Dash for Dialysis Relay Run

This 117 km race will begin in the beautiful lakeside community of Calling Lake, Alberta located 60 km north of Athabasca. This is a 12 leg relay race with distances of 1 - 18 km and suitable for both walkers and runners.

The race will begin at 6:30 am from Jeremy Nipshank Park and the first leg will make its way through Calling Lake and will continue to Highway 813. You will then head north into the heart of the Northern Boreal Forest , with beautiful scenery, ponds, creeks with various elevation changes reaching 742 m at Rock Island Hill.

The course will lead you through Sandy Lake (Sakitawaasihk) where you will run along another beautiful lake and back out onto Highway 813. Continuing North and will access township road 800A for your last 2 sections which run along South Wabasca Lake entering Bigstone Cree Nation, (Reserve 166A).

The race ends at the George D Auger Hall and will be followed by a BBQ, entertainment and awards ceremony.

Force start will occur for slower teams to complete the course in 11.5 hours. If your predicted overall time is over 11.5 hours, we may have to do some simultaneous forced starts.

You are not required to submit your full team roster upon registration, just the team captain needs to register initially.

12 Legs Relay Run:

Leg 1 (Starting Point-Jeremy Nipshank Park to Cultural Grounds) Approximately 4.0 km

Leg 2 (Cultural Grounds to Jo-Kat Store) Approximately 9 km

Leg 3 (Jo Kat Store to 73402 Highway 813-by the beautiful creek) Approximately 14.3 km

Leg 4 (73402 Highway 813 to Tanasluk Recreation Area) Approximately 14.8 km

Leg 5 (Tanasluk Recreation Area to Roadside Turnout Highway 813) Approximately 3.3 km

Leg 6 (Roadside Turnout Highway 813 to Opp. 17 AB 813) Approximately 16.5 km

Leg 7 (Opp. 17 AB 813 to Taron Ranch) Approximately 11.2 km

Leg 8 (Taron Ranch to Sandy Lake Outreach Center) 8.8 km

Leg 9 (Sandy Lake Outreach Center to #910 Highway 813) Approximately 9.8 km

Leg 10 (#910 Highway 813 to Old Sandy Lake Road) Approximately 11 km

Leg 11 (Old Sandy Lake Road to Range Rd 244A Roadside Turnout) Approximately 8.6 km

Leg 12 (Range RD 244A to George D Auger Hall-Finish Line) Approximately 5.1 km

Calling Lake aerial video : https://youtu.be/gO8HGNPfhpk?si=8z_6iTvfzAIt6JJU

Wabasca Desmarais aerial video :

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxF5Qra4dop-Ts4ikSEEi6_lw7sNsJPw18?si=iqNIA0B-gkbWOI65