Test Results

 A race and geographic area of Alberta that brings me joy and peace.

Grande Cache has been a place of work for many years and even more so a place to run and enjoy some amazing country…places that only your feet can take you.

2012 was the first year our family started to run the Canadian Death Race (CDR). 2025 is the CDR’s 25th anniversary. 

In 2024, I committed to racing the Sinister 7 and CDR. I didn’t feel up to soloing and to be frank, I knew my body was not prepared for those distances. So, I reached out to some friends and family and created a couple teams.

The Sinister race presented some challenges and awarenesses for which I learnt from. So, jumping into the CDR this past weekend gave me a chance to correct and move in a different direction.

This second race was awesome. My bodily performance was exciting and felt extraordinary. My mental recognition of what I had while running was on point. I was 100% in tune with my max push and body ability. 

When I jumped into the start line prior to the gun going off I was literally in behind about 300 runners…not good. After the gun went off it took about 17 minutes before I was able to reach my race pace, at which point I passed at least 200 runners. What a feeling to literally run past people as they were walking up inclines. 

For my age, I fell into the masters category, which kinda means the senior aged group. Within the full race roster, I fell into the upper aged 10% of the entire participant roster (average age being about 30).

When I finished my leg of the race I had our team in about 15th place through a race roster of about 110 relay teams. Within my age group I may have been the first person to reach that point in the race; the time analytics are not broken down that way, but through quick review of the results I was certainly in the top 1-3 runners in my age group to reach my finish point. All that to say, it’s not about the comparison but it’s about having a guide as to where I stand amongst this group of running extrodinates. 

My portion of the CDR race (14km) was not as long as in the Sinister 7 race (31km) but it was run with different intensity. This shorter race I ran much harder; CDR leg 1 - 14km in 1 hour 29 minutes and SINISTER leg 3 - 31km in 5 hours 18 minutes. The sinister race I know I could have cut at least an hour from that time if my guts hadn’t have turned. But overall the CDR race performance showed a good result. 

The challenge of the two races was entirely different as there is different preparation with nutrition intake and granted the Sinister leg 3 was harder due to increased elevation and higher ambient temperatures. I loved both races and the demands that both put on me.

It’s 364 days away but my planned challenge will be a bit more advanced than it was this year…maybe enter the Near Death Marathon, which is 41.3km with 1775m of elevation gain or who knows maybe enter to solo the entire race😊

My 2025 race results when compared to previous younger years have proven that my efforts to better my health as I age are so possible and have been successful.

I’m extremely happy with my physical and mental advancement over this past 9 months. 

Aug 4 (day 191) 

Acts of Kindness recorded - 564

Push-ups (& weights to strengthen upper body) - 13920, 

Sit-ups and or equivalents - 15980, 

Rehab and fitness - Squats & step-ups started May 28th - 1935

Kilometers (over and above daily function) - 1336.5, 

Meditation/ inversion table  (min.) - 892,

Stretching/ rolling (min.) - 1276,

Sparring/ grappling (min.) - 78, 

# of forms re-familiarized - 7.0

Form reps - 266, 

Form time (min.) - 742,

“Mastery” recite (min.) - 96 

Blogs - 26