On March 30th, 2026 I set out from North Cape, Prince Edward Island with a mission to go Tip to Tip unsupported. I brought a 35lb pack with me and started a live tracking like upon taking off at 9:00pm. I brought 30,000 calories of food with me to sustain myself and had enough storage to carry roughly 5L of water at a time if need be. Many many people started to follow along my journey and were inspired, this was very heartwarming that that many people were motivated by this endeavour. CBC found out I was attempting this and reached out for a phone call interview at the halfway point. The weather was off and on between being beautiful and warm to freezing ice pellets coming down hard and the trail was covered in snow for the majority of the trip. Until day 3 I barely slept, trying to duck shelter under a bridge, making several lean-to’s and trying to duck shelter in the forest but I just couldn’t sleep or stay dry. This resulted in major hallucinating, high heart rate and swelling until eventually I was crashing hard, getting anxious about my health and decided to setup a lean-to off of a gate at a junction in the trail. I did this in case of emergency to have road access. Walking up Friday morning I felt great again but knew that my time was limited before a major storm was coming. This made for a great final push to East Point of the Island. The last 2 hours of the trip the snow and freezing rain was coming down hard which made for a dramatic and emotional finish. My mother was there cheering me on at the finish which was exactly what I needed in that moment, a dry and warm car to leave in. Although the trail was gorgeous and well marked, if I were to go back it would definitely be in the summer. All in all this was a super successful endeavour especially since it was my longest trail run over 100 miles and I wouldn’t have been able to get through it without the messages from friends and family back home and the Islanders who showed major support on my social media platforms. Thank you to my family at Trans Canada Trail for sharing my journey, CBC for the opportunity to share the story with locals and everyone who took part in reaching out to keep my spirits high and not feel alone. This just goes to show that you can do anything you put your mind too, especially when you have all odds against!
Gear List:
Leki poles, Emergency blanket, wool socks (x4), tiger balm, ibuprofen, salt sticks, blister bandages, Vaseline, toilet paper travel pack, baby wipes, anker power bank (x3), iPhone charger (x2), type c charger (x2), 3L water bladder, Salomon 500ml flasks (x2), ziplock bag (for garbage), warm hat (x2), gloves (x2), down fill jacket (x2), insulated pants, tons of compression (2 shirts, 2 long tights 1 half), rain jacket and pants, Salomon waist belt (4L), Salomon running vest (12L), Salomon running bag (10L), Garmin Epix Pro watch.
Food list (roughly 30,000 cals):
50 Gu gels with caffeine, 50 Gu gels without caffeine, 50 single use peanut butter packs, 25 Oreo cookies, 25 yogurt bars, 25 granola bars, 25 beef sticks, 10 olive oil packs, 10 vinegar packs, 10 salt packs, high carb + electrolytes recovery mix, 2 gatorades, 1 bottle of coke and a pack of Haribo gummy bears for something to look forward to.