Canadian ultra marathon runner Derrick Spafford offers running coaching, race management, and Canadian sales of Dion Snowshoes and UltrAspire Hydration
Spring is here, But it is clear, It’s still too soon, To run shirtless I fear! - A spring running poem by Derrick Spafford (ok, I never said I was a good poet!). From a guy who loves winter running and races, it feels a little strange to be admitting enjoying this recent stretch of … [Read more...]
In case you're missing the snow already where you live, here's a fun video featuring Dion Snowshoes that the fine folks at Natural Fitness Labs put together. Enjoy! Can't wait for the snow to fly again! … [Read more...]
Late winter runs are some of my most favourite conditions to run in. The warm sun melts the snow a bit during the day, and the nights are still cold enough to harden up the trails making for great running conditions the following morning. I've blogged about Puzzle lake before, and about what a … [Read more...]
Since the Red Barn Snowshoe Race, Sara and I both have had a lot of requests for the recipe of the soup that we served. It's our favourite soup that we have often at our home and were happy to share it with everyone at the race. It's pretty flexible and you can add certain things and subtract … [Read more...]
Thank you to everyone who entered the Dion Eastern Ontario Snowshoe Running Series Contest for a free pair of Dion 121 running snowshoes. We thoroughly enjoyed reliving the series of races through your words and what the races each meant to you. The judging panel had a difficult time making a … [Read more...]
As we announced yesterday at the Red Barn Snowshoe Race, since one of the series winners (Sara Montgomery) happens to also be related to the owner of Spafford Health and Adventure, we have decided to have a contest to award her pair of Dion 121 Racing Snowshoes to one lucky … [Read more...]
The 5 race Dion Eastern Ontario Snowshoe Running Series wrapped up today with the Red Barn Snowshoe Race, held near Napanee, Ontario. Joe Turner of Brighton won the men’s race, completing the challenging 7 km course in a time of 40:03. Brian Northan of Guilderland, New York finished second in … [Read more...]
The Frozen Ass Snowshoe Race took place on Sunday, February 17, 2013 and was the fourth race in the 2013 Dion Eastern Ontario Snowshoe Running Series. Rebecca Turner of Brighton won the women's race, completing the 8km course in 41:42. Sara Montgomery of Yarker finished second in 42:42 and … [Read more...]
To say that the Yukon Arctic Ultra 100 miler didn’t go exactly as planned is somewhat of an understatement. I guess it comes down to you can’t tame the north, but the north can sure as hell tame you. I had felt reasonably good going into the race with some solid training in the past few … [Read more...]
The third race in the Dion Eastern Ontario Snowshoe Running Series took place on Saturday, February 9th with the Westbrook Snowshoe Race in Kingston. Conditions were the toughest of any race so far, due to the deep snow. The competition was strong, but everyone enjoyed the beautiful day on the … [Read more...]
