0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁The ▁North ▁Face ▁became ▁the ▁title ▁spons or ▁and ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁North ▁Face ▁Canadian ▁Death ▁Race . ▁The ▁North ▁Face ' s ▁spons or ship ▁was ▁quietly ▁removed ▁from ▁all ▁prom ot ional ▁material ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁organized ▁by ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ext reme ▁Racing . ▁R ac ers ▁can ▁comp ete ▁by ▁themselves ▁or ▁in ▁relay ▁teams ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁people . ▁ ▁History ▁Grande ▁Cache ▁was ▁a ▁min ing ▁town ▁that ▁once ▁th riv ed ▁from ▁the ▁min ing ▁of ▁coal . ▁After ▁the ▁mine ▁was ▁closed , ▁the ▁town ▁suffered . ▁Many ▁homes ▁were ▁in ▁forec los ure ▁and ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁was ▁low . ▁With ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁possibly ▁bringing ▁his ▁h omet own ▁back ▁to ▁life , ▁D ale ▁T uck ▁began ▁the ▁ul tr amar athon ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Death ▁Race . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning , ▁T uck ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁council . ▁However , ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁h inder ▁the ▁race ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁The ▁first ▁race ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁ 1 9 3 ▁participants . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁attract ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁participants ▁each ▁year