Strathcona Provincial Park is definitely on my Top 10 List of places to go for a Run/Hike. Nestled in the central range of Vancouver Island, the park has picturesque terrain featuring Canyons (inset: Cruickshank Canyon) lakes and a sparsely treed plateau aptly named the Forbidden Plateau. During the winter months, this area can receive up to (5m) of snow.

This particular workout was a group session with my club, The Strathcona Nordics. About 10 members attended along with Dave Battison, the club's head coach. For these long easy workouts that focus on building/maintaining aerobic capacity, it is always nice to have some 'fit' company.

The picture above is me portraying proper technique at the Cruickshank lookout (!) given the complete lack of snow.

Keep 'em Straight