As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations for the the Town of Petawawa, there will be a trail run along the Algonquin Trail.
Gary Serviss with Les Coureurs de Bois Running Club says it’s the first organized run set on this section of the Algonquin Trail.
Serviss says the run will take off from the section of the Algonquin Trail across from Kelsey’s restaurant, at the corner of Petawawa Boulevard and Murphy Road.
He adds trails run over crushed limestone, sand, gravel, and pavement.
The run is set for July 3rd with registration opening at 7:30am at the KINHUT, beside the Petawawa Civic Centre.
Serviss says the entry fee for the Munchkin Run is $5, the 5-km run entry fee is $25 and $30 for the 10-km run.
All participants in the 5km and 10km race will receive a Dog House Brewery beer glass and those racers over the age of 19 will receive a complimentary Dog House Brewery beer after the race.
RACE TIMES
The 3.2-km Munchkin Run starts at 9:00am.
The 5.4-km trail run and 10-km trail run both start at 10:00am.
Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category.
PATH RUNNERS WILL TAKE
The 3.2km Munchkin Run starts at 9:00am and is for runners U14, it heads west on the Algonquin Trail (crushed limestone surface) and then winds through Kiddyland Park on grass surface before emerging back onto Algonquin Trail where it continues west to Doran Road where runners will then turn around and retrace their steps to the finish line.
The 5km trail run starts at 10:00am and is open to all runners with race categories of U50 and 50+. It heads west on the Algonquin Trail until runners cross a bridge over the rushing Petawawa River and then reach Paquette Road. A quick right through some sandy uneven terrain for 25m brings runners to their return journey along a paved path, crossing another bridge over the mighty Petawawa River until they rejoin the Algonquin Trail at Portage Road for the home stretch back to the finish.
The 10km trail run begins at the same time as the 5km runners and follows the same path until Paquette Road where runners will turn left and follow a gravel road with an uneven surface until they near highway 17 where the trail veers up a small hill to a trail through a wooded area where there will be a turnaround point at the 5km mark. Runners will then proceed back the same way they came, eventually joining the paved path, back over the Petawawa River to the finish line.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)