About the Royal Roads race
11km Long Course / 6km Short Course
The Frontrunners VITRS is Vancouver Island’s premiere trail running series that takes runners off the roads and on to some of the most amazing trail networks in Western Canada.
We’re back in 2025 at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. This is the best way to open the season. Fast, flowy and beautiful single track that is sure to impress even the seasoned trail runners. New to trail running? You’ll love this race as it’s great for all abilities!
COURSE DISTANCES
Gutbuster Long Course – ~11k – 300m Vertical Gain
Sport Short Course – ~6k – 100m Vertical Gain
PACKAGE PICK UP
As we tend to get a large number of participants registered and to ease the congestion with parking, we stagger the bib pick up times. Package pick up will take place on the grassy area where you first drive into Royal Roads University. There is an old track that has turned into a parking lot, where you can park.
- Long Course participants can pick up their bibs starting at 9:00am until 10:00am.
- Short Course participants can pick up their bibs starting at 9:45am until 10:30am.
AID STATIONS – No CUPS!
There is one aid station for the long course at the 7.5km mark and no aid stations for the short course. There will be no cups so you need to bring your own. The Aid Station will have water, Gatorade and some small snacks!
Course Maps
Click on our Strava routes below to view the courses in greater detail and download .GPX or .TCX files.
