RACE RESULTS

50K RACE

Stuart Kramer       4:15:38

Jim Harrington      4:27:45

Eric Charette         4:39:35

Vince Rucci           4:50:54

Jim O'Brien           5:00:41

Vicki Asmus          5:09:45

Jeff kalember       5:16:10

Andrew Richauer    5:25:20

Nolan Jensen        5:29:00

Mike Camilli         5:37:58

Andrew Harmon     5:41:28

Tim Shandonay     5:58:15

Stephane Malherbe6:00:47

Monica Nelson       6:01:54

Kim Carr               6:01:54

Dale Moilanen       6:18:27

Kate Colberg         6:25:03

David Joseph         6:32:07

Kirby Juntila           6:33:33

Scott Tuma           6:33:33

William Nolan        6:39:41

Jessica Mistak       6:45:55

Jim Cihak             6:47:15

Barb Verhamme    6:47:42

Daniel Bellinger     6:54:23

Michael Segorski    6:59:04

Tamra Bott           6:59:40

Jamie Tuma          6:59:40

Darell Adkins         7:01:05

Paulette Odenthal  7:02:48

Gary Giannunzio    7:09:20

Kimberly Parlato    7:16:29

Kate Borzick          7:16:29

Torey Jones          7:24:07

Katrice Church       7:59:56

Mark Church          7:59:57

Melissa Churchill    8:02:22

Jessica Churchill     8:02:22

Maria Barton          8:09:02

Jeff Anderson         8:31:48

Wally Goettl           8:31:59

Steve Hagedorn      8:38:47

42 Finishers

50 MILE RACE       36 mileCR510 SPLIT       TIME

Evan Cestari                6:00                  8:13:47

R. Sean Churchill         6:09                  8:24:16

Filippo Canetta            6:06                  8:59:32

Greg Borzick                6:42                  9:10:22

Laura Waldo               6:47                   9:24:40

Matt Kern                    6:57                  9:42:12

Jonathon Scott             6:57                 10:03:36

Dale Roberts               7:37                  10:38:57

David Manson              8:00                  10:52:13

Michael Sauer              8:00                  11:27:32

Michele Hartwig            8:02                  11:37:25

Tom Balzola                8:19                  11:42:32

Michael Neiger             8:32                  11:43:47

Lee Lingo                    8:44                  12:13:02

Eric Hautamaki             8:44                  12:16:07

Mary Croft                   8:59                  12:37:39

16 Finishers

REGISTERED RACERS AS OF 8/19/2009

50 MILE

Tom Balzola

Maria Barton                                                             

Greg Borzick

Filippo Canetta

Evan Cestari

Jeff Christian

R. Sean Churchill

Jonathon Clinthorne

Mary Croft

Michele Hartwig

Matt Kern

Lee Lingo

David Manson

Dale Roberts

Michael Sauer

Jonathon Scott

Laura Waldo

17 Registered for 50M

50 KILOMETERS:

Darrell Adkins

Jeff Anderson

Daniel Bellinger

Kate Borzick

Tamra Bott

Kim Carr

Eric Charette

Katrice Church

Mark Church

Melissa Churchill

Jessica Churchill

Jim Cihak

Kate Colberg

Gary Giannunzio

Wally Goettl

Steve Hagedorn

Andrew Harmon

Jim Harrington

Nolan Jensen

Torey Jones

David Joseph

Kirby Juntila

Michelle Kowaleski

Stephane Malherbe

Jessica Mistak

Dale Moilanen

Michael Neiger

Monica Nelson

William Nolan

Kristen Norris

Jim O'Brien

Paulette Odenthal

Kimberly Parlato

Andrew Rickauer

Vince Rucci

Tim Shandonay

Michael Sigorski

Jamie Tuma

Barb Verhamme

39  Registered for 50K

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SOME NEWS: 

I've decided to add unmanned aid stations at mile 14 and halfway out on the 50 mile out and back (mile 31.5 and 40).

HEED is now a sponsor of the race and aid stations will contain HEED, water, PB&J, pretzel sticks, gel, coke, and fig newtons.  Bandaids, insect repellent.

Bathrooms are available at the start/finish.   You might want to bring toilet paper for the run but PLEASE dispose of it properly.

Entrant list will be posted here in about 2 weeks.

