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The Pina family has run many Doubles (green shirts with father to their left). Pictured with Double Veteran Roberto Palos (58) who clocked 31:25 winning the 50-59 age-group. He holds the 50-59 age group record for the Double 8k clocking 28:03 2015 in Palo Alto. Next to him is Bob Anderson, race director and creator of Double Racing Bob Anderson. In 2021 he clocked 40:43 at Golden Gate for the 4th best time 70 plus. In 2022 he placed first in his division.

Fat Dog 120 Trail Race, Race Date: 2024-08-11, Distance: 120 miles

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120 miler

The 120 mile event is considered one of the top 9 toughest ultras in the world by Outside Online. Difficult point to point trail race with elevation gain(8672.7 metres)just less than Everest (8848 metres). Crosses three stunning provincial parks and one recreational area in British Columbia, BC: Cathedral Provincial Park,Cascades recreational area, E.C. Manning Provincial Park and Skagit Valley Provincial Park. Scenic, technical and non-technical trails, one river crossing, and sumptuous aid stations. Well rewarded for climbs with top of the ridge vistas. Bring a camera. Demanding final leg to finish. All racers must be prepared for a challenging route. Starts near Keremeos, finishes at beautiful Lightning Lake.

70 miler

Challenging point to point trail race across two stunning provincial parks in British Columbia, BC: E.C. Manning Provincial Park and Skagit Valley Provincial Park. Scenic, technical and non-technical trails and sumptuous aid stations. Well rewarded for climbs with top of the ridge vistas. Demanding last leg to finish. All racers must be prepared for a demanding route. Starts and finishes in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Finish at beautiful Lightning Lake.

Relay

The relay follows the same route as the 120 mile race but has one additional out and back. Point to point trail race across three stunning provincial parks and one recreational area in British Columbia, BC: Cathedral Provincial Park, Cascades recreational area, E.C. Manning Provincial Park and Skagit Valley Provincial Park. Scenic, technical and non-technical trails, one river crossing, and sumptuous aid stations. Well rewarded for climbs with top of the ridge vistas. Demanding finish. All racers must be prepared for a challenging route. Teams provide their own transportation to exchange points. Starts near Keremeos, finishes at beautiful Lightning Lake.
Legs vary from7 to38 km. Minimum2 racers, maximum9 racers. Team members can combine legs if desired, for example, one person can do relay legs 5 and 6.

50 miler

Challenging point to point trail race across two stunning provincial parks in British Columbia, BC: E.C. Manning Provincial Park and Skagit Valley Provincial Park. Scenic, technical and non-technical trails and sumptuous aid stations. Well rewarded for climbs with top of the ridge vistas. Demanding last leg to the finish. All racers must be prepared for a challenging route. Starts and finishes in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Finish at beautiful Lightning Lake.

40 miler

Point to point trail race across two stunning provincial parks in British Columbia, BC: Skagit Valley Provincial Park and E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Scenic, technical and non-technical trails and sumptuous aid stations. Well rewarded for climbs with top of the ridge vistas. Demanding last leg to the finish. All racers must be prepared for a challenging route. Starts in Skagit Valley Provincial Park and finishes in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Finish at beautiful Lightning Lake.

About the course

120 Mile and Relay

120 mile and relay do all the legs shown above.

70 Mile Route

Start atBlackwall Peak to Bonnevier junction. Then do Legs 4 to 6 above.
Gain = 4055 m. Loss= 4800 m.

50 Mile Route

Start at Cayuse Flatsand go to Cascade. Then do Legs 5 and 6 above.

Gain = 3271 m. Loss = 2810 m.

40 Mile Route

Start at Sumallo Grove, go through Skagit and then do Skyline. 40 mile route.

Gain = 2792 m. Loss = 2152 m.

Relay Legs

Descriptions: relay Leg 1 Cathedral, relay Leg 2 Ashnola, relay Leg 3 Trapper, relay LEg 4 Bonnevier, relay Leg 5 Heather, relay Leg 6 Cayuse Flats, relay Leg 7 Cascade, relay Leg 8 Shawatum, and relay Leg 9 Skyline.

Bigfoot 200, Race Date: 2018-08-10, Distance: 200 Mile

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• 42,000 + feet (12,802meters) of ascent
• 206.5 miles, non stop, point to point!
• Fully marked course with reflective ribbons and signs
• 6 Sleep Stations with full aid, hot food, medical, and crew access
• 14full aid stations with hot food, medical, and more
• The race starts at Mount St. Helens in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State and finishes in Randle, WA traversing point to point the Cascade Mountains.

Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Race Date: 2024-08-17, Distance: Marathon

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Paavo Nurmi Marathon legend footprints

Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish runner who achieved nine Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals during his career.In the 1925 American tour, Nurmi ran 22 IAAF World Records and 29 unofficial World Records.

Paavo Nurmi was born in Turku on June 13, 1897 and started his great career in the 1910s.He represented throughout his career Turku Sports Federation, which has been organizing a sports competition for the honor of Paavo Nurminen from this 60th anniversary (13.6.1957).

