Grizzly Ultra Marathon - Leg 3 - Odyssey - 11.96 km - 5 Claw Rating

Created Jul 20, 2021

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Grizzly Ultra Leg 3 has been completely re-imagined and re-named for our 2021 event. Odyssey earns a super hard 5 claw rating as the toughest leg. Runners will leave our stadium hub by climbing the non-technical Olympic and Coyote double tracks. At the summit of Coyote racers connect to Meadowview and enjoy spectacular Bow Valley views. Making a left turn onto Odyssey - single track fun begins. The Odyssey switch backs will gain significant elevation gain to one of the highest points on the Grizzly Ultra course at 1556 m above sea level. Your sweat and tears will be rewarded with an epic 212m drop in elevation over the next 2km by way of the Odyssey and No Homers descents. After a brief reprieve on relatively flat double track it's time to climb again. Long Road To Ruin switchbacks up to Salt Lake connecting to EKG single track. EKG will lead runners to the Matching Jerseys climb and onto Banff Loop double track. Tired runners will be relieved to arrive at our Hammer Nutrition aid / water station located at the Chandra Crawford Hut. After refuelling at the hut, it's time to challenge more climbing on the Banff Ave loop before rejoining Meadowview. It's all downhill on King Of Sweden connecting to Olympic and a spectacular finish at Grizzly Basecamp.

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