This is the agenda the city boys used in 2004. Use it as a guideline to develop your own:
Friday 2 July 2004 |
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| 06:00 | Check the weather. Pack the cars. Hit the road from North Vancouver. |
| 07:20 | Ferry to Langdale (arrive 8:00) |
| 10:30 | Ferry to Saltery Bay (arrive 11:20) |
| 12:30 | Arrive Powell River. Final grocery shop and sightseeing |
| 14:00 | Crew meeting. Meet local crew. Confirm objectives. Lund Pub. |
| 16:00 | Get to Sarah Point. Set up tent. |
| 18:00 | Hit the hay |
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| 01:30 | Get up |
| 02:00 | Hit the trail |
| 06:10 | Arrive Reference Point (RP) 1 - Malaspina Road (4 hours run time) |
| 07:45 | Arrive RP2 - Homestead |
| 10:55 | Arrive RP3 - Wildwood |
| 12:55 | Arrive RP6 - Haywire Bay |
| 14:30 | Arrive RP7 - Anthony Island |
| 18:10 | Arrive RP6 - Fiddlehead |
| 21:35 | Arrive RP7 - Spring Lake |
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| 0:20 | Arrive RP8 - Granite Lake |
| 04:40 | Arrive RP9 - Goat Lake Main |
| 07:30 | Arrive RP10 - Lois Main |
| 13:30 | Arrive RP11 - Saltery Bay Main |
| 22:00 | Arrive RP12 - Finish |
| 23:30 |
Hit
the hay. All of the pubs in Powell River were closed! |
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| 06:30 | Sleep in. Pack. Say goodbyes. |
| 07:30 | Ferry to Earl's Cove (arrive 8:20) |
| 10:40 | Ferry to Horseshoe Bay (arrive 11:00) |
| 11:30 | Arrive North Vancouver |
| 20:00 | Hit the hay. |
We opted to run the Sunshine Coast Trail from North to South. General details about the trail can be found on the Sunshine Coast Trail website. Specific details can be found in the book "Sunshine Coast Trail" by Eagle Walz.
It would have been impossible to meet the challenge of running the Sunshine Coast Trail non-stop without aid and crew support.
In competitive trail races, runners receive food, water and medical assistance approximately every 10 kilometers. The team prepared to carry sufficient food and water to run without outside assistance for up to (6) six hours. Aid stations were set up at intervals of 10-30 kilometers wherever road access permitted. Link to a detailed route and crew access table.