The North Face Dirty Feet Kal Park 50
Ultra Run – an ultra run is 50km plus so this is the first of the Dirty Feet ultras in Vernon BC!
This run is located at Kalamalka Provincial Park and will be quite different to the half marathon course in July. The race will include an 8km, 25km and 50km. There will be a 25km loop that the 50km runner will do twice.
Pick the distance that suits you and come out for an awesome day on the trails. There are great draw prizes to win so make sure to stick around to see what’s new from our sponsors!! Click here for a map to the park.
Trails: The trails are fun and challenging and will be well marked with flags and arrows and at the finish there’s great food waiting for you – organic bananas and oranges, sweet and salty snacks and water and eload. There will be 2 feed zones out on course and one at the start/finish area.
Race Shirts: Technical race t’s are available upon on-line registration they are $12 – sizes and quantities are limited. Here’s a picture of the shirts colors will depend on availability women’s are on the left men’s on the right with the grey and blue are for both men and women styles. Front is ‘you can breathe when you reach the top’ back is Dirty Feet / Wild Mountain logo.
Refund Policy - Sorry No Refunds. -Your registration maybe transferred to another 2013 event but this must be requested 2 weeks prior to the event.
Registration - Is now open. Click Here to Register.
Getting There: Click here for a map to get to Kalamalka Provincial Park.
Check In: May 5th at 6am for 50km, 8am for 25km and 9:30am for 8km at start/finish area. Everyone must check in on race day.
Aid Stations and Time Cut offs for 50km:
1st Aid station – 12.5km
2nd Aid Station – 20.9km (approx)
3rd Aid Station – 25km – First time cut off at 5 hours
4th Aid Station – 37.5km – Second time cut off at 7.5 hours
5th Aid Station – 45.9km (approx)
Aid stations for 25km: 1st Aid Station – 12.5km, 2nd Aid Station – 20.9km
Race Map and Elevation Profile:
The Race will be in Kalamalka Provincial Park just outside of Vernon closer to Coldstream. The course map and profile are now posted. Click here to check them out. The trails offer amazing views and great terrain you will love it!!
We are proud to announce that the Kal Park 50 will be a qualifying race worth 1 point for The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®
Preview of the trails: Click here for a video of the trails and views for this event.
Need taped or muscles need help before or during the race? We are excited to have Valeo Health Clinic from Kelowna on site for some pre-race taping, post race muscle recovery or anything else you may need worked on for your run! You can visit Valeo Health clinic at 1571 Sutherland Ave in Kelowna for tune up before the race.
Race Start Times:
To be confirmed when registration opens.
50km – 7 am
25km – 9 am
8 km – 10:30 am
Entry Fees:
50 km race early entry fee is $55 includes HST until April 28th.
25km race early entry fee is $45 includes HST until April 28th.
5km or 8km early entry fee is $30 includes HST until April 28th.
The cost of this race will increase by $5 one week before the race starting on April 29th, 2013.
On-line Registration Deadline:
On-line Registration will close on May 3rd, 2013 (No Race Day Registration) Click Here to Register.
Race Package Pick-up
Race Packages are available at location Starting Block – 3017B – 30th Ave on Friday May 3rd from 3-5pm and Saturday May 4th from 11-1pm. For out of towners that cannot make these times you can pick them up on race day from 6am-6:45am for 50km start and 8am for 25km start and until an hour minutes before your race starts.