The Canadian Death Race

Welcome to the Near Death Marathon which is apart of the the Canadian Death Race.

The Canadian Death Race takes place every August Long Weekend in Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada. This year, Adult Race Day is in July.

Since the start of the millennium, elite racers have come to the Canadian Rockies to cheat Death in one of the world’s toughest adventure races. The course begins and ends on a 4200 foot plateau, passes over three mountain summits and includes over 17,000 feet of elevation change and a major river crossing at the spectacular Hell’s Gate canyon at the confluence of the Smoky and Sulphur Rivers. Extreme athletes, push themselves to the limits of their endurance against the breathtaking background of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Each year, well-trained and totally committed, they battle heat, cold, altitude and themselves. Finishing is the prize. And the bragging rights are priceless.

the world’s toughest (and slowest!) marathon! This taste of Death may get you hooked on Death Racing. The Marathon is run concurrently with the Solo and Relay Races and is on the same course but spans only Leg 1 and Leg 2 (with a by-pass of the Flood Summit Loop to achieve the regulation length of 42.2 km).