Rattler Run

Registration Fees

• Early bird online registration and payment is now open! REGISTER HERE
• If you prefer not to use online registration, please contact Kristina at khyde@mhc.ab.ca to make alternate arrangements.
• Group Rate: $5 deduction per entry for groups of 5 or more who register together.
• School Run Clubs: Do you have 10 or more students from your elementary, middle, or junior high school who would like to take part in this year's event? Contact the Race Director, Bill Corcoran at bcorcoran@mhc.ab.ca for special pricing for school run clubs.

Age Categories 

Note: Ages are as of race day – Apr. 25, 2026

REGISTER HERE

Courses

The runs will start and finish in front of the main doors of Medicine Hat College with three distances to choose from:

• 3km Fun Run: A flat and scenic loop around the college grounds.
• 5km Race: The 3km course, plus a short trip into and back from Kin Coulee Park via the Bandshell Loop and the College Avenue hill.
• 10km Race: The 5km course, plus a journey around Kin Coulee Park and up and down the Ajax Trail (i.e. the bike path connecting the community of Kensington to the Park.)

The courses will be identical to the 2025 Rattler Run courses.

Start Times

• 10km Race – 10:30 a.m.
• 5km Race – 10:40 a.m.
• 3km Fun Run – 10:50 a.m.

Awards ceremonies will take place in the Eresman Theatre at Medicine Hat College about 20 to 30 minutes after the final finisher of each race.

Race Package, Bib, and T-shirt Pickup

Pick up your race bib, race swag, and pre-ordered t-shirts on Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Medicine Hat College main foyer. Please pick up your bib, etc. on Friday if at all possible – limited pick-up availability on race day Saturday between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Rattler Run T-Shirts

A limited number of t-shirts will be available for purchase at the Race Bib Pickup on Friday, Apr. 24 at Medicine Hat College.

Race Day Parking

IMPORTANT! Vehicle access to the College grounds for the event is only available through the Cultural Centre entrance. (The two vehicle entrances from College Avenue will be barricaded for the duration of the event.) 

Park in the Library, West, North, or Cultural Centre parking lots only. No race day parking will be available in the Main Parking lots directly adjacent to the start/finish area. 

Chip timing and results will be provided by Sprint Line Events.

• Medals to the top 3 in each age category for all three distances.
• Special Rattler Run race memento (i.e. a shoe bag) and discount coupons.
• Post-race refreshments.
• Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place men overall and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place women in the both the 5 km race and the 10 km race (Overall places will be determined by gun time, not chip time).
• Join us in the MHC Theatre after the completion of each race for refreshments and medal presentations: 

  3 km - 11:40 a.m.

5 km - 11:55 a.m.

10 km - 12:10 p.m. 

Volunteer for the Rattler Run!

Do you have a few hours to spare on race day or in the days leading up to race day? If so, we'd love to have you volunteer for the Rattler Run. We need people to direct runners on the course, hand out water and food, set up equipment, etc. All volunteers will receive a 2026 Rattler Run Volunteer t-shirt for their efforts.

If you'd like to get involved, please e-mail Kristina Hyde at khyde@mhc.ab.ca.

On Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. at the Crowfoot Room at the MHC campus, we will be having a Volunteers' Meeting where you will be able to pick up your t-shirt and get details about your volunteer assignment. Pizza will be served.

Sponsors

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