Friday, May 13th: Friday Evening Lasagna Dinner, Expo and Packet Pick-up
Saturday, May 14th: Race Start, Cutoff and Closing Times
Post Race BBQ and Awards Ceremony
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A description of the course would be incomplete without a description of the Kettle Moraine and Ice Age Trail. We would like to acknowledge the Wisconsin DNR, Kettle Moraine Natural History Association and The Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation for their publications and research.
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The 50 mile run begins very close to the finish area. To calibrate the distance to exactly 50 miles, Tom Bunk (Trail Marking and Race Course Management), measures and re-measures distances as subtle changes are continuously made to the 50 mile race course. This year, the start of the race will be set back only slightly from the finish line. For simplicity, the 50 mile race course can be broken into three basic sections.
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Section 1 is the Nordic Ski Trail to Confusion Corner. Designed as a cross country ski trail, this 8.9 mile section is one loop of the outer trail.
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Section 2 is the out to Rice Lake and back to Confusion Corner. Once you take the hard hair pin left at Confusion Corner, you are on the Ice Age Trail. Look for the yellow rectangles on trees during your run. You will be running single track from now on until you return to Confusion Corner and head back northeast to the Emma Carlin trailhead.
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Section 3 is the out to the Emma Carlin Trails and back to Confusion Corner and into the finish on the Nordic Trail. Once you reach Confusion Corner you continue on the Ice Age Trail by going straight across the horse trail. You are on a high esker with nice views to your left and on your way to AS 8 and a visit with Jeff Weiss and his crew. You now have run 33.9 miles and must reach AS 8 by 2:00 PM (cutoff time).
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Graph of the elevation at each point of the 50 mile route.
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The 50 K runs begin in the finish area. To calibrate the distance to exactly 50 K, Tom Bunk (Trail Marking and Race Course Management), measures and re-measures distances and subtle changes are continuously made to the 50 K race course to adjust for trail rerouting that takes place during the year. For simplicity, the 50 K race course can be broken into two basic sections.
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Section 1 is an out to AS 9 (Horserider's Camp) and back to the finish area at the Nordic. Section 1 is also the first leg of the 50 K relay. Your run on the Nordic Trail is short at only 1.6 miles to AS 3. From AS 3 you cross Bluff road running up the horse trails for .5 miles until you reach Confusion Corner. Once you reach Confusion Corner you continue on the Ice Age Trail by going straight across the horse trail.
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Section 2 is two laps of the Nordic Trail.This is the second leg of the 50 K. Designed as a cross country ski trail, this 17.8 mile section is two loops of the outer trail.
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The Half Marathon course was designed and measured by Tom Bunk and Craig Swartwout (Trail Marking and Course Management). The two-loop 13.1 mile course begins and ends in the finish area near the Nordic Trail parking lot.
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