With the season of marathons and relays upon us, your training plans may be kicking into high gear. And heading into competition – whether personal or with others – you may also be looking for an edge. Enter science.The science...
Read MoreThe Canada Games Centre, near the top of Two Mile Hill, opens every weekday morning at 5:30 a.m. I did not get there until 7:00 a.m. and that was an effort.As I walked in, I kept passing people on their way out. They were...
Read MoreSerge Michaud doesn’t attempt to hide his feelings about the importance of the Special Olympics movement. “For me, the organization is all about providing opportunities, which is something near and dear to my heart,” he says....
Read MoreVancouver had better be prepared.That’s where the Yukon is sending 24 Special Olympians, ages 13 and older, to compete in the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games — our largest team ever. Janine Peters is the Chef de Mission for...
Read MoreWe all have the capacity to improve in whatever we do in life; running and walking is no exception. Coaches help Olympic athletes get to peak performance, and recreational and casual athletes can benefit from a coach in the same...
Read MoreThe mental part of running is more difficult to train for and equally, if not more, important to your ultimate success than the physical aspect.All runners have hit the wall. Your body feels like it wants to shut down and your...
Read MoreEvery Saturday morning just before 10 a.m. there are taps at the door of the Law Courts Building in downtown Whitehorse.Voices echo and feet shuffle, sometimes more quickly on the cold days. The Whitehorse Walkers energetically...
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As cross-country skier Gary Chaplin walked through the arrival gates at Whitehorse International Airport last month, gold, silver and bronze medals hanging around his neck and bagpipes playing, it was hard to determine who was more proud: Garry himself or his older brother.
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