08/19/2026
The Race The North Face men’s 50km race will be one to watch!
After running to a second place finish and the third fastest time overall last year, Holden Reich is back and in great shape after setting a huge Marathon PR of 2:40 in June. Holden is also the CR holder of the Epic East Gate 50km.
Perennial threat and two time Suffer on Centennial 100km podium finisher, Ryan Giuliano is back for his fourth Race The North Face 50km.
Aaron Webb, one of this provinces most consistent and long standing trail racers, is back to toe the start line after winning the race back in 2024.
A multiple time podium finisher at Race the North Face including a win in 2022, Corey Mohr has more experience than anyone on this course. He just had a strong showing at the 2026 Flying Acorn Half Marathon with a second place finish!
Another long time veteran to the Manitoba trail running scene, Steven Graupner is always a podium contender with great range, and is recently coming off his third victory at the Grand Sand 15k.
As the former CR holder, and holding second fastest time overall, Steffan Reimer is a 2:28 marathoner (along with being the race director of Old Tom Backyard). Steffan is always a podium threat at Race The North Face. Is this the year he goes sub 4?
Going all in on his first trail race, Tristan Da Silva, a well known in the Manitoba Road Running scene, is set to make his Race The North Face debut. This year Tristan ran a PR of 2:27 in the Manitoba Marathon and won the Fargo Full Marathon. If you want to see a high volume runner check out Tristan’s Strava, he averages around 200km a week!
Who else do you think will be in the mix? Any dark horses that we may have missed?!