A determined group of 8 runners started out at 9:00 am to run a loop or two ...or 16 at the Foolish Gerbil 100 Mile Run.  The air was crisp but the skies were dry for a moment and at least for the first three loops it never rained hard.  By the 3rd loop the eight runners had picked up 5 more Foolish Gerbils. 

As president of the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society (PRPAWS) I'm happy to be able to report that we are nearing completion of the first of 8 shelters we are building at regular intervals along the 180-km-long Sunshine Coast Trail (SCT) at Fairview Bay. We will need a few more work parties to put the finishing touches to it, but the roof is up and the loft will sleep at least a dozen people right now. Use is free.

Race report for Chilly Willy 100. Better late then never. I have been waiting for the results of the relay groups and list of names but they seem to be fast on running and slow on submitting. They certainly know how to have a good time so I'll make an exception for them "Kal RATS" this time

Yes, the rumors are true.

14 November 2009 - 15 Starter

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The Run.  13 starters.  All finished.  When we met at Griffin gym, it was pouring, but the rain mercifully stopped for an hour as we did intervals on Mosquito Creek trail.  Keegan Freeland was the speedster of the group.

A lot of the discussion at the Silly Chili cook-off yesterday was on the current topic of H1N1.   I thought I would post this as a blog entry, better to pass information than the bug itself.  The main thing is if symptoms are tending towards the H1N1 side, get to the doc for the Tamiflu shot right away!

I am buying a LED headlamp to replace my old halogen/LED combination Petzl MYO headlamp. I just ordered an Petzl MYO RXP from Valhalla Pure. But I am having second thoughts and strongly considering the Coast LED Lenser H7 instead.