As with any change to The ENDURrun, here is some historical context. The original purpose of our Relay competition was to introduce participants to the event, and engage those with an interest but reservations about tackling the entire 7 Stages. The hope that the exposure would ultimately translate into more Ultimate entries has proven to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Announcement
Big changes for Time Trials in 2019
We are excited to announce changes to both time trials at the ENDURrun in 2019. First, some background. The ENDURrun concept and the Stage format took years to create. The primary goal was to find a formula that would test the Ultimate runner, but would also offer variety of course terrains, explore much of Waterloo… Read more »
Welcome, Guests! Our Guest event caps for 2019
Here is everything you need to know about Guest in 2019! For some background, a Guest entry is a single Stage entry to a week-long event. Those considering the Ultimate often join us for a single Stage to get a feel for the event, the community, and the course. we highly recommend it. It’s a… Read more »
New prize money in 2019
Our first Ultimate sell out gives us an opportunity for changes and improvements in 2019. Prize money is an easy one. For 2019, we are increasing guaranteed individual prize money by 35%, recognizing masters with prize money for the first time, and introducing some new prize money challenges as well. 2019 Ultimate Prize Money men… Read more »
Welcoming Robert and Vicki back to ENDURrun in 2018
We are pleased to announce the return of Robert Brouillette and Vicki Zandbergen to ENDURrun in 2018. Both athletes are valued alumni to whom we have become accustomed to seeing on the start line, year after year. Notable is that 2018 will be only the 5th year in ENDURrun history that both male and female… Read more »