The Big

Three

3 Stages - Run or Ride  - 25 km  - 750m

The Big Three: June 23rd 2024

  • The race will consist of three different stages, with racers needing to commute between stages by either foot or bike.

  • Each stage will be timed for a total cumulative time.

  • Racers can choose to either run or bike, but cannot alternate between stages.

  • There will also be a team category, in which one team member will run the entire course and the other will bike, for a combined total of both racers’ times.

Stage #1: Macpherson Nordic Centre into Quarry, finish at River Run/Mt. Begbie rd. 

Stage #2: Griffth Parking lot to Tantrum, finish at Flowdown parking lot.

Stage #3 (Run) : Boulder Jordan river trail
Stage #3 (Ride) : Boulder climbing trail to Tall Timber/Loggin’ Leftover

  • The Big Three is a 3 stage race event on 3 different trail networks where participants sign up either as runner or rider or team of 2 (runner + biker)

    The 3 stages are timed on their own. You need to get to the next stage human powered. Then the three added together for an overall time winner.

    Stage 1 & 2 are the same for bikers and runners, stage 3 is unique to bikers and runners.

  • Staggered start: Bikers 8 to 8:20am, Runners 8:30 to 8:50am

    • Stage #1: Macpherson Nordic Centre into Quarry, finish at River Run/Mt. Begbie rd.

    • Connection #1 to #2: Up Dog Patch to Griffith parking lot

    • Stage #2: Griffth Parking lot to Tantrum, finish at Flowdown parking lot.

    • Connection #2 to #3: Highway 23 South towards Westside rd to Boulder parking lot. (Runners are allowed to use a bicycle for this connection. There will be a bike stash in Flowdown parking with a volunteer. Drop your bike off before 730am when heading up to the Nordic Centre for Stage 1)

    • Stage #3 (Run): Boulder

    • Stage #3 (Ride): Boulder climbing trail to Tall Timber

  • Human powered between stages only, no vehicles allowed. Runners are allowed to bike between the stages.

  • Overall time : 1st, 2nd & 3rd

    For each category : Men - Women - Team - U19 - E-bike

  • Click to see registration options and fees.

Meet at the Macpherson Nordic Centre @ 8:30 to pick up your timing chip & for racer meeting

  • Riders start 9am

  • Runners start 9:30am

  • Lookout to proper Quarry, follow Mt Begbie rd to Woodland (road section) to River Run! Finishes at Mt. Begbie rd.

  • Connection to Griffith parking lot (not timed) through Dog patch across the highway 23 S.

Lower Macpherson

Upper Macpherson

  • Griffith Parking lot, Start at Tantrum south all the way to Flowdown parking lot

  • Connection to Boulder mountain parking lot (not timed) down highway 23 S. towards Westside rd. Runners can use a pedal bike to get to Stage 3 (Bike stash will be available between 7:45 & 8:15 for runners to drop their bikes in Flowdown parking before heading for the racer meeting at 8:30

Stage # 3

Boulder Mountain

RIDERS

  • Boulder Mountain, start at Sisyphus, the new climbing trail, all the way up to take Tall Timber down to Loggin’ Leftover baby! yeeehaaa

RUNNERS

  • Jordan river trail

  • Riders start at Sisyphus, the new climbing trail, all the way up to take Tall Timber down to Loggin’ Leftover baby! yeeehaaa

Awards and ceremony/afternoon party in Boulder parking lot!!

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