About the Mt. Washington Race
12km Long Course / 8km Short Course
Above the treeline at Mt Washington! You’ll be treated to some unbelievable views of the Comox Valley & Strathcona Park. Some great climbing, and lots of fun single track. Definitely the most scenic and rewarding race in the series.
COURSE DISTANCES
Gutbuster Long Course – ~12k – 969m Vertical Gain – 9:15am start
*Note: there is a course cut off at the 8k mark – the turn to start the Give’r climb – at 1hr 45min (11am)*
Sport Short Course – ~8k – 570m Vertical Gain – 9:35am start
PACKAGE PICK UP
***Note: you will need to fill out a waiver on race morning for Mt. Washington at package pick up***
As we tend to get a large number of participants registered and to ease the congestion, we stagger the bib pick up times. Package pick up will take place near the Eagle Express chairlift.
- Long Course participants can pick up their bibs starting at 8:00am until 9:00am.
- Short Course participants can pick up their bibs starting at 8:45am until 9:30am.
AID STATIONS – No CUPS!
There are two aid stations for the long course and one aid station for the short course. There will be no cups so please bring your own. The Aid Station will have water, Gatorade and snacks! Everything you would normally expect to see at a Coastline Endurance Running and Vancouver Island Trail Running Series event!