Every evening, when dinner is finished, the nightly activities of the GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run begin.  Before the daily motivational slide show and video, members of the TransRockies crew speak to the runners, giving them an overview of what to expect on the next day’s stage. They share information on the route, the weather, medical advice and “housekeeping”.

The housekeeping presentation is done nightly by “Houda” and, despite the dull-sounding name, it’s always the most anticipated of the presentations. Kevin McDonald, otherwise known as Houda, goes over the not-so-exciting details of the early shuttle pick up and the duffle bag placements with enthusiasm and humor . . . if you can understand what he is saying, since it’s all delivered in a thick Canadian accent.