For a while Jamie has been intrigued with the quirkiness of Backyard Ultras, which have continued to blow up all over the world. A last person standing event where competitors run a 6.71km loop on the hour, every hour? Who wouldn’t want to take on that kind of torture?! He finally got the chance in late July with the Comox Valley Roadrunners Backyard Ultra, and in this episode he shares his experience, gratitude for the great running club that hosted it, and the cool people he met along the way. How did he do? Did his body hold up, or crash out?

The Rundown - upcoming races and events:

Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/

Sept 13 - Tall Tree 10K - Elk/Beaver Lake in Victoria - https://www.talltreehealth.ca/talltree10k

Sept 12/13 - Finlayson Arm 28K/50K/50M and Double (50M and 28K) – https://www.coastlineendurancerunning.com/finlayson-arm-races/

Win your way into the race of your choice at Finlayson Arm with our Instagram contest! https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdoIW8IlXk/

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ParkRun is a free 5K race that happens every Saturday at 9am, all over the world. You sign up once, and you’re ParkRun ready. It’s that simple! Vancouver Island recently got a new addition to our collection, with Beban Park in Nanaimo joining races in the Comox Valley, Shawnigan Lake and Victoria! On this episode the boys chat with Race Director Charlotte Taylor and volunteer Nikki Scott, who share their experience building and launching a ParkRun, and the great community of people it has pulled together. Find the race here: https://www.parkrun.ca/beban/.

Other links:

Chris Sundby in support of Jacob’s Well: https://www.jacobswell.ca/chrisruns2

Jason Kirsch’s Mindfulness Miles: https://eurekasupportsociety.ca/mindfulness-miles/

The Rundown - upcoming races and events:

July 29 – Sunset Run x Dream Mile – PISE in Victoria - https://raceroster.com/events/2026/138385/sunset-run-x-dream-mile

Aug 4 – Nautical Days 4 Miler – Comox Valley - https://cvrr.ca/events/nautical-days-4-miler-2025/

Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/

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James Kwinecki lost his vision 10 years ago, which meant basically re-learning many of life’s realities. For some, that might have been reason enough to stop reaching, but not for James, who has played blind baseball, rowed with the National team, and eventually, became a passionate runner. He has now run five marathons, including smashing Boston in 3:11. But he hasn’t done it alone, and on this episode James and his guide Mo Mannoe talk about their shared running journey and friendship.

The Rundown - upcoming races and events:

July 11 - Devil’s Ladder - Cumberland – room left in the 30K! https://devilsladderultra.com/

July 28 - Buckin’ Hell - 35K/50K and 50K relay - North Vancouver - https://trailrunning.ca/race/buckin-hell/

Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/

Sept 20 - Monster Marmot 5K/10K trail race at Mount Washington - https://raceroster.com/events/2026/138146/the-monster-marmot

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