Inaugural Canadian Mountain and Trail Running champs a singletrack success

Runners from across the country raced uphill and through the dirt on the weekend, hoping to win a spot on the national team.

For the first time ever, the Canadian Mountain Running and Trail Running championships were held with the collaboration of Athletics Canada, the Canadian Mountain Running Association (CMRA) and the Association of Canadian Ultramarathoners (ACU) in Vernon, B.C., on Saturday. Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park hosted five championship races: three in mountain running (senior classic up and down, U20 classic up and down and the vertical uphill) and two in trail running (a 40 km short course and 80 km long course).

The event, organized by Freaky Creeky, also served as the selection trial for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Austria in June 2023.

 

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Trail running events

80K long course results (no women raced)

Brandon Miller 7:57:14
Connor Meakin 8:25:06
Charles Perrot-Minot 9:58:52

40K short course results

Men:
Josh Potvin 3:22:44
Jeremy Walsh 3:26:49.9
Kristopher Swanson 3:29:34

Women:
Emilie Mann 4:10:11
Ashley Ohara 4:11:02
Anna Dulko 4:11:30

Mountain running events

Vertical climb results

Men:
Gareth Hadfield
Cam McNamara
Jared Welsh

Women:
Sasha Gollish 1:10:22
Melissa Paauwe 1:11:50
Lauren Kryschuk 1:30:56

11K up and down classic results

Men: 
Robert McCann 41:44
Jeffrey Archer 43:57
Andrew Russell 44:12

Women:
Care Nelson 50:13
Karley Rempel 51:41
Lucy Smith 55:47

For a complete list of results and more information about the events you can head here.