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Why Edmonton ultrarunners are helping repair trails after a wet race

Why Edmonton ultrarunners are helping repair trails after a wet race

CBC21-06-2025
Ultrarunners and mountain bikers in Edmonton are teaming up to fix trails that were damaged last weekend. Organizers of the North Sun Ultra say trail conditions worsened during a wet race Saturday, before reverting the course. As CBC's Travis McEwan reports, the group plans to bring people and money to assist the Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance with repairs.
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