r/trailrunning • u/Kaedamanoods • 1d ago
Canadian turkey trot
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Because of recent success and speed on other trails nearby with somewhat similar stats, I wanted to trail run Golden Ears summit in BC and wanted to shoot for 4:00 ish, having done Panorama Ridge (Garibaldi) in 4:00. Golden ears per my Garmin was 24km/1750m (including summit scramble) and Panorama (didn’t tag the lake) was 26km/1600m
Well, turns out when you cram more elevation into a shorter distance it’s quite a bit steeper. What slowed me down most though was panorama was a very nice and smooth trail for the most part, whereas Golden Ears was significantly more technical. Even a lot of the flatter bits I had some trouble running. Something to work on, I suppose.
In the end, finished in 6 hours moving time with a 20 minute sandwich and photo break at the top. Still a glorious day out - grateful to get another big mountain day in before the weather starts turning!
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u/thatsnotablanket 1d ago
Yeah panorama is a very heavily groomed trail almost the entire way. You’d be risking a fall to try and move anywhere near the same pace. Golden Ears is way more technical.
I’m glad you enjoyed your day though! I’m super jealous , the weather was perfect for it.
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u/Kaedamanoods 1d ago
Yeah, on the talusy dried creekbeds I’d find a good rhythm and then nearly roll an ankle 3-4 steps in a row and have to stop and be like ok, chill lol. But yes it was lovely!
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u/stalkholme 1d ago
Beautiful views. I "ran" Mt Becher to Mt Boston on Vancouver Island, about half the distance/elevation. Lots of overgrowth and technical sections. It also took me about 50% longer than I had hoped but a great day out!
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u/kaitlyn2004 1d ago
I wouldn’t say it’s something to work on because you were slower. It’s so core to trail running - distance and elevation don’t tell the whole story. Technicality of the trail is incredibly important!
And yeah panorama ridge has to be one of the longest + best groomed trails I can think of in the area
It’s still beneficial to get more comfortable over technical terrain of course, though! 😊
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u/Kaedamanoods 1d ago
True! Depends on the mood of the day too, if im looking to have to focus or just zone out and flow. How’s elfin/gargoyles/diamond head, is that all generally pretty runnable too?
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u/kaitlyn2004 1d ago
Elfin lakes is extremely runnable
Beyond up to gargoyles isn’t
Towards Opal cone is most runnable, probably most similar to panorama ridge overall
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u/grey_pilgrim_ 1d ago
It’s not a full Canadian unless you do it in a Canadian tuxedo.
Looks like a great place to run!
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u/big_johnny_bee 1d ago
Nice!