Welcome to the
2024 Kenora Mudskipper Challenge
and
Open Water Swim
EVENT DETAILS: July 13th, 2024
Location: Rabbit Lake Trails – Garrow Park
110 Birchwood Crescent
Registration Opens: 7:00am
SwimRun Individual Distances: 5km, 11km, 20km
Trail Run Distances: 5km, 8km
Open Water Swim: 2km, 3km
Swim OR Run Relay: 3 laps/ athletes
Mandatory SwimRun participants meeting: 15 minutes prior to event start. Meet at start line on Garrow Beach
All distances are considered individual races. The terrain of the running course is considered CHALLENGING due to the terrain.
RACE START TIMES:
20km Qualifier: 8:00am
Mass Start 9:00am:
Open Water Swim, 11km SwimRun, 5km SwimRun, Trail Runs, Relays
Compete as an Individual or as a Relay
Relay Available for the 11km Sprint as a two person team and the 20km Qualifier as a two or four person team.
Transitions for the relay will be the main start-finish zone for the race. Athletes will complete one lap of the course (either Loop A or Loop B) than tag their partner in to complete the next leg. For the 20km Relay, you can divide the loops between your team however you wish but the transition zone has to be the start-finish area of the race.
Option Two for the Relay is to have you and your partner tethered together to complete the distance as a pair. Kenora Borealis will supply the tethering in the form of high durability rope than can be attached to a running belt or band. We will not be supplying the waist band or running belt. This can be great for people who wish to compete with a partner for an added challenge and enjoyment to the race! Nothing gets you more motivated than competing with a friend!
Swim OR Run Relay Option
Want to compete but doing a combination run and swim is just not in the cards for you? Well we have a THIRD relay option! We call it the Swim OR RUN. It is very simple, you and your partner register for the race and on race day, you will inform the registration team which one of you is the swim athlete, and which of you is the running athlete. The Swimming athlete will start the race off and complete the 500m out and back - open water swim. Upon returning to the beach, they will tag the running partner to complete the 1.6km 'Finish Loop'. Trade offs for the race will happen in the transition zone of Garrow Beach and each athlete will complete each of their legs 3 times before finishing.
Refer to the maps section below for more details. Swimming athletes have to swim around or make contact with the buoy at the 250m mark before turning around.
Course Details
This course is considered challenging wilderness terrain with minimal pavement running. Consider a trail shoe and prepare for hills and uneven ground!
Each course is at least 25% swimming. With 2km of swimming in the 5km race, 3km of swimming in the 11km race and 4km of swimming in the 20km race!
Swim distances are broken into 500m intervals and the running is anywhere from 700m to 2km in distance intervals!
All Athletes will receive a free t-shirt and silicon swim cap when they check in. You will pick your shirt size during the registration process.
We have a Mandatory Race cut-off time by 12:00pm for all races. All participants who have not finished there race by then will be scored as a DNF. If the race is canceled due to weather we will postpone the event to a later date and will not be issuing refunds.
Canaqua Sports is pleased to announce our Strategic Partnership with Swim, Drink, Fish Canada.
Swim Drink Fish Canada is a national charity focused on celebrating, restoring, and protecting all water bodies. Swim Drink Fish is making a local impact on waters across the county and beyond through its affiliate monitoring network, water literacy programs, investigative projects, and restoration projects. By signing up to support Swim Drink Fish in its fundraising efforts, you will be a part of a movement of people stepping up to ensure swimmable, drinkable, fishable water for all. For more details visit www.swimdrinkfish.ca or reach out to fundraising@swimdrinkfish.ca
As a company, we support clean safe access to water, and our main goal is to bring more people into the water through our events. We support Swim, Drink, Fish and look forward to working with them now and in the future.
RACE HOTEL
Thanks to our partnership with Invest Hotels, We are pleased to offer all athletes reduced rates at the Comfort in Kenora for the 2024 Kenora Mudskipper SwimRun Challenge.
Sumarpo Wetsuits - Official Sponsor of Canaqua Sports
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Course Maps
Please review the maps carefully. Each race will have a different sequence of loops to complete for their race.
Each Race will Begin and end on the Beach at Garrow Park.
Both the Loop A, B and C begin and end off of Garrow Beach.
The Finishing Loop and C Loop are the same.
The 8km Trail Run is the 3km Stroller Course + the 5km Course.
All Sections of the course are considered difficult terrain.
The B Loop and the 5km Trail Run Loop go through a private camp ground, Kenora Bed and Bale. Please enjoy the cheering of the campers and the friendly animals. Be mindful that there is going to be manure on the trails.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Nicole Brown
- nicole.brown1@icloud.com