out of the city
Alberta is a big, diverse province with a bunch of great places to run. All of them usually involve a drive to a nearby city, the mountains, or one of the great natural areas a long or short drive away.
St. Albert Road Race 10 Miler (2022)
April 25, 2022
There is an interesting phenomenon that happens during shoulder season races here in the Canadian Prairies. Four days ago we had a blizzard, and the streets were covered with five centimeters of snow, and a biting cold wind reminded us that any kind of weather was never a guarantee around here. As I woke up at 6am on Sunday morning, race day, there were traces of that cold lingering in the air, tho nearly all the snow had melted again. I stepped out my back door and I could see my breath and the chill was obvious.
Blackfoot Baby Ultra (2022)
April 1, 2022
Sometime in late 2019, almost three years ago, I put my name on the list to run the Blackfoot Ultra 25k for the third time.
The race was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID concerns.
The race was cancelled again in 2021 due to COVID restrictions.
But as of April 2022, it looks like the 2022 return of this race is set to race forward.