Kananaskis 100 Mile Relay

June 19, 2027
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K100 is entering a new chapter.

Message from Cheryl Lowery, race director: After 26 years of bringing the running community together on Highway 40, I am entering retirement and have passed the Kananaskis 100 Mile Relay to its new owner, Holly Bird.

Holly takes on K100 with over 20 years of event production experience and enormous respect for what has already been built: a crown jewel in the Albertan running scene. She is excited to welcome generations of returning teams, dedicated volunteers, and a community that has given K100 a character all its own.

I will still be very much in the background to enable a seamless transition. It has been my great privilege to bring K-100 to the community for so long and to meet so many wonderful people along the way. See you on the road and at the races!

A message from Holly Bird, new K-100 owner:

The first priority is continuity.

Cheryl will continue to support the transition and pass along the knowledge from decades of delivering K100. Holly will also be surrounded by experienced people from the running and event community, including support from Jon Bird, who will lend his event and operational experience through the transition.

Over the coming months, the Birds will be doing a lot of listening. The aim is to connect with former teams, captains and volunteers to strengthen relationships with the communities impacted by the run. The aim is to rally the community and introduce the challenge of K100 to new runners who may be discovering it for the first time.

There will eventually be opportunities to evolve the event. But a lot about K100 doesn’t need changing.

The responsibility now is to protect what makes this event special while building a strong foundation for its next chapter.

Holly can’t wait to see teams back in Kananaskis.

Holly & Jon Bird

Click here for the 2026 race guide.

The 100 mile course begins among the rolling hills of Longview in south western Alberta. At 6:00 a.m. the first heat of leg one runners will make their way along highway 541 towards the majestic Rocky Mountains. The course traverses the Highwood Pass on the highest paved highway in Canada and takes you into the Kananaskis Valley. Leg nine and ten runners will travel cross-country to finish in Kananaskis Village.

Forced starts will occur for slower teams to complete the course in 14 hours. If your predicted overall time is over 16 hours, we may have to do some simultaneous forced starts. Please contact the race office if you will be longer than 16 hours. 16+ hour teams are welcome, we just have to be sure we can get you finished within our daylight time window.

This relay is extremely popular and, for safety reasons, we are limited to 60 teams. Tiered pricing will be in effect until the tier is full or a date change, whichever comes first. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. You are not required to submit your full team roster on registration, just the team captain needs to register initially. We will have roster registration on a separate platform in the spring. You can also purchase cancellation insurance during the registration process if you can’t compete for some reason. As we expect a sell out, we will start a waiting list once the race is full.

Please note: race registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable. You will be given the option to purchase cancellation insurance when you register online.

What’s included?

A one of a kind run over the highest paved road in the country. No other running events of this type are permitted in the park.
Race day morning coffee and snacks in Longview.
An “unplugged” day of running with your friends, family, colleagues.
The best team building opportunity around!
Post race meal at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge
A great after party with Annex beer and chef’s post race food creations.
Preferred rates at the Pomeroy (booking details to come in October)
T-shirts.

We’re excited to continue to partner with the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, who are hosting our post race experience! The post race BBQ is in Rocky’s with plenty of indoor and outdoor space to enjoy your meal, your stories from the day and maybe an adult beverage or two.

We have developed some sample race day plans which you can find by clicking here. These are just suggestions for managing your day while staying within the rules (particularly traffic and vehicle related). Options will be discussed further at the team captains meetings. Please read all of the rules carefully.

Bear spray requirements.

Parks is now requiring all runners to carry bear spray from the beginning of leg 3 to the end of the race whilst running, although we’re recommending you just start with it at leg 1. Not every person needs to purchase bear spray – you can pass it from runner to runner at each relay station. However, if you will be utilizing the forced starts on leg 8 and/or 10, you’ll need to be sure that those runners have their own bear spray as they won’t be “tagged” by the previous leg runner. For example, start your leg 1 runner with the bear spray which can then be passed all the way through to leg 7. Then make sure your leg 8 runner has spray who can then pass it to leg 9. Your leg 10 runner will need their own spray. So, three cans of spray for a team that will be in the forced starts. Teams that know they won’t be in the forced starts will only need one can of spray.

Please also be aware of the forced starts on earlier legs that some teams will get caught in. If you will be caught in the forced starts before leg 8 then you’ll need two cans of bear spray for your team to pass forward.

Check out this video on the use of bear spray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDgBY2PbnO4