Canadian Mountain Running Championships, 4 September 2021, Camp Bow-Isle, Bowen Island, BC
The Canadian Mountain Running Association, in cooperation with Athletics Canada, BC Athletics and Handloggers Half Marathon Association will be hosting the 2021 Canadian Mountain Running Championships Classic Up & Downhill 10 km event on 4 September 2021 on Bowen Island. This event will be the main selection race for the Canadian national team that will compete at the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in Thailand in mid-November. The race is open to anyone over the age of 16.
Note: This race is officially sanctioned by BC Athletics and supported by Athletics Canada. Athletes must be members of BC Athletics or another provincial branch of Athletics Canada in order to be eligible to qualify for the national team.
The full mountain running national team selection criteria will be published on www.mountainrunning.ca
SENIOR CLASSIC UP & DOWNHILL
Senior Men
Senior Women
JUNIOR CLASSIC UP & DOWNHILL (born in 2002 or later)
Junior Boy
Junior Girl
Race Details
Location: Camp Bow-Isle, 871 Green Road, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2
Date: 4 September 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Getting There: We encourage all runners to take the 6:50 am ferry departing from Horseshore Bay Terminal as walk-on passengers; the ferry arrives in Snug Cove at approximately 7:10 am. A shuttle bus will be available to provide transportation from the ferry dock to the start/finish area at Camp Bow-Isle. Parking will not be provided for participants or spectators at Camp Bow-Isle
***NOTE: NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION***
Registration closes Thursday, September 2 at 11:59pm PT
More information: adrian.lambert@mountainrunning.ca
Course:
Marshalls will be equipped with First Aid. ECT stations include Emergency Radio. There will be no other aid stations on the course.
Course Description:
Start: From the playing field at Camp BoweIsle run 350 m past the directors house and straight off the end of the driveway – keep straight and avoid the fork to the left just after leaving the driveway. The trail begins to climb on the trail past the directors house.
Watch for white arrows at key junctions and follow directions of marshals on the course.
White arrows are situated at key junctions as follows:
1. Left turn at 1st Cocoa Rock sign (~ 700 m from start)
2. Left turn at 2nd Cocoa Rock sign (~1 km from start)
3. Right turn at sign post just after the merge with the Lower Skid Trail; follow trail towards “Hikers Rd” – follow the diamond shaped blazes from this point on
4. Left turn at sign post and Marshal #1 onto Mid Skid Trail (N 49.38540° W 123.37177°)
5. Right fork at sign post to stay on Mid Skid Trail and climb (N 49.38514° W 123.37205°)
6. Keep left at post to stay on Mid Skid Trail (N 49.38543° W 123.37362°)
7. Keep right at fork (minor junction) (N 49.38312° W 123.37812°)
8. Turn left at junction post of Mid Skid Trail / Canyon Trail and follow the Upper Skid Trail. (N 49.38040° W 123.38109°)
9. Turn right at sign post onto the South Summit Grind and climb. (N 49.37457° W 123.38739°)
10. Take a slight left at the South Summit (keep to the blazed trail) (N 49.37622° W 123.39040°)
11. Turn left at the sign post onto the South Ridge Express at Marshal #2 and descend (N 49.37744° W 123.39009°)
12. Turn right to stay on South Ridge Express towards Laura Road Trailhead and descend (N 49.37474° W 123.39317°)
13. Keep left at the Junction post on the Mid Island Trail; the course merges with the Handloggers Course at this point (course distance is 6.6 km from the start); there should be an ECT person here with UHF/VHF radio (N 49.36481° W 123.40054°)
14. Take a left at Eddies pit (DON’T GO INTO THE PIT!!) (N 49.36694° W 123.39133°)
15. Turn Left - houses and the pit are to the right
16. Take the left fork near Grafton Lake. (N 49.37275° W 123.37596°)
17. Take the left fork at Grafton Lake (and Marshall #3) (Handloggers course splits off to the right at this point) (N 49.37543° W 123.37092°)
18. Turn Left at the gate into Camp BowIsle. (N 49.37944° W 123.36379°)
Finish on the playing field at Camp BowIsle (distance ~11.3 km).