JOIN US IN WHISTLER, OCTOBER 5, 2024
Registration Open!
50 mile (80km) Team Relay Limit: 85 Team Maximum
50 km Ultra Limit: 150 participants maximum
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PRICING
4-PERSON 50 MILE RELAY
8-PERSON 50 MILE RELAY
SOLO ULTRA 50KM
RACE FORMAT
RELAY TEAMS
Teams start at 7:30am and cover the 50 mile (80KM) distance. 8-person teams alternate between 10KM legs and 4-person teams run 20KM legs.*
*4-person teams may request alternate leg configurations and we’ll do our best to accommodate
ULTRA RUNNERS
Starting at 7:45AM, solo ultra-marathoners will complete the full 50KM distance on their own. The perfect beginner ultra, with the loop course you are never more than 10km from the party area. There are lots of access areas along the trails for your supporters to cheer you on!
COURSE
The course consists of eight 10KM (five 10KM loops for solo ultra-marathoners) loops around Whistler’s Lost Lake Park and the picturesque Valley Trail system. More details.
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT
An event of this size and duration requires numerous course marshals to point runners in the right direction. As a result, ALL teams are required to take on at least one volunteer shift. More are appreciated! Details
RELAY CATEGORIES
- Mixed Open (minimum 25% of each gender)
- Male Open
- Female Open
- Masters Mixed (all members are 35+, minimum 25% of each gender)
- Masters Male (all members are 35+)
- Masters Female (all members are 35+)
AWARDS
Top team awarded in each category. Whichever size team (4 or 8-person team) are fastest in the categories above.
Teams must declare which category they are competing in by CLOSE of Friday. Team’s cannot switch later nor compete in multiple categories.
ULTRA CATEGORIES
- Male (Under 35)
- Female (Under 35)
- Non Binary Open
- Masters Male (35+)
- Masters Female (35+)
AWARDS
Top three awarded in each Ultra category.
Athletes are only assigned 1 Category (by age on event day) and cannot win multiple awards.
BEEN THERE, GOT THE T-SHIRT
The Whistler 50 garment is a gender-specific, soft-style, short-sleeve tee. These poly/cotton blends are slightly more fitted than regular t-shirts. Please note there are no exchanges for garment sizes after orders have been placed. You must select a shirt size when registering, but changes can be made online until September 1st.
Shirts are available for purchase during registration, or later if you have FOMO via the online store.
Artistic Impression of 2024 t-shirt.
Subject to t-shirt colour, cut and material change.
Please note: Shirts are no longer included as part of the registration fee, they are available to purchase for an additional cost.
VOLUNTEERS
ALL TEAMS are required to provide volunteer assistance with the running of this race:
- All teams will provide one volunteer per team who will be given a choice of times at which to volunteer and where possible location, or will be assigned where needed.
- Volunteers can be team members running an early or late leg, and assigned to a corresponding late or early volunteer position.
- Volunteers can be a non-runner, friend or family member of the team.
- You must complete your Volunteer Registration for your team’s registration to be considered complete. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older.
- A volunteer cannot volunteer for more than one team (teams cannot “share” a volunteer).
- Provide yout volunteers contact information during your team registration. They will then be contacted to compete a shift request and provide further details via Volunteer local.
- If you’ve already registered your team and need to add (or update) your volunteer information, go to your Race Roster Account and update your question responses.
- While each team is required to provide one volunteer, we also welcome additional individuals who can assist for a few hours!
- If you or someone you know wishes to volunteer (on their own, not as part of a team), please sign up here https://whistler50.volunteerlocal.com/ and someone will be in contact closer to race weekend. You will receive a race souvenir, an invitation to the post-race party, and the eternal gratitude of the race organizers!
- If you signed up to volunteer and haven’t heard from us at least one week before the event, please email w50community(at)bcathletics.org
RACE WAIVERS
ALL PARTICIPANTS are required to sign an event waiver. Team captains are responsible for ensuring each team member completes their individual waiver- The easiest way to do this is to get each team member to register as a “Relay Team Member” on the RaceRoster site, otherwise these can be checked and re-sent via your Race Roster account.
