Ride The Lobster 800km Unicycle Race

Joe Kurmaskie celebrates Ride The Lobster in Nova Scotia

2007-09-21T06:11:00.001-03:00

Having trekked across much of Canada with his family, on a 5-seater cycle, storyteller Joe Kurmaskie (aka The Metal Cowboy) arrived in Nova Scotia to entertain the crowds with his tall tales. He had the crowd roaring in laughter throughout the evening. Joe came to help celebrate next year's race, Ride The Lobster, and to write about this event.He continues his journey touring Nova Scotia's towns,

Britech to track and map unicycle teams as they Ride The Lobster

2007-09-08T00:56:00.000-03:00

Britech Information Systems of Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, excels in real-time geography -- knowing where you are on planet earth, to the nearest metre and within a fraction of a second, and telling something about you and your environment such as your temperature, heart rate or body movement.They have joined Ride The Lobster as a key sponsor, to track the international unicycle teams via

Minnesota unicylists first to qualify for the world's longest unicycle race.

2007-09-06T15:28:00.000-03:00

On the 1st and 2nd of September 2007, Irene Genelin, Joe Lind and Dan Hansen of Minnesota completed their qualifying ride for Ride The Lobster, making them the first to successfully complete the unicycling requirements for entry to this 800km race, next June 2008 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Genelin, Lind and Hansen started on Saturday morning, punishing themselves on short, steep hills for the

Ride The Lobster Logo goes the distance at the 111th Boston Marathon

2007-09-06T15:02:00.000-03:00

Tim Keith of Kingston, Nova Scotia, carried the Logo of Ride The Lobster on his jersey in the 111th running of the Boston Marathon, this past April 2007.The Lobster Logo completed the marathon in 3hr 2min 51sec and came in at 1,137th and 815th in the division. Not bad for a first effort!Tim Keith also ran the Reykjavik, Iceland, Marathon, 19th August 2006, as a member of Canada's Team Diabetes.

Joe Kurmaskie treks across Canada on a 5-seater

2007-09-06T14:39:00.000-03:00

Best-selling author, award winning storyteller, motivational speaker, stand-up comedian, and America’s favourite ‘adventure dad’ Joe Kurmaskie (aka The Metal Cowboy) heads out this summer from his home of Portland, Oregon, with family in tow, and treks across Canada on 16 feet of tandem bicycle, trail bike and trailer. He's celebrating Ride The