Would it help if I told you we are very much going to do something like this?
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=72...
I did look and see if there were any races on in Canada you could use as a training incentive, but unfortunately I can't find any.
Set your target time for the 10k? And make it a hard target?
I have set myself a hard target for the 10k but that doesn't motivate me. There's a tri in banff on the 7th but we won't be there in time.
"expect to spend a least 7hours on the trail" also I just had to ask Gaz what a marmot and a cornice were...this trip will be educational.
Well, 7 hours is hiking so I reckon we could do it in much less just by going more lightweight and running bits of it :) Shame about the tri, that'd be the one time I'd bail out of doing a race and just support you, my swimming and cycling are just not up to scratch!