Tag: running

  • Wind Sock Hat

    Garmin didn’t come to me asking for ideas on gathering real-time running data to help runners achieve their goals, but if they had, this is one (among other) (and for skiing) of the ideas I would have offered. Runners these days put a lot of stock into the numbers, with heart rate monitors, Grade Adjusted…

  • 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…

  • Longest Night Run

    Here’s where we’ll be spending our time in just a few weeks, from sunset Dec 21 to sunrise Dec 22. The Longest Night Run will again be observed during the longest night of the year. These streets hold memories from the past seven years. In a few weeks we will add another layer of memories.…

  • Honey Run

    The Kleefeld Honey Run, now an annual tradition among the Manitoba running community, was given an interesting twist this year, as rain fell across the Southeast all morning of race day. The neighbourhood streets of Kleefeld swelled, introducing two new water features to the course, each of which had to be tackled twice in the…

  • Revenge of Perogy Mile

    Good news for lovers of running, eating, and suffering everywhere (but particularly in the Steinbach area): Perogy Mile is back! On Saturday, Oct 11, 2025, at 9:30am, we’ll meet at the SMS track in a battle of guts, legs, and heart. Click here to sign up. The concept is simple – eat two perogies, then…

  • Who Would Win: Horse vs Human

    This weekend, 20 runners including myself, will test our mettle in a race against horses and their riders, in the 23-mile Runner vs Rider race along the Souris River in Manitoba. We will join the historic debate – can humans beat horses in the footrace? The now iconic Western States Endurance Race famously has its…

  • Abe’s Summit Club

    This lovable little hill, arguably the tallest point between the Red and the Sandilands, attracts dreamers; an odd crew who have sights set on bigger slopes, and aspire to conquer them; those who see each rep of this hill as a small step towards something bigger. If you have spent time on Abe’s Hill doing…

  • Q After Ultra

    Questions abound leading up to the race, but what happens afterwards? Here are some of the questions spinning through ultra runners’ minds on the day after the big race. With a nod to all my Old Tom Backyard friends who might be asking some of these questions today.