Local Sports

The women's team has just wrapped up a 10 day training camp in Whistler... and we had a blast! The camp started off with lots of action and it was full of fun activities. We were 12 girls, plus physios and trainers, and everyone joined in.

Whistler's Fiona Halliwell was the first woman out of the water in the 78th annual Bay Challenge last Saturday, a nine kilometre-plus open-water swim race from Sandy Cove in West Vancouver to Kitsilano Beach.

If all the races in the Squamish Triple Crown could be summed up by the body parts they work the hardest, the Ore Crusher would be all about the lungs, the Test of Metal would be about legs, and the GearJammer - taking place this Saturday, July 25, w

Harrington, Melamed, Allison win their categories in B.C. Cup X-C race

Four stage race puts mountain bike skills to the test

For the sixth year Whistler will be hosting the Alpenglow Ultimate tournament, taking place over two days, July 25 and 26. The tournament is limited to eight teams because of field space, but the interest was higher than that.

There were two Half Iron distance triathlons in B.C. Sunday, July 12, including the Persona Desert Half Iron in Osoyoos and the Subaru Vancouver International Triathlon which offered Half Iron and sprint distances.

The July 8 Phat Wednesday race broke all records for attendance with 233 racers turning out to rip down Crank It Up, easily the most popular trail in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park since the lower section opened in 2007.

After last weekend's Canada and Quebec Cup races a determined group of Sea to Sky athletes stayed in Quebec for the Canadian mountain bike championship cross-country races, which are themselves a prelude to World Cup events taking place this weekend.

Squamish ride emphasizes difficulty over distance