Cooking Blackfoot Lake, AB, Canada · Saturday, May 30, 2026

Fixed Distance 100K

Blackfoot Ultra 100 Km

Race completed
100 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
5.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 100 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 5.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

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53.5006° N, 112.8407° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 8:24 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 85% of 100K races. Measured against 208 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~10 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (100km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, May

Daytime high 17°C
Night low 4°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 16 h 34 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 701 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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🥤 nutrition

For 100km+ efforts, prioritize real food at aid stations to prevent palate fatigue.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 100 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes100 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race NutritionPast 100 km the palate quits before the legs do — carry more than one flavour.
  • Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 100 km, without the bounce.
  • HeadlampsA 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • AccessoriesChafe and blisters end more 100 km races than fitness does.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

Salomon

Aero Glide 4 Grvl

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.5

Skratch Labs

Sport Hydration Mix

Clean electrolyte drink mix with real fruit flavor. Low sugar.

$20 ★★★★★ 4.5

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Squirrel's Nut Butter

Anti-Chafe Balm

All-natural anti-chafe balm. Essential for 100+ mile races.

$12 ★★★★★ 4.8
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Course Notes

25 km loop, hilly and all grass or dirt. Has been called 'Death by 100 Hills'. Start 45 Min east of Edmonton, AB.

Similar races

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