Is crew access allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course. One crew vehicle per racer, no RVs or trailers at aid stations, no overnight parking or camping at aid stations, arrive no more than about 30 minutes before your racer. Aid station food and water is for racers and their pacers only. No aid outside crew-access aid stations.

Are drop bags allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course. Small (approx. 6L or smaller) waterproof soft-sided bags, marked with name, bib number and aid station name, left at package pick-up. No coolers, tackle boxes or plastic totes. Returned to the finish line.

Are pacers allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course?

Yes, pacers are allowed on the Fat Dog 120 Mile course. A pacer may join starting at mile 39. Pacers join at Bonnevier or any later crew-accessible aid station (not Heather). Must carry their own mandatory gear, may not carry the racer's gear or food, check in with timekeepers, wear a pacer bib. Over 65 or with a medical reason: pacer for the whole route with approval.

What is the cutoff time for the Fat Dog 120 Mile course?

The overall time limit for the Fat Dog 120 Mile course is 48 hours from the start.

Ultras · CA · BC

Fat Dog 120

Fat Dog 120 Mile · 124 miles

On the calendar

The date is set. Entry has not opened.

Race dateAugust 6-8, 2027

Duration3 days

Start10:00am

Whenin 284 days

Who's going to Fat Dog 120?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

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Distance

124 miles

Climb The race

26,240 ft

Descent Our math

25,091 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.

High point

not checked yet

Time limit The race

48:00:00

Aid stations

Started

not checked yet

Finished

not checked yet

Finish rate

not checked yet

The course

Where it goes point to point · 17 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

124 mile point-to-point from Cathedral Provincial Park near Keremeos to Lightning Lake in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Five distinct climbs, one Pasayten River crossing with a guide rope, 13 miles (21 km) of road, rest single track.

Remote technical single track, far from road access. Many racers have said it is of similar or greater difficulty to Hardrock (race's own words).

The race

What this one is

Point-to-point mountain race through Cathedral and E.C. Manning Provincial Parks in southwestern BC. A 120 mile, a 100 km and a 40 mile finish at Lightning Lake Day Use Area. All distances carry the same mandatory gear.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: not checked yet

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: not checked yet

Registration: UltraSignup fatdog120.ca

Qualifying: Mandatory: minimum 100 km previous experience within the past two years, as a race or self-supported single effort; a previous 100 mile race or event is highly recommended. Without a qualifier you are dropped to the next available distance with no refund. fatdog120.ca

Minimum age: 18 fatdog120.ca

Transfers: No fatdog120.ca

Deferrals: Yes fatdog120.ca

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with Fat Dog 120 Forty eight hours, and five stations with a clock on each.

You are running it

You reach Hope Pass, mile 76.1, before its 4:00pm cutoff, and you already knew that this morning.

An arrival time for all 15 stations, worked out from your own training.

Start free →

You are pacing

You are at Bonnevier, mile 39, warm and fed, and you know you have 85 miles ahead of you.

The same sheet says when they reach you.

You are deciding

You find out Fat Dog 120 is months of work away, not years, and you go and get the qualifier.

Put in a race you have already run. NavRun shows you where this one sits from where you are.

No account needed →

Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed: Yes docs.google.com

Vehicles per runner: 1 docs.google.com

Pacers: Yes, from mile 39.00 docs.google.com

Muling: Not allowed docs.google.com

Drop bags: Yes docs.google.com

Cupless: Yes docs.google.com

Course marking: Fully Marked docs.google.com

Night running: Yes docs.google.com

Dogs: Not allowed docs.google.com

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: One crew vehicle per racer, no RVs or trailers at aid stations, no overnight parking or camping at aid stations, arrive no more than about 30 minutes before your racer. Aid station food and water is for racers and their pacers only. No aid outside crew-access aid stations. docs.google.com

Pacer rules: Pacers join at Bonnevier or any later crew-accessible aid station (not Heather). Must carry their own mandatory gear, may not carry the racer's gear or food, check in with timekeepers, wear a pacer bib. Over 65 or with a medical reason: pacer for the whole route with approval. docs.google.com

Drop bag rules: Small (approx. 6L or smaller) waterproof soft-sided bags, marked with name, bib number and aid station name, left at package pick-up. No coolers, tackle boxes or plastic totes. Returned to the finish line. docs.google.com

Cutoff philosophy: not checked yet

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew access	Bag	Pacer	Med	To next
0.00	Start: Lakeview Trailhead, Cathedral Provincial Park NoneSignal wrong?	?	?	?	?	?	7.90
7.90	Cathedral NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	8.90
16.80	Ashnola NoneSignal wrong?	5:00pm	●	●	?	?	4.40
21.20	Trapper NoneSignal wrong?	?	?	?	?	?	11.80
33.00	Calcite NoneSignal wrong?	?	?	?	?	?	4.30
37.30	Pasayten River NoneSignal wrong?	?	?	?	?	?	1.70
39.00	Bonnevier NoneSignal wrong?	1:00am	●	●	?	?	12.00
51.00	Heather NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	9.30
60.30	Nicomen Lake NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	6.10
66.40	Grainger Creek NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	9.70
76.10	Hope Pass NoneSignal wrong?	4:00pm	●	●	?	?	7.90
84.00	Nicomen Lake (return) NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	10.20
94.20	Heather (return) NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	5.90
100.10	Blackwall NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	●	?	?	6.90
107.00	Windy Joe's NoneSignal wrong?	4:00am	●	?	?	?	5.00
112.00	Strawberry Flats NoneSignal wrong?	6:00am	●	●	?	?	10.70
122.70	Finish: Lightning Lake Day Use Area NoneSignal wrong?	10:00am	?	?	?	?	?

Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances: Fat Dog 100K (102.8K)
Fat Dog 40 Mile (39 miles)

What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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