More pictures from Saturday Trail Runs at Medway Trail

Chuck's favorite creek crossing

Pictures by LuLu

Minus 18 and they still show up on Saturday.

Saturday Morning -18 with wind chill at -25

The smiles are frozen in place.

Photo's by Mahnaz

Orienteering with Moose Dynasty

Raid The Hammer 2014 - Orienteering Race 

Moose Dynasty team leader when the race started.

Team Moose Dynasty at the finish line.

Champagne And Mars Bars

Trail Runners Will Run For Booze and Chocolate

Our Soiled Sport Trail Series, Season Ending Run

As in past years we seem to have the best turnout for our Champagne and Mars Bar run to celebrate a season of great trail running. 

We had around 44 people out for our run this year, some of them I have never seen before and some I have not seen since last years season end'r. (Tracey and Steve)

Thanks to all for showing up and hope to see you out on Wednesday evening for our night runs at Komoka (headlamps will be needed), and for Saturdays winter runs now exclusively at Medaway Trail till March.

Due to some trail restrictions at Medaway Trail we may have to alter the route some what. But we will review this Saturday to see what makes the best and easiest solution.

Hallucination Aid Station at the Vulture Bait Trail Races

Tempting Runners With Cigars and Beer

What was reported to race officials at this years Vulture Bait Trail Races was almost unbelievable to the ear.
What is believed to be the work of road runners trying to make trail running less appealing may have back fired, as we all know that Vulture Bait Trail Runners have a number of vices, and beer is one of them.
These hooligans set up a water station a 100 meters before our aid station #4 at around the 20 km point, with cups of assorted beers and boxes of cigars.
The Vulture Bait Race organizers are now looking for them, as now that they have started it, they are encouraged to do it again next year as runners will be expecting it.
Thanks to Martin D., Ross W., Alicia D., and Lennard D. for creating a 'buzz' for the Vulture Bait Trail Race.

Pass it on.

The Turkey Trot has grown to be a great success even with little advertising, as 300 runners young and old get out on the Thanksgiving morning to show off their Cross Country skills.

If you have friends, family or co-workers with kids that are into or want to try Cross Country please forward this on.

Also Bill W. is looking for volunteers on race day, so if you can help out please note the details below.

Looking for volunteers and runners for the London Pacers Turkey Trot. Please contact Bill Wheeler at bgwheels@gmail.com if you can volunteer between 9am - noon at Springbank Park. 

This is a great event! Springbank Park. Thanksgiving Monday. 
Race date: Monday October 13, 2014
Race time: 2K at 10:00am
                 6K at 10:20am
Place: Main picnic pavilion in Springbank Park
2k Race - focus is for elementary school children but everyone is welcome to

               race.
             -  the race is a 2k loop on grass at the west end of Springbank Park

6k Race - focus is for high school kids and adults. Again everyone is welcome.
             - the race is one 6k loop partially on grass, some hardpacked trail and
               some single track technical trail.
Registration: on line at www.trackie.com/online.registration/event.php?id=1102
                   at the race site beginning at 8:30am
Cost: $5 for the 2K and $10 for the 6K
         (additional fee: $0.50 for the 2K, $0.85 for the 6K for online registration)

If you get lost in your own back yard, you may be interested in this.

During the week of September 20th I had the chance to travel with Danny and Bill to the Haliburton Forest to do some orienteering using map and compass to find certain peaks in this huge wildlife reserve.
Danny has been orienteering for a number of years and has participated in numerous races around Ontario, so he thought maybe he could talk a few of his trail running friends to learn the art of finding your way with only a compass and topographical map, and maybe put a team together for an upcoming event in the Ancaster area.
Well, anyone who has run with either Bill or Danny knows that they have a screw loose when it comes to challenges on a trail run.
So, there I was trying to keep up to them as they scramble up rock faces, through streams and down ravines. To say my arthritic old knees may have let me now that they did not like the routes selected, would be an under statement.
So a team has been formed for a race on November 9th,(team Moose Dynasty) and now all I need to do is tie a rope to either one of them to drag this old grey haired man behind to keep up.

There has been interest by others who would like to learn how do orienteering using only map and compass, not so much for races but for the possible upcoming Zombie Apocalypse.
If you are interested Danny said he would gladly do a "orienteering 101" to learn the basics.
It would be done locally on a Saturday or Sunday so there would be no travel issues and should anyone get lost, they wont have a problem to get back on course. Probably looking at dates in November.
If this interests you let me know: soiledsport@gmail.com and we will try to get a few dates to select from.

Wolf Lake

 Bill reviewing his map, as someone put a lake in our path.

Breakfast of champions