Total elevation gain for the 50K is estimated 3500-4000 feet.  The 50 mile race elevation gain is estimated 5000-5500 feet.

I will send an email out about 10 days before the start to all entrants with pertinent start information.  Again, feel free to email me for any questions. 

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 The out and back section of the 50 mile course is all "runnable" though there are a couple of areas runners may want to walk!  Oh yeah, there are also two footbridges and a bog with a wooden walkway to detour around -- and a few deer flies and mosquitoes just to keep it interesting!

  The fifty mile race incorporates the first 27.5 miles of the 50K course, but then heads out on an 18 mile out and back to CR 510.  There will be a manned aid station at CR 510 (mile 35.5) and an unmanned aid station (water and HEED) at about 31.5 miles and then again at about 40 miles.  You must check in at the aid station at CR 510 before you start heading back down to Forestville.

   This out-and-back section is about half rolling with a couple of good climbs, and about half flat.  This is not technical but is mostly packed dirt, and about halfway shaded.  Most of the course is overgrown two-track but there is a small section of dirt/gravel logging roads.  The course will be marked with lime/chalk lines and orange trail markers.

   The two pictures below show some of the trail.

The picture below is representative of some of the course from 13-18 miles.  Soft pine needles with little elevation gain.  Shady, with Lake Superior about 50 yards to your right! 

I ran the 50k loop course yesterday to measure the distances.  Well, I can say to you runners that unless this is your first ultra, it probably won't be a PR!  However, we will more than make up for that with a challenging beautiful course with terrific views of Lake Superior.  It is a course that will reward patience, especially the first 12 miles.

I have updated the course description and map.  Please note that the course travels the same 3 miles of trail out and back near the beginning.

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The first 10 miles of the course starts off with 1/2 mile of pavement in a little loop (to make the final mileage right) and heads onto the Noquemanon Ski Trail just one block off Lake Superior.  The course follows the ski trail for about 3 miles over fairly flat terrain to enter the North Country Trail.  This is a single-track with a lot of short ups and downs and some sections of quite technical terrain.  After a mile and a half of the NCT you are on a dirt and sand two-track which passes a small dump and heads slowly uphill untill the trail hits the NCT again.  You follow this single-track down to an old railroad grade and then follow a technical trail for about two more miles.  You then cross CR 550 0.3 miles north of Sugarloaf Mountain parking lot and run the shoulder to the parking lot which is the first aid station.  Coupled with the run up Sugarloaf, the first 10 miles is probably the hardest section of the course.  Since the course follows both rocky technical terrain, dirt roads, and gnarly, rooty, trail it is important to closely follow trail markers.  Below are some pictures of the first 10 miles:

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For those running in the race, Sugarloaf aid station will be a welcome relief after the first 9 miles.  At least six of those miles is on single-track with the last mile or so having some technical areas (read rocky/rooty).  This will be your first aid station.

Unfortunately, immediately after this Aid Station there is about a 400 foot climb to the high point on the 50k race.  For the 50 mile race, there are several higher points.  The race trail is seen in the background behind the sign.  SWEET!

After coming back down on the otherside of Sugarloaf Mountain there is some really nice running along the shores of Lake Superior.

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The snow is gone.  The trails are open!  Final GPS measurements are being done this spring to ensure accurate distances.  We have already received a few registrations.  Interest is building!  Note that commemorative shirts will be given to all registrants.

Start training!  (Actually, you should already be training!)

Joe

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I've been running on some of the trails for the Marquette Trail 50 and alot of them are now cleared of snow!  We already have registrants also!  I have run over Sugarloaf Mountain and also run along the lakeshore.  "Top of the World" is still snowed in but should be open soon.  Will post some pictures soon.

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Welcome to the website for the Marquette Trail 50!  The web site will be undergoing periodic updates regarding (minor) course changes and changes in design including more pertinent pictures instead of the generic pictures now on the web site.

At present we have many feet of snow on the trails and local runners are staying in shape by skiing.  I've been running some but am really looking forward to getting on the trails myself!

The course incorporates some of my most favorite, and challenging, running trails in the area.  Minor tweaking of the course will occur between now and race time to ensure the distances are accurate (using two GPS devices).

For questions contact me:  jjameson@chartermi.net

Check back periodically for new updates!