- Past race
A Viking's Challenge 2025
- Gimli, Manitoba
Hosted bySave Your Skin
About A Viking's Challenge 2025
Founded in 2020 by melanoma survivor Chris Isfeld, A Viking's Challenge is an annual fundraiser supporting the Save Your Skin Foundation. Participants can run or walk across the frozen Lake Winnipeg or join virtually from anywhere, raising funds to assist skin cancer patients across Canada.
The event takes place each March as part of the Gimli Ice Festival, offering flexible start times and multiple distance options including 10 km, 20 km, and 30 km.
Highlights
Run or walk across frozen Lake Winnipeg
Participate virtually from your own location
Flexible start times over March 8-9, 2025
Support skin cancer patients across Canada
Part of the Gimli Ice Festival
Course
- Location
- Gimli, Manitoba
Course details
* Frozen lake surface (ice) * Event held on early March ice with temperatures from -10°C to -5°C * Low humidity typical during race * No aid stations specified * Participants can select 10 km, 20 km, or 30 km distances
Things to know
Race weekend
Events run Sat, Mar 8 to Sun, Mar 9, 2025. Check each distance for its day and start time.
About the organizer
Organizer
Save Your Skin
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Last updated: October 2, 2026
