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A Knee-Knackering,
Heliacious weekend

It’s going to be a busy
weckend in the woods
as two of the North
Shore’s most estab-

’ lished summer races hit

BR. the trails Saturday and -

ithe
_ course.

j Sunday.

Tomorrow, some of the
fittest athletes on the Planet

. kick up their heels in the

Knee Knackering North
Shore Trail Run.

Dubbed “Canada’s
Knarliest Ultra,” the 48.6
kilometre (30 mile) race has
been ranked the seventh most
difficult trail run-in North
America. No surprise consid-

5 cring participants encounter a
°4,900m (16,000 ft.) vertical

change as they scamper along
Baden-Powell Trail

As always, the field of

~ competitors is loaded with

experienced talent... Previous
Knee Knackering ‘winners
Paul Quinn,’ and ‘Nicky
Hastings, both of Vancouver,
are confirmed, , .as _ are;

Canadian ::National 100-km~.
team members Janet Green, |
Ferg. Hawke,.: Ean ‘Jackson,
.. Sally’ “Marcellus and Steve

_ | Royer. -

To geta good view of the

an action,, check ‘out the follow-

: evening seo

‘Aug.’31 T The two-hour ides
au tiders‘c

oe 1 char
- toéxplore this area’ trail net: .
work, Fo oe info al 987-

ing:locations (tines represent

. when’ the’ lead runners are
Jy expected),
* 6° am. start: Eagleridge

‘Drive. exit: at Upper Levels

; < Highway, West Van; °°
DT: 15:a.m.:, Cypress Bowl
-- parking fot; West Van;

/ 8:15 a.m. Cleveland Dam on
Capilano Road, North Van; __.
9:30' a.ni.: Mount Seymour

. , Demonstration.£ Forest, North

{ Van:
}, 10: 45 nish: Panorama Park,

Deep Cove;

_ &p.m.: Last official finishet..

If you’ want: to see first
‘» Rand~-what. makes . these

“Gear Grinder?”

- half hours of hard work” — :

p.m. at Forerunner's, 3562

“West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano.

A post-race banquet takes
place the tomorrow at 6 p.m.
ar the Squamish Nations
Recreation Centre, 1.00.
Capilano =Rd., North
Vancouver. ;

All proceeds from the race
will be donated to Big
Brothets of Greater
Vancouver. ;

“ eee

If trail running isn’t . your
thing, how about trail biking?
The 13th annual Hell of
the North mountain’ bike

races is set. for this. Sunday.

afternoon in Mount Seymour
Provincial Park. : ‘
Making its muddy debut

‘in the summer of 1984, the

race: originally. known as the |
was created
by Deep Cove Bike Shop
original ‘owners | Dewey
Lafavor, Chaz. Romalis., and
Ashley Walker: In’ 1990,
Lafavor (better known as “Dy,
Dew”) joined’ . Kona:
Mountain Bikes and renamed
the event Hel! of the North’
when the. bike manufacturer
took. over the racé>: Gear
Grinder was a good name, but °

, the newest moniker is much

more: fitting” considering ‘the

terrain, If you're. up for a real
- challenge — accor
director ‘Johnny Halliday the> -

ing to race

pro. fiders ‘will cover the:
course in “about two-and-a-

incredible. athletes tick, a”.

-meet-and-mingle with pactici-

- pants takes place tonight at 5

A ride de paceport which includes: petting farm, mini golf; - :
Nintendo Pavilign; live entertainment, $2.50 worth of tokene:

“es for the Playland Arcade and ride, rides and_ more ides!

Hot dog, fries and pop, juice or milk

: Bring your own cake
_ Birthday person Is free (groups of 10 or over)

. tions,”-
- work anywhere. :
Former winness of the race

show up Sunday morning to"
register between & and 11

oam, at the Ranger Station
* just

inside the gate to
Seymour Provincial Park.
Entry fee is $50 for Canadian

Cycling Association members;

$60 = for — non-members
(includes sweatshirt and a
post-race barbecue).

The race starts at. 12:13
p.m. sharp (Get it? The 13th
annual race is taking place on
June 13 at 12:13).

“Pedal magazine has done
some write-ups on the race,
along with some other publi-
cations,” Halliday says. “It’s
pretty much the most techni-
cal race in Canada.”

The up-and-down course
route starts along, Old Buck
trail,.and incorporates other
storied trails, . including
Severed Dick, Cut Your Bars

and. Grannies Only. Most of.
Kona’s employees live‘on the :
North Shore, and according ©

to Halliday, use many of the
local trails to test the bike
manufacturer’s latest designs:
“If it works in, these condi-
he ‘says,

include Canadiati : Olympian

- Andreas Hestler'‘and 19977
“U.S. National series leader

Kirk Molday.

New this year to the race is”

a Kids On. The Shore catego-
Ty, designed for the numerous

youngsters that have become ,
: involved j in the sport through ,
“the Kids'On The Shore pro-

“categories —
include: Mens Fro; Senior -
Expert, Vet Expert;..Men, _
Women, Junior, Senior, and “
Vet Sport; Masters; Junior:
Expert; Beginner;* Pee-Wee, .
, Minimcee, Cadet and Citizens.

gram... Other:

For more info on the Hell

of the North race, check out ~
website” at:
“www. vkonaworld.c com

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