#bethemoose2021
42km / 21km / 10km
Welcome to the Wandering Moose trail race... our humble beginning.
In 2012 I was coaching athletes in our fall trail running clinic for a race down on the coast. A few weeks before the race, the organizers changed the race date and the majority of my athletes could no longer attend the event, so I decided I would organize a pretend race on our local trails, despite not having the slightest clue how to do it. I had two weeks to put it all together...
We decided to make it charity run and I started to receive phone calls from random people asking where they could register, however we had to turn them away as it wasn’t a sanctioned event. My husband and I did our best to match the profiles of the original race and we went out the morning before to mark it with ribbon and flour that we put in water bottles. We made a little finish area and a few of our friends volunteered at the start and at an aid station. I made personalized “bat bibs”, as it was a Halloween event and everyone raced in costume.
The feedback was so positive that I decided to give this whole “race directing” thing a go and build off of this event the following year. We had 85 people registered for 13.5k, 27k & 42k events. I recruited my friends to help make finishers mugs where we painted individual mugs from the dollar store and baked them in my oven, along with finishers medals made of flour, salt and water.
The following spring, I added Nimble Bear, then a year later added Broken Goat and the following year, in 2017, we added the Wild Horse Traverse. These four events would eventually kick off the "Quadzilla"... a title (and t-shirt) you earn if you can finis all four of the races in our series. (any distances)
All of this came from finding the positive when our original race plans fell through... solidifying that a “positive attitude changes everything!” (p.a.c.e.) And the rest, as they say, is history...
In 2012 I was coaching athletes in our fall trail running clinic for a race down on the coast. A few weeks before the race, the organizers changed the race date and the majority of my athletes could no longer attend the event, so I decided I would organize a pretend race on our local trails, despite not having the slightest clue how to do it. I had two weeks to put it all together...
We decided to make it charity run and I started to receive phone calls from random people asking where they could register, however we had to turn them away as it wasn’t a sanctioned event. My husband and I did our best to match the profiles of the original race and we went out the morning before to mark it with ribbon and flour that we put in water bottles. We made a little finish area and a few of our friends volunteered at the start and at an aid station. I made personalized “bat bibs”, as it was a Halloween event and everyone raced in costume.
The feedback was so positive that I decided to give this whole “race directing” thing a go and build off of this event the following year. We had 85 people registered for 13.5k, 27k & 42k events. I recruited my friends to help make finishers mugs where we painted individual mugs from the dollar store and baked them in my oven, along with finishers medals made of flour, salt and water.
The following spring, I added Nimble Bear, then a year later added Broken Goat and the following year, in 2017, we added the Wild Horse Traverse. These four events would eventually kick off the "Quadzilla"... a title (and t-shirt) you earn if you can finis all four of the races in our series. (any distances)
All of this came from finding the positive when our original race plans fell through... solidifying that a “positive attitude changes everything!” (p.a.c.e.) And the rest, as they say, is history...
Course
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42km. 1300m ascent. 1320m descent.
This is a challenging 42km course & runners should arrive physically prepared. Runners will exit Myra Adventure park and run down June Springs road for approx. 900m until they reach the turn off on a short logging road that will take them into beautiful Myra Bellevue Provincial Park. They will gradually climb up to Pipers and over to Lost Lake. From here runners will hit grassy trail and continue to climb on a variety of sweet single track all the way up to the KVR. (grassy trail, outhouse trail, Swamp Thing, Captain Nemo) After a short flat section on the historic KVR, runners are in for a treat as they descend all the way down Crawford trail to look-out trail, hillbilly trail, and over to flamingo flats before back turning left on race classic and taking earring trail until they hit lower bench / Crawford parking lot and you're 2nd aid station. From here you will push through the rolling and loamy fairlane trails as you climb all the way to June Springs parking lot and your 3rd aid station. You will still have a bit of climbing to do before you can enjoy one of Kelowna's most unique and technical trails... Angel Springs. It's filled with roots and rocks and crosses over Mission Creek several times. This course wraps up with a series of punchy climbs that will pop you into the finish line! |
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21km. 712m ascent. 710m descent.
