March 7, 2024

PLAN C - A plan is a list of things to change.

The busy beavers have been out testing the racecourse, and with the warm weather and wet conditions to Crystal Trail system, including Farmer lake, and Swamp Donkey, have become very soft and difficult to ride or run on without causing significant damage to the trails. Over the next two days, we will be moving and marking the course onto the Red Pine system, which is in considerably better shape. Due to the well draining soil it is able to withstand these early spring conditions better. The fat bike trail still has a solid layer of snow / ice and the running trails only have a little bit of snow, but are firm.  The good news is that we planned for this event and have an excellent 10 km fat bike course along with a 5 & 10 km running course ready to go.  Multiple laps of these courses will still allow us maintain the distances and there will still be 2 Aid Stations with homemade treats along the course. Maps and information for competitors and volunteers are available here.