Anyone else thinks the prairies need a gnarly point to point 100km? We do! Suffer on Centennial features Classic Canadian Shield running on a mashup of sweet single track and flowy runnable trails, with less than 1km of roads! All 4 routes have some wicked terrain to offer, over a …
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Anyone else thinks the prairies need a gnarly point to point 100km? We do!
Suffer on Centennial features Classic Canadian Shield running on a mashup of sweet single track and flowy runnable trails, with less than 1km of roads! All 4 routes have some wicked terrain to offer, over a combination of technical, rooty and wet boreal forest, exposed granite ridge-lines, some short punchy climbs and even a few scramble sections! If you want to run across the iconic Red Bridge at Hanson’s Creek, you’ll have to take part in the 100km option!
Of note, the first half of the 100km is a challenging and technical course. I won’t say this shouldn’t be your first ultra, but it isn’t one you should come in under-prepared for, as the terrain rugged, remote and due to access logistics aid station are around 16km apart. Highly recommend completing a 50km prior to hopping on the 100km train.
Centennial Trail was conceived by Vern “Skink” Dutton in the 1970’s with further work done by the Scouts and Girl Guides to celebrate Manitoba’s 100th anniversary. The route is now part of the Trans Canada Trail and travels from its start at McGillivray Falls to Alfred Hole Goose Sanctuary in Rennie. Over the last few years a lot of work has been put in to reclaim the trail with the help of some amazing Stewards of the trail including the Manitoba Association of Trail Runners! The rest of the TCT is maintained by the South Whiteshell Trails Association and Falcon Trails, who do an absolutely phenomenal job keeping them in top form.
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