Cabot Trail Relay 2026 · Black Lungs
Run of show
Race-weekend timeline
Operational reference — scan-friendly weekend clock (not a story page). Synced to the crew run-of-show for 2026 dates. Runner cells stay Runner TBD until captains publish leg assignments.
Tip: the schedule is a wide table — on a phone, scroll sideways. Time stays pinned on larger screens. Keep this page open for reliable “where next?” checks during the relay.
Timezone: America/Halifax. Sunrise/sunset clocks use computed times where the workbook marks them TBD.
| Time | Interval | Type | Activity | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 21, 2026 | |||||
| 06:46 | — | DAYLIGHT | Sunrise in Toronto | — | — |
| 16:309:44 | 9:44 | ARRIVE | Arrive Hotel | Courtyard by Marriott Halifax Downtown | Open map |
| 17:000:30 | 0:30 | DEPART | Shake out jog start | Depart from hotel | Open map |
| 17:4500:45 | 00:45 | — | Shake out jog finish | Point Pleasant Park | — |
| 20:422:57 | 2:57 | DAYLIGHT | Sunset in Halifax | — | Open map |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | |||||
| 05:398:57 | 8:57 | DAYLIGHT | Sunrise in Halifax | — | Open map |
| 09:153:36 | 3:36 | ARRIVE | Arrive car rental | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | — |
| 09:450:30 | 0:30 | DEPART | Depart car rental | — | Open map |
| 10:1100:26 | 00:26 | ARRIVE | Arrive grocery store | Sobeys Fall River | — |
| 11:151:04 | 1:04 | DEPART | Depart grocery store | — | Open map |
| 11:2500:10 | 00:10 | ARRIVE | Arrive Halifax Airport | Doyle needs to meet his child | — |
| 12:000:35 | 0:35 | DEPART | Depart Halifax Airport | — | Open map |
| 13:411:41 | 1:41 | ARRIVE | Arrive lunch stop | Snow Queen Family Restaurant | — |
| 14:411:00 | 1:00 | DEPART | Depart lunch stop | — | Open map |
| 16:131:32 | 1:32 | ARRIVE | Arrive hotel | Silver Dart Lodge | — |
| 17:000:47 | 0:47 | — | Shake out jog start | — | — |
| 17:3000:30 | 00:30 | — | Shake out jog finish | — | — |
| 18:000:30 | 0:30 | MEAL | Dinner (Silver Dart Lodge) | — | — |
| 19:001:00 | 1:00 | — | Captains' Meeting | — | — |
| 20:151:15 | 1:15 | — | Team briefing | — | — |
| 20:400:25 | 0:25 | — | End of day | — | — |
| 20:360:00 | 0:00 | DAYLIGHT | Sunset in Baddeck | — | Open map |
| Saturday, May 23, 2026 | |||||
| 05:218:45 | 8:45 | DAYLIGHT | Sunrise in Baddeck | — | Open map |
| 05:450:24 | 0:24 | DEPART | Both vehicles depart hotel | — | Open map |
| 06:000:15 | 0:15 | ARRIVE | Vehicles arrive at Leg 1 start | — | — |
| 07:001:00 | 1:00 | LEG START | Leg 1 Start —Alex Hutton | Alex Hutton | — |
| 07:100:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 07:300:20 | 0:20 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 08:010:31 | 0:31 | — | Leg 1 average BL finish | 1:01:39 | — |
| 08:250:24 | 0:24 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 08:400:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 2 Start —Ryan Tice | Ryan Tice | — |
| 08:500:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 09:440:54 | 0:54 | — | Leg 2 average BL finish | 1:04:25 | — |
| 10:100:26 | 0:26 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 10:250:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 3 Start —Chris Fitzgibbon | Chris Fitzgibbon | — |
| 10:350:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 11:130:38 | 0:38 | — | Leg 3 average BL finish | 0:48:07 | — |
| 11:300:17 | 0:17 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 11:450:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 4 Start —Tyson Loney | Tyson Loney | — |
| 11:550:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 13:001:05 | 1:05 | — | Leg 4 average BL finish | 1:15:25 | — |
| 13:300:30 | 0:30 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 13:450:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 5 Start —Sean Bowen | Sean Bowen | — |
| 13:550:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 14:500:55 | 0:55 | — | Leg 5 average BL finish | 1:05:46 | — |
| 15:150:25 | 0:25 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 15:300:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 6 Start —Ross Bain | Ross Bain | — |
| 15:400:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 16:360:56 | 0:56 | — | Leg 6 average BL finish | 1:06:10 | — |
| 17:050:29 | 0:29 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 17:200:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 7 Start —Michael Doyle | Michael Doyle | — |