Runners exit Myra Canyon Park and run down June Springs road for approx. 900m until they reach the turn off on a short logging road that will take them into beautiful Myra Bellevue Provincial Park! A favorite on this side of the park, runners will flow along Pipers and over to Lost Lake before taking grassy trail and then turning left on outhouse trail which is fun and flowy single track. Runners will hit a short piece of FSR (Hromek) down to Bailout trail, which requires a sharp right hand turn! Bailout trail will be filled with beautiful fall colours and rolling terrain all the way to June Springs parking lot. After accessing your first aid station, you'll push on up to the top of Angel Springs trail where you will be in for a treat. A rocky, rooty, technical and super fun descent before the final set of steep climbs that lead you up to the finish line. A memorable and rewarding course! |
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10km. 510m ascent. 510m descent.
Runners exit Myra Canyon Park and run down June Springs road for approx. 900m until they reach the turn off on a short logging road that will take them into beautiful Myra Bellevue Provincial Park! A favorite on this side of the park, runners will flow along Pipers and over to Lost Lake before taking grassy trail and then turning left on outhouse trail which is fun and flowy single track. Runners will hit a short piece of FSR (Hromek) down to Bailout trail, which requires a sharp right hand turn! Bailout trail will be filled with beautiful fall colours and rolling terrain all the way to June Springs parking lot. After accessing your first aid station, you'll push on up to the top of Angel Springs trail where you will be in for a treat. A rocky, rooty, technical and super fun descent before the final set of steep climbs that lead you up to the finish line. A memorable and rewarding course! |
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Details
The following information has been created following our 2021 Special Operation Plan (SOP) which has been reviewed and adapted in accordance with the guidance of Interior Health and the Minister of Health in our province.
Our SOP takes into account the current Provincial Health Orders and the highest safety procedures for our participants, volunteers, staff and community.
We will be monitoring the rollout of vaccinations, the current PHO's and adapting our plan as the year unfolds, with the hopes that we will have more flexibility as we get closer to race day. Please click HERE to review our SOP in more detail.
Thank you for supporting and trusting PACE Trail Series with your running experience in 2021.
Our SOP takes into account the current Provincial Health Orders and the highest safety procedures for our participants, volunteers, staff and community.
We will be monitoring the rollout of vaccinations, the current PHO's and adapting our plan as the year unfolds, with the hopes that we will have more flexibility as we get closer to race day. Please click HERE to review our SOP in more detail.
Thank you for supporting and trusting PACE Trail Series with your running experience in 2021.
Start
There will be no pre-race briefing at the start line. This briefing will be provided in a pre-recorded fashion (delivery method to be determined).
We are proposing one of two options for the start lines and this will be determined at a later date:
We are proposing one of two options for the start lines and this will be determined at a later date:
- Staged starts of 50 people or fewer
- A rolling start with runners assigned time windows to arrive at the start, meaning only a handful of runners would start at the same time.
- Using either method, runners will be assigned a starting time, based on ranking from Ultra Sign-up which will seat the faster runners first. This helps facilitate better positioning and less potential passing throughout the race.
- Runners will maintain a 2m radius around themselves at all times.
- All runners are permitted to wear face covering from the start until enough social distancing is established.
Cut Offs
Wandering Moose offers three distance events over three days: 42km, 21km, 10km.
The following are the cut off and finish line closing times.
The 42km event has two cut-off times.
- The first cut-off is at the 3rd aid station (June Springs parking lot) at 3:00pm. This gives participants 6hrs to complete approx. 30km of the full 42km course.
- The second cut-off time is at the finish line at 5:00pm, allowing participants 9hrs to complete the full 42km course.
- The cut-off times will be adjusted accordingly, should we require staggered starts.
- If a runner arrives at a checkpoint after the published cut-off time, they will be discontinued taken back to the finish line.
Aid Stations / On-Course
- Self-serve food and beverage options will not be available to runners. Aid Station volunteers will safely prepare portions, or a pre-packaged selection of items will be distributed.
- Distancing guidelines will be in place for runners waiting to access the Aid Station.
- Fluid distribution will be modified to ensure minimal contact.
- Runner extractions will occur as usual, with all Covid protocols in place (everyone wearing masks, etc). On-course crew will be provided with safety kits including sanitizer, disposable masks, disinfectant wipes, etc.
- Further, we will allow 42km runners to use drop bags, should aid stations not be deemed a safe choice at the time of the event.
- 21km & 10km runners may need to run self-supported, if aid-stations are not permitted by the time the event takes place.
- Distancing guidelines will be in place for runners waiting to access drops bags, as well.
