The Big
Three
That’s a wrap on 2024
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3 Stages - Run or Ride - 25 km - 750m
The Big Three: June 23rd 2024
The race will consist of three different stages, with racers needing to commute between stages by either foot or bike.
Each stage will be timed for a total cumulative time.
Racers can choose to either run or bike, but cannot alternate between stages.
There will also be a team category, in which one team member will run the entire course and the other will bike, for a combined total of both racers’ times.
Stage #1: Macpherson Nordic Centre into Quarry, finish at River Run/Mt. Begbie rd.
Stage #2: Griffth Parking lot to Tantrum, finish at Flowdown parking lot.
Stage #3 (Run) : Boulder Jordan river trail
Stage #3 (Ride) : Boulder climbing trail to Tall Timber/Loggin’ Leftover
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The Big Three is a 3 stage race event on 3 different trail networks where participants sign up either as runner or rider or team of 2 (runner + biker)
The 3 stages are timed on their own. You need to get to the next stage human powered. Then the three added together for an overall time winner.
Stage 1 & 2 are the same for bikers and runners, stage 3 is unique to bikers and runners.
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Staggered start: Bikers 9am, Runners 9:30am
Stage #1: Macpherson Nordic Centre into Quarry, finish at River Run/Mt. Begbie rd.
Connection #1 to #2: Up Dog Patch to Griffith parking lot
Stage #2: Griffth Parking lot to Tantrum, finish at Flowdown parking lot.
Connection #2 to #3: Highway 23 South towards Westside rd to Boulder parking lot. (Runners are allowed to use a bicycle for this connection. There will be a bike stash in Flowdown parking with a volunteer. Drop your bike off before 730am when heading up to the Nordic Centre for Stage 1)
Stage #3 (Run): Boulder
Stage #3 (Ride): Boulder climbing trail to Tall Timber
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Human powered between stages only, no vehicles allowed. Runners are allowed to bike between the stages.
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Overall time : 1st, 2nd & 3rd
For each category : Men - Women - Team - U19 - E-bike
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Click to see registration options and fees.
Meet at the Macpherson Nordic Centre @ 8:30 to pick up your timing chip & for racer meeting
Riders start 9am
Runners start 9:30am
Lookout to proper Quarry, follow Mt Begbie rd to Woodland (road section) to River Run! Finishes at Mt. Begbie rd.
Connection to Griffith parking lot (not timed) through Dog patch across the highway 23 S.
Lower Macpherson
Upper Macpherson
Griffith Parking lot, Start at Tantrum south all the way to Flowdown parking lot
Connection to Boulder mountain parking lot (not timed) down highway 23 S. towards Westside rd. Runners can use a pedal bike to get to Stage 3 (Bike stash will be available between 7:45 & 8:15 for runners to drop their bikes in Flowdown parking before heading for the racer meeting at 8:30