Overnight relay race at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant raises over $2.6 million
Mont-Tremblant's 24-hour relay race took place this weekend and in the process raised over $2.6 million for charity.
Le montant total/the total amount : 2 639 374$! Merci énormément! | Thank you so much! #24tremblant pic.twitter.com/m5RPR34jbD
— 24hTremblant (@24hTremblant) December 6, 2015
The 24-hour Tremblant relay race took place this weekend, beginning Saturday afternoon and finishing on Sunday at Mont-Tremblant in Quebec, about two-hours northeast of Ottawa.
For the second year in a row, “Les Ratons Sonic” won the 24-hour running relay completing the 5K-course 52 times. The race began yesterday at 11:45 a.m. local time before ending a full day later on Sunday just before noon.
The event raised $2,639,374 for three charities: The Ottawa Senators Foundation, Fondation Centre de Cancérologie Charles-Bruneau and Fondation Tremblant.
10k courus. Il en reste que… 240! Avec @PatGodin68 et @jfguerintva dans l’équipe, on va le faire! #24hTremblant pic.twitter.com/54FdeNmqrn — Dominic Arpin (@DominicArpin) December 5, 2015
The 24-hour relay included a run, walk, or ski option for competitors.
After the event, participants and fans were treated to a Simple Plan, which was without lead vocalist Pierre Bouvier, who suffered a vocal cord hemorrhage earlier in the week, according the band’s Facebook page.
More than $2.6 million raised at @24hTremblant From our team to all of you: Thank You! pic.twitter.com/yU1enulOU3
— Sens Foundation (@sensfoundation) December 6, 2015
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