42k aid stations
Aid #1 - KVR +/- 10km
Aid #2 - Lower Bench (Crawford) +/- 21.5km
Aid #3 - June Springs parking lot +/- 29.5km
20k aid stations
Aid #1 - June Springs parking lot +/- 10km
12km aid stations
Aid #1 - June Springs parking lot +/- 1.5km
Aid #1 - KVR +/- 10km
Aid #2 - Lower Bench (Crawford) +/- 21.5km
Aid #3 - June Springs parking lot +/- 29.5km
20k aid stations
Aid #1 - June Springs parking lot +/- 10km
12km aid stations
Aid #1 - June Springs parking lot +/- 1.5km
Schedule (subject to change)
Friday October 8, 2021
4:00pm to 7:00pm: Mandatory package pick up. Location TBD.
Saturday October 9th
7:00am: OFFICIAL race start at Rose Valley Elementary School.
4:30pm: Finish Line closes *9.5hr cut off time* (we will adapt this to account for staggered starts, if necessary)
Award Ceremony
Prizing and awards will be announced virtually after the race, unless circumstances allow us to gather safely, in which case we will host the awards Saturday after 2pm at the start/finish area.
4:00pm to 7:00pm: Mandatory package pick up. Location TBD.
Saturday October 9th
7:00am: OFFICIAL race start at Rose Valley Elementary School.
4:30pm: Finish Line closes *9.5hr cut off time* (we will adapt this to account for staggered starts, if necessary)
Award Ceremony
Prizing and awards will be announced virtually after the race, unless circumstances allow us to gather safely, in which case we will host the awards Saturday after 2pm at the start/finish area.
Registration
- There is no on-site registration for this event.
- Registration and payment must be made online prior to race day, including signing the waiver.
- Participants must be 17 years of age or older on race day. We will, however, accept runners under 15 years old with written signed parental consent.
- There is no waitlist.
- Bibs are non-transferable to another runner under any circumstance.
- You can request a drop down in distance, within the same event and there is no cost associated to this, however you cannot move up & no credits will be issued if you drop down.
- Anyone dropping out up to and including May 1st will receive a 50% refund of entry fees. No refunds will be issued after May 1st.
DISTANCE |
FEB 5 |
FEB 15 |
RACE CAP |
10KM |
$70 |
$85 |
75 |
21KM |
$85 |
$100 |
125 |
42KM |
$105 |
$120 |
125 |
2020 DEFERRALS
- An email will be sent out to all 2020 registered Nimble Bear racers on or before January 16, 2021.
- You have the choice to defer 100% of your 2020 race entry fees into one of the following years: 2021, 2022 or 2023.
- You will receive an email providing you the opportunity for priority registration for the 2021 race. This will arrive in your inbox from Ultra Signup. It will be automatically sent to the email address you registered with in 2020. If you registered as a guest, instead of logging into your ultra signup account, you will need to check the email you used.
- Your priority registration will also allow you to register for any distance you choose. Unlike some of the other events in our series, our Wandering Moose permit can accommodate this.
- Priority registration applies for 2021 ONLY. Reason being; Ultra Signup does not have the ability to track rollover years, just credits on accounts.
- You have until January 25th to complete your registration for the October 9, 2021 event. After January 25th, your priority invitation will expire and you will need to register with the general public.
- Based on the number of runners rolling deferrals over to 2021, will determine how many (if any) spots we will have open for the public in 2021.
- If there are spots available, registration will open to the public on February 5, 2021.
What's Included
- custom soft-style cotton t-shirt custom design (option to opt out at registration if preferred).
- speciality coffee, locally roasted by Rifugio Coffee Roasters.
- outdoor finish line fire roasted pizza.
- donation towards the FOSS trail society per registrant.
- porta-potties.
- aid stations.
- custom home-made finishers medals. Made with love from the race organizers. Each one is unique. For finishers only.
- home-made jam for the top 3 female / male finishers in each race category
- search & rescue and first aid attendance services.
- a beautiful, high quality, grass-roots trail running experience in South East Kelowna.
- speciality coffee, locally roasted by Rifugio Coffee Roasters.
- outdoor finish line fire roasted pizza.
- donation towards the FOSS trail society per registrant.
- porta-potties.
- aid stations.
- custom home-made finishers medals. Made with love from the race organizers. Each one is unique. For finishers only.
- home-made jam for the top 3 female / male finishers in each race category
- search & rescue and first aid attendance services.
- a beautiful, high quality, grass-roots trail running experience in South East Kelowna.
