Trail Series

Our race takes place in the heart of Kawartha Highlands. Located roughly 40 minutes outside of Peterborough this is an event you won't want to miss. Hosted at Kawartha Nordic athletes are treated to an area that is rarely seen outside of the winter months. On terrain that is mostly grass on a nice wide track with hills, flats, is a course you can run for time or for completion. This is a must for everyone. Our course is cut just days prior thanks to the staff at Kawartha Nordic. We offer washrooms, hydration centers, food afterwards, and our event is fully chip timed.

Join us at Mansfield Outdoor Centre in Mulmur, ON on June 1st for a 5k, 10k, 25k and 50k trail race on single track with a beer festival finish! ChipTiming will be looking after us again for precision timing.

The Great Mansfield 2024 is honoured to donate a portion of each registration towards the Alliston & District Humane Society to help fund their expansion and their important work with pets in need of forever homes. Additional donations appreciated during registration with gratitude!

Located in the heart of the Laurentian Valley, northwest of Ottawa, lies the Forest Lea trails. The trail system lies on crown land, and consists of over 32km of single track trails that are tight, technical, rocky, and rooty. This is an advanced recreational trail system. Even “easy” trails contain obstacles. Challenge yourself in one of 2 distances, 10 km or 25 km. Both races start with a double track section to spread out the group, and then spend the rest of the time in the tight trails. There is also a 3 km introduction to trail running event free for kids!

Proceeds from this event go to support Georgian Bay Nordic, a youth cross-country ski race team. Distances: 2.5, 5, 7.5, 15, 30, 6-Hour (replaces 52.5 km)

Start Times:

7:30 am - 30 km and 6-Hour (distances not exact)

8:15 am - 2.5 km—12 and under

Participants age 6 and under on the day of the race will need an adult to run with them.

9:00 am - 5 km, 7.5 km and 15 km runners (distances not exact)

The 15 km course runners will complete two laps, 30 km will do 4 laps.

The 6-Hour race winner will be the most full laps completed by runners within 6 hours.

Register before April 7th for Early Bird Pricing.

No refunds. Distance changes at discretion of registrar.

250 Entrant Cap

Chip timing by Timing Shack

PRIZES AND AWARDS
Awards will be given for the first 3 runners in each category.
Prizes will be presented following finish of the 15 km and 30 km and 6-Hour.
All competitors are eligible for excellent draw prizes.

Lead Sponsor
Suntrail Outfitters

The Fat Ass as we lovingly call it began 19 years ago with 23 participants who didn't quite know what they had gotten themselves into and who fell in love with running the trails of the Batawa area. Over the years the Fat Ass has grown to be one of the biggest trail races in Ontario, and despite the size of it, we maintain the inclusive atmosphere so everyone feels welcome; fast, slow, young, old, runners and walkers.

Conquer the Canuck is very excited to host:

• 12.5 km
• 25 km
• 50 km
• 12 hour
• 12 hour relay team

This year, a new event will be added, the 12 hour relay team. Teams can have 2 to 4 team members and it is up to the team how they will divide up the loops.

Ontario’s Race with the Smallest Footprint!
Come be a part of Northern Ontario’s toughest and most remote trail run! Enjoy breathtaking scenery of the Laurentian Mountains in the peak of the autumn colours.

There are no roads and no pavement. The course is 100% trail and completely remote. It is you, your footsteps and the quiet of the wilderness. Are you ready to break away from the Grid?

2024 will mark the 31th annual occurrence of the event which saw its inaugural race take place in 1993. The race has grown steadily since its inception and once again we will offer your choice of 12K, 26K, 50K, 50 mile, and of course, our signature event, the Haliburton Forest 100 Miler.

There is a certain primal beauty found along the trails at Haliburton Forest and the absolute best way to experience it is by foot as you run on the rugged trails. Heavily forested, hilly and filled with lakes and streams it represents nature at it's best.

The Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is the trail runner’s dream with its challenging terrain that will take you alongside pristine lakes, through a wetland with its tier of beaver dams, up and over some steep inclines and either tiptoeing or splashing through the occasional creek or mud hole.