August 23, 2026
Area 8/Kelso Conservation Summit
Sprint, Standard Triathlon and Duathlon with Relay options
Crush The Quarry is Ontario’s newest off-road triathlon and duathlon, just 30 minutes west of Toronto at Area 8/Kelso Conservation Area.
With 2 distances – Sprint and Standard for both the triathlon and duathlon, as well as a relay option.
- Sprint (500m 🏊 10-15k 🚵 3-4k 🏃♂️)
- Standard (1000-1500m 🏊 20-30k 🚵 7-10k 🏃♂️)
- Du – Sprint (2-3k 🏃 10-15k 🚵 3-4k 🏃♂️)
- Du – Standard (4-5k 🏃20-30k 🚵 7-10k 🏃♂️)
- Relay Sprint
- Relay Standard
This event will have 2 World Qualifier spots (Edmonton 2027) for the Standard distance Cross Triathlon and Standard Cross Duathlon, and will be the 2026 Provincial Championships for Multisport Cross racing.
EVENT DETAILS
Route:
The swim will be one loop (Sprint) or two loops (Standard) of the Area 8 quarry – calm water with beach start.
The bike will be a mix of technical single-track and fast gravel double-track. You will drop down the escarpment and climb back up.
The run will be one loop for both the Sprint and the Standard along gravel, technical single-track along the Bruce Trail and fast double-track. You’ll have one hill coming out of transition but the rest of the course is trail running “flat to rolling”.
Start times:
- 8:00 am – Standard Cross Triathlon
- 8:15 am – Standard Cross Duathlon
- 10:30 am – Sprint Cross Triathlon
- 10:45 am – Sprint Cross Duathlon
A detailed schedule will come out closer to race day.
There is plenty of parking, but as always, listen to the parking attendants and be on the lookout for runners and cyclists.
RACE INFORMATION
This is a mountain bike only event – no drop-bar bikes.
- Sprint: $145 until Feb 28, $155 March 1 – July 31st, $165 up to race day
- Standard: $155 until Feb 28, $165 March 1 – July 31st, $175 up to race day
- Duathlon Sprint: $140 until Feb 28, $150 March 1 – July 31st, $160 up to race day
- Duathlon Standard: $150 until Feb 28, $160 March 1 – July 31st, $170 up to race day
- Relay Sprint: $190 until Feb 28, $200 March 1 – July 31st, $210 up to race day
- Relay Standard: $200 until Feb 28, $210 March 1 – July 31st, $220 up to race day
- Double Crush – Looking for a bigger challenge – complete both Sprint and Standard on race day $270 until Feb 28, $280 March 1 – July 31st, $290 up to race day