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Oh Canada! Celebrate this long weekend at Grouse Mountain Get festive and show your national pride at the Peak of Vancouver this weekend! From our World Famous Lumberjack Show, to a First Nation's performance, make sure you experience all the things that make Canada glorious. Slap on a maple leaf tattoo before you indulge in some poutine and an ice cold beer on Altitudes Patio or hop on a

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list (and checking it twice!) as he awaits believers young and old to share their special Christmas wishes and take a photo. Returning for their annual pre-Christmas vacation are Santa’s magical reindeer Dancer and Vixen who will make their home next to the candy cane-striped North Pole before their around-the-world tour on Christmas Eve.As the gathering place during the Peak of Christmas, the Peak

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knew what was coming and continued to try and hold back somewhat. The Cleveland Dam stairs came into sight, and then I was off on Nancy Greene Way. “Slow and steady, just keep moving your legs”, I kept thinking. Before I knew it I was on the Grind and the transition to power hiking felt natural. I again checked my breathing and my pace and tried to settle into a speed that I hoped to maintain all

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. She covered a lot of ways to prevent injuries including proper stretching before and after training. Her information was great. Kim has an office where she can answer questions you may have about your injury concerns: City Sports Physio After Kim gave her talk on injury prevention, there were lots of questions about how to deal with current injuries and also how different body types may be

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team was on hand and gave a great talk on the importance of nutrition. I learned a lot, they explained the glycemic index and how different foods can affect your energy levels. They provided us with samples of the Vega products for before training, during and afterwards. Their biggest tip was not to try new foods or supplements on race day! I was a bit scared to start running again, but with the

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?It was exciting and fun to get up on Grouse Mountain. It’s something I’ve never done before and it was actually a beautiful day in the fall. It was one of those days of inversion where it’s foggy in the city and beautiful and warm on top of the mountain. The photographer just directed me to a few different locations where I had to run up trails and escarpments. To be honest, there was just a lot of

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here in British Columbia. Or, make it an epic solo journey as you challenge yourself on this sea to peak cardio adventure. Register before May 17th for early bird pricing and pop by our free training sessions on Tuesday nights that will get you pumped up for the big day. Head to seekthepeak.ca and elevate your fitness to a new level.

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some sunscreen before you jump on the Skyride. In case you missed it, we have announced an extended winter season until at least April 29th so you still have plenty of time to get working on your goggle tan. View Current Conditions report.

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had a banner year for Anna's Hummingbirds with more coming up to the top of the mountain than we've ever seen before.  I'm quite excited to see how many return next season.Finally, we ended off our year with our Peak of Christmas festivities and it was a season to focus on our two Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen.  Our Holly the Jolly Reindeer Skits were very popular and a very fun way to educate people

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finish our run at the bridge. Making our way back to the field, we did some dynamic stretches, before the draw for some cool Columbia sportswear! Next week I am really excited about running around the Capilano River Hatchery, it is amazing to be able to train with such a fun group of people and learn more about the beautiful trails on the North Shore. This weekend I will try my hand at preparing a

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