Five Peaks Mount Seymour
Five Peaks Mount Seymour
( 3 reviews )-
North Vancouver,
Canada - September
- Other
- Trail Race
- Event Website
Jeannine Avelino
Vancouver, CanadaOverall
T-Shirts/SWAG
Aid Stations
Course Scenery
Expo Quality
Elevation Difficulty
Parking/Access
Race Management
For a full review, visit my blog here: http://everythingbutweddings.ca/2016/06/race-recap-5-peaks-trail-running-series-mt-seymour/
Registration/Package Pickup
It was easy and quick to register online and the update emails they sent out were detailed and awesome… Especially for the Enduro racers whose course was still up in the air due to snow. Once they’ve flagged that course, they sent an email blitz to let us all know. Packages could’ve been picked up on Friday night at Distance Run Wear in North Van or at the mountain on race day. We decided to just go early to pick them up in the morning and were lucky to find no lineup. We got our bib, safety pins and our souvenir 5 Peaks trucker hat (which I was so grateful for that day). I believe there was free parking up at the mountain too.
Course
6 km of hilly, rocky, tree-rooty, and in that day’s case, muddy goodness. It can be challenging for an absolute newbie but it’s doable. It was fun to run across logs, tree stumps, mud pits, and bridges. Trail shoes were a definite must and perhaps some taller socks if you want to be more protected. Of course being my first ever trail race, it had to be 5 degrees Celsius, rainy, and foggy. Without the sogginess it would've probably been an easier course but people were slip, sliding or even sinking in the mud. Not much of a view because of the fog and I remember being mostly in the trees so... you're definitely one with nature :P