No Fee Wild Duluth 50K and 100K Set for October 11

The no fee, no aid version of the Wild Duluth 100K and 50K will be held this Fall on October 11.  This will be a great way to preview the course for the official race planned for October 2009.  The majority of the course will follow the Superior Hiking Trail through Duluth.

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Start:  7:00 a.m. Chambers Grove Park, Duluth, MN

Course:  50K - point to point on Superior Hiking Trail - 100K out and back on Superior Hiking Trail

Aid:  Race Director will provide aid in the form of water and any personal items you'd like along the way.  Aid will be provided from a roving aid station at various points along the course

Entry Fees:  none

Questions?:  call - 218-728-6443  -  e-mail:  trailrunners@gmail.com

If running the 50K, you may meet at the finish line at Bayfront Park and we will carpool to the start.  Meet at Bayfront at 6:00 a.m.  If you're planning on running the 100K, meet at the start at Chambers Grove Park for the 7:00 a.m. race start.

Map to start (click on map to zoom in and out):

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Directions to Chambers Grove Park:

Exit I-35 at the Midway Rd. exit.  Go South on Becks Rd./Hwy. 13 to Hwy. 23/Commonwealth Ave.  Turn RIGHT on Hwy. 23/Commonwealth Ave. and continue on Hwy. 23 to Fond du Lac neighborhood.  Chambers Grove is just off Hwy. 23 before going over the bridge over the St. Louis River and just after the junction with Hwy. 210.

Map to Bayfront Park - Finish of 50K and start of 100K:

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Directions to Bayfront Park:

From I-35 take exit 256B for Lake Ave/5th Ave W.  Turn RIGHT at S 5th Ave W (signs for Harbor Drive).  Slight RIGHT onto ramp to W Railroad St.  Turn LEFT into large dirt parking lot in front of Bayfront Park.  You will see Bayfront Park from the Interstate.