Défi de la Tortue
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About the race
The Défi de la Tortue is an annual running and walking event held in Shawinigan, Quebec. It offers timed formats in solo or team categories and collects funds for regional charitable organizations. This edition specifies donations to the sport programs of schools from disadvantaged backgrounds in Shawinigan.
Event formats include:
- Mini Tortue 2 hours
- 6 hours solo or team of four
- 12 hours solo or team of four
- Marathon
Participants receive a medal and a certificate; a postevent spaghetti meal is provided to participants, with guest tickets priced at 10$ and children's tickets at 5$. The event reports funds raised and in-kind donations, for example a displayed total of 23,268.79$ collected and 81 pairs of shoes.
Registration closes on 1 August or when the 110 participant limit is reached. Fees increase on 1 March by 10$ for teams and 5$ for individual entries. Changes or transfers cost 10$; transfers are not allowed after the 1 August deadline.
On-course provisions include water, electrolytes, coffee, bananas, peanuts, pretzels, chips, energy bars, peanut butter and white bread. Podium awards are given in each event.
Race rules require identification at a marker, verbal contact with the lap marker at each passage for a lap to count, walkers to yield the inner track to runners, notifying the lap counter if withdrawing, only one team member on track at a time with changes in the designated exchange area, no littering, bibs worn visibly at the front, and no strollers or carts on the track. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
