Tag: Manitoba running

  • Suffer 25K Poster

    Here’s a poster for everyone who has conquered the Suffer on Centennial 25K, or is gearing up for the challenge in spring! Available at a Big Sky Run Co near you soon. Note: some of you have asked about a Suffer 50K poster. With the course changing for 2026, we’re going do some some R&D…

  • One Hour Run in Winter

    We know time flies when you’re having fun, but how does this apply to Type 2 fun?

  • Honey Run Poster

    If you are A) still wringing rainwater out of your race day socks, B) using “that time you crossed the English Channel” as your go-to Christmas party story, or C) comparing every perogy meal to the ones your had in Kleefeld, then this is a poster for you! We shared some great memories on the…

  • Falcon Lake Loop

    “I’m only worried about one turn.” As we piled out of the vehicle on the foggy and humid Saturday morning, we realized our under-preparedness in navigating this new trail connecting North and South Falcon trails along the eastern shore. (Greg had the GPX file on his watch, but if we didn’t stick together with him,…

  • Rider vs Runner

    From the moment we dropped down into the valley at dusk the evening before the race, I was hooked. Rider vs Runner is a small, intimate race exploring a hidden Manitoba gem of the Souris River Bend WMA. Drawing on inspiration of early North American trail running lore (which I wrote a bit more about…

  • Race the North Face Poster

    So many gearing up to toe the starting line next weekend at Race the North Face. If you need to plot your strategy, or commemorate (commiserate?) your accomplishment, this one’s for you! New poster hot off the press and waiting for you at Big Sky Run Co. Pick one up while making your last-minute gear…

  • Old Tom Backyard

    Last year we went in unawares, most of us having never running a Backyard Ultra before (as my race plan might have suggested). This year, we’re smarter, though possibly not wiser. Old Tom Backyard enters its second year, and we look forward to nearly endless loops around the barns and through the woods, followed by…