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2009 Minnesota/Wisconsin Racing Calendar
After 2 years(2007 & 2008) of not updating this, I'm going back to updating it--I'll slowly be adding in Minnesota and Wisconsin race dates/times over most of January and February. Thanks for being patient!
What follows is a listing of upcoming races in Minnesota and Wisconsin that I know of for 2009. This includes everything from 5K's to full marathons(and ultra marathons, if I hear of any). Each race entry will contain the following information:
Race Name(with link to website where possible)
- Date, Time
- Place
- Races / Entrance fee
- Person to contact for more information
- Phone
- Email
- Online Registration Available(Yes with link/No)
January
Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard 5K/10K Run
- Saturday, January 17, 2009.
- Start/Finish: Rainy River Community College, International Falls, MN.
- $25 before January 14
- Races/Times/Fees:
- 5K(3.1 mile)Fun Run : 9:45 a.m.
- 10K(6.2 mile) : 10:30 a.m.
- International Falls Chamber of Commerce.
- 1-800-325-5766.
- Email
- No.
February
TDS Metrocom Valentine's 5K and 15KRun
- Saturday, February 12, 2005. 8:15 a.m., both races.
- Start/Finish: TDS Players Choice Center Sports Complex, Appleton, WI
- Races/Fees:
- BEFORE 2/8/05:
- $18 per individual racer.
- $12 per person, family or a group of 3 or more.
- AFTER 2/8/05:
- $22 per individual racer.
- No group rate offered after this date.
- DAY OF EVENT:
- Individual $25
- 6:30-8 a.m. on day pre-registration at TDS Players Choice
Center.
- Any date: Kids 12 and under: $12
- Unknown.
- Unknown.
- Unknown.
- Yes
Frosty 5K Run & Walk
- Saturday, February 14, 2009. 9:00 a.m.
- Start: Wisconsin State Capitol
- Finish: Alliant Energy Center's Willow Island
- Races/Fees:
- 5K:$25(no apparent variations with time)
- Kids 1K Run/Walk:Free
- Unknown.
- Unknown.
- Unknown.
- Yes
March
World Championship 50 Furlong Run
- Saturday, March 12, 2005. 1:00 p.m. 50 furlongs(6.25 miles).
- Start/Finish: Crossroads Inn, southeast Madison, WI(off US Hwy. 12/18).
- 12:00 Noon Registration--RACE DAY ONLY!
- Clay Tschillard
- (608) 332-3321
- Email: [email protected]
- No
April
Crazy Legs Classic
- Saturday, April 30, 2005.
- 9:45 a.m.: Wheelchair entrants begin .
- 10:00 a.m.: 8K run & 2 mile walk begins.
- 11:30 a.m.: Course closes.
- Capitol Square to Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin.
- Prior to April 22, at 4:00pm:
- Runners: $20
- Walkers: $18
- Fun & Fitness: $25
- After April 22: $25 for all for all participants
- Tom Grantham, Crazylegs Classic, 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711.
- (608) 261-5347
- Email: [email protected]
- Yes
Get in Gear 10K, 5K, & 2K
- Saturday, April 30, 2005. 9:30 a.m.(2K Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m.)
- Start/Finish at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, MN.
- For 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk:
- Before April 23(Mail-in): $24.00.
- From April 24-28(Walk-in) : $29.00.
- April 29(Last day-absolutely NO race day registration) : $32.00.
- For 2K Fun Run:
- Before April 23(Mail-in): $15.00.
- From April 24-28(Walk-in) : $19.00.
- April 29(Last day-absolutely NO race day registration) : $20.00.
- For Fit for Fun:
- Get In Gear, Inc. P.O. Box 6727, Minneapolis, MN 55406-0727.
- (612) 722-9004.
- Email: [email protected]
- Yes
May
Syttende Mai Run/Walk
- Saturday, May 14, 2005.
- Runners start : 7:30 a.m.
- Walkers start : 7:00 a.m.(Note : Walkers may start as early as 6:00 a.m. However, course is NOT manned before 7:00 a.m.).
- Capitol Square in Madison, WI to downtown Stoughton, WI.
- Registration Costs:
- Prior to May 1: $25.
- From May 2 - May 12: $30.
- From May 13 - May 14(or day of race): $40.
- Syttende Mai Run, 532 E. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589.
- 608-438-7912
- Email: [email protected]
- Runner's Registration Page
- Walker's Registration Page
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
- Sunday, May 22, 2005. 7:00 a.m.(All races)
- (Note : Full and Half Marathons start on Main Street. 5K run/walk starts on Holmgren Way.)
- Start in historic downtown of Green Bay, finish run through Lambeau Field on Packer Drive!
- Full marathon : $55(all divisions).
- Half-marathon : $40(all divisions).
- 5-person marathon relay : $100.
- 5K run/walk : $15(over 16 and wheelchair); $10(16&under).
- WPS Kids' Power Run : $7.
- Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, 333 Main Street, Suite 105, Green Bay, WI 54301.
- 1-(800)-889-1859
- Contact
- Yes
Med City(Rochester) Marathon & Relays
- Sunday, May 29, 2005. 8:00 a.m.(All Races)
- Start/Finish at Soldier's Field in Rochester, race through city of Rochester.
- Regular marathon: Prior to May 1: $35; After May 1: $40.
- 20-mile run: $15.00.
- 2-person marathon relay: Prior to May 1: $50; After May 1: $55.
- 4-person marathon relay: Prior to May 1: $75; After May 1: $80.
