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Roots & Ruts Trail Race

Name: Roots & Ruts Trail Race
Start: 2025-09-12
End: 2025-09-12
Location: Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie, Canada • 12 Sep 2025

Roots & Ruts is the 12th annual trail race held at Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park in Grande Prairie, Alberta, at South Bear Creek’s Waxwing Trails. The event features three race distances: 3 km, 5 km, and 10 km, with options to run or walk and accommodate varying fitness levels. After the race, participants enjoy a chili dinner and refreshments, with awards for the top finishers in each distance and a new finisher medal. Registrations include optional tech-T-shirt; personalized bibs for early entrants; and a pre-race 'Waxwing Wednesday' training group. Package pickup info and volunteering details are available on the site. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Canada Alberta Grande Prairie

Race information

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10 km

10km Run

5 km

5km Walk/run

3km Walk/run

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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