| 17:300:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 18:100:40 | 0:40 | — | Leg 7 average BL finish | 0:50:56 | — |
| 18:250:15 | 0:15 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 18:400:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 8 Start —Corbin Johnston | Corbin Johnston | — |
| 18:500:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 19:260:36 | 0:36 | — | Leg 8 average BL finish | 0:46:01 | — |
| 19:400:14 | 0:14 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 19:550:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 9 Start —Curtis Anderson | Curtis Anderson | — |
| 20:050:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 20:460:41 | 0:41 | DAYLIGHT | Sunset Pleasant Bay | — | Open map |
| 21:060:20 | 0:20 | — | Leg 9 average BL finish | 1:11:28 | — |
| 21:250:19 | 0:19 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 21:400:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 10 Start —Nick Croker | Nick Croker | — |
| 21:500:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 22:400:50 | 0:50 | — | Leg 10 average BL finish | 1:00:30 | — |
| 22:550:15 | 0:15 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 23:100:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 11 Start —Jeff Mountjoy | Jeff Mountjoy | — |
| 23:200:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| Sunday, May 24, 2026 | |||||
| 00:010:41 | 0:41 | — | Leg 11 average BL finish | 0:51:23 | — |
| 00:200:19 | 0:19 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 00:350:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 12 Start —Scott Leitch | Scott Leitch | — |
| 00:450:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 03:112:26 | 2:26 | — | Leg 13 average BL finish | 1:01:52 | — |
| 01:550:00 | 0:00 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 02:100:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 13 Start —Ryan Tice | Ryan Tice | — |
| 02:200:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 03:110:51 | 0:51 | — | Leg 13 average BL finish | 1:01:52 | — |
| 03:300:19 | 0:19 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 03:450:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 14 Start —Dan Way | Dan Way | — |
| 03:550:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 04:591:04 | 1:04 | — | Leg 14 average BL finish | 1:14:07 | — |
| 05:190:20 | 0:20 | DAYLIGHT | Sunrise Margaree Forks | — | Open map |
| 05:250:06 | 0:06 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 05:400:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 15 Start —Alex Hutton | Alex Hutton | — |
| 05:500:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 06:370:47 | 0:47 | — | Leg 15 average BL finish | 0:57:43 | — |
| 06:550:18 | 0:18 | DEPART | Lead vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 07:100:15 | 0:15 | LEG START | Leg 16 Start —Chris Fitzgibbon | Chris Fitzgibbon | — |
| 07:200:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | Trailing vehicle departs start area | — | — |
| 08:040:44 | 0:44 | — | Leg 16 average BL finish | 0:54:51 | — |
| 08:400:36 | 0:36 | LEG START | Leg 17 Start —Daniel Kelly | Daniel Kelly | — |
| 08:500:10 | 0:10 | DEPART | All vehicles departs start area | — | Open map |
| 09:0600:16 | 00:16 | ARRIVE | Arrive Hotel | — | — |
| 09:200:14 | 0:14 | DEPART | Depart hotel on foot | — | Open map |
| 09:3500:15 | 00:15 | ARRIVE | Arrive finish area | — | — |
| 09:480:13 | 0:13 | — | Leg 17 average BL finish | 1:08:13 | — |
| 11:001:12 | 1:12 | DEPART | Depart finish area | — | — |
| 11:300:30 | 0:30 | MEAL | Banquet | Victoria Highland Civic Centre | Open map |
| 15:003:30 | 3:30 | — | Beer Mile Relay | — | — |
| 16:001:00 | 1:00 | — | Leg 18 Start | Bras d'Or Yacht Club | Open map |
| 20:414:41 | 4:41 | DAYLIGHT | Sunset Baddeck | — | Open map |
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | |||||
| 05:208:39 | 8:39 | DAYLIGHT | Sunrise Baddeck | — | Open map |
| 09:003:40 | 3:40 | DEPART | Depart Baddeck | — | Open map |
| 11:512:51 | 2:51 | ARRIVE | Arrive Dairy Queen | — | — |
| 12:210:30 | 0:30 | DEPART | Depart Dairy Queen | — | Open map |
| 13:080:47 | 0:47 | ARRIVE | Arrive car rental | — | — |
| 15:122:04 | 2:04 | DEPART | Depart downtown for airport | — | Open map |
| 15:400:28 | 0:28 | ARRIVE | Arrive airport | — | — |
| 16:401:00 | 1:00 | — | First flights out | — | — |