This past weekend (September 18-20) was the Golden Ultra running race. This is one of the premier mountain trail running events in Canada.

Friday was the uphill race (in the pictures): 5km, 1000m of vertical gain from Kicking Horse Mountain Resort base area village all the way to the Eagles Eye Restaurant at the top of the mountain! (BTW Eagles Eye is the highest restaurant in Canada- so that is really up there!). Fastest racer did it within an hour. Absolutely unbelievable! Now you don’t need to be the crazy fast trail runner to compete in these events as first timers are ‘very Welcome!’

Saturday the racers started in town and ran all the way up to the Mountain! Unreal! 55km, from town, all the way to T4, back to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Gondola top, and back down all the way to Golden, British Columbia

It was a great event, very nice atmosphere and went smoothly, with a little more than 150 racers.

Want to be part of this event for next year? Don’t wait visit Golden Ultra

pictures and info below compliments of Golden Ultra

Golden Ultra 3-day Registration (register as an individual or team) includes:

• Three great days of running in Golden, BC
• Well-mapped, marked, and beautiful courses on single track trail
• Swag item at registration
• Finisher’s gift
• Friday evening dinner
• Fully-supported (4 aid stations & bag drops) ultra marathon
• More relay information…

The Blood (Stage 1) Only includes:

• Swag Item
• Friday evening dinner
• One fully-stocked aid station

The Sweat (Stage 2) Only includes:

• Swag item at registration
• Finisher’s gift (assuming you cross the finish line)
• Friday evening dinner
• Fully-supported (4 aid stations & bag drops) ultra marathon

The Tears (Stage 3) Only includes:

• Swag item
• One fully-stocked aid station

The Golden Ultra features three stages: The Blood, The Sweat and The Tears.  Runners may participate solo in the stage race, as a relay team of three, or may register for any single stage individually.

Day 1 – The Blood

Run uphill until you are sure you’re sweating blood.  The first day of the 3-day Golden Ultra involves a 5 km uphill challenge.  This one is going to hurt.

1000 m elevation gain.  0 m loss.

0 km pavement, 5 km of dirt.

Day 2 – The Sweat

You’re going to sweat.  “Enjoy” one big and beautiful 55 km loop with fantastic mountain views.  Running from the Town of Golden to the summit of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort… and back again…

2500 m elevation gain… and loss.

50 km of singletrack, 5 km of “getting there” road.

Day 3 – The Tears

 

Tears of happiness or tears of pain?  This last 20 km of “flat,” “flowy,” and “fun” single track may be the best of times… or it may be the worst.

375 m elevation gain.

4 km of natural surface town trail, 16 km of single track.