SHORT COURSE - This unforgettable 11km trail race will feature all that BC's West Coast Trail races are famous for -- beautiful vistas of mountains, lakes and ocean, big trees, fast single track, sweat- inducing ascents and gut wrenching blistering fast downhill sections. This route around Westwood Lake will run you by numerous natural and manmade sights along the way that will amaze you. Open to both hikers and runners. This year's version of the Short Course will undoubtedly be known as "The Best Short Course Race Route on the Island". Click here to view the map.

HALF MARATHON COURSE - This years course starts out at Colliery Dam and winds its way along most of the trails of the past course. We miss the Westwood Ridge but run along K2 (a new trail of the BC Bike Race) which offers endless ups and downs. We also hit the river crossing twice and we don't skip out on the infamous MUD PUDDLE!
The Long course is as follows:
· Colliery Dam trails to
· Abyss, Humility & Keith’s Trail
· Cross over Harewood Mines Road and head towards Nanaimo Lakes Road
· Follow Hydro Corridor to Chase River water crossing and the Mud Pit
· Up The grass Boulevard all the way to Gavin’s Trail
· Left onto Gavin’s trail
· Very quick right on to the new K2 Trail
· K2 Trail all the way back to where it exits onto the Hydro lines at the little stream crossing
· Right onto the Hydro lines single track and follow trail and hydro road until first single track in to Morrell
· Morell Lake trail in reverse to the picnic shelter
· Beaver Pond Trail and Tranquility Trail out to the main Morell Parking Lot
· Cross over Nanaimo Lakes Road
· Down the stream bank and through the tunnel
· Through the Colliery Dam park to start finish

Click here to view the aerial map.

Early Package Pickup will take place on Saturday, May 30th from 3-6pm at FRONTRUNNERS in Nanaimo.

11km
Half-Marathon

In Nanaimo, take the Fifth Street East off the Nanaimo Parkway. Turn right on Wakesiah Avenue to the very end until you get to Colliery Dam. Parking is available along Wakesiah Ave or at Vancouver Island University. Watch for signs as well. See map.

FIVE EASY WAYS TO REGISTER:
1. Register online
2. Download registration and mail it in
3. Drop off your entry at Frontrunners in Victoria, Nanaimo or Langford (must be dropped off by the Thursday before race day)
4. Saturday, May 30th, 3-6pm, at Frontrunners in Nanaimo
5. Come early on Race Day

Post race brunch at the Longwood Brew Pub, proud supporter of the GutBuster Trail Running Series

MANDATORY WATER- ALL runners must carry a minimum of 500ml of water or sport drink. We will be enforcing this rule and you will NOT be able to start unless you carry water. NO EXCEPTIONS. The short course will NOT have an aid station. The HALF course will have one aid station that you will pass twice. Water will be available but for REFILLING PURPOSES ONLY.

CUTOFF - The HALF course will have a cutoff time at the Aid Station (see map). Cutoff time is 10:45am.

START TIMES - Please note the earlier start time for the HALF is 9:00am and the 11km is 9:30am.

Be sure to bring your beach towel and sunscreen as there is a great beach and warm lake at Westwood. Bring your family and they won't mind that your off racing!