"Unofficial"

Once again this year, a number of runners will be getting together on Wednesday evenings to train on portions of the Baden-Powell trail. Clive Boness is taking over the reigns from Bill Dagg this year as a contact person for anyone wishing to join him on these runs.

Here are the details:

When: Wednesday April 1 - Wednesday July 1, 2009
Meet: 5:15 p.m. - Cleveland Dam parking lot
Start run: 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hours
Contact: Clive Boness (cboness@hotmail.com)

Here are the planned runs:

Date
Route
 Approx.
Distance
(km)		 Estimated
Duration (hr)		  
Apr 1 Brother's Ck. -> return 8.0 1.0 - 1.25 route map1
Apr 8 Brother's Ck. Crossover Trail Loop   1.25 - 1.5 route
Apr 15 St. George's Trail -> return 11.0 1.25 - 1.5 route
Apr 22 Hollyburn Chute -> return 10.0 - 13.0 1.5 - 1.75 route
Apr 29 Brother's Ck. Crossover Trail Extended Loop 12.0 1.75 - 2.0 route map profile
May 6 Brother's Ck. Full Loop 12.5 1.75 - 2.0 route map profile
May 13 Lower Cypress Lookout -> return 13.5
14.5		 1.75 - 2.0
route Short route: map profile
  Long route:2 map profile
May 20 Grouse Peak via BCMC Trail -> return   1.75 - 2.0 route
May 27 Hollyburn Chute -> West Lake plateau -> return 13.0 1.75 - 2.0 route
Jun 3 Mountain Highway via St. George's Trail -> return 13.0 1.75 - 2.0 route map profile
Jun 10 Hollyburn Ranger Cabin -> return 15.0 2.0 - 2.5 route map profile
Jun 17 Grouse via Mountain Hwy. (Gondola or BCMC Trail down) 14.5 3 2.0 - 2.5 route map profile
Jun 24 Upper Cypress Lookout -> return 17.5 2.0 - 2.5 route map profile
Jul 1 Lower Cypress Lookout -> return 13.5
14.5		 1.5 - 2.0
route Short route: map profile
  Long route:2 map profile
Jul 8 Rest!      

1 Unless otherwise noted, maps and profiles provided by Tim Wiens.
2 Provided by Brian Wynhoven.
3 Gondola down.

Here is some important information:

  1. All runs start at Cleveland Dam parking lot at 5:30pm sharp! Please target your arrival for 5:15 to account for unexpected delays.
  2. Routes are subject to change based on trail conditions.
  3. Runs take place rain or shine.
  4. If possible, please email Clive Boness at cboness@hotmail.com if you plan on coming so that we'll know to keep an eye out for you before heading off for the evening's run.
  5. You needn't be a Knee Knackering registrant to come along on these runs. Anyone who wants to experience North Shore trail running is welcome!
  6. Please note that these runs are not the responsibility of the Northshore Ultra Trailrunning Society (NUTS) or this year's Knee Knacker organizing committee. While we encourage runners to become as familiar as possible with the trail prior to race day, our insurance coverage only applies to the Sunday morning runs in May, June and July.

These runs are a great opportunity to experience first-hand parts of the actual KKNSTR race route as well as several other local trails. All skill levels are welcome.