The vision of the Dash for Dialysis Relay Run

is to promote healthy lifestyles through physical activity while creating awareness, education on kidney disease and raising funds for a dialysis program in the community of Wabasca.

 

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

6AM START TIME

STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS

 

Background

The DASH for Dialysis relay race is approximately 117km long, beginning at Jeremy Nipshank Park in Calling Lake, AB, proceeding north on Hwy 813, through the community of Sandy Lake (Sakitawasihk reserve 166), Ka-asinskasihk reserve 166A and finishing at the George D Auger Hall in Wabasca, AB.

This relay race will consist of multiple teams running 12 sections with up to 12 walkers/runners on each team. Participants may run one or multiple sections.

Improving health outcomes is a shared priority and in collaboration with Alberta Kidney Care North, we will be creating enhanced knowledge, awareness and education on kidney disease in the community of Wabasca.

In the fall of 2024, a non-profit committee was formed made up of members from the Bigstone Health Commission, MD of opportunity, Alberta Health Services and other community stakeholders.

This will be our first annual DASH for Dialysis Relay Race on Saturday September 20, 2025.

 

Race Information

This 117 km race will begin in the beautiful lakeside community of Calling Lake, Alberta located 60 km north of Athabasca.  This is a 12 leg relay race with distances of 1-18 km and is suitable for both walkers and runners. 

The race will begin at 6:30 am from Jeremy Nipshank Park and the first leg will make its way through Calling Lake and will continue to highway 813.  You will then head north into the heart of the Northern Boreal Forest, with beautiful scenery, ponds, creeks with various elevation changes reaching 742m at Rock Island hill. 

The course will lead you through Sandy Lake (Sakitawaasihk) where you will run along another beautiful lake and back out onto hwy 813. Continuing North and will access township road 800A for your last 2 sections which run along South Wabasca Lake entering Bigstone Cree Nation, (Reserve 166A).

 

The race ends at the George D Auger Hall and will be followed by a BBQ, entertainment and awards ceremony. 

 

Forced starts will occur for slower teams to complete the course in 11.5 hours. If your predicted overall time is over 11.5 hours, we may have to do some simultaneous forced starts.

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You are not required to submit your full team roster upon registration, just the team captain needs to register initially. (We will have roster registration on a separate platform instructions to follow.)

 

What’s included?

• A one of a kind run through the boreal forest along 3 lakes and beautiful scenery.

• Free round at Eagle Point Golf Course 

• The best team building opportunity supporting a worthwhile cause.

• Post race BBQ

• Plenty of great door/draw prizes.

• Preferred rates in Athabasca and/or Wabasca.

• Safety package for each team (Banner for the lead vehicle to support your

Runners, safety vest for runner, etc.).  

• Great swag bags

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Safety requirements.

We highly recommend that each runner carry bear spray and wear a safety vest.

 

Please read all the rules in your race guide will be available in August 2025.

 

Awards and Prizes

Prize for fastest team as well as bragging rights.

Prize for the youngest team

Prize for the oldest team

Prize for team that raises the most money.

The greatest prize of all being the satisfaction of knowing you helped contribute to an amazing cause.