Also entered is defending champion Daniele Cherniak of Cohoes, New York, who won the overall race title in 1998, defeating both male and female contenders. The top Canadian woman entered to date is Suzanne Gagnon of Ste-Foy, Quebec. The race will be one of the biggest North American 100Km races of the year. The event also includes a 50Km division and a relay race. Organizers expect as many as 80 runners to register by race day for the 100K division and about 25 for the 50Km.
Admission is free to all race registrants.
The 100Km, 50Km and Relay events start at 7 a.m. EDT, September 18, in front of the Arena in the heart of St-Donat. The course will be kept open for 24 hours to encourage walkers and slow runners to complete the fill 100 kilometre distance. There are numerous hills, including one significant one at the end, but it is more rolling in nature than hilly. Runners in the 100Km race run four loops of the course, and 50Km runners must complete two loops. Runners who fail to finish the 100Km, but who cover 50Km or more, will not be counted as finishers in the 50Km division.