Long Distance Activities
The BTC regularly holds events called end to end hikes. These events which are sometimes held over 2–3 days, challenge hikers to walk over long sections of the trail daily.
The Bruce Trail has also attracted other long distance events. In 1995 distance runner Scott Turner set a record for running the trail end-to-end in 14 days, 5 hours and 58 minutes. Several runners have tried to beat the record. In October 2005, Clayton Smith ran the entire length of the trail in just under 15 days, just shy of the record. This ultramarathon was performed as a charity fund-raiser for the BTC and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada. On July 2, 2010, Charlotte Vasarhelyi surpassed this performance by completing an end to end run finishing with a final time of 13 days, 10 hours 51 min. The Highlands Trailblazers Nordic Ski Team completed a relay-style run of the entire trail in 8 days, starting in Tobermory on June 24, 2008 and finishing in Queenston on July 1, 2008. This run was both a training event as well as a fund-raiser for the team. In 2009, two 10-person teams running continuously in an event called the Blaze Race set a new end-to-end relay record of 3 days, 23 hours and 10 minutes.
In 2012, adventure seekers, Fred Losani, Peter Turkstra, Mark Maclennan and Teemu Lakkasuo, went on a quest to raise funds and awareness for inner-city food and nutrition programs in Hamilton, as well as the Bruce Trail Conservancy as they celebrate 50 years.
The adventure began September 24, 2012 in Queenston, in the Niagara region and ended approximately one month later in Tobermory. Along the way the hikers had the opportunity to walk with students, interact via live webcam and satellite phone transmissions, and educate students about the importance of proper nutrition, healthy living, and maintaining the Bruce Trail. Bruce Trail For Kids
In October 2012, Cody Gillies, a 23 year old Orangeville resident beat the solo record completing the entire Bruce Trail in 12days 7hrs 39min. He raised over $35,000 for the Headwaters Health Care Foundation. You can read his blog here. www.endtoendchallenge.com or End to End Challenge on Facebook.
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