What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – A Memoir

by Bill April 5, 2010 Book Reviews

It is becoming more and more common to read about celebrities who are runners. In many cases, they have taken to the road for a cause of some sort; are running along side other celebrities to promote something, be it a new film or a political cause; or are training for a role in an [...]

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Monumental Sheppard

by vince March 28, 2010 Faces

“Let’s have a look inside the Tickle Trunk” – Mr. Dressup With another Around the Bay Road Race in the books, Geoff Sheppard has once again pleased thousands of cheering onlookers with another amusing costume.  Every year Shep completes the 30Km course clad in a memorable disguise. In recent years Shep has dressed as an [...]

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Hasselhoffian Effort

by vince March 23, 2010 My 2 Cents

“Sand, I can’t get rid of the sand!”  – Kramer in Seinfeld’s The Marine Biologist episode Our annual March Break vacation consists of a week of rest, relaxation and re-energizing near the quaint town of Cabarete in beautiful Dominican Republic.  My wife and I rent a one bedroom condominium apartment at a quiet resort and [...]

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To Bib or Not To Bib?

by vince March 14, 2010 My 2 Cents

“Pinned you again.” – Nala in The Lion King There’s no more space on my basement wall!  Although these numbered, multi-coloured chest coverings help decorate my otherwise drab and dark laundry room, what real purpose do race bibs serve, specifically in ultra running?  As I perused the photos in the latest edition of the Ultra Running magazine this thought struck [...]

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California Running

by vince March 8, 2010 Places

“So if you’re dreaming about California,  It don’t matter at all where you played before, California’s a brand new game” – All the Gold in California by Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers There as so many interesting locales for a running vacation around the World.  Several books on this subject have been published, including Kimi Puntillo’s [...]

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100 Miles to Destiny – a Novel on Running

by vince March 1, 2010 Book Reviews

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” Dr. Napolean Hill Over the past seventeen days the 2010 Winter Olympics provided the World with dozens upon dozens of Monumental Effort stories.  Seeing as we were already inundated with coverage of the games, we felt that reporting on these stories on our blog [...]

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Bathurst Phantoms – Tragedy to Triumph

by vince February 17, 2010 Faces

As we prepare our senior boys basketball team (ACMT Jaguars) for the league playoffs and a subsequent push for a fourth consecutive provincial championship, I was reminded of the following heartbreaking yet inspiring story from a couple of years ago and decided to revisit it and share it with others. On January 11th, 2008 the [...]

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Running Through the Wall

by vince February 12, 2010 Book Reviews

Running Through the Wall – Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon By: Neal Jamison “Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.“ — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Chock-full of Monumental Effort stories, Running Through The Wall – Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon [...]

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The Canadian Death Race – 2009

by Bill February 9, 2010 Community Submitted News

[Editor's Note:  The following post was submitted by community member Ange ] Since now is the time to register for the 2010 Canadian Death Race in Alberta, I thought I would share my story from last years race… happy reading! The Canadian Death Race – 2009 – Angie’s report So the one question that is [...]

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Ray Zahab – Canada’s Karnazes…and more?

by vince February 3, 2010 Faces

“Any limitations that we have are ones that we set upon ourselves” Ultra running is far from being a mainstream sport but once in a while one of these endurance athletes captures the eye of the general public and garners some important media attention.  When my father, a 64-year old non-runner, spoke to me about [...]

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