Courses

Huge THANKS to Todd Hellinga and Mike Nelson at Cascade Environmental for our new maps!

Course Maps (ages are as of December 31 in the year of the race in accordance with Kids of Steel rules):

Bike Courses (All Ages)| PDF Map  NOTE: For age 8+, the bike course will return along the new Corridor Trail instead of on Loggers' Lane.

Run Courses (All Ages) | PDF Map

Transition Area |  PDF Map


Course Descriptions (ages are as of December 31 in the year of the race in accordance with Kids of Steel rules):

SWIM - Pool swim at Brennan Park.  One length is 25m; distance varies by age as follows:

  • 7 & Under - 50m (2 lengths)
  • Age 8&9 - 100m (4 lengths)
  • Age 10&11 - 150m (6 lengths)
  • Age 12&13 - 250m (10 lengths)
  • Age 14&15 - 300m (12 lengths)
  • Age 16 & over - 300m (12 lengths)  

BIKE  Note that road bikes are not appropriate since the bike courses include gravel and trails.

  • 7 & Under (1km) - Leave transition area at bike exit and head out across grass towards men's ball diamond, turn right on Centennial Way. Go through stop sign across parking lot entrance and turn right on Loggers’ Lane. Ride to turnaround across from the All Weather Soccer fields entrance. Turn left across Loggers Lane and head back to Centennial Way and transition area.
  • Age 8&9 (4.5km) - Start as above, but turn right at entrance to All Weather Fields, and ride past Kinsmen Campground and BMX Track. Turn left onto trail towards equestrian ring. Pass equestrian ring and continue on trail; cross Finch Drive into Loggers’ Creek Trail. Follow trail past exit to 1.1 km nature loop.  Continue 0.5 km then turn left and left again onto the Discovery Trail.  Take Discovery Trail all the way back to the end of the Brennan Park parking lot.  Turn left and head back to transition.
  • Age 10&11(4.5km)-  As above.
  • Age 12&13(8.5 km)- As above, but instead of heading directly back to transition area, turn left towards the BMX park and All Weather fields to head into a second bike loop. After second time through Loggers’ Creek Trail, return to transition area along Discovery Trail as above.
  • Age 14&15 (8.5 km) - same as 12-13
  • Age 16+ bike (11.5 km) - As 12-13 route, but with a third loop of Loggers’ Creek Trail before heading back to transition.

RUN

  • 7 & Under (0.5km) -  Leave transition area at 7&U run exit, cross to far side of parking lot, turn left and run parallel to edge of soccer field, past end of ball diamond, through salmon spawning channel fence, and around to skate bowl
  • Age 8&9 (1 km)- Leave transition area at 8 & over run exit, cross grass towards men's ball diamond, turn left on Centennial Way and follow right-hand edge of parking lot to far end of soccer fields through yellow gate. Turn left and run along top edge of fields, turn left again and stay outside chain link fences as you run along long edge of soccer fields to far baseball diamond, left again to dugout, then turn right through salmon spawning channel fence and turn left. STAY TIGHT LEFT against the spawning channel fence and head over to the finish line at the skate bowl.
  • Age 10&11 (2 km) - As above for 8-9s, but instead of turning right at salmon spawning fence the first time, turn left and complete one more loop of the grass soccer fields, then head to the finish line.
  • Age 12&13 (3 km) - As above for 10-11s but with an additional loop of grass soccer fields before heading to finish.
  • Age 14&15 (4 km) - As above for 12-13s but with an additional loop of grass soccer fields before heading to finish.
  • Age 16+ (4 km) -  Same as 14-15 age group route.