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Welcome to the 2011 Sinister 7
Thank you for joining our little run in the woods this coming July. Registration had been going strong and we are pleased to tell you that we have already filled up the race. We are saving a few spots for solos that are still getting organized but we are no longer taking team registrations. We are looking forward to hosting another incredible race in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass.
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Leg 3 Course Modification
For anyone who has run the Sinister 7 in the past, we want you to know that we have made one noticeable change to Leg 3 - Willoughby Ridge. One of the challenges we always face is how to create a race of 148km of trails without using roads. In some cases we simply have to but our goal has been to eliminate road running wherever possible without drastically changing the course.
We are pleased to tell you that a new trail has been opened up and tested, which will replace the run down the gravel road on the last third of Leg 3. This trail skirts around the east side of the valley and it means your time on the road is reduced from several kilometers to just a few hundred meters. The overall distance on the leg increased by approximately 1.5km and the elevation has increased by 100m. We think this is a marked improvement over running down that dusty gravel road for what seems to be an eternity. The GPS coordinates will not be on the website until closer to New Year - not that you can run it now anyway considering it is under a blanket of snow!
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New Course Record Up for Grabs
Due to the tweaks we have made to the route over the past few years, we feel it is only fitting that we reset the course records. Any record holders for the past three years will be immortalized as owning the "Old Course Record". In 2011 we will add a "New Course Record" so we are starting with a clean slate.
The race is a bit longer and a bit higher than it was when we started out and we think it is only fair at giving everyone a shot at having their name in lights while honoring the top solos and teams of the first three years. Get your shoes on - you have some work to do.
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Please Vote for Sinister 7
This may be a bit premature considering that the race has not happened but we need your support. Last year our supporters helped the Sinister 7 win "Best Running Event in Western Canada" in Get Out There Magazine's readers' choice award. Please help us do it again! You can use this link to vote: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K5PYPW7 The most important question to us is #40 - Best Running Event (I think that's the most important one anyway). There are lots of different things to vote on, like Best Shirt, and Best After Party so have a read. It only minute to do the survey and you do not have to fill out all of the fields.
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Best Regards,
Brian Gallant & Andrew Fairhurst
Full Moon Adventure Company |
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