Race and Registration
Race
Conquer the Canuck Saturday May 11, 2024
REGISTER HERE
Race Start:
7:00 am - 12 hour
7:00 am - 12 hour Relay
7:30 am - 50 km
7:45 am - 25 km
8:00 am - 12.5 km
Kits and Swag
All participants will receive a lantern and a buff as race swag in their kit pick up and all finishers will receive a medal. Race kits will be available at 6:00 a.m. on race day at start/finish.
There will be a registration prize draw, with one lucky runner receiving a pair of New Balance shoes provided by Runners Choice Waterloo.
12 hour RELAY TEAMS explained
Wait… What? Did you say Relay Team???
It’s easy! Compete against other teams to see who can run the furthest distance in 12 hours. Relay teams can have a maximum of 4 team members, as soon as one person has ran a loop they count as a team member.
How do you sign up? Also easy! One person signs up the team and pays the full fee. This person will receive a code for other team members to sign up to their team.
Training Runs
Dates:
Passed dates:
Saturday, March 30th
Saturday, April 13th
Next up:
Saturday, April 27th
Please email us at CTCtrailrace@gmail.com to RSVP for any of the training runs you would like to attend.
Enter the park at the front gate using your GRCA membership pass or by paying the daily fee. The course will be flagged.
Meeting spot: Shelter at the boat launch. Start time 9:00 am. Flags will start to be removed at 11:15 am.
Important Info
Please only run under a bib assigned to your name. Please contact us for transfers.
Dogs are not permitted on course. No open alcohol allowed in Shades Mills Conservation Area.
Parking is available at various parking lots within the park.
Registered pacers are allowed from 4 pm on. Pacers need to identify themselves at registration.
Conquer the Canuck benefits KidsAbility and GRCA trail maintenance.
Registration closes at midnight the evening of May 5th, 2024
Conquer the Canuck is part of OUTRace, the Ontario Ultra and Trail series (25 km, 50 km events and any distance over 50 km in the 12 hour race).
Volunteers
Looking to volunteer? We would love to hear from you!
Please email us at ctctrailrace@gmail.com to volunteer for Friday set up, registration, traffic marshalling, aid station or finisher swag.
High school students welcome, we will happily sign off on your hours.
Course
Start/Finish
Start and Finish will be in the same location. This will be near the shelter closest to the boat launch.
Distance
The course has been measured to be a 6.25 km loop without having to use the same part of the trail to double back. The only exceptions are the bridge in/out of the back trails at Shades Mill's. It is described as a mature hardwood forest. The course is well maintained and well groomed. Approximately 1 km gravel, 1.1 km groomed grass section, 500 meters overall of rooty and rocky section, 1.5 km of well settled chip wood and 2 km of dirt trails.
Aid Stations
There will be two aid stations. Aid station 1 will be at Start/Finish and aid station 2 will be approximately half way on course. Participants will be able to place a cooler at Start/Finish to easily access their own nutrition.
Conquer the Canuck is aiming to be a cupless race. We care about our trails and we know you do too! Please bring your own cup/drink vessel to use at our aid stations.
Elevation
The elevation is approximately 93 meters per loop. Different devices were used to measure, but the good news is that they all measured close to the same thing. There are some flat sections and there are some elevation sections spread along the loop.
Chip Timing
Conquer the Canuck will be timed using Chip Timing Results. Please make sure to not block your chip with your watch when crossing the timing mats as this can interfere with the reading of the chip.
Washrooms
There will be Porta Potties located at the Start/Finish, as well as a planned Porta Potty near the aid station location on race day.
Can’t make it?
Canceled registrations before January 1, 2024, will receive a 50% refund of registration (not including processing fee).
Cancellations between January 1st and April 1, 2024, will receive a 25% refund.
Unfortunately, after April 1, 2024, we can not accommodate cancellations. However, participants are welcome to transfer their bib to someone else without any penalty up to 5 days before the race. Please keep in mind that everything we need to order is done at least 30 days before race day.