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A beautiful ride through the Keweenaw and an excellent fundraiser for our local university bicycling club, the Copper Country Cycling Club, “C4”. The students in C4 will be updating their website soon and providing more details. Mark the weekend for fun 🙂
Bike! Initiative Keweenaw – Calumet Road Ride
Meet at CCS at 6:00 Wednesday September 30th for a relaxed road ride in the Calumet area. TheBike! Initiate Keweenaw has had an amazing season of riding, showing that bikes are an important and healthy part of life in the Keweenaw as well as across the country. Thanks for their hosting of monthly rides throughout the spring, summer and fall, as well as participation in many community events and planning groups!
Stay tuned for more information about this year’s Mount Bohemia Trail Running Festival.
Events:
- 5k (Run/Walk) – $45
- 10k Run – $45
- ½ Marathon Run – $70
- Bohemia Triple Threat (run the 5k, 10k, and ½ marathon) – $80
All race entrants will receive a FREE meal ticket to attend our Pasta Dinner Party from 6-8 pm Saturday served in the Mount Bohemia Resort Restaurant. Racers will also receive our exclusive Dri-Fit t-shirt, finisher medals, and access to our aid station and post race nutrition tables.
Read below for information about this fun adventure race put on by Michigan Tech’s Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP) Get outside and have some fun!
The OAP has decided to partner with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly for this event
This is the sixth running of the Great Northern Adventure Race, The GNAR, and we want you to be a part of it. This introductory 4-6 hour race will consist of orienteering, mountain biking, running/walking, canoeing, and other mystery challenge events working in three person teams. This is a great race for first time adventure racers as well as a good warm up for the seasoned veterans. The race will take place in the rugged and picturesque area around the Upper Peninsula city of Houghton, MI on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT).
Registration can be found here and more information about the event can be foundhere. Registration ends on Monday, September 28 at 5pm. There are limited spots available, so sign up soon!
About the Cup
The Red Jacket Cycling Team is proud to present the seventh annual Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Race, a two-day cyclocross extravaganza! Held in conjunction with the UPCROSS Points Series. The October 17 and 18, 2015, event again brings cyclocross racing to the Keweenaw. Prizes to be awarded to overall weekend champions in five classes.
All races are citizen races; a USA Cycling license is NOT required.
Both days of racing will again be contested in Copper Harbor, situated at the very top of Michigan. But this year, we’re flipping the venues around: Saturday’s Downtown Hoedown in “downtown” Copper Harbor, Sunday’s Top of the World Smackdown will be held at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, .
Racers, spectators friends and family are encouraged to make a weekend of the race and consider spending a night or two at one of the fine establishments in downtown Copper Harbor. Post-race festivities will again be held in downtown Copper Harbor. Stay tuned for details.
Proceeds from the Keweenaw Cup will benefit the Copper Harbor Trails Club, the organization responsible for the incredible network of mountain bike trails etched into the tip of the Keweenaw. It takes time and money to build the trails and acquire the land the trails are built on. And this is the Red Jacket Cycling Team’s contribution to protecting, preserving and expanding the trails.
Cyclocross?
Not sure what cyclocross is? Races are fast and furious – 30 minutes for women, kids and beginners; 45 minutes for expert men. Riders typically use modified road bikes – cantilever brakes and knobby tires, though any type of bike will work. Races are run over a short lap course (~1 miles) – so there’s plenty of opportunity for cheering and jeering from spectators. There are barriers that need to be run over, single track that has to be navigated, sand traps, mud holes, grass, dirt, pavement. The worse the weather the better. It’s hard to understand unless you’ve done it – and once you’ve done it you still won’t understand it, but you won’t be able to stop doing it. The sport is huge in Europe and has grown incredibly fast in the US in the past 5 or so years. Even in the U.P. Here’s a video that might shed some light on the sport for you:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWxuDZL_420. Learn more over at wikipedia.
The Races
Saturday, October 17, 2015: Downtown Hoedown
We’ll again be racing through downtown Copper Harbor, swinging through the park near the community center and venturing out into Clyde’s Field.
Sunday, October 18, 2015: Top of the World Smackdown
Smoother and faster than Saturday’s race, but with plenty of climbing.
The Prizes
This year, the Keweenaw Cup will be awarding prizes handcrafted by local artisians to the top three finishers of the women’s A and B and men ‘s A, B and C classes. Competitors must race both days to be eligible for awards. No kids races this year, but they’re more than welcome to race with in the B or C class.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Location: Downtown Copper Harbor, MI
Cost: $20** (includes post race dinner and social gathering; additional meal tickets available $10/person; max. $20/family up to 4. Proceeds to benefit the Copper Harbor Trails Club.)
Category Start time Duration
Women B / Men C 1:00pm 30 minutes
Women A / Men B 1:45pm 30 minutes
Men A 2:30pm 45 minutes
Dinner: 6:00pm, Mariner North
Music to continue at Zik’s with Frank and da Beans!
Lodging: Racers wishing to spend the night in Copper Harbor are encouraged to make advanced reservations. Please refer to the Lodging page for details.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Location: Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, Copper Harbor.
Cost: $10; proceeds to benefit the Copper Harbor Trails Club
Category Start time Duration
Women B / Men C 12:00pm 30 minutes
Women A / Men B 12:45pm 30 minutes
Men A 1:30pm 45 minutes
Awards to follow men’s A race.
Registration
Registration is available day of the race: $30 for two days of racing ($20 for Saturday only; $10 for Sunday only). Saturday’s fee includes a pasta dinner and music.
Contact
Questions or need more information? E-mail Chris Schmidt or call 906.370.1997.
Get your costume and your running shoes ready for the 2015 Muck Run!
The annual Muck Run at the Michigan Tech Trails will take place Saturday, October 31, 2015, at 10 am. The 5K trail race through mud, muck, and mire (maybe even snow) benefits the Michigan Tech men’s and women’s cross country team and Nordic ski team. Pre-registration is available by downloading and mailing the info/registration form (postmarked by October 22) or the morning of the race (for an addiontal $2). Short sleeve race t-shirts are included with registration for the first 60 registrants (size dependent on availability).
This is a Free community classic! Have fun at this year’s Turkey Trot, Thanksgiving Day, 2015!
– See more at: http://www.portagehealth.org/turkeytrot/#sthash.RSMkNXts.dpuf
Kids! Join us for a fun day of skiing at Hancock’s Maasto Hiihto trails. When you complete the course, you’ll be awarded a medallion and be served hot chocolate and cookies to