Training runs

Let’s be clear, I am not a coach, nutritionist, or one to give advice on injuries, but I have a good feeling on how I would prepare for the Ultimate Canuck Challenge, if I were not directing this wonderfully,crazy event!

Here is a chart that I have been working on over the past year.  This chart is based on kms per day over a 23 week schedule. The emphasis is on "long slow distance", and recommended for those runners who are more concerned about the accomplishment of finishing the Ultimate Canuck event, rather then racing hard, with higher expectations (ie: category win or personal best time)​.

I firmly believe that starting your back to back training runs 7 weeks prior to the Ultimate Canuck will greatly increase your odds of finishing and becoming an Ultimate Canuck finisher.

Note: The more competitive runners tend to add interval training to their schedules. 

Saturday May 7
Shades Mills second training run.
Meet: Main shelter, (follow signs)
Loop: 8.33 km CTC Loop
Start times: Group start at 8:30 am and 9:30 am. Runners are also welcome to start individually.  Just follow the blue flags for the first half and then it turns into orange. This time, runners must run into the Jewel section and enter it again on the return. Flags get removed from course at 11:30am.
This training run is still limited to 20 runners per start, if you plan to attend the group start.
Please rsvp me at: conquerthecanuck@gmail.com on or before Thursday May 5, as this will greatly help in the planing and confirmation with the conservation.
Fees: gate entrance is free for annual members and non members pay $7.50 per adult at gate entrance.

All runners and walkers are welcome to participate and you don't need to be registered for any of the CTC events. Come out and enjoy the company of fellow runners/walkers. Next training run at Shades will be on May 28.