Saturday, August 3, 2024
Fast and Flat 5K 10K 1/2 Marathon
Registration opening soon!
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Join us to support your national park! Proceeds help preserve over 200 historic buildings and landscapes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Choose your race between the Flat and Fast 5K, a 10K, and our inaugural hilly half marathon.
There is nothing like these courses. This is the only run that winds through the beautiful scenery of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Rural Historic District – home to Pyramid Point, a favorite of residents and visitors – 3 miles north of Glen Arbor. With its historic farms and barns, Port Oneida is hailed as “one of the most prized historic landscapes in the country”! Afterwards, take a swim on the beautiful beaches down the road!
Enjoy chip timing, station hydration, unique awards and great edibles! Enjoy the park – bring your blanket or lawn chair to our starting and ending point at the Olsen farm and enjoy post-celebration activities.
Kids Schoolhouse Dash – 1/4 mile round trip to the Port Oneida schoolhouse and back. Registration $5 through August 3rd. $10 on race-day. Ages 9 and under.
Half Marathon – a loop combination of dirt/grass trail running, gravel trails and roads, and pavement.
10K – a loop combination of trail running, gravel back roads, and blacktop. Check out this video of 10K from 2017
Flat and Fast 5K – run on the Heritage Trail in Port Oneida east pass the Lawr Farm up to Kelderhouse road and back. Strollers and dogs (this race only) are welcome!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
6:30 – 8:00 Packet pick up and walk-on registration
7:30 Kids Schoolhouse Dash1/4 mile and awards
8:00 Half marathon starts
8:15 10K
8:30 Flat and Fast 5K run/walk starts
TIMING Professional chip timing by RF Timing. Races start and end at the farm’s big red barn.
Wave start to avoid crowding on the trail. Animals are allowed in the farmyard, and on the Flat and Fast 5K, only. All pets must be on a leash.
POST CELEBRATION Post-race food and unique awards!
Age categories – Awards for overall male and female winners plus top winners in 8 age groups! 12 and under; 13-19,20-29, 30-39, 40-49,50-59, 60-69, 70+
REGISTRATION Online registration closes Friday, August 4th at 5 pm. Entries are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
The race will take place rain or shine (but not lightening). Participants under the age of 18 when registering will require a parent’s signature on the form for any race.
Cost:
Half Marathon $80 After August 3rd $95
10k $50 After August 3rd $65
Flat 5k $35 After August 3rd $45
Walk-ons welcome! Pay with cash, credit card or check.
Event hat– all runners registered will receive a super popular Quick Dri cap lightweight running hat with logo.
PACKET PICKUP Packets will be picked up the day of the race. Prior-day pickup TBD. To help insure you will get an Accurate Finish Time please pin race number horizontally on the OUTSIDE of any jacket or clothing on the FRONT, as close to the waist as possible. Water carriers or gel packs near the number can also affect the read. Wearing the number visibly on the front will ensure a finish time.
LODGING This area is a tourist destination. Make your lodging reservations early.
LOCATION 3 miles north of Glen Arbor at 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22), just west of Port Oneida Road. Parking entrance is just to the west of the house and barn. Parking is provided on-site at the Olsen Farm. Overflow parking is across the road. Signs will direct. Map Directions The Charles Olsen farmstead is at 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22). Sign in front says Charles Olsen and Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear.
NATIONAL PARK POLICIES
A National Park pass is required. Help keep the park free of invasive species! Please clean shoes of mud and debris, soil and seed, prior to coming to the race to prevent introduction of invasive plant material.
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