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Running the Loowit Trail Around Mount St. Helens [VIDEO]

January 30, 2019 by Jeff Pelletier No Comments

The Loowit Trail circumnavigates Mount St. Helens in Washington State, past old-growth forests, waterfalls, meadows, and the leftovers of the volcano’s 1980 eruption.

A group of us ran the roughly 30 mile trail in August of 2018, starting from Climber’s Bivouac Campground. Watch the video below.

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Suunto Spartan Ultra Review: 3 Ways to Navigate [VIDEO]

May 23, 2017 by Jeff Pelletier 1 Comment
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review

The Suunto Spartan Collection is the newest line-up of multisport watches, building on the success of Suunto’s Ambit series. After training for several years first with a Suunto Ambit 2, then an Ambit 3 Sport, and finally an Ambit 3 Vertical, I was pretty excited to get my hands on their top-of-the-line Suunto Spartan Ultra recently so I could put some of the new navigation features to the test.

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Running the Kalalau Trail on the Napali Coast in Kauai in One Day [VIDEO]

January 15, 2017 by Jeff Pelletier No Comments
The beautiful Kalalau Trail

The Kalalau Trail leads 11 miles along the rugged Nā Pali Coast on the north shore of the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The Trail traverses 5 lush valleys, above towering cliffs, before ending at Kalalau Beach where it is blocked by sheer, fluted pali.

Most hikers will take between 2-3 days to finish the trail. While in Kauai on vacation in late-November, our plan was to travel fast and light, running the entire 22 mile (35 km) return trip with 6,500 feet of elevation gain plus descent in roughly 8 hours.

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2016 Sun Mountain 100k Race Report – An Interview with Hillsound Equipment

July 13, 2016 by Jeff Pelletier No Comments
Racing the Sun Mountain 100k

This interview first appeared on the Hillsound Equipment blog on June 30th, 2016.

Local brand ambassador, Jeff Pelletier, gives us the lowdown of this year’s Sun Mountain 100 km race and his experience as a fourth timer at this race hosted by Rainshadow Running.

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Two Steps Forward One Step Back: Spring Training Update

May 11, 2016 by Jeff Pelletier No Comments
Peak Centre Vancouver

I’ve typically always taken the winter months off from structured training and racing, dropping my volume, running just for fun but without following much of a training program. This year I decided to try something a little different.

Heading into my ‘off-season’ last fall after running the Grand to Grand Ultra, I decided to return to my road running roots and target the half-marathon distance instead.

What I learned was that running too fast can indeed make you slower, but that sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back before you can take two steps forward again.

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I’m a trail runner and filmmaker born and raised in Vancouver, BC Canada. Member of Salomon Canada and CLIF Bar Ambassador.

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A few of us paid a visit last weekend to Norvan Fa A few of us paid a visit last weekend to Norvan Falls, a local favourite here in our backyard of North Vancouver, BC.

Once every year or two when the conditions are just right, the falls completely freeze over. It’s such a beautiful sight! Check it out in my latest video on YouTube (link in profile). 📽
Floor-to-ceiling shag carpeting, standard on Vanco Floor-to-ceiling shag carpeting, standard on Vancouver’s North Shore trails. 📷 @kerryward
Trail running apparel can be found in a number of Trail running apparel can be found in a number of different materials; some synthetic, some natural, and many a blend of both.

In my latest video, I talk about the pros and cons of natural fabrics such as wool and down compared to synthetic alternatives, as well as how to properly care for these different materials to ensure you can get the best performance and longest life possible from them. Watch it on YouTube now (link in profile) 📽.

Note: Photo was taken in summer and definitely does not reflect current conditions in the alpine.
Our fourth and last day at McGillivray Pass Lodge Our fourth and last day at McGillivray Pass Lodge was again one full of powder! Visibility was limited throughout the better part of the day, so we mostly stuck to the trees. 

Another big day of climbing to tire out the legs before flying back to Pemberton the next morning. Good thing it had been snowing so heavily, because I’m not sure we’d have left much for the next group!
On our third day at McGillivray Pass Lodge we had On our third day at McGillivray Pass Lodge we had all the weather! Clear skies as we climbed from the valley, heavy winds as we made our way along the ridge, and snow with limited visibility for our bootpacked up a notch. Another big day of climbing and powder runs!

We rewarded ourselves with a sauna back at the lodge as fresh snow continued to accumulate. ❄️
Sundog seen on our second day of skiing at McGilli Sundog seen on our second day of skiing at McGillivray Pass Lodge.
On our second day at McGillivray Pass Lodge, we ag On our second day at McGillivray Pass Lodge, we again woke up to clear skies. This would be our first full day with 1,500 metres of climbing and a ton of powder skiing.

We had to negotiate a tricky crack in the snow on our way up and over the pass towards Star Mountain and a feature we we’d ski called the ‘Middle Finger’. That salmon back at the lodge for dinner sure hit the spot!
On Tuesday morning, we jumped in the helicopter in On Tuesday morning, we jumped in the helicopter in Pemberton to make the short flight north to the remote lodge in Mcgillivray Pass where we’d be staying for the next four nights.

After a quick avalanche safety refresher from our guide, we were on our way for some afternoon backcountry skiing laps with nothing but clear skies above us and powder under our skis.

We enjoyed après in the sun at the lodge, followed by an amazing dinner, before settling in to our yurts to prepare for a much longer day of skiing the next morning. #whitecapalpine
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