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2011 Calendar of Canadian Ultras

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January

 
1 Jan 2011 @ 09:00 Vancouver, BC Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50
50K / 25K / roll your own (out and back, mixed trail, bike path)
? Jan 2011 @ 08:30 Maple Ridge, BC

 

Yours Truly 50
50K (25K loops, trail)
Contact: Rob Lang 604-585-0885-tel

February

21 Feb 2011 @ 09:00 Calgary, AB

Gord's Frozen Ass 50
52K (out and back, bike path). Extremely Flat and could be very exposed to cold or wind. Event is race number 1 of the Alberta Ultra series.
Contact: Gord Hobbins (403) 270-8606-tel

4 - 17 Feb 2011 @ 10:30am
Whitehorse, YT

Yukon Arctic Ultra
It is the world's coldest and toughest ultra. We have a marathon, 100 and a 320mile distance. The race takes place on the Yukon Quest trail.
Contact: Robert Pollhammer +49 8823 937842-tel

March

5 Mar 2011
La Peche, QB
Chilly Dog Trail Race
25/50km  trail race. This is a race for hardcore trails runners who are looking for a new challenge. No wimps allowed!
Contact: chillydograce@gmail.com
12 Mar 2011 @ 08:00
North Vancouver, BC

Dirty Duo
50K (2 loops, trail)
Contact: Heather MacDonald

20 Mar 2011 @ 07:30 North Vancouver, BC

Mountain Highway Madness
15km, 30km, 45km, 60km or as far as you can go (100% dirt and gravel road)

April 

9 Apr 2011 @ 07:30
Port Moody, BC

Diez Vista 50K
50K (loop on mountain trails)
Contact: George Forshaw
 

16 April 2011 Pickering, ON Seaton Trail
25K, 50K
Contact: Michael Samarelli
info@mudpuppies.ca

May

7 May 2011
Victoria, BC

 

Harriers Elk Beaver Ultras
100K, 50M, 50K (10K circuit on trails)
contact: Carlos Castillo

7 May 2011, near Barrie, ON PickYour Poison Trail Runs 12.5, 25 and 50 km
7 May 2011 @ 09:00
North Vancouver, BC
North Shore Enduro
6 hours (100% dirt trails, 7.6 km loop)
28 May 2011 @ 06:00 Ancaster, ON Sulphur Springs Trail Run
100M, 50M, 50K, 25K, 10K trail. The race is run in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area. The are 6 aid station on each 20km loop through the park. The trails are prepared shaded and rolling.
contact: John Turner - contact info on website
28 May 2011 @ 05:00
near Edmonton, AB

 

Blackfoot Ultra
100K, 50M, 50K, 25K (25 loop on grass and dirt trail, no asphalt. Undulating terrain. Race # 2 in the AB Ultra Series)
contact: Gary Poliquin info@blackfootultra.com
(780) 431-2775-tel

June

04/05 June 2011 @ 05:00
North Vancouver, BC

Vancouver 100
Challenge yourself to the toughest 100km run in Canada. Out and back course on the entire length of the Baden Powell Trail. Shorter versions possible as well.

4 June 2011 @ 04:00
Thasis, BC
Tahsis Lions Great Walk
63.5K walk or run from Gold River to Tahsis
Raise funds for your favourite charity or organization. Test you own endurance or challenge records.  Earn the Great Walk t-shirt and the Burning Boot Award.  Participate in North America's Toughest Walkathon
contact: Mike Nicolaye greatwalk@greatwalk.com
(250) 245-1045-tel; ((250) 245-4821-fax
11 June 2011 @ 09:00
RMC, Kingston, ON
Kingston Self-Transcendence 6 Hour Race
paved 1K loop, Canadian Championship contact: Hladini Wilson (613) 547-3089-tel(613) 547-9945-fax or Jeff Simpkins (OUS Coordinator)
11 June 2011 @ 08:00
North/West Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Skyline XTC
(X-Country Trail Challenge)

50K / 25K / custom (100% technical trails)
12 June 2011 @ 07:00
Edmonton, AB
The Slack Ass and Half Ass
A Club Fat Ass event featuring 13 miles or 50 miles on Edmonton's beautiful trail system.
? June 2011 @7:30am
Squamish, BC
The Squamish Brick
Two back-to-back trail running days from Hell on the STORMY 50/100-mile course.
18 June 2011 @ 07:00 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Niagara Ultra 50K
50k, marathon, 1/2 marathon and 10k (with a run or walk option in all events) on the Niagara Parkway with the turnaround at the brink of Niagara Falls. Course is fairly flat. This event is part of the Ontario Ultra Series and hosted by the St. Catharines Roadrunners
contact: Tony Power mntngoat@vaxxine.com; 1-800-541-2303

25 June 2011
Kelowna BC
Scorched Sole
25 and 50km. Course changes every year.
contact: Race Director Shirlee Ross (250) 862-2515

July

2 July 2011 @ 06:00 Creemoore Vertical Challenge
25K and 50K.  A 25K loop with 50% trail, 50% country road and almost no
cliffs. The course is hilly (60% uphill and 30% downhill), climbing the
Niagara Escarpment twice, with about 875 metres of vertical ascent per
loop.
9 July 2011 @ 06:00 West Vancouver, BC

Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run (Knee Knacker )
30 Miles (48.6 K); point-to-point, rough trails
contact: Kelsy Trigg 604-787-8097

9-10 July 2011
Blairmore, AB

Sinister 7 Ultramarathon
27h solo or relay stage race. 146km in 7 stages
info@sinister7.com

16 July 2011 @ 10:00am
Victoria, BC
Full Monty
25km; 50km - very scenic single track trails

16 July, 2010
Huntsville, ON

The Limberlost Challenge
TLC is held at the beautiful Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve, just east of Huntsville, Ontario. A gorgeous course with race distances of 14km/28km/56kmkm. It is 80% single and double track trails and 20% gravel roads.

