The Canadian Death Race was established in Grande Cache (Alberta) in 2000.
The full ultra-marathon is around 120km, broken down into 5 stages of various lengths and difficulty, including 3 mountains over 6000ft (approx 2000m), and a river crossing in the final leg:
In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the river Styx that divides the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin is used to pay Charon for passage. This coin must be carried at all times by soloists and the runner for each leg and given to the grim reaper at the river for access to the boat. Runners who lose their coin will not be permitted access to the boat resulting in a Did Not Finish (DNF).
Soloists have 24 hours to complete the 5 stages.
Team entries are also available with 2 to 5 runners sharing the stages.
For the 'near-death' marathon, runners start at the same time and run all of Leg 1 and most of Leg 2.
There are various checkpoints and aid stations along the course, stocked with water and sometimes other goodies - but the supplies were uncertain (they have run out of water in the past) and we had to assume to be self sufficient on each stage.
Between the 5 stages there were four full ‘Transition Areas’ stocked with refreshments, and where support teams (crew) could meet and assist their runners.
Official race photos: Raven Eye Photography https://www.raveneyephotography.com/2019cdr
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