Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
The Heights of Horseshoe, 1106 Horseshoe Valley Rd., Horseshoe Valley, Ontario L4M 4Y8
Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County
Countdown
April
The full poison: four laps of the same 12.5 km loop, so it is a test of pacing and patience more than a big mountain day. You know every turn by lap three.
Key facts
01Four 12.5 km loops
02Final lap must start by 2:30 PM
035:00 PM course cut-off
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Oro-Medonte · one lap
Distance50km
Total climb430m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate12.3 km
Weather
Late-April, Oro-Medonte
11°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 35% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sarah Cushnie05:48:068.6 km/h
02Isobel Sibbald06:24:347.8 km/h
03Shanda Quinlan06:41:307.5 km/h
22
Women finishers
7:12:09
Median time
6.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserPick Your Poison, organized by the Mintz and Marois families; race directors Trish Mintz and Rhonda Marois
Websitepickyourpoison.ca
Instagram@pickyourpoisonon
Running since2010
Training
Training for the Pick Your Poison Trail Race 50 km
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.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
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Typical sessions
50 km with 430 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
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
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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