- Med-City Marathon, 1417 14th Ave. N.E., Rochester MN, 55906
- (507) 288-8058(fax)
- Email: [email protected]
- Yes
Mad City(Madison) Marathon
- Sunday, May 29, 2005, schedule of races is as follows:
- 7:25 a.m. : Wheelchair start.
- 7:30 a.m. : Marathon, marathon relay start.
- 7:38 a.m. : Half marathon start.
- 7:45 a.m. : 5K/10K start.
- 7:55 a.m. : Kid's Race start (around Capitol Square).
- Start at Capitol Square, Finish at Olin-Turville Park.
- (5K, 10K, and Half Marathon--abbreviated versions of marathon route).
- Registration fees for various races is as follows:
- (Race weekend registration is as follows at the Alliant Energy Center:)
- Saturday, May 28: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, May 29: 6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
- Marathon:
- Standard entry: $60.
- Race weekend entry: $70.
- Marathon relay:
- 2-person teams: $40.
- 4-person teams: $80.
- Half-Marathon:
- Standard entry: $50.
- Race weekend entry: $60
- 5K/10K:
- Standard entry: $18.
- Race weekend entry: $20.
- Madison Festivals, Inc. c/o ASG, 3000 Cahill Main, Suite 216
Madison, WI 53711.
- (608) 276-9797 (extension # : 23).
- Email : [email protected]
- Yes
June
Manitou 15K
- Saturday, June 4, 2005. 8:00 a.m.
- Start/Finish in Matoska Park, 6th and Lake Ave., White Bear Lake, MN.
- Registration fees are as follows:
- On or before May 27(by mail or online): $17.
- Online after May 27 but before June 2 or in person on the day of the race: $20.
- Manitou 15K, c/o Keith Nelson, 5245 Lakeview Ave, White Bear Lake, MN, 55110.
- (651)-407-1990.
- Email : [email protected]
- Yes
William A. Irvin 5K(Duluth)
- RACE REGISTRATION BEGINS IN LATE MARCH, RACE LIMIT IS 1,200.
- REGISTRATION LIMIT REACHED on APRIL 19, 2005.
- Friday, June 17, 2005. 6:00 p.m.
- Start/Finish next to the William A. Irvin Ore Boat, located next to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center near Canal Park in Duluth, MN.
- $23(no variations with time).
- Scott Keenan, c/o Grandma's Marathon, P.O. Box 16234, Duluth, MN 55816.
- (218)-727-0947
- Email: [email protected]
- No--Mail only.
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon(Duluth)
- RACE REGISTRATION BEGINS IN LATE MARCH, RACE LIMIT IS ~4,500.
- REGISTRATION LIMIT REACHED on MARCH 9, 2005.
- Saturday, June 18, 2005. 6:30 a.m.
- Lakeview Castle(between Duluth and Two Harbors, MN) to Canal Park in Duluth, MN.
- $50(no variations with time as race limit of between 4500 and 5000 is reached quickly!!)
- Scott Keenan, c/o Grandma's Marathon, P.O. Box 16234, Duluth, MN 55816.
- (218)-727-0947
- Email: [email protected]
- No--Mail only.
Grandma's Marathon(Duluth)
- RACE LIMIT REACHED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.
- Saturday, June 19, 2004. 7:45 a.m.(Wheelchair entrants start at 7:40 a.m.)
- Two Harbors, MN to Canal Park in Duluth, MN.
- $55(no variations with time as race limit of 9,000 is reached quickly!!)
- Scott Keenan, c/o Grandma's Marathon, PO Box 16234, Duluth, MN 55816.
- (218)-727-0947
- Email: [email protected]
- No
July
Firecracker Footrace 5K & 8K
- Jul 4, 2004. 9:00am
- Heartland Park, Park Rapids, MN
- $???
- County Wide Recreation, P.O. Box 565, Park Rapids, MN 56470
- (218) 732-7370
- Email : ???
- No
Half Voyageur Marathon
- Jul 10, 2004. 6:00 a.m.
- Duluth to Carlton, MN.
- Cost:
- Before June 1 : $25.00.
- June 1 - July 1 : $35.00.
- After July 1 : $45.00.
- Eugene Curnow, 6841 Triple Lakes Road, Saginaw, MN 55779.
- (218) 729-5949
- Email : ???
- No
August
Gopher to Badger Run
- August 14, 2004. 8:00 a.m.
- Somewhere(?)in St. Paul, MN to Lake Front Park in Hudson, WI.
- Cost:
- Half-Marathon : $22 before August 8, $27 on race day.
- 5K : $16 before August 8, $19 on race day.
- FINAL STRETCH, INC., PO Box 121, Nerstrand, MN 55053.
- (651) 439-9706.
- Email : [email protected]
- Yes
September
Get Ready to Rock 20 Miler
- September 10, 2005. 8:30 a.m.
- Start/Finish: Near Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Lake, MN.
- Cost:
- 20 mile run : $25 before September 4, $30 day of race.
- 10K run : $17 before September 4, $21 day of race.
- FINAL STRETCH, INC.
- PO Box 121
- Nerstrand, MN
- (507)664-9438
- Email : [email protected]
- Yes
October
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
- October 9, 2005. 8:00 a.m.(Wheelchair start : 7:55 a.m.)
- Start/Finish: In Grant Park on Columbus Drive(near Buckingham Fountain).
- Cost:
- U.S. participants : $90.
- International participants : $100.
- The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
- 4403 Paysphere Circle
- Chicago, IL
- 60674-4403
- (312) 904-9800.
- Email : [email protected]
- Yes
November
December
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