Route

The course follows the official boundaries of the City of Ottawa as closely as possible. The perimeter of the city is large enough to enclose the areas of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton combined! Natural and man-made barriers, as well as high-speed traffic, have forced us to take some detours, but for the most part we will be tracing the “heart” around the city. The course uses a mix of paved multi-use paths, paved and dirt roads, and crushed gravel trails. A significant portion of the route is in rural areas and has zero illumination beyond that provided by the sun and moon. Check out the map below, but keep in mind that it might be tweaked as the event approaches.

Team

There are no team composition requirements. You can have as many or as few runners as you wish, and of any gender. We suggest having at least 6 runners which would be an average of 60km each, but if you and your best running buddy really want to tag team the whole thing, we won't stop you. Note that while there is no maximum team size, we will limit any goodies in your team kit to 10.

Distances and paces

You can decide how you want to split up the route. We've mapped out suggested segments (above) that range from 2km to 12km, but you don't need to follow these segments, just the overall route.

As a reference point, an average pace of 5:00/km will amount to almost 30 hours of running and see your team finishing just before noon on April 13th. We will provide a spreadsheet to help plan out your race based on the suggested segments, but you are free to develop your own tools to better fit your race plan.