Sudbury Fitness Challenge

Welcome Fitness Buffs!

The Sudbury Fitness Challenge is a series of seven athletic events that take place each year in the City of Greater Sudbury region. The Sudbury Fitness Challenge consists of the following events:

  • Sofie Manarin Nickel Loppet
  • Sudbury Rocks!!! Marathon
  • Mountain Bike Tour
  • Canoe Marathon
  • Ian McCloy Island Swim
  • Beaton Classic and Youth Triathlon
  • Walden Turkey Gobbler and Nature Walk

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Sudbury Fitness Challenge

What are our goals?

Our goal is to promote the value of an active and healthy lifestyle through participation in physical activity.

Objectives
  • Provide safe quality events on a wide variety of activities common to the area
  • Structure events to allow the widest variety of age and ability level of participation
  • Maintain an award and reward system that recognizes participants for a variety of achievements
  • Operate on a non-profit basis while ensuring value for participant entry dollars
  • Develop community involvement in planning and event delivery

Sudbury Fitness Challenge

The Ian McCloy Island Swim

The Ian McCloy Island Swim is slated to celebrate its 26th anniversary this year. Swimmers will take over Lake Nepahwin on July 19th, 2009 and challenge themselves to either the 400m, 1.6km, or 3.2km course. Dairy Queen will again be hosting its Youth Challenge, a 100m course designed so that even Sudbury's youngest fitness buffs can participate.
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Sudbury Fitness Challenge

Canoe Marathon

The Sudbury Canoe Club will again play host to the Canoe Marathon leg of the Sudbury Fitness Challenge. With many categories and distances to choose from, the event can be anything from a grueling test of endurance to a fun sprint, fit for all ages and abilities. Organizers are promising 4km, 9km, and 18.5km courses for recreational canoes, racing canoes, and kayaks.
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