What’s new for 2025, you ask?  How about a new route and distance for this, our shortest and most accessible category?    If you’ve raced with us before, you might remember that we had a turnaround in the road, which was a bit tight, especially if multiple people were trying to turn together.  Unfortunately, there aren’t many options within a reasonable distance that allowed us to add a loop to head back towards the start, but we found a goofy intersection that should fit the bill.  We have also added age group awards to this distance.  Please see the revised route below, and feel free to drop us a line with any questions.

We have pushed the start of the 50k race back to 10:00 am to allow people from farther away to make the drive without getting up quite so early.  It will also help with the finish line atmosphere as more people will hang out and finish together.  We are keeping the updated finish from 2024 as well, so that means less pavement for all!

You asked, and we listened!  This year’s long route will feature one loop through beautiful Jackson and Washtenaw counties.   This will allow you to see new roads and remove some of the confusion where the second loop started last year.  The new route will still take advantage of the course you know and love but will head east on Waterloo Road to explore the roads to the east of one of our favorite small towns, Chelsea, MI.  We are keeping the updated finish from 2024 as well, so that means less pavement for all!

This will be updated as we get closer to race day and lock in partners for the 2025 season, but it will be similar to 2024, which was as follows: