Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

I am finally back in action! This weekend I raced the Hallow’s Eve Half Marathon which is part of the Ironlung trail series. I wasn’t planning on running this event but Eric emailed me asking if I wanted an entry so I thought why they hell not I need to get a quality run […]

Cool little article in the Escapes section of the NY Times. It’s really cool because I was mentioned
Tough Tests With Softer Footing
By STEPHEN REGENOLD
Published: March 9, 2007
This spring, dozens of trail-running races around the country are expected to draw crowds of enthusiastic contestants and spectators.
Also note the author Stephen Regenold is the Gear […]

From reading the recent trail running article in the Georgia Straight I came across the new Canadian Mountain Running website. I have to say it’s about time, the previous site had very little info on the team/association. From the site info it seems that the Canmore Challenge will be the NACAC Championship race […]

Well last Sunday was the Grouse Mountain Run one of the toughest races one can participate in. It is a brutal climb over 850 meters vertical gain over 2.9km. To place well in this race you have to be at the top of your game, have a big engine tuned to perfection, have legs like […]

Horrible week of training. My toe was very sore after last weeks brutal run.
Mon: Bike 1:00
Tue: Run 1:14 easy run in Stanley with Joel.
Wed: Easy run 55:00
Thu: Off
Fri: Off
Sat: Bike 3:14, did a ride up Cypress with Cody. It’s been a while since I have done a long road ride, felt Ok though. I was […]

Week started off badly my toe was very sore felt broken. Ended the week with a solid training run.
Mon: Off injured toe
Tue: Off injured toe
Wed: Off injured toe
Thu: Bike 35:00 / Run 57:00 very easy run toe hurt.
Fri: Bike 30:00 / Run 50:00 wore a old pair of 833’s seemed to help.
Sat: Easy Run […]

This was a “recovery week” sort of with a race thrown in for training.
Mon: Off
Tue: Bike 1:10 / Run 50:00
Wed: Bike 1:10 / Run 45:00
Thu: Bike 1:10
Fri: Off
Sat: Seek the Peak race 16k over 4000ft of ascending 1:33:23. Good race my time was only off last years time by 20 seconds and I had […]

This week is the start of my Kneeknacker training. I am still recovering from a cold so it is was a very low mileage week. This time I am taking a different approach to the race. I will do three weekly Long Runs on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. I will also try to race a […]

I entered the KneeKnacker lottery last night. I did this for 2 reasons this:
1) It will force me to build the miles to increase aerobic capacity and continue with the strength building for my end goal a big drop in my Grouse Mountain Run time.
2) I raced the Kneeknacker 2 years ago pretty much on […]

Excercise good for you? I don’t believe it.
“Fitness prompts nerve cells to multiply, strengthens their connections, and protects them from harm. Benefits seem to extend to brains and nerves that are diseased or damaged. These findings could suggest new treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injuries.”
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