We are excited to have you join us in Northern Wisconsin for a great day of running and camaraderie! The Poppleshoot Trail Races put on by “Big Slo Running” have been established to raise money for foreign mission work in Haiti and local charities. Approximately 80% of net proceeds will be used to help provide clean and safe water through the installation of Biosand water filters in and around Pignon, Haiti. The remaining 20% of net proceeds will be donated to local charities that serve the local community.
The races will be run over a variety of surfaces/terrain including; flat public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail), single lane ATV trails and county roads (paved and dirt). While there are some rolling hills, primarily when on the single lane ATV trails, total elevation gain and loss is minor resulting in a fairly easy and potentially fast course.
This is a great event to test the results of your speed work training and is also a great tune-up for many of the summer marathons and ultra marathons. Due to the generous 15-hour finish cutoff for the 87K and 12-hour finish cutoff for the 62K these races are an excellent choice for your first ultra.
Because we are Big Slo Runners ourselves, but still have a competitive spirit, we are bringing back the Clydesdale and Athena divisions! Registration for these divisions is optional and your word is your honor. More details are listed below in the Awards section.
All 4 races will start and finish at the Wild River Campground located in Minong, Wisconsin located at 802 Railroad St, Minong, WI 54859.
We want to celebrate all our finishers and party together after your run is done! Because of this, we have staggered the start times for the runs to facilitate a similar finishing window for a majority of runners. We encourage you to hang out after your run to welcome home the remaining runners.
87K
Race start is 6:00 am. The course consists of one large single loop with and additional smaller single loop consisting of flat public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail), single lane ATV trails and county roads (paved and dirt). Runners need to finish by 9:00pm (15 hours) to get credit for an official finish. There will also be a race cutoff at the Hall Road aid station (2nd time through at mile 42.3) of 11 hours and 30 minutes (5:30 pm).
Breakdown of types of running surfaces and distances are as follows:
• Wild Rivers Trail (old railroad bed – crushed gravel) – approximately 6.5 miles
• County Road (paved) – approximately 4.5 miles
• County Road (dirt/gravel) – approximately 10.2 miles
• Single Lane ATV Trails (dirt) – approximately 32.8 miles
62k
Race start is 6:00am. The course is a single loop consisting of flat public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail), single lane ATV trails and county roads (paved and dirt). Runners need to finish by 6:00pm (12 hours) to get credit for an official finish. There will also be a mid-race cutoff at the Highway 77 aid station (mile 24.5) of 8 hours.
Breakdown of types of running surfaces and distances are as follows:
· Wild Rivers Trail (old railroad bed – crushed gravel) – approximately 6.5 miles
· County Road (paved) – approximately 3.2 miles
· County Road (dirt/gravel) – approximately 10.2 miles
· Single Lane ATV Trails (dirt) – approximately 18.8 miles
25k
25k race starts at 10:00am. The course is an out and back consisting of flat public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail) and single land ATV trails. Breakdown of types of running surfaces and distances are as follows:
· Wild Rivers Trail (old railroad bed – crushed gravel) – approximately 6.8 miles
· Single Lane ATV Trails (dirt) – approximately 8.3 miles
10k
10k race starts at 12:00pm. The course is mostly a single loop with one short out and back section consisting of public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail) and county roads (paved and dirt). Breakdown of types of running surfaces and distances are as follows:
· Wild Rivers Trail (old railroad bed – crushed gravel) – approximately 3.4 miles
· County Road (paved) – approximately 0.75 miles
· County Road (dirt/gravel) – approximately 1.9 miles
Aid Stations
There will be 8/6 fully stocked and 1 water only aid stations for the 87k/62k course and 1 fully stocked and 2 water only aid stations for the 25k course. Aid stations will have PJ sandwiches, cookies, M&M’s, bananas, Electrolyte drink, water, pretzels, gummy worms and more. Pop will be available, Diet coke, coke, sprite and ginger ale. Distance between aid stations will vary between 2.5 and 7.8 miles.
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