Contact: Neil Jefferson - jumanji96@hotmail.com or (705)789-9716

23-24 July 2011
Keremeos, BC
Fat Dog 100
Contact: Heather MacDonald, info@mountainmadness.ca
100 mile, 100 km and 100 mile relay options
30 Jul - 1 Aug 2011 @ 08:00 Grande Cache, AB

Canadian Death Race
125km over rough, mountain trails

August

7 Aug 2011 @ 06:00
Squamish, BC

Stormy
80K (50M) relay and solo, 160K (100M) solo on mountain trails and gravel forest roads
Contact: info@stormytrailrace.ca; 604-892-5142

6 Aug 2011
Mansfield, ON
Dirty Girls
6h, 12h, 24h trail race; 10 km loop course on mix of single and double track trails.  Pretty much all under tree cover; one Ontario-size big hill.  Decent amount of climbing. Solos and 3-5 person relay teams
Contact:  Diane Chesla - heydiane (at) dirtyrunnerproductions (dot) com
13 August, 2011
Kananaskis Country near Calgary, Alberta
Iron legs 50 Miler
Trail run that loops around Moose Mountain, in Kananaskis Country and offers fantastic single track and stunning views of the Canadian Rockies.  There is approximatly 20,000 feet of elevation change in the race with about 15,000 of it coming within the first 50k, which makes this one of the toughest ultras in the Alberta Ultra Series.
Contact: Jamie Nott ironlegs@telus.net  or 403-804-0776
7 - 14 Aug 2010 EndurRun
8 days, 7 stages, 160km. Mix of road, trails and cross country
? Aug 2011
ON, Canada
Moose
The Ultimate Running Adventure; 302km Trail Footrace; Six Stages, Six Days

September

? September 2011 Drummondville, QB

 

Les 12h et 48h Michel Gouin
Track of approx 400m on very fine gravel
Contact: Chantal Morin michelgouin@milpat.ca

? September 2011
Denholm, QB
Survive The Ark
3 Day Stage Race: 40km paddle, 75km trail run, 120km mountain bike
Special notes: Although a 3 day ULTRA event, there are shorter distances available in the Challenge and Short Course options. Also, although a "Stage Race", each discipline can be entered into as a racer's stand alone event.
Contact: Mike Caldwell
4 September 2011 @ 07:00am
Kamloops, BC
Walk in the Park 18k-36k-54k
An excellent Ultra for the faint and not so faint of heart. An 18km loops of mostly non-technical single track with a few hills thrown in for good measure... i.e. if you're not climbing you're probably descending. Check out the website for more info.
Contact: Chris Larouche
1-250-374-8072-tel
4 September 2011 @ 8:00am
Campbell River, BC

Campbell River 50km Trail Challenge
Details : Choose from 50k or 25k. Can both be done solo or as a 2 person relay for run only. Bike relay is for 50k only. Predominantly single track trails in Snowden demonstration forest.
contact: run@cr50k.com or 250-204-2351

10 Sept 2011 @ 06:00
West Guilford, ON
Haliburton Forest
50K, 50M, 100M (out and back trail)
Contact: Helen Malmberg helen.malmberg@dhltd.com
(416) 422-5130-tel
9-10 Sept @ 08:00 2011
Lethbridge, AB
Lost Soul Ultras
50K, 100K, 100M (54K laps, mostly trail)
Contact: hundredmiler@gmail.com
11 Sep 2011 @ 07:30
North Vancouver, BC
Mountain Highway Madness
as far as you can go (100% dirt and gravel road)
Ean Jackson
17 Sept 2011 @ 05:00 Lake Cowichan, BC Great Lake Walk
56K (dirt and paved road)

17 September 2011
Manning Park, BC
Frosty
13 km 27 km and 50km trail race
contact: Gottfried Grosser
 24 Sept 2011 @ 08:00
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa International Self Transcendence 24 Hour 1K track
Contact: Alan G. Ferguson
(613) 991-6792-tel
(613)993-2681-fax

October

1 Oct 2011 @ 09:30
Cambridge, ON
Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area
Run for the Toad
25k & 50k Trail Run
Contact: George & Peggy Sarson
sarson@toadpatrol.com (519) 576-1824-tel
2 October 2011
Kaslo, BC
50K Cody Claim Run
25km and 50km trail race
2 October 2011 Mutha's Nature Trail Run 
10km, 25km, 50km on urban trails
? Oct 2011 @ 08:00 London, ON Vulture Bait Trail Run
25K, 50K (95% trails, 25K loop)
Contact: Nicki Lauzon (519) 951-0119-tel
22/23 Oct 2011
West Vancouver, BC
Seawall 100
100, 75, 50 and 25 Miles on the Seawall of Vancouver/West Vancouver.  Mostly paved.

November

5 Nov 2011 @ 04:00
Haney, BC

Whistler Relay & Ultra

(formerly Haney-to-Harrison 100K )
100K, point-to-point, road
Ron Adams
ultrah2h@bcathletics.org
(604) 988-3284-tel
(604)987-1100-fax
26 Nov 2011 @ 08:00
North Vancouver, BC
Seymour Super Fun Run
26K / 52K on technical trails

December

11 Dec 2011 @ 08:30
North Vancouver, BC
Pure Satisfaction Run
12.5, 25k (99% trails)

Canadian Ultrarunning Calendar Updates

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