2026 Updates:

1. The 5km Run will go from Oval to the Canfor Leisure Pool downtown. 

For safety reasons, it is important to follow instructions from the both the volunteer course marshals and flag persons.

2. The Swim will be at Canfor Leisure Pool.

3. Weather:

https://www.pgiceman.ca/resources/faq/

“What if the weather has caused the ice to melt?

There will be no skate. The 10km runner will hand-over directly to the 5km runner. No refunds will be issued.”

Race Bib QR Code page for Race Day

IMPORTANT RACE DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Unfortunately, the skate portion has been cancelled.

IMPORTANT: Please do not have any other team members run with your 5k or 10k person.

Reasons:

Having multiple team members and extra people on course creates complications with our Timing and Railway Volunteers who write down bib numbers and associated times (in case there is a failure in the electronic timing system). It will create confusion and data errors. In turn, it may impact timing results.

It is important that:

  • people do not interfere with other race participants; and
  • people do cause confusion with our Timing and Railway Volunteers.

This means people should away from the timing zones and not crossing the timing mats and not run past the Railway Volunteers – unless they are the intended race participant for that leg/portion. ​

Updated in 2024:

  • If the temperature at Otway (link above) is minus 22 Celsius, we plan to delay the start of the event.
  • If the temperature at Otway is minus 22 Celsius and getting colder, the event will be cancelled.

At 8am on the day of the event, if required, we will announce on Facebook and here our website that we need to delay the start of the event by 1 hour to an 11am start).