LATEST NEWS
July 9, 2022
IMPORTANT INFO: Training Run - Saturday, July 16, 2022. Due to an event being held at Forestville Trailhead this weekend, we will meet and park along the side of Forestville Road, just before you make the final turn up towards the trailhead. Someone with MT50 will be there to help park so just watch for us on your way in! Thank you!
May 28, 2022
Regarding parking at the Start/Finish of the race:
Parking will be available at the Forestville Trailhead on a first come first serve basis. PARKING IS VERY LIMITED!! PLEASE EITHER CARPOOL WITH OTHER RACERS OR HAVE SOMEONE DROP YOU OFF.
Preference will be given to those racers who carpool with at least one other racer and they will be allowed to proceed up to the parking lot. We will have parking attendants checking bibs. If you are the only racer in your vehicle, or if the vehicle has spectators and will be driven away immediately after the start, you will need to park in a designated area along the road (~1/2 - 3/4 mile from the Start/Finish) as directed by our parking attendants.
May 20, 2022
Please note that all the rustic campsites at the Forestville Campground for race weekend have been reserved.
April 10, 2022
To reserve one of the 18 rustic campsites at the Forestville Campground for Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, 2022, please call the Noquemanon Trails Network at: (906) 236-9196 weekdays between 10am and 5pm and identify yourself as a Marquette Trail 50 runner. Office personnel will take your information, make your reservation and charge your credit card for your stay. To reserve a campsite for any other night(s), go to www.campspot.com.
Campground reservations for the Marquette Trail 50 are for a two night stay only. To review what the sites are like and a Forestville Campground map, click here. Please note that smaller sites are $20 per night, larger ones are $25 per night and there will be a small transaction fee added to cover the mandatory fee charged by our reservation system.
Campsites are reserved on a first call, first served basis.
March 12, 2022
Mark your calendar for summer 2022 MT50 training dates:
- Saturday June 18, 2022 at 7 AM.
- Saturday July 16, 2022 at 7 AM.
Our trainings runs are a great way to preview the 50k/50mile course, meet the local running community, practice race day nutrition/gear or just socialize. Training runs are grouped to accommodate all paces (these are non-competitive events), we meet and end at the Forestville Trailhead.
December 9, 2021
Thank you to all who registered fort the 2022 edition of the Marquette Trail 50. The race is full (we have a waitlist).
50K: 280 entrants (162 M, 118 F). Sold out in 39 minutes. 96 on waitlist.
50M: 140 entrants (92 M, 48 F). Sold out in 6 days with 3 on waitlist now.
For anyone who has been notified of a guaranteed entry, with or without a discount, those links will work up until shortly before the race. However, it will help us manage the waitlist if you either act as soon as possible or notify us that you intend not to enter.
Merchandise is available for purchase on UltraSignup until June 15, 2022.
November 19, 2021
Registration for the 14th annual edition of Marquette Trail 50 to be held on August 20, 2022 is rapidly approaching! Remember that registration opens at 8:00 AM ET on Black Friday (November 26, 2021) via UltraSignup Registration (Marquette Trail 50) - keep in mind spots have gone fast (within a couple hours) in years past.
In anticipation, we are VERY excited to give you a preview of this year's merchandise that will be for sale on UltraSignup Store. We are so grateful to one of our own local ultrarunning rockstars Katie Kubont for this year's amazing t-shirt design!!! We're proud to note that Katie recently took first place female at the 2021 Superior 100! Katie is not only an accomplished ultrarunner and artist, but a generous ambassador for our local trails and trail running community.
Also a big thanks again this year to Chad Hause, Midwest Manager of Orange Mud for transforming Katie's design into this awesome Marquette Trail 50 t-shirt for 2022!
ALL MERCHANDISE MUST BE PICKED UP ON RACE DAY. WE WILL NOT BE SHIPPING ORDERS. ORDER DEADLINE IS JUNE 15, 2022.
IMPORTANT INFO: Training Run - Saturday, July 16, 2022. Due to an event being held at Forestville Trailhead this weekend, we will meet and park along the side of Forestville Road, just before you make the final turn up towards the trailhead. Someone with MT50 will be there to help park so just watch for us on your way in! Thank you!
May 28, 2022
Regarding parking at the Start/Finish of the race:
Parking will be available at the Forestville Trailhead on a first come first serve basis. PARKING IS VERY LIMITED!! PLEASE EITHER CARPOOL WITH OTHER RACERS OR HAVE SOMEONE DROP YOU OFF.
