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Winter Stayed – Photo Credit Zach Pierce

The 2013 Zumbro Endurance Run 100MI, 50MI and 26.2MI are in the books!  It should be of no surprise that when you have an early Spring race in Minnesota, eventually you will have one with some snow.  After a decade of snow-free trail-running in the Zumbro Bottoms this same weekend each year, it finally happened and in a big messy way.

Leading up to this years race it was fun to see the difference in individuals reactions to the conditions.  Some folks were filled with anxiety, certain that it was the end of the world – others were cool, calm and collected and laughed as they did their last few training runs the weeks prior, running through snow, ice, water and mud.  Prior to race day while the rest of the Midwest was getting hammered by an extraordinary early Spring storm, we experienced heavy rain, snow, sleet, ice and winds in excess of 40MPH.  The trail changed almost by the hour and when it was time to mark the course it was obvious that there were dry spots that we were marking would be wet come race day as well as wet spots that might dry out a bit – as a result we made very few revions and just had to go with it.  Snow, ice, mud and sloppy, slippery trails greeted 100 mile runners on Friday and things just deteriorated from there.  Many runners succombed to the conditions after long and protracted battles with the course, a good many carried on and got the finish.  Photos can be found HERE – notice all of the smiling faces – the spirit of the trail / ultrarunner is alilve and well!

A full race report will be written and available in an upcoming issue of Ultrarunner Magazine but below are the quick stats and links to initial results – these are preliminary results and are subject to revisions – timing is a science but sometimes mistakes are made, if your name is missing from the results or if your time is not correct, we will have you in the backup, please just bring it to our attention – if you see something please CONTACT US via email, do not use Facebook, final results will be available within a week or so.  We were unable to get a few awards out during the race – the 17 and 50 just had awards for the overall winners (male and female), but the 100 mile had awards for 1st place in each age division – after we confirm final results, we will mail out awards.

We had an incredible time hosting such a fantastic group of runners – we look forward to seeing you all again next year, hopefully under dryer conditions!

RUN WILD | BE FREE | ROCKSTEADY

100 Mile
Registered: 80
Starters: 68
Finishers: 23
DNFs: 47
Finishers Rate: 34%
Mens Winner: Garrett Peltonen, Madison WI – 21:46:18
Womens Winner: April Cole, Hammond WI – 26:47:21
Complete 100 Mile Results: HERE

50 Mile
Registered: 96
Starters: 80
Finishers: 53
DNFs: 29
Finishers Rate: 66%
Mens Winner(s): Tie / Jake Hegge, La Crosse WI & Michael Borst, Slinger WI – 8:53:45
Womens Winner: Maria Barton, Apple Valley MN –  14:04:55
Complete 50 Mile Results: HERE

17 Mile
Registered: 139
Starters: 101
Finishers: 96
DNFs: 5
Finishers Rate: 95%
Mens Winner: Tim Hardy, North Mankato MN – 2:11:57
Womens Winner: Leslie Semler, Hermantown MN – 2:44:13
Complete 17 Mile Results: HERE

 

 

 

 

Zumbro Endurance Run
100MI, 50MI, 17MI Trail Race(s)
Theilman, Minnesota
April 10 & 11, 2020
• 100MI Friday 8:00AM
• 50MI 12:01AM Saturday (Friday Midnight)
• 17MI 9:00AM Saturday

Registration:
Opens Fri Nov 1, 2019 – 12:01AM CST
Closes Fri April 3, 2020 – 11:59PM CST
*Or once the field limit has been met
Complete Registration Details HERE

Directions to Race Start:
Zumbro River Bottoms Management Unit
West Assembly Area
(Near Theilman, MN)
Google Maps Directions HERE
Written Directions HERE
(Approx 1:45 south of Minneapolis, MN)

Terrain:
The course consists of a mix of rugged single and double track trail with rubble, loose rock and sand along with minimum maintenance gravel roads.  The race is primarily concentrated in two large valleys within an expansive hardwood forest.  There are four significant, short, steep climbs (approx 300FT) per loop with small hills in-between along with some significant stretches of flat valley floor running.  Be sure to see maps, elevation charts and stats provided on this website HERE.

100 Mile:
6 x 17 mile loop = 102(ish) miles
Elevation Gain 13,500 FT
Elevation Loss 13,500 FT
NET Elevation Change 27,000 FT
17 Aid Stations
34 hour time limit
Complete 100MI Info HERE

50 Mile:
3 x 17 mile loop = 51(ish) miles
Elevation Gain 6,750 FT
Elevation Loss 6,750 FT
NET Elevation Change 13,500 FT
8 Aid Stations
18 hour time limit
Complete 50MI Info HERE

17 Mile:
17 Mile Loop
Elevation Gain 2,250 FT
Elevation Loss 2,250 FT
NET Elevation Change 4,500 FT
2 Aid Stations
9 hour cutoff
Complete 17MI Info HERE

More About the Area:
The Zumbro Endurance Run 100MI, 50MI and 17MI trail races take place within the Zumbro River Bottoms Management Unit in Southeastern Minnesota’s Bluff Country – just outside of the tiny village of Theilman, MN approximately 1:45 from Minneapolis – St.Paul, MN.  The races start and finish at the West Assembly / Horse Campground Area.  Generally speaking the Zumbro River Bottoms Management Unit lies within a portion of the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest – an expansive 1.7 million acre tract of Minnesota hardwood forest on the Northern edge of the Driftless Region which is mainly characterized by its tall bluffs and deeply carved river valleys. This “bluff country” is rugged, hauntingly beautiful and provides the perfect venue for 100, 50 or 17 miles of trail running.