Choose Your DistancePick your pursuit: 5-Pointer (5K), 10-Pointer (10K), or 13.1-Pointer (Half Marathon). Every finisher nabs a bucking-great woodle (our wooden finisher medal). Expect a tasteful herd of deer puns—it’s the perfect warm-up to Wisconsin’s deer season. What’s with the name?This race runs right through deer season, so we leaned …
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Choose Your Distance
Pick your pursuit: 5-Pointer (5K), 10-Pointer (10K), or 13.1-Pointer (Half Marathon). Every finisher nabs a bucking-great woodle (our wooden finisher medal). Expect a tasteful herd of deer puns—it’s the perfect warm-up to Wisconsin’s deer season.
What’s with the name?
This race runs right through deer season, so we leaned in. After a community naming contest, Bucks & Does Fifty Pointer took the crown. Now you’re in on the story! Keep your eyes peeled—you might spot deer on course (or artfully “hidden” in the woods).
Course
The trails are well-groomed and primarily wood-chipped, with a portion on grass that is well-maintained. Over 60% of the course is shaded by trees, making it a pleasant running environment.
Course Notes:
Distances are approximate due to the nature of trail running. While we appreciate the park’s cooperation, they’ve kindly asked us not to cut down trees to create new paths. If you’ve run with us at Nashotah in the past, this course is the reverse (counterclockwise). Easier? That’s for you to decide!
Distances:
5K: 1 lap inside – 3.21 miles
10K: 2 laps inside – 6.42 miles
Half Marathon: 2 laps outside + 1 lap inside – 13.03 miles
(Outside laps are run first.)
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Low cost, low frills, and really enjoyab
It is Wisconsin in the last half of November. Cold, windy, snowy are all probable, and still, this was a very enjoyable marathon. Logistics were fairly simple. Sign up, show … MORE
It is Wisconsin in the last half of November. Cold, windy, snowy are all probable, and still, this was a very enjoyable marathon. Logistics were fairly simple. Sign up, show up a little before the race on race day to get your bib (and/or shirt), run, get your medal, go home. Low cost and you can opt out of the shirt to save another $5. The marathon repeats the big loop (5 mi) 4 times and then the small loop (approx 3 mi) twice. Support was just great for what this is. Course is pretty, people are nice, I would recommend this for sure. A few hills with a decent slope exist, but none last more than 50-100 of vertical. If you want small crowds and a minimalist marathon, and can handle some cold weather, sign up!