Preference will be given to those racers who carpool with at least one other racer and they will be allowed to proceed up to the parking lot. We will have parking attendants checking bibs. If you are the only racer in your vehicle, or if the vehicle has spectators and will be driven away immediately after the start, you will need to park in a designated area along the road (~1/2 - 3/4 mile from the Start/Finish) as directed by our parking attendants.
May 20, 2022
Please note that all the rustic campsites at the Forestville Campground for race weekend have been reserved.
April 10, 2022
To reserve one of the 18 rustic campsites at the Forestville Campground for Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, 2022, please call the Noquemanon Trails Network at: (906) 236-9196 weekdays between 10am and 5pm and identify yourself as a Marquette Trail 50 runner. Office personnel will take your information, make your reservation and charge your credit card for your stay. To reserve a campsite for any other night(s), go to www.campspot.com.
Campground reservations for the Marquette Trail 50 are for a two night stay only. To review what the sites are like and a Forestville Campground map, click here. Please note that smaller sites are $20 per night, larger ones are $25 per night and there will be a small transaction fee added to cover the mandatory fee charged by our reservation system.
Campsites are reserved on a first call, first served basis.
March 12, 2022
Mark your calendar for summer 2022 MT50 training dates:
- Saturday June 18, 2022 at 7 AM.
- Saturday July 16, 2022 at 7 AM.
Our trainings runs are a great way to preview the 50k/50mile course, meet the local running community, practice race day nutrition/gear or just socialize. Training runs are grouped to accommodate all paces (these are non-competitive events), we meet and end at the Forestville Trailhead.
December 9, 2021
Thank you to all who registered fort the 2022 edition of the Marquette Trail 50. The race is full (we have a waitlist).
50K: 280 entrants (162 M, 118 F). Sold out in 39 minutes. 96 on waitlist.
50M: 140 entrants (92 M, 48 F). Sold out in 6 days with 3 on waitlist now.
For anyone who has been notified of a guaranteed entry, with or without a discount, those links will work up until shortly before the race. However, it will help us manage the waitlist if you either act as soon as possible or notify us that you intend not to enter.
Merchandise is available for purchase on UltraSignup until June 15, 2022.
November 19, 2021
Registration for the 14th annual edition of Marquette Trail 50 to be held on August 20, 2022 is rapidly approaching! Remember that registration opens at 8:00 AM ET on Black Friday (November 26, 2021) via UltraSignup Registration (Marquette Trail 50) - keep in mind spots have gone fast (within a couple hours) in years past.
In anticipation, we are VERY excited to give you a preview of this year's merchandise that will be for sale on UltraSignup Store. We are so grateful to one of our own local ultrarunning rockstars Katie Kubont for this year's amazing t-shirt design!!! We're proud to note that Katie recently took first place female at the 2021 Superior 100! Katie is not only an accomplished ultrarunner and artist, but a generous ambassador for our local trails and trail running community.
Also a big thanks again this year to Chad Hause, Midwest Manager of Orange Mud for transforming Katie's design into this awesome Marquette Trail 50 t-shirt for 2022!
ALL MERCHANDISE MUST BE PICKED UP ON RACE DAY. WE WILL NOT BE SHIPPING ORDERS. ORDER DEADLINE IS JUNE 15, 2022.
Price: $25.00 - Available Sizes: S, M, L, or XL - Lightweight, ringspun jersey.
"The thin weight will feel fantastic against your skin and with all weather conditions, and the cut looks just as amazing too."
"The thin weight will feel fantastic against your skin and with all weather conditions, and the cut looks just as amazing too."
Price: $42.00 - Orange Mud Transition Wrap 2.0: Changing Towel and Seat Cover (Black, Orange, Royal Blue, or Grey) with Marquette Trail 50 logo - More details here
September 2, 2021
Nick at Floline Media posted the pictures he took at the top of Sugarloaf on race day. You can view them and download them for free.
August 26, 2021
Congratulations runners! Results are available here and on the Superior Timing website. Special mention to Michelle Magagna who set a new course record in the 50 Mile race with a time of 9:30:30! Thank you Nick at Floline Media for this video recap of the 2021 race:
Nick at Floline Media posted the pictures he took at the top of Sugarloaf on race day. You can view them and download them for free.
August 26, 2021
Congratulations runners! Results are available here and on the Superior Timing website. Special mention to Michelle Magagna who set a new course record in the 50 Mile race with a time of 9:30:30! Thank you Nick at Floline Media for this video recap of the 2021 race: