TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Message From The Race Director
- Snowshoeing Clinics
- Team And Group Rates
- Accommodation And Transportation Deals
- New Sponsors
Message From The Race Director
First off I would like to thank everybody for their interest in the Yeti Mountain Snowshoe Series for 2004. This year the Yeti has been approached by 4 new mountains, in which we have chosen 2 to add. The Yeti is pleased to welcome Mt. Washington and Silver Star to the line up of great venues.
 I have been visiting race venues across the province and they are all filling up with fresh snow, some mountains are better now than they were all last season. Go to the race schedule page and click on the different mountains to see how much snow each mountain has been getting. It's going to be a great season! To the right is a shot of Mount Seymour On Wednesday, November 26, 2004 taken from one of the snowshoe trails.
Each month we will be doing draws for people that have pre-registered online to win great prizes. You can win before you race!!!
This months draw prize will be a pair of  Dual Trac Snowshoes (see picture at right). Anyone who signs up online from now until the end of December 2003 will have a chance of winning this great prize worth almost $400.
Marc Cooney
Race Director
The Yeti Mountain Snowshoe Series
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Snowshoeing Clinics
Are you ready for Yeti? Keep an eye on the upcoming clinics section of our website to find out dates, locations and prices to get training.
  The snow is here and it's time to start training for the 2004 Yeti
Mountain Snowshoe Series! The RecGroup is offering both Trail Running and Snowshoe Running clinics! Check us out at www.RecGroup.ca. Don't wait, start training now! We will be training on hill climbing, strength, power and endurance to tackle any terrain Marc throws in your path! Whether you are looking to do your first 5km snowshoe race or looking to improve your 10km time, we have a group for you. Our experienced, top runners will improve your technique, fitness and keep you motivated all season long. Start now!
re:flexion Clinics was founded in 2001 by Michele Swatton and Miranda Reece. Michele and Miranda began their friendship while training for the Ironman Canada 2001 race. Sharing a philosophy for sports training; that more is not always better and quality is more important than quantity; Michele and Miranda were able to successfully complete the Ironman race injury free and with a sense of enlightenment.
re:flexion Clinics offer clinics ranging from Triathlon to Pilates to snowshoe running clinics!, for those who want to maintain a balanced, active lifestyle.
Our training clinics focus on two key principles:
- safe and healthy training
- fun and non-intimidating environments
For more information check out www.reflexionclinics.com.
We'd like to introduce ourselves to the community as your new specialty running and walking store. Our area of expertise is making your feet happy, by servicing to fit your body's needs. Our staff is ready to help you whenever you're ready for a dream shoe fit.
We offer Run clinics and clubs. Visit our website at www.yaletownwalkandrun.ca for more information.
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Team And Group Rates
Teams will be organized through run stores and other organizations. Teams will need to sign up using a team/group registration form with at least 5 people. Teams will also be wearing race bibs provided from the run store or organization.
Groups of 5 people can sign up and save. Groups will need to sign up using the team/group registration form. Groups can sign up for more than one event but will not receive any further discount than the listed group rate.
- Jan. 24, 2004 - Mt. Washington - $25/person
- Feb. 7, 2004 - Silver Star - $25/person
- Feb. 14, 2004 - Mt. Seymour - $25/person
- Mar. 6, 2004 - Sun Peaks - $25/person
- Mar. 20, 2004 - Cypress Mountain - $25/person
- Apr. 4, 2004 - Whistler/Blackcomb - $35/person
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Accommodation And Transportation Deals
The Yeti is working on getting preferred rates of accommodation and transportation at all events so that participants can take in all there is at these awesome resorts! Check back for Hotel and Transportation prices coming soon.
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New Sponsors
The Yeti would like to welcome a couple of our new sponsors for the 2004 season.
Deakin Equipment supplies the Yeti Mountain Snowshoe Series with Garmin GPS to ensure that the distances of the courses are exactly what we say they. For more information on Deakin Equipment or Garmin GPS check out their website at www.deakin.com.
 
The FLASH 5 Nutritional Concept is rooted in sports nutritional science, food technology, and…surprise,… the gourmet food arts. We deliver "serious energy and nutrition with serious gourmet taste." Our products are made from premium quality real food ingredients including fruit, juice, oats, rice, and soy. Each product is enriched with vitamins, minerals and herbs to meet demanding world standards for nutritional supplements and energy foods.
Easy to use training software for endurance athletes of all levels.
- use virtual coach to plan your next workout, week or even an entire season
- upload your workout data with support for advanced training hardware
- record what you eat using our integrated nutrition tracker
- subscribe for less than $10 a month!!!
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 2004 Schedule |
Mt. Washington - Jan 24/04
Silver Star - Feb 7/04
Mt. Seymour - Feb 14/04
Sun Peaks - Mar 6/04
Cypress Mtn - Mar 20/04
Final Yeti
Whistler - Apr 4/04
For more information on race times and costs visit the Yeti race schedule page.
Don't forget, the first 50 to pre-register receive a  Yeti micro-fleece toque FREE! |
| Volunteers |
Volunteers are needed throughout the Yeti race series. These volunteers people are the backbone to organization and smooth running of the Yeti, so if you want to get out and meet new people, travel to new places and have a great time then sign up to be a volunteer. There are great perks to being a volunteer.
For more information on how to be a part of the Yeti as a volunteer, check out the volunteers section on theyeti.ca.
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| Polar Training Tip Of The Month |
Warm-Up
Written by Mike Gostigian
11/1/2003
"Warm-up to play, do not play to warm-up" is the mantra of fitness professionals. Unfortunately, many athletes, fitness enthusiasts & weekend warriors overlook the importance of performing a proper warm-up for their particular activity. One example, a typical person going to play tennis will step onto the court and start warming-up by hitting the ball; or a golfer will get to the range and simply start swinging the club & hit a bucket of golf balls. This is exactly what you do not want to do - which is "play to warm-up."
Click here for the full article.
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End Of Season
Article by Sean Lunny
For most of us November marks the end of the Adventure Racing year. For those of you like me, that started racing back in May at the Duncan Momar season opener, its no-doubt been a long year with lots of great races. One of the common questions I get at this time of year is what sort of training, and level of intensity people should be training at now that their racing season is finished. The answer is dependent on the amount of racing you did, and how great an improvement you made over your previous year of fitness.
Click here for the full article.
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