Archive for March, 2007
TRAQ website still under construction…
The text for the main pages you access via the tabs above is complete, but there is still a lot of content to add as posts down here. There is lots more work to do on the Events page too - linking out to event details, websites and entry forms is still to come - but hopefully another week will see the base site completed.
Add your comment hereOff road gear checklist
The following lists may help you choose gear for your outings. To quote the outstanding book on fell-running “Feet in the Clouds” - there is no piece of gear so important that it can’t be forgotten by at least one member of the group travelling to an event. Read more
Add your comment hereInterview with Scott Jurek
Scott Jurek, 33, is arguably one of the best ultramarathoners in the world. Raised in a home on a three-acre lot outside Duluth, Minnesota, Jurek took up running in junior high school as a natural extension of his innate desire to be outdoors. In 1999, at the age of 25, he was the youngest runner ever to win the Western States 100-Mile Endurance run—an event that he went on to win six more times consecutively. He set the course record of 15:36 there in 2004.
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Hannah’s evil idea!
One day out running, the question popped into Hannah’s head - “Could I join up every trail on Mount Cootha and run them all at once?” If this is your idea of a fun day out, see the following link for details… Read more
Add your comment hereSix Hours Thirtyfour Minutes
A “Six Foot Track” report from the blog of Mal James, a Fox News Channel International Cameraman based in the Middle East, who perhaps has one of the most bizarre and dangerous jobs in the world. Lets face it who else do you know who has a Pakistan Airlines Frequent Flyer Card….and boasts about it. Read more
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