Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Smith Falls Campground, Cultus Lake, BC
Cultus Lake, Fraser Valley Regional District
Countdown
May
The short one at Vedder: a 15 km figure-eight that passes back through Smith Falls Campground, with 650 m of climbing that makes it a solid, friendly first trail race.
Key facts
015-hour cut-off (2026 edition), which is generous for 15 km
02Figure-eight course, so you pass the campground mid-race
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The course
The route
Cultus Lake
Distance15km
Total climb650m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate14.4 km
Weather
Late-May, Cultus Lake
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
54%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 54% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sophie Rimell01:51:008.1 km/h
02Beth Vickerman01:54:567.8 km/h
03Demi Timmerman02:01:597.4 km/h
45
Women finishers
2:26:30
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Vedder Mountain Challenge 15 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Vedder Mountain Challenge 15 km plan targets
Typical sessions
15 km with 650 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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