Marcus Olson
Team Running Free Alumni
Age: 0
Member Since: 2007
Occupation: High School Phys-Ed Teacher
Home: Newmarket
About Me: 38 year old adventure racer, mountain biker and high school phys-ed teacher.
Sports: Adventure Racing, Mountain Biking, Trail Running, Orienteering, Snowshoeing, Snowboarding
Athletic Goals: To enter and complete my first multi-day adventure race this season (Untamed New England in June)
My most catastrophic racing experience was: The entire May FAR Adventure Challenge was a catastrophe. Terrible, terrible, terrible.
My most memorable racing experience was: Completing first AR, finishing a suprising 2nd!
Favourite Racing Gear: Salomon XA Pro 3D Shoe.
Favourite Race: Storm the Trent/Storm the 10
Favourite Race Food: My wife Meagan's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Chemong Lake Triathlon: Sprint Distance August 11th 2013 It’s amazing what can happen over a dinner with friends. My wife
Race: Cornwall Olympic Distance Triathlon Date: August 25th 2013 So this was my first kick at the Olympic Tri distance
Between putting the hours into our training, dealing with injury and fatigue and the pressure we put on ourselves to
I’ve been racing with Salomon XA Pro’s for the last 2 race seasons but I’m a sucker for new gear
With Salomon coming on board as a Running Free sponsor this year, I knew that this was going to be
A very cool piece of gear that allows you to increase the amount of workable space you can use while
With two 24+ hour races on my schedule this year, it was time to retire my favourite (but very old
Salomon Snowshoe Raid Saturday February 21st 2009 Horseshoe Resort, Barrie On www.dontgetlost.ca This is a race that needs to be
Before I became a member of Team Running Free I wasn’t really in-tune with the wild world of race gels.
I have to admit the Flyroc’s were a bit of an impulse buy. Before the Inov-8 rep. gave his presentation at
The Dirty Duathlon Adventure Race Sir Sandford Fleming College Saturday November 8th 2008 www.runnerslife.ca This was the second year that
Storm the 10 Adventure Race Saturday Sept. 20th 2008 Kelso Conservation Area www.stormthetrent.com The Lead-In Have any of you ever
Logs, Rocks and Steel Adventure Race Saturday July 19 2008 Minden, On www.logsrocksandsteel.com First off, I will let you all
Untamed New England 60 Hour Unsupported Adventure Race Franconia New Hampshire June 12-15 www.untamedne.com Team Breathemag.ca : Sally Heath, Joel
Storm the Trent “Trek Elite” 8 Hour Advanced Course Saturday May 11th Warsaw, Ontario www.stormevents.ca I was really looking forward
FAR High School Adventure Challenge Sunday May 4th 2008 Deerhurst Resort, Barrie On www.far.on.ca For the second year in a
5 Peaks Trail Running Saturday April 26th Horseshoe Vally, Barrie On www.5peaks.com Over the last 2 seasons I have wanted
Salomon Giant’s Rib Raid 25 km Adventure Run + Orienteering Rocky Ridge Milton, On www.dontgetlost.ca/raid Rain and cool temps greeted
Snowshoe Raid ’08 Horseshoe Resort (X-Country Centre) 3-Hour Snowshoe + Orienteering Race Saturday February 23rd ’08 www.dontgetlost.ca/raid/snow.htm Fresh snow, sunshine
As someone who would run because I had to (training) not because I wanted to (that’s crazy), I feel a