The first Paavo Nurmi Marathon was held in 1992. The idea matured earlier by the organizers was inspired by the veteran World Championships held in Turku in 1991.An organizing committee was required to organize an international 1000 veteran runner-up marathon, so naturally there was now also a resource for the annual marathon event.The event's Secretary-General Pirkko Martin suggested that the event bears the name of Paavo Nurm.The permission to use the name was requested by Nurme's son, Matti Nurmi.The obtained permission was the last thing for the Turku Sports Federation to start with Paavo Nurmi Marathon.

The first Paavo Nurmi Marathon had about 1000 participants.Thereafter, the number of participants grew steadily up to 1997.That year was a jubilee year, for 100 years after the birth of Paavo Nurme.The event was attended by more than 3,000 participants, of which nearly 1,000 registered during the last week.The rapid increase in the number of participants led to evolving changes for the next year's event, as the party event proved to be just a bit too great for the organizers with the current resources.

Pirkko Martin, founder of the event

Pirkko Martin worked as the Secretary General of the Event in 1992-2001.He had good knowledge of international athletics because of his sports career.He has won a number of World Championships and European Championships for veterans from 800 and 1500 meters.From his marathon experience, he applied for a New York City Marathon in 1989.

Martin collected information and experiences from abroad, and went to major marathon events to market a new event in Turku.According to Martin, the city of Turku was willing to cooperate with the event from the very beginning.Sure Turku also benefited from the popularity of the name of Paavo Nurm's name in the new ears.

Race the Train, Race Date: 2024-08-17, Distance: 14 miles

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Event Description

This unique event is a must for all multi - terrain runners. Many competitors return regularly to try and better their performance or just beat that train while others have run nearly every year since the races started. Most serious runners have heard about it either from their friends, TV, or the press so if you haven’t already competed perhaps this year is the time to attempt it. These events also give you the additional challenge of not only racing your fellow competitor’s but also the Train. Having been televised world-wide on several occasions we have attracted many runners from abroad coming from as far away as New Zealand, Australia, America, Hong Kong, Africa etc.

Race the Train takes place alongside as far as practicable the route taken by the Talyllyn Railway on its journey to Abergynolwyn and back. In order to do this all courses use a mixture of public roads, lanes, un-metalled roads, tracks, agricultural land, and rough grazing pastures. The terrain varies all the time and can be very wet & muddy in places, the routes also ascend and descend quite steep terrain and runs on narrow footpaths with little chance of overtaking. Often the Train, or for many runners the track, is just over the fence and in many places if you coincide with the train your family friends, if they are on the train, will be able to shout encouragement to you. A lot of the course is across private land only open for the race so pre & post race inspection of the courses is not possible. All courses are marshalled, well signed, and provided with refreshment / water points along the way. There are members of the Red Cross, Qualified Nursing Staff, & Medical cover over the course. Raynet (Amateur Radio) co-ordinates services should any problems arise. In the afternoon for the main race we normally also have an Ambulance on standby. Remember it is your legal duty to assist any runner with serious problems. You will see that all the races are designated as having approximate distances. This is because we have to alter the course slightly almost every year often in the last few days before the race to accommodate local conditions. These variations are often only slight but invalidate any official measurements of the courses. Usually they tend to balance out and the distance remains virtually the same.

The Talyllyn Railway was the first of the small railways to be rescued by a preservation society, and is now one of the Great Trains of Wales. You can take your family on the train at any time to show them where you have run; or where you propose running. Also if you are visiting at any other time the train runs normally from Easter to late Autumn plus specials over Christmas and the New Year.

All activities are centered on the local school sports ground adjacent to Talyllyn Railway Wharf Station. On race day the route to the field is properly signed, and since we are only a small town impossible to miss. Once on the field you will find registration, changing rooms with showers etc. Other facilities include; refreshments, bar, children's amusements, and various displays by the Police, Fire Service, Coast Guards, Outward Bound, Snowdonia National Park, etc.

As usual we shall have a variety of "Race the Train " merchandise for sale including sweatshirts / T-shirts / vests / mugs etc. some exclusively designed to celebrate this year.

Spectators can enjoy watching the races by traveling on the Race trains, but the capacity is, of course, limited. For the main races we run a second train as soon as legally allowed after the race train and it may be that if you are a slower runner your family / friends would have a better chance of seeing you from this train.

I must stress that the courses are run over private land except for approximately the first and last miles, which are on public roads. Because this land is in use and we run the races with the permission and co-operation of the farmers who own it.The course must not be used at any other time. failure to comply with this request could result in cancellation of future events. It is also for this reason that we do not publish in advance a map of the course, but you will find a general one displayed in the information tent and in the program.

Since the route is quite hilly in some places you are advised to consider bringing adequate footwear especially if weather conditions produce a wet and slippery course (fell running shoes would be considered appropriate).