Pure Outside

Nanaimo has a lot to offer in terms of running. There are so many different places to go and run all within a short drive or walk from each other. You can head down to the seawall for a nice job along the water or head up near Mount Benson for a great trail run [...]

** The 2012 list of outdoor events is up now. 2011 will be, as every year has been, full of awesome events all over Vancouver Island. Make sure you check back to this page as it will get better and better every month! I’ll be adding to it whenever I hear about a new awesome [...]

It was love at first sight. I worked at Valhalla Pure Outfitters for a couple seasons. The reps would come in now and then to see how we were doing and to do product knowledge sessions. The Salomon guy showed up and did our session. He was giving us a sneak peak at some new [...]

I can’t remember who came up with idea first. If it was my friend Ryan or if it was me. I have a feeling it was Ryan. I wouldn’t come up with something as crazy as running the Juan De Fuca trail with little long-distance running experience. The idea grew into a plan. Then an [...]

This is a guest post from Karl Woll from OutdoorVancouver. He posts an incredible amount of juicy, outdoor goodness at OutdoorVancouver and just recently ran the Vancouver Marathon. If you’re not aware of the 5 Peaks Trail Running Series and are looking to get your trail running shoes a little (ok, a lot) dirty it’s something [...]