2023 Race Information

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Saturday October 28, 2023
5K Starts at 9:00am

Packet Pick Up

Friday October 27th: Pick up your race packet at Smith's Bike Shop from 12pm-5pm.

Race day: Held on-site at the start/finish area beginning at 7:30am.

Course Information

The 5K course will consist of one loop starting and finishing at the La Crosse weather station on County road FA. The course will be lined with pink flags, and all trail intersections will be heavily marked with signs, flags, and arrows.  A course map and elevation profile can be found under the Course map link under the Race Information tab or by clicking HERE.

Course Description

The 5k loop can be divided into 3 key sections:

Prairie: This top section makes up roughly 1 mile of the course and presents runners with gentle rolling hills right at the tree line of the forest. This is the section you will start and finish on. There will be occasional rocks and roots, but it will not be the most challenging part of the course.

Singletrack: The majority of the course will take place on groomed dirt singletrack.  This section of the course presents runners with more roots and rocks, but will be cleared of leaves to the best of our ability to help you see the trail beneath you. This section is all dirt and have several rolling hills with a few steeper descents and climbs thrown in.

Abys Hill: This is the shortest section of the course, but presents runners with the biggest challenge of the course. In a short 1/4 mile section, runners will climb 250 feet before resuming the course on the regular singletrack. Even though this can be the hardest part of the race, it's often the most memorable. Nothing makes you prouder than conquering a challenge!

Race Day Schedule

Packet pick up and check in beginning at 7:30 am and concluding at 8:15 am at the start/finish area.
Race starts at 9:00 am. 

Awards

The awards ceremony will take place at 10:00am inside of the yellow and white tent at the start/finish area. ​Awards will be given out to top finishers in the following age groups: 0-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.