Race packet pickup:
Friday night. 2 to 5 pm at the Lodge or start/finish line
No race day packet pickup.
Drop bags will come back to start line as the aid stations close. You are welcome to pick up your drop bag if you do not want to wait.
IMPORTANT: Spectators and crew
all 4 tires need to be parked off the road when visiting aid stations.
Drive slowly around aid stations.
Be respectful to plants, wildlife and other travelers in parking at aid stations.
Do not block the road to through traffic. If that happens we will need to close the station to any crew being able to come there for the remainder of race.
Pacers can start after 100k mark at crew access stations. You will not be able to leave a car parked at the stations. Just at the Lodge, so arrange to get dropped off for pacing.
50k starts at 10 am
100 mile and 100k start at 6 am
Helpful spreadsheets
Full spreadsheet of our aid stations, with pace chart and distances
Aid stations
****Runners are required to check in and out of every aid station. ***
It is the runners responsibility to make sure you are listed on the check in/out sheet.
Mileage/Elevation Note:
We have measured the course multiple times using a Garmin watch. We listed our mileage exactly as we measured.
It is a thick forest canopy, there can be a 5-7% rate of being off on mileage/elevation. Be prepared for your mileage to be long or short 5-7%. Plan accordingly.
34 hour cutoff to run race
Aid station cutoff times are the time the station closes, listed below.
50k runners have until Sunday at 4 pm to finish.
100 mile & 100k start/finish line
Aid station captain: Ice Age Trail Alliance
GPS Coordinates: 45.333377, -90.451733
W7969 Park Rd, Westboro, WI 54490
Distance to 1st aid station race morning: 6.15 miles
Race start: 6:00 am
***Hard cutoff to leave this station to go past the 100k mark: 3:00 am Sunday
Aid station open: 2:15 pm on Saturday to 4 pm on Sunday
***2:15 pm would be runners on an 8 hour 100k pace
Can pick up a pacer here when you arrive back to the start/finish line
Drop bag location
lodge
102 West Aid station- no crew until 2nd visit to this aid station.
Captains: Alumni Aid station
Brad Gorski- we need more volunteers here and a second host would be great.
GPS Coordinates: 45.292976, -90.499651
Distance to next aid station on 1st visit: 6.55
Unmanned on 1st pass through: 6:30 am to 8:00 am Saturday
2nd pass through of runners: 10:30 am Saturday to 1:55 pm Sunday.
Pacer pickup spot 2nd time through and later.
If you are running the 100k or 100 mile you can pick up a pacer here.
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571 North Aid station
Aid station captain: Wausau Ultra Events
GPS Coordinates: 45.276583, -90.557697
Distance to next aid station on 1st visit: 6.4 miles
Open: 7:10 am Saturday to 11:45 am Sunday
Aid station break where no runner will be coming through: 10:20 am to 10:55 am Saturday break
NEW- for 50k runners this will be a drop bag station. Runners pass this station, Go to the “50k Turn” sign, then turn around and head back to the finish line.
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571 South Aid station
Aid station captain: Lily Medina and Family is Daytime Captain and Carissa Schwinghammer
GPS Coordinates: 45.217908, -90.587944
Distance to next aid station on first visit: 6.8 miles
Open: 7:50 am Saturday to 9:30 am Sunday
100 mile runners- the 3rd time you see this aid station you turn around and head back to start/finish line.
Drop bag location
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554 c Aid station
Aid station captain: Shana & Steve Stangler
Access road to aid station 554c:
Distance to next aid station on 1st visit: 6.35 miles
Open: 8:30 am Saturday to 7:20 pm Saturday
Leading out of this aid station be aware there are sections that are normally ATV trails. They are closed to ATV’s on race day with barricades. We ask you to be aware in case someone mistakenly goes around the barricades.
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119 North Aid station
Captains: TYDISH RUNNING
Only pass this station one time
GPS Coordinates: 45.187620, -90.638115
Distance to next aid station: 4.05
open: 9:10 am Saturday to 4:45 pm Saturday Hard cutoff to arrive is 5:30 pm. (2022)
We extended the hard cutoff time for 2023 race.
Must be out of the aid station by 4:45 pm to continue on (2022)
100k runners can pick up a pacer here. No cars left behind.
Leading into and out of this aid station be aware there are sections that are normally ATV trails. They are closed to ATV’s on race day with barricades. We ask you to be aware in case someone mistakenly goes around the barricades.
Drop bag
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