Mabou, NS, Canada · Friday, August 7, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Capes 46 Km

Race completed
47 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.4 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 47 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.4 as a floor, not a verdict.

46.0668° N, 61.3818° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~75 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2024 edition (47km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, August

Daytime high 22°C
Night low 16°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 14 h 35 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 67 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2024 47km 75 Ryan Chisholm · 04:29:42 Annie Dube · 05:32:28
2023 47km 92 Ryan Chisholm · 04:44:22 Heidi McLellan · 04:52:30
2022 47km 67 Douglas Lionais · 04:23:10 Emily Ertel · 05:14:30
2019 50km 114 Matthias Mueller · 05:02:24 Krista Koval · 05:26:40

The field shrank 18% between 2023 (92) and 2024 (75). 53% of the 2024 field were women.

DUV results for the 2024 edition (47km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

  • gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 47 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 47 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 47 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 47 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 47 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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