Southern Alberta's Ultimate Trail Run
September 11- 12, 2009
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 50Km 100Km 100Miles
"The Toughest Race on the Prairies"

Proud to be part of the
ALBERTA ULTRA RACE SERIES

Race volunteers are always needed. If you are interested in being a volunteer please check this link or stop by Runner's Soul and let the staff know.


Grand Canyon Trip
Go to photo page to see more pics.

Ultimate Ultra Sponsors

Holmes Ecowater

 
Have a question? Contact this years race director here.

 

 

Website Designed and Maintained by

www.cisbro.ca

Thank you!

2009 LSU Update

Calling all women participants in the LSU –click here for information about a research study (University of Lethbridge)

FREE (thought we'd throw this in an effort to increase our numbers) Tuesday night Trail Running - if you are wanting to "try the trails" come on out Tuesday nights at 6pm - moderate pace. Meet at the front entrance of the Lethbridge Lodge. Run length 1.5 to 2 hours. Everyone welcome.

50KM RACE IS FULL - THANK YOU
100KM RACE IS FULL - THANK YOU

100 Mile are almost full... thank you for your support!

2009 confirmation list for all distances here. (updated weekly)

Hello Ultra runners. As you all probably know by now the 2008 race was canceled due to rain. As promised last year all runners registered on race day will have first dibs at entering the 2009 race.

Early entry will take place from Feb. 1st to Feb. 28th - THIS EARLY REGISTRATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR RUNNERS THAT WERE REGISTERED ON RACE DAY 2008. If your name in not on the list (click here to view) you cannot enter until March 1st, 2009.

The LSU has increased the total number of entrants to 220. This means that we will initially try and fill 80 in the 50km, 70 in the 100km and 70 in the 100 miler.

Entry in this years race will be available online, mail in or drop off. Go to entry page.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CANNOT TRANSFER YOUR ENTRY TO ANOTHER RUNNER NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON!

All questions regarding this years race can be directed to Rod Dueck.

2009 LSU UPDATE

Where Does your Money go?

It has always been the goal of the race directors of the LSU to provide a high quality race at a reasonable cost to racers. This includes the "famous rock", a jacket, a photo, awards, breakfast and of course the great aide stations along the route. We thought it would be a good idea to let you know how your race entry money is spent. Following is a breakdown of where the dollars went based on one entry fee:

Rock $40.00
Jacket $40.00
Breakfast $13.00
Rentals $17.00
Aid Station $10.00
Volunteer shirts $5.00
Prizes $5.00
Photo $6.00
Misc. Expenses $4.00

Total per Racer $140.00

We will continue to work to maintain the tradition of this great race at a reasonable cost.
Thank you:
LSU Race Directors

LSU Offical Race Hotel - Lethbridge Lodge- call 1-800-661-1232 and ask to reserve a room under the Lost Soul Ultra.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CANNOT TRANSFER YOUR ENTRY TO ANOTHER RUNNER NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON!

Private Land - north of Pavan

Please refrain from running on the course north of Pavan Park. The LSU course travels through private land, we have permission to cross during the race, but we don't any other time. We would hate to lose the privilege. Thanks RD.

Entry fees are non-refundable, but if you cancel before midnight on August 1st we will give you half of your entry fee back. Any time after this date the fee is 100% non-refundable.

NEW 2009 Wet Weather Route FYI
 All the RD's will be working on a paved or shale trail course this summer, so that in the event of rain we will have a race.RD

NSAIDs, espec. Ibuprofen article pdf.- read more

Alberta Ultra Series - please go to the web site for race dates for 2009 here.

.Read Comments from the 2007 race here.

Ralph Arnold Photographics will be on the course taking "Ultra Pics". Please visit Ralph's website at http://www.ralpharnoldphotographics.com/mp_includes/index.asp

NEW - Photo's for the 2005 LSU take a look!

Read comments on the 2005 race.
Read comments on the 2004 race.

Aid Station Food - this year we will have a beautiful selection of the finest foods of the world. Items include: pop (fizzed / defizzed), water, Powerade, coffee, hot chocolate, fruit (probably cantaloupe, watermelon, bananas, oranges), soup broth, noodles, chips, nachos, candy, chocolate bars, sandwiches (ham and cheese / cheese / PB&J), potatoes (salted), cookies and gels. If you can't gain weight at the first aid station you can always biggie size it at the next!

Race Package Pick Up - packages for 100 mile and 100km racers will be available for pick-up at Runner's Soul - 2646 South Parkside Drive, on Thursday Sept. 10th during regular business hours and also during the pre-race meeting on Sept. 11th. 50KM race packages will be available on Thursday Sept. 10th and Friday Sept. 11th and also at the pre-race meeting. Store hours are Thursday 10am to 9pm and Friday 10am to 5:30pm.

2009 race note - the race headquarters will be located in our sponsor hotel the Lethbridge Lodge Hotel . This hotel is located on the race course and will make it very convenient for all competitors and their families. See "links" for more information.

Please Note: Awards ceremony for all distances will be held at the Lethbridge Lodge Hotel on Sunday Sept. 13th at 9:00am. Your entry fee includes a breakfast. Extra breakfast tickets can be purchased - please see the entry page for more information.
 
100 Miler / 100 Km start on Friday Sept. 11th at 8:00am SHARP
Pre-race meeting is at 7:00AM - weigh-in and
blood pressure check starts at 6:00AM.

50 Km starts on Saturday Sept. 12th at 7:00am SHARP
Pre-race meeting is at 6:30AM

MAIL IN EARLY ENTRY FEES:

100 Mile Race - $165.00 CANADIAN
100 Km Race - $140.00 CANADIAN
50 Km Race - $115.00 CANADIAN

Fees on* or after* August 15th, 2009 - 100 Mile $185.00 /
100km $160.00 / 50km $135.00
(*post marked)

Entry Deadline is Friday August 15th 2009

All participants will receive a tech garment, official race photo, Sunday morning awards breakfast and a special finishers award. All aid station food and
beverages are provided - see course notes for more information.

ATTENTION - COURSE CLOSES AT 8:00PM SHARP

Aid station closure times:

Pavan aid station will not provide aid after 4:00PM on Saturday.
Peenaquim aid station will not provide aid after 6:00PM on Saturday.

Did you know that there are more ultra runners per capita in Lethbridge, Alberta than in any other city in Canada. Really.