR in 2020, is a tireless champion of the local trail-running community. The course is a gem, featuring one of the province’s iconic trail-running test pieces—the eponymous Moose Mountain. The route starts fast and flat through the West Bragg Creek trail system west of Calgary. The grind up Moose Mountain begins gently through a dense, mushroom-carpeted spruce forest, perpetually shaded…

10 Trail Races You Should Definitely Do

Trail Shoe Buyer’s Guide

NEW & INNOVATIVE Salomon Genesis MEN’S 269 g (9.5 oz.) WOMEN’ 242 g (8.5 oz.) OFFSET/DROP 8 mm STACK HEIGHT 30 mm LUG DEPTH 4.5 mm $200 The Salomon Genesis is designed for relatively short days of climbing and descending on mixed trails. The ride is both stiffer and firmer than the S/Lab Genesis (its high-performance counterpart), and it’s priced lower, designed to be more accessible to casual or less experienced trail runners who still want to get out there and put in some serious mileage in a shoe that will last well. (If you’re trying to decide between the two, note also that the regular Genesis has a wider platform for greater stability and more cushioning around the heel collar; the S/Lab is designed for racing ultras.) The shoe has a highly protective, abrasion-resistant upper, and runners will love…

Trail Shoe Buyer’s Guide

Runners Christina Samy, 33, is a Toronto neuro rehabilitation physiotherapist who ran her first marathon in 2021; she looks forward to racing the Chicago Marathon in October. She also plans to race the Cabot Trail Relay on May 25–26 with her team from The Runners Shop. Kevin Cheriyan, 32, is a Toronto software developer and amateur astronomer who runs with The Runners Shop and is training for the Cabot Trail Relay in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in May. FOR LONG EFFORTS ON THE TRAILS A Hoka Performance Hat $25 B Leki Neotrail Pro FX. One Superlite collapsible carbon poles are available in 5 cm increments between 105 cm and 130 cm, weigh about 121 g, pack down to 35 cm (in four sections), have a push-button folding system, a carbide tip and Shark grip, with…

Calgary Trail Runners

Calgary Trail Runners are a formidable, but friendly, group; of the 800 or so official members, only “a few hundred” come out regularly, according to organizer Tony Gordon, who took over leading the Tuesday night runs in Bragg Creek about 10 years ago. Allyson Johnson, a clinical nutritionist who coaches cross-country skiing in winter, has been with CTR since the early days. Back then, she says, “We ganged together, so we wouldn’t get lost.” The group has attracted more competitive runners over the years, but many members just run trails for enjoyment, year-round. Johnson loves the “family” atmosphere of the club, whose members show up at races throughout the province and beyond, both to race and to volunteer. “You kind of become family and friends for life,” she says of the trail…

Calgary Trail Runners

Eric Robertson, Hamilton

Eric Roberston, 38, does his best thinking on a run. “I usually finish a run and call Daniel [his co-chef and business partner] with an idea, or a menu change or a new thought,” Robertson says. “I’m most creative after a run.” Robertson, who grew up in Brantford, Ont., is one of two head chefs and partners at the critically-acclaimed Restaurant Pearl Morrisette, which offers a fine-dining tasting menu that focuses on local ingredients, in the heart of Ontario’s Niagara wine region. Robertson started running track in elementary school and competed for the Brantford Track and Field Club, offering up the fun fact that he was coached by Canadian 1,500m record holder Kevin Sullivan’s father, Richard Sullivan. By high school, Robertson had switched to cycling, going on to be coached by another…

Eric Robertson, Hamilton

Many Lives in a Day

The setting sun casts a red-orange glow behind the trees as I round a corner of the trail. A deer appears in the brush to my right, standing still as I approach, then bounding next to me for a few metres before pausing again. I wave at the animal and continue up one of the course’s many hills. I’m on my sixth of eight 20-km loops of the Sulphur Springs 100-Mile Trail Race in Hamilton’s Dundas Valley Conservation Area, and I’m ready to begin my first experience trail running at night. I feel an overwhelming sense of awe. Then darkness falls. Czech running legend Emil Zátopek said the marathon is like experiencing another life. My first 100-mile ultra was like living multiple lives—dying, coming back to life, dying again and being…

Many Lives in a Day

In This Issue

Description

Details

Reviews

Recent Digital Issues Browse all

Recent Canadian Running Digital Issues Browse all back issues

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription May 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) May/June 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 4th, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) Trail Special 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) March/April 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription January 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) January/February 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription February 25th, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) Trail Special 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 1st, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) March/April 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription January 1st, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) January/ February 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription November 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) November/December 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription September 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) September/October 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription July 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) July/August 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription May 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) May/June 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 4th, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) Trail Special 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) March/April 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription January 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) January/February 2024: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription February 25th, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) Trail Special 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription March 1st, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) March/April 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription January 1st, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) January/ February 2025: $2.07

Canadian Running (Digital) Subscription November 1st, 2024 Issue

Canadian Running (Digital) November/December 2024: $2.07

Customers Also Viewed

Canadian Running Magazine (Digital) Subscription March 1st, 2025 Issue

Canadian Running Magazine (Digital)

7 Issues: $7.60 ~~$14.49~~

Reviews

0

0

0

0

0

No reviews yet

Ask a Question

Click stars to rate

Please select a rating for the review.

Please enter title for the review.

Please enter content for the review.

Please enter order number.

Please enter your first name and last name.

Only letters allowed for first name and last name.

Please enter your email.

Cancel Submit

Processing...

Thank you for your feedback! Your review has been submitted and will be published soon.

OK

Be the first to ask a question about this product

Please enter content for the question.

Please enter at least 10 characters.

Your question can not be more than 150 characters.

Please enter your first name and last name.

Only letters allowed for first name and last name.

Please enter your email.

Submit Processing...

Thank you for your question! Your question has been submitted and will be published soon.

Answer this question

Please enter content for the answer.

Please enter at least 10 characters.

Please enter your first name and last name.

Only letters allowed for first name and last name.

Please enter your email.

Submit Cancel Processing...

Thank you for your answer! Your answer has been submitted and will be published soon.

OK

×