240 kilometres in one relay race. Peter, Nick, Stuart, Carol, Suz, Janet, Shannon, Stemo are the runners ready to do this crazy thing! Ok, it’s only 30 km per person with 8 of us so that’s not too bad. Let’s go out and win this thing! Why not?
August 21st and August 22nd
The race is comprised of Four Stages, each approximately 60km in length, totaling 240km. Each stage is made-up of six legs ranging in distance between 8km and 12km. An exchange/tag is made between team members at the end of each leg at a marked exchange zone.
Start Location - Heritage Park on the Barrie Waterfront Stage One – Barrie to Orillia
• Leave Heritage Park on Barrie/Oro-Medonte Rail Trail (Smooth Crushed Limestone) – see: http://calendar.simcoe.ca/partners/oromed/articles/Recreation/RailTrail.pdf
• Follow the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail to quiet roads that climb and traverse the hills of the Oro Moraine • Descend from the Moraine back to the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail • Follow the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail to Orillia
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Legs 1 and 2 are Flat Legs 3, 4 and 5 are Hilly Leg Six is Flat
Stage Two – Orillia to Midland
• Leave Orillia on the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail • Turn North towards Bass Lake Provincial Park on Oro-Medonte Line 15. • Continue around Bass Lake Provincial Park and North towards the Uhthoff Trail – see:
http://www.townshipofsevern.com/uhthofftrailflyer.pdf
• Follow the Uhthoff Trail (Smooth Crushed Limestone) to Coldwater • Pass through Coldwater and under Hwy 400 and take a steady climb up the Moonstone Moraine • Descend from the Moonstone Moraine to Tay Shore Trail (Smooth Pavement) – see:
http://www.tay.ca/ws_par/groups/public/@pub/@tay/documents/web_content/tay_000710.pdf
• Follow the Tay Shore Trail to Midland passing the Wye Marsh and St. Marie among the Hurons o Leg 1 is Flat
o Legs 2, 3 are Hilly o Leg 4 is Flat to Rolling o Leg 5 is Hilly for the 1st Half and Flat for the 2nd Half o Leg 6 is Flat
Stage Three – Midland to Wasaga Beach
• Follow the Midland Rotary Trail North on quiet roads to Penetanguishene • Follow the Penetanguishene Rotary Trail passing Overhead Bridge Rd to the Tiny Trail – see:
http://calendar.county.simcoe.on.ca/partners/tiny/media/recreation/CompleteTrailsBrochure.pdf
• Follow Tiny Trail towards Elmvale • Travel along quiet roads around Wasaga Beach finishing at Wasaga Sportsplex
o Leg 1 is Rolling o Leg 2 is Rolling o Legs3,4,5and6areFlatStage Four – Wasaga Beach to The Blue Mountains
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Travel along quiet roads passing the Collingwood Airport, towards the Niagara Escarpment Climb the Niagara Escarpment on Grey Rd 31 (Pretty River Valley Road) Travel along quiet roads across the face of the Escarpment Descend the Niagara Escarpment to The Blue Mountains
o Legs1,23areFlat
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Leg 4 is Hilly (Climbing☺) Leg 5 is Rolling Leg 6 is Hilly with a long descent to Finish!!
Finish Location - The Blue Mountains Team Details
Teams are comprised of 5 to 8 runners. An exchange must be made between teammates at each marked exchange zone as no runner is permitted to run back-to-back legs. Each team member must complete a leg in at least three of the four stages. Each team member must complete a minimum of three legs and no team member may run more than six legs. It is up to you to create your team’s order to best represent your team’s strengths as they match-up with the course. Compete details (exact leg and stage distances, course profiles, course maps, etc.) will all be forthcoming for you to create your team’s racing plan!
Transportation
Your team is responsible for providing a vehicle to transport, and support, your team throughout the event. Feedback from past events of this format is that this “Road Trip and Running Race put together” is the most memorable aspect of the event. One vehicle from each team is permitted on the race course to support their runner with whatever they need (water, food, clothing, encouragement, etc.) during the event. Another vehicle may “shadow” the course on parallel roads and meet the team at the staging points to provide greater support. We will provide you with details about local RV rentals as nothing beats a bed after 20hrs on the road!
Entry Fees
Registration Fees and Cut-off Dates are as follows:
• The Early-Bird registration fee will be a $550 base fee and $100 for each additional team member. This fee will be in place until Feb 29, 2010. Applicable tax will be added (GST) to the fee.
• The Spring registration fee will be a $650 base fee and $115 for each additional team member. This fee will be in place until May 31, 2010. Applicable tax will be added (GST) to the fee.
• The Regular registration fee will be $750 fee for a 5 person team and $130 for each additional team member. Applicable tax will be added (either GST or HST) to the fee. This fee will be in place up until Aug 8th, 2010 at which time registration will be closed.
For more information please contact MultiSport Canada at (705) 835-3255 or you can reach Race Director Jason Vurma via email at jason@multisportcanada.com.
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