Bruce Grant

blog: lonerunman.blogspot.com

What are some of your lifetime running goals?:

To run across the province of BC on one of two routes: preferably the rough trail used by explorer Alexander MacKenzie, or on the "easier" 1600km Trans-Canada Trail

Do you have a claim to fame?:

The only local Vancouver runner (so far) to have finished Hardrock.



Do you have any vices?:

I really really like well-hopped microbrewed beer. (is that a vice?) I also like Duran Duran.

What makes you tick as a runner and in the real world?:

Embrace where you are. You can learn from your past, but can't change it - take stock of the present and work towards improving the future.

What drives you to run?:

Overall, a desire to constantly challenge myself and achieve things I never thought personally possible. But the daily training I need to do to achieve all that also helps me keep my girlish figure

What is your favorite movie?:

Lawrence of Arabia. Either that, or Office Space.

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

lonerunman This came about due to the fact that I usually run by myself, and also as a bit of a tongue-in-cheek reference to JFK

What's the longest you've gone without sleep? Why?:

about 48 hours at the Coyote 2 Moon 100-mile run.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states,
which would it be?:

Nunavut



What did you have for lunch yesterday?:

tuna sashimi and a negitori roll

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head,
would you see pictures, hear words or would music be
playing?:

music would be playing, and I would be behind the drum kit with the band, facing the audience.

What really scares you about trail running?:

Not much, fear can prevent you from heading out the door or trying something new. If you prepare and have a positive attitude, there's nothing to fear. However, my only worry would be getting caught in a lightning storm with no shelter nearby - there's not much you can do about that.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?:

They Call Me Bruce

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?:

Nelson, BC

What's your worst encounter on the trail?:

It was with hunger and humility, when a run in the Mount Baker wilderness I thought would take 5 hours turned into a 10-hour epic. I was out of food and on my knees eating blueberries from bushes to get calories and reach the end of the trail.