When it comes to endurance races, Burnaby’s Brian Beharrell and Paul Ruben have their feet and wheels firmly planted on the ground – and water, when necessary.
The two were among 600 racers to compete at last week’s Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) in Cumberland, placing 12th overall as a competitive team, and fifth in the competitive men’s duo Enduro event, with a time of 5:11:16.
The 50-kilometres race saw them utilize various means to cover the course, and finish 32 minutes behind team-of-two champions Mat Hewitt and Tim Musselman of the Okanagan.
The MOMAR is an off-road multisport sprint adventure race requiring participants to navigate a series of checkpoints within an eight-hour limit. The discipines include mountain biking, paddling, orienteering and trail running.
Burnaby hockey welcomes first shift players
The Burnaby Minor Hockey Association will be hosting its ‘Welcoming Event’ tonight at Bill Copeland Sports Centre, where 40 first-time hockey players will be fitted with new equipment for the current season.
The Canadian Tire First Shift program is a Hockey Canada and Bauer Hockey initiative, designed to make the sport more affordable to those who had never experienced the game.
With the involvement of Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier and his sister Mary-Kay, a director of brand initiatives with Bauer Hockey, the program was designed to help make hockey accessible, affordable and safe for boys and girls ages six to 10, in their first year of hockey.
Each player is provided all the equipment and necessities, including a six-week on-ice introduction program, for $199.
