Porters Lake Triathlon 2026

To keep runners spaced out a bit we plan to have two starts, 5-minutes apart to help space runners out for the first few kilometers. Please choose your start wave based on your expected race time. We would like the fastest runners to go out first to avoid congestion and traffic. Please choose Wave 1 if you plan to complete your race around 3 hours or less. Please choose Wave 2 if you plan to be longer than 3 hours. This race is chip timed, your start wave will not impact your time.

Welcome to the 4th edition of The Callous Crow trail race at Crowbar Hiking Trails in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia. The land these trails pass over is part of the Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area. This trail system is maintained by the team at The Crowbar Lake Wilderness Association (CLWA) and their team of volunteers. For more information about the CLWA including info about the trail system please visit their Facebook Page or Website.

This event will take place on narrow technical trails that meander their way through old-growth forests while passing by many massive granite boulders and rocky outcrops, some of which offer up expansive views.

We reckon this is one of the toughest half-marathon distance races in these parts thanks to the challenging terrain. We are pretty excited about having access to this trail system and showing everyone all it has to offer. This race will test everyone's technical trail running ability while keeping the distance at an inclusive length.

There is just one distance at the Callous Crow, a 21ish km trail race. The course is much more technical than some of our other races, with roots, rocks and lots of leaves to keep you watching your footing. There are some steep ascents and some fun downhills in there too!

There will be amazing prizing for the male and female podium from Salomon, Smartwool, and Eastwood Pottery. There's also lots of other prizes up for grabs as always.

We hope you can join us for a fun and memorable day of technical trail racing!

$3 from every race entry will be donated to the trail system.

Please note there will be an enforced cutoff at the 7.6km mark of this race. All competitors must reach this point under 2 hours from the start to continue around the loop. Anyone who doesn't reach this point by the cutoff will be asked to run the shortened (13km route). Our goal is to have everyone off the trail within 5 hours of the start. FYI...everyone made the cutoff last year!

Please note the cutoff to order all merchandise is March 14th, 2025 @11:59pm.

***The Fine Print - There will be no refunds from AO on this event but you can transfer your registration to another person up to April 17th, 2025 @ noon directly through Race Roster for $1.95 + processing fee. We have turned on Race Rosters "Enhanced Refund Protection" that can be purchased for a small fee during registration.

In an effort to preserve the trails. If the trails are deemed too wet to race on April 25th we will be using May 2nd as our rain date.

We will send an email out to all participants prior to the race with more details. You can also follow us @allouttrailracing on Instagram for the latest updates.

Click HERE to view map on Strava

Please note the will be no dogs allowed on the course, but are welcome at the start-finish

Who are we?

Bumrun is a charity that raises awareness of colon cancer screening and prevention.

For 15 years, we have organized 5K walk/run events and raised more than $1.8 million net for various colon cancer charity organizations.

Our funds go toward colon cancer research, enhancing patient support programs for families living with colon cancer, and raising awareness of colon cancer screening and prevention.

Canada has one of the highest colon cancer rates in the world, affecting 1 in 16 Canadians. But 90% of deaths could be prevented with screening, so get ahead of your behind and join us this Bumrun!

2026 Halifax Route Map

What does registration include?

Registration includes:

• Bumrun Swag

• Finisher Medal

• Personalized fundraising page

• RunNS members receive a 5% discount off the 5k registration fee. Promo code has been distributed by RunNS.

• Our event is proud to be included on the Run NovaScotia Road race Series. Find out more about the series on the Run Nova Scotia website. (runnovascotia.ca/road-race-series/).

Race Day Times: Our team will be ready to receive you from 7:30 AM and onwards.

Race start times are as follows:

8:40 AM for the Little Bums 500M run

9:00 AM for the 5K run/walk

We request walkers line up at the back and only fast runners (20 minutes or less) line up at the front, with the remainder of the runners falling in between. We will have volunteers helping out with this process.

Baggage Check: We will have baggage check for you to store your items during the race. Your bib will have a tear off bag tag for you to connect to your item, and your bib will be needed to retrieve your bags post-race. Please note that baggage check is open air.

Warm Up: 8:30 AM at the start line for the Little Bums and 8:50 AM at the start line for the Bumrun 5K.

Water: There is no water on the route. Water will be available at the event site for all participants. If a participant chooses to carry water, please discard empty bottles at the event site. Plastic bottles cannot be thrown out along the route.

Course Time Limit: The race route will be open from 09:00am to 11:00am

Dogs: Please note that non-service dogs are banned from participating in the race.

First Aid: There will be a medic on site, as well as a medic on course with bike.

Awards: We will start presenting the overall awards for the 5K at 8:40 AM at the Awards Tent.

Results: Live results will be available here.

Post-Race: Post-race refreshments will be provided for all participants and volunteers. We look forward to seeing you on race day!

What is Little Bums?

Little Bums is a live event run for children ages 12 and under. Little Bums is 500M and begins 20 minutes before the live event 5K.

Little Bums registration is $10.00, and you can register your child by clicking the REGISTER button on this page.

Registration includes:

• Finisher Medal

• Personalized fundraising page

Please note there is no race kit offered for Little Bums.

Is there a virtual 5K option?

Yes! You can register for the virtual Bumrun from anywhere in Canada here.

Please note that we are unable to transfer registration between events, so you will not be able to change from live to virtual or vice versa once you have signed up.

Registration includes:

• Race Completion Digital Certificate

• Personalized fundraising page

The virtual Bumrun does not include a race kit or a Finishers Medal.

How do teams work?

Teams are a fun way to fundraise with your family and friends! During registration, you can either create or join a team in the "Team" section of the registration page. If you have any difficulty, please click here for more info.

Please note that teams are specific to each city event, so you are unfortunately unable to join a team with registrants in the virtual, Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver races.

Race Kit Pick Up - TBD