King of the Mountain Registration Is LIVE!

Join us for King of the Mountain on July 13th, 2019 at the Terrace SportsPlex. Register at https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=18245&lan=1&cartlevel=1

A History Of The King Of The Mountain

The King of the Mountain Foot Race, the Northwest's most historic race, will return on July 13th, 2019

This will be the 42nd year in the race's iconic history on the popular trails of Terrace Mountain. The race was started in 1977 by local runner Trevor Whitaker. Ed Ansems and the original Skeena Valley Runners quickly adopted the race - the only race that has survived the sands of time in Terrace. 

Back then runners would race from the arena up Kalum Hill to what is now known as the Munthe trail head, though the trailhead has moved a couple times over the years. Runners would race to the hiking viewpoint and down the steep hiking trail.

By 2012 the course changed to it's current status, partly due to traffic and property development concerns and partly to the creation of other trails on Terrace Mountain. Runners now leave the arena and head up Park Hill to the Johnstone Trail Head where they run the Flat Head mountain biking trail in a counterclockwise direction. They then return to the arena.

People from all over the northwest came out to challenge themselves against the mountain - including Smithers' Richard Harrison who has won the event a record 13 times.

On the women's side Sue Simpson and Nadene Butler have been the most dominant runners, winning six and five events, respectively.

The new Skeena Valley Runners takes over the event for the first time in 2018, after several years of Transcend Fitness doing an excellent job. New to the event this year will be finisher medals for everyone. 

Local wunderkind Connor Block will be looking for his third consecutive win, an amazing feat only matched by Harrison, Butler and Rose-Marie Cheer. He would be the first to do it on the new course. The women's side will see a new winner, as two time champ Rheannon Brooks will not compete this year.

1977	Peter Simpson	41:00:00	unknown	Unknown
1978	Ric Banna	39:55:00	Maureen Sargant	48:27:00
1979	Ed Ansems	40:15:00	Sue Simpson	52:28:00
1980	Randy Nelson	38:50:00	Maureen Sargent	48:44:00
1981	Colin Parr	37:20:00	Kathy Webb	47:44:00
1982	Karl Sterner	38:23:00	Sue Simpson	45:00:00
1983	Richard Harrison	37:57:00	Sue Simpson	47:18:00
1984	Richard Harrison	38:25:00	Stephanie Cousins	56:40:00
1985	Richard Harrison	37:39:00	Maureen Sargent	43:55:00
1986	Richard Harrison	35:41:00	Sue Simpson	Unknown
1987	Colin Parr	35:33:00	Karen McConnell	57:45:00
1988	Richard Harrison	35:29:00	Sue Simpson	Unknown
1989	-	-	-	-
1990	Richard Harrison	37:43:00	Rose Marie Cheer	41:46:00
1991	Richard Harrison	37:30:00	Rose Marie Cheer	47:18:00
1992	Richard Harrison	37:12:00	Rose Marie Cheer	46:00:00
1993	Richard Harrison	38:48:00	Sue Simpson	47:27:00
1994	Richard Harrison	39:57:00	Tara Moran	45:17:00
1995	Richard Harrison	38:27:00	Tara Moran	47:17:00
1996	-	-	-	-
1997	James Smids	40:54:00	Lyndsay Belisle	46:45:00
1998	Richard Harrison	37:33:00	Danielle Thompson	51:11:00
1999	-	-	-	-
2000	Judson Rowse	40:30:00	Sue Holmes	49:50:00
2001	Ryan Day	41:23:00	Susanne Ellert	54:02:00
2002	Wade Balbirnie	39:53:00	Susan Harrison	51:36:00
2003	Richard Harrison	39:55:00	Nadene Bulter	49:34:00
2004	Jon Lambert	43:18:00	Donna Keller	54:45:00
2005	Travis Carter	41:52:00	Fay Campbell	56:27:00
2006	Matthias Muller (sic)	39:51:00	Nadene Bulter	48:56:00
2007	Mathias Muller (sic)	unknown	Shirley Hahn	unknown
2008	Craig Lencucha	44:27:00	Nadene Bulter	45:31:00
2009	Ben Thorne	44:00:00	Nadene Bulter	44:51:00
2010	Ben Thorne	43:59:00	Nadene Bulter	45:27:00
2011	Matt Reeve	46:37:00	Sherrie Hamer	56:21:00
2012	Judson Rowse	49:47:00	Donna Hull	59:21:00	NEW COURSE
2013	Chris Hampton	49:38:00	Tara Irwin	59:17:00
2014	Chris Hampton	51:41:00	Krista Johnstone	57:35:00
2015	Francois Dagenais Cote	48:10:00	Krista Johnstone	54:13:00
2016	Connor Block	50:52:00	Rheannon Brooks	61:13
2017	Connor Block	49:35:00	Rheannon Brooks	62.55