Race Information

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2013 Entry Information Sheet

Race package pick-up is Friday evening at the Tumbler Ridge Community Centre, from 6pm - 8.30pm, or at the race site race morning before 8:15am

If you have registered to race, please click the relevant link below to check the Emperor's Challenge confirmation list on the Stride & Glide's website to make sure you are actually registered.

20k Race Confirmation list

Kids race (ages 14 and under) Confirmation list

Local Tumbler Ridge Hotel Contact Details:

Tumbler Ridge Inn: (250) 242-4277

Wilderness Lodge: (250) 242-5405

Trend Mountain Hotel (250) 242-2000
Rooms available for August 9th, book now. Special Emperor’s Challenge rate of $139.99, please show proof that you are a participant upon arrival.

Trend Mountain Hotel

Billeting may be available

The Tumbler Ridge Community Centre is organizing billeting for Emperor's Challenge Participants. Please phone (250) 242-4246 for more info, and to put your name on the list.
Deadline to request a billet is July 27th

Camping for Emperor's Challenge weekend

There is unlimited overflow camping with no hook-ups at Monkman RV Park.

Those wishing to book at the Lions Campground / campsite (2 minutes from town), located 1 km from Tumbler Ridge on Hwy 29 to Chetwynd, should please phone (250) 242-1197 after May 1st and leave a message, mentioning that you are a Emperor’s Challenge participant.

If you would like to be a volunteer for the 2013 Emperor's Challenge, please contact one of the Volunteer Coordinators:
Stephanie Davies - daviessteph@gmail.com
250 242-3510
Arla Edward, phone -
250 242-4302

The Emperor's Challenge Route

ROUTE IMPROVEMENTS FROM 2011
In 2009 the course was run on Babcock Mountain for the first time. In 2010 and 2011 improvements were made to the route, making for less travel on exploration roads and more challenging single track trail through impressive scenery and meadows, valleys and beside bizarre rock formations . The route now leaves the exploration road at km 6.5 and stays in the wilderness until it crosses the road at the water station at km 8.5. It then heads up a gully. There are about 300 metres of two-way traffic here – downhill runners follow the same route. The water station is therefore used twice (at km 8.5 and km 14). When proceeding uphill along this two-way stretch, please keep right, and give right of way to the faster downhill participants.

For 2013, the route has been improved between the km XII and km XIII (km 12 and km 13). The old route crossed a high plateau; the new route veers closer to the edge of the mountain, making for more technical running and providing outstanding views. These route improvements do not affect total distance (still 20 kms) or elevation change. Click here for map PDF.

Kilometre 1 - 4.5