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The Bear Mountain 10K - billed as "Canada's Hardest 10K" - took place Nov. 26 in Victoria. The route circles around the Bear Mountain golf course up and down the leg-jarring concrete cart paths for the entire distance.
The course is hilly, but the three largest hills have appropriately been named Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear. Each is punishing in its own right. Papa Bear alone is a 140-metre climb over a one kilometre distance. Adding to the difficulty is the unpredictable weather. Over the past several years the event has seen both heavy snowfall and monsoon rains.
Several brave souls from the Comox Valley Road Runners made the trip to Victoria to challenge...