Trail Run - Thursday, September 3 - 6pm

Get your climbing legs on this week for a loop in the Seymour Mtn area - starting at the top of Riverside Drive off the Seymour Parkway - we will run up the Baden Powell Trail to Hyannis, then over to climb the 'Seymour Grind', continue up to the top of Neds, then finally down the chute to the Seymour River. ***Please park at the very top of Riverside Drive (end of the road) to meet for the start, see here for map. Hope to see you there! Charlotte

Mommy and Me Hike CANCELED

Moms are busy, and since no one can make it Aug 27, 2009, the hike will be canceled. This will also be the end of the season for the Mommy and Me Hikes since September is proving to be a busy month for most. Please keep in touch informally and stay active in life! Watch the blog for updates on impromptu club activities during the fall and winter season.
It's been a great summer!
Sophia & Ashleigh and Ben

XC Ride - Wednesday, August 26 - 6:00

We'll be meeting at 600 at the usual spot in the Lower Seymour Demonstration Forest (by the ranger building at the start of the paved path). Ride will include a combination of Fisherman's and Camp Brick/Richard Juryn trails.

Look forward to seeing you there,

Heather

Mommy and Me Hike Thurs Aug 27

Since last week was a "no-go" we'll aim for the same plan. 9:30am at Capilano Fish Hatchery (not the Cleveland Dam). Park at the very FIRST little parking lot, right after the houses end, on the left as you drive in (it fits about 5 cars) and we'll hike in from there. We'll hike for about an 1-1:15 hours, and get some great views of the canyon and dam for the kids! Please RSVP (coming or not) to Sophia by Wed night at sophia@activelifephysio.ca. Hope to see you there!
Cheers, Sophia

Trail Run - Thursday, August 27th - 6pm

We will be running a section of the infamous Baden Powell Trail this week, starting at the base of Grouse Mountain. Please meet in the parking lot to the Grouse Grind (near the gate) and we will head off for a ~1hr+ run from there! See you then, Charlotte.

Mommy and Me Hike Thurs Aug 20

Sophia will be leading the hike this week!
Meet at the Capilano Fish Hatchery parking lot at 9:30am in Capilano Regional Park (located on Capilano Road, north of the highway) and we'll explore the trails up from there and see some great views. To find the parking lot, just take a left off Capilano Road at the Park, and keep driving as far in as you can, you'll find the parking lot.
See you there!
Sophia

Trail Run - Thursday, August 20th - 6pm

We will be running a ~1hr route in the Lynn/Seymour area this week, starting at the End of the Line Store (corner store) at the top of Lynn Valley Rd. It feels like summer again! See you there for a 6pm start. Charlotte

Fall/Winter Club Plans

A few of you have been asking us what our club plans are for the fall and winter. Due to lack of daylight, rides and runs will end by the end of September. After September, we are thinking of doing some more casual weekend road rides to keep some fitness up over the winter. These rides will be LSD rides (long slow distance), they will be fun and we will always keep the group together. AND most importantly, we'll try to end at a java shop somewhere for a well deserved treat!

We will also every now and then head out for a snowshoe hike or run after work with headlamps. Contact KJ or Charlotte if you're interested in road riding or snowshoeing over the winter.

Watch the blog near the end of September to find out exact dates for when our rides/runs/hikes will be ending.

Hope you're all having a great summer!

XC Ride - Wednesday, August 19 - 6:00

Hey gals,

Weather looks perfect for riding this week! We'll be meeting at 600 at the usual spot in the Lower Seymour Demonstration Forest (by the ranger building at the start of the paved path).

Tara and KJ will be the ride leaders this week. Next week Heather will be out and KJ will be away on holidays for a couple weeks. In September, the rides will be shorten due to light and we'll be ending rides mid to end of September, depending on work schedules. If you're interested in continuing to ride in September, please contact KJ at kjsadler[at]shaw.ca.

Hope to see you Wednesday!

KJ and Tara

Trail Run - Thursday, August 13 - 6pm

Hey Ladies - meet at the top of Lynn Headwaters this week, right at the bridge (at the very end of Lynn Valley Rd, inside the park) - NOT the corner store! We will plan to do the full Cedars Mill Loop, ~1hr. See you then. Charlotte

XC Ride - Wednesday, August 12 - 6:00

Hey gals,

Plan is to meet at the usual spot (Seymour Demonstration Forest, by the start of the paved path where the old gazebo used to be and now benches are). This week we might do some "sessioning" and work on some technical skills, depending on the weather. We'll be out there rain or shine, but let's hope for shine!

See you Wednesday,

KJ and Tara

Mommy and Me Hike - Aug 13th

Hello Hikers,
This Thursday's hike will be up to Cabin Lake on Cypress. We will be meeting at the Cypress Mountain parking lot at 9:30am. The hike length is about 1.5 hours. Hopefully it does not rain!
See you then,
Ashleigh and Ben

Stein Valley Trip Report

A few folks have asked about some photos from my trip into the Stein Valley - see here, I have added them to the ALC Photo Gallery.

In brief:
We started the trip by stashing our packs at the base of the Lizzie Lake Forest Service Rd, near Pemberton. Then drove up over the Duffy Lk Rd and parked the truck at the top of Blowdown Pass, jumped on our commuter bikes, and rode back on the Duffy 70km to where our packs were stashed, good times - then the hiking started! We then climbed up over the alpine area and dropped into the top end of Stein Lake - then continued east down the valley, ending by climbing back up over Blowdown Pass to the truck, a human powered 70K+70K point-to-point trip over 5 days.

No bears, no people, one forest fire, and some tired legs... Enjoy the photos!

Charlotte

Aug 6 Mommy and Me Hike

Hello All,
Aug 6th we will be hiking on the lower Mt. Seymour trails. We will be meeting at the Old Buck trail head. Parking: Take Mt. Seymour Pkwy and go left onto Mt. Seymour Rd (the road up to the mountain). After you pass the mall and the recenter, there will be a left turn and a sign to Northlands Golf course. Turn left and the parking lot will be immediately on your right. See you there at 9:30am. We will be hiking for apx 1.5 hours.
Ashleigh and Ben

XC Ride - Wednesday, August 5

Wednesday night rides are back on! We'll meet at 600 in the Lower Seymour Demonstration Forest where the paved path starts (by the ranger station, where old gazebo used to be). We'll be riding rain or shine. Hope to see you there,

KJ and Tara

Trail Run - Thursday, August 6 - 6pm

Back from the Stein Valley, what a trip! We will be starting at the top of Cleveland Dam for our trail run this week in the Capilano Canyon area - please meet at the top parking lot right at the Dam (not the fish hatchery) for a 1hr loop. See map here.

Hope to see you all there!

Charlotte

Intermontane Challenge - Day 5

We did it! Friday was a time trail, a shorter course of 30km with some intense ups and downs, again in the blistering sun where you literally felt like you were baking alive! Heather and I raced as hard as we could, and left it all on the trail. We came in 2nd again, only 2 mins behind the pro gals. We're pretty tired right now, but had a great week overall. We raced well together as a team and are very proud of what we accomplished. There was stiff competition, the gals in our category race full time and actually get paid for it! Over 100 racers started on Monday, but only 67 ended up finishing yesterday!

We'd like to thank all of our friends and family for supporting us. AND of course, our sponsors ... Peak Centre for Human Performance for training us, Different Bikes for helping us keep our bikes together, North Shore Athletics for nutritional support, Race Face for providing gloves for our ride.

Congrats also to our teammate, Tara Walsh and her race partner Chris Welsh who also completed the race with us and finished strong. They road well every day and didn't even get lost!

Looking forward to sleeping in, relaxing, and eating some yummy food again!

KJ and Heather

(I (KJ) would also like to thank Sophia and Heather of Active Life Physio for seriously helping me keep my back and body together over the last year or so ... I was honestly told almost 2 years ago I should not bike or run any more! You guys rock!!)