Events/Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run

Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run

RunningPoint to point
Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Venue
Westport Road Trailhead near Nelson Canyon Park/Whyte Lake trailhead, West Vancouver, to Panorama Park, Deep Cove, North Vancouver, British Columbia
District of North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District
Countdown
July

A point-to-point run from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove, with 2,400 m of climbing over 48 km. It has run since 1989 and is a proper test for runners with trail miles in their legs.

Key facts
01Entry is by lottery: sign up 15 Dec to 31 Jan, draw on 3 Feb 2027
0210-hour cut-off for the full course
03Aimed at runners with some trail or endurance event experience
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The course

The route

District of North Vancouver
Distance48km
Total climb2,438m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.5 km
Weather

Early-July, District of North Vancouver

20°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
28%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 28% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jennie Labrie05:30:518.8 km/h
02Kennedy Meier05:48:188.3 km/h
03Julia Hawkins05:56:238.1 km/h
54
Women finishers
8:02:37
Median time
6.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserNorthshore Ultra Trailrunning Society
Instagram@kneeknacker
Running since1989
Training

Training for the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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What a Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km with 2,438 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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