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In The News: Lemme Tell You The Grouse Grind Is Not Misnamed
for an interesting run, the jogger looked me over and said, "You seem fit. Do the Grind." Next thing you know, my ignominious morning on this infamous trail was spent cursing that jogger and just about every step in my path. There are 2,830 steps. There was a lot of cursing. The Empire State Building, by contrast, has only 1,860 steps. The trail is deceptive. From the trailhead, it looks like a
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ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run Is Less Than 2 Weeks Away
Event Schedule: Saturday, September 22, 2012 10:00am - Race Begins 10:25am – Estimated finish time of 1st racer 12:30pm - Awards ceremony Course details: Length: 3 kilometres (1.86 miles) Elevation Gain: 853 metres (2,800 feet) Base: 274 metres above sea level (900 feet) Summit: 1,127 metres (3,700 feet) Total Stairs: 2,830 Fastest Official Time Ever: Record held by Sebastian Salas of 25:01
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Vega and Me
route. Our run had a good mixture of up and down hills and provided opportunity for our Kintec team to teach us about our running “A,B,Cs”. I learned that I will definitely have to find some more ‘rooty’ trails in my neighbourhood to get my mind around going fast on the downhill, not just on the up! Afterwards I had some Vega Recovery Accelerator, which has a natural 4:1 ration of carbs to protein
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 5
decision. Here I was, wanting to do 16km race with 4100ft of elevation gain, when I had just finished a 5km, where my biggest takeaway was "I hate hills". I did my first Grouse Grind a couple of weeks later. It took me 1:57 and at the top, my friend asked, "Still want to do Seek The Peak?". My answer was, "I don't know...", but I did know! I was back the next day, and through the summer I did the Grind
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Big Thinkers: Seek the Peak Relay
very personal event for many of the participants. Everyone has a powerful story to tell and reason for coming out. It’s not about a best time, it’s about thinking about how breast cancer touches so many lives, and that something can be done about it. ” Early Bird Entry (*up to June 6th ) Passholder Non-Passholder Adult (19+) $25.00 $35.00 Youth (13-18) $21.00 $30.00 Child (12 and under
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Joe Gray steals the day in the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge!
native Eric Carter who followed up seconds later with a time of 29:36.In the women’s category, 2014 Winter Olympic medallist Kristin Størmer Steira of Oslo, Norway claimed first place honours with a time of 30 minutes and 52 seconds – a new female record. Hot on her heels were 15-year-old twin dynamos Christina and Julie Sevsek of Surrey who claimed second and third place with times of 33:28 and 33:31
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Legendary Seek The Peak back for its 10th anniversary
:15am. • At the four aid stations along the course, Whistler Water, Powerade and Vega will keep participants energized. Training partners from Kintec and North Shore Athletics will be manning the stations and cheering everybody on.• The awards ceremony at the top of Grouse Mountain starts about 11am. Event partners will offer activities and samples by donation to the BC Cancer Foundation.• BC Cancer
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Beta Wolf Going for Treatment
Beta Wolf Going for Treatment In June 2004, our pack of male Timber Wolves, Canis lupis, came to Grouse Mountain. They were being retired from the movie industry, facing the possibility of being euthanized and needed a natural habitat to call home. The wolves quickly settled in to a comfortable life here at Grouse Mountain. They are visited daily by school children learning about wolf
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Celebrate the magic of the holidays at The Peak of Christmas
glimmering lights. With some additional snowfall, guests will be able to experience mountaintop sleigh rides and the new multi-lane groomed Sliding Zone, the perfect activity for the child in all of us! “We are thrilled to welcome visitors of all ages to Vancouver’s North Pole for our Peak of Christmas celebration,” said Grouse Mountain Senior Marketing Manager, Ainslie Fincham. “With outdoor adventures
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Recipe: Delice of Chocolate
Delice of Chocolate Recipes from The Observatory Delice of Chocolatewarm chocolate coulant, chocolate pecan brownie wtih peanut butter ice cream, chocolate hazelnut mousse with griottine cherriesServes 6-8 Coulant 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter 5 oz (150 g) dark chocolate 3 egg yolks, from large brown eggs 3 large brown eggs 1/4 heaping cup all-purpose flour 3 Tbsp (45 mL) sugar icing sugar, as needed
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