This B.C. mom has a mountain to climb (and run back down) at world trail running championships in Austria

Being a mother to a young child often requires more than a fair share of early mornings — but one Saanich, B.C., mom-of-three has happily put even more on her plate with regular morning trail runs.

Care Nelson has spent the last few months training for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, set to take place in Innsbruck, Austria, this weekend.

Nelson is one of 38 athletes representing Team Canada at the championships, where she’ll be taking on the women’s classic up-and-down event, a 13.7-kilometre run with 720 metres of elevation gain.

While the run may sound gruelling, it’ll have the benefit of taking place against the beautiful backdrop of a historic

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