Défi de la Tortue
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About the race
The Défi de la Tortue in Shawinigan, QC, is an annual endurance event combining running and walking with a fundraising purpose. The event offers multiple formats: solo entries and teams of four across timed challenges and other distances. Participants receive a medal and a certificate, and a spaghetti meal is provided to registered participants; guests pay an admission fee and children under 12 have a reduced price.
Event formats listed on the program include:
- 2 hour mini challenge for walk or run
- 6 hour walk or run, solo or team of four
- 12 hour walk or run, solo or team of four
- Marathon option
All funds raised are given to local charitable organizations; in the cited edition the donations were directed to the sports programs of schools from disadvantaged backgrounds in Shawinigan. The event reports past fundraising and in-kind results, for example a total of $23,268.79 collected and 81 pairs of shoes donated.
On-course services include a refreshment table with water, electrolytes, coffee, bananas, peanuts, pretzels, chips, energy bars, peanut butter and white bread. Event rules require pre-race identification at the marker, verbal contact with the lap counter for each lap to be recorded, team exchanges only in the designated change area, bibs worn visibly on the front, no littering, and no strollers or carts on the track. Registration has a participant cap and deadline, and fees and transfer rules apply. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
