Local Sports

Whistler’s trail running clinics are back again this year with a slightly different format, but the attraction will once again be the monthly hash runs where runners follow visual clues on the trails to locate the secret finish area.

A handful of Whistler triathletes headed to North Vancouver for the 19 th annual North Shore Spring Triathlon this past weekend, completing a 740-metre swim, a 20-kilometre bike, and a 5 km run.

Triathlon, Valley Trail Run part of Family Week

Dreamcatcher Meadows, a Pemberton-based stable and training centre, recently took a team of athletes and horses to the Southlands Spring Show in Vancouver, a national level dressage event.

Local participation sought for first Whistler Dragon Boat Festival

Last week B.C. Alpine announced the 2008-09 B.C. Ski Team roster, as well as the participants in a provincial J1 racing program and participants taking part in the summer B2B (Best to the Best) camps at Mt. Hood.

Competitive, intermediate and recreational leagues available

Junior B franchise holds first tryout May 20-22 in Whistler

On May 25, the 17 th annual Whistler Valley Trail Run is also the first race in the Sea 2 Sky Trail Running Series, which includes other races like the Comfortably Numb Trail Run, Squamish Thunder, STORMY and Rubble Creek Classic.

The Whistler Triathlon Club has put athletes on podiums and into Ironman races over the years, but one of the group’s goals from the beginning has just been to get more people into swimsuits and grease paint by encouraging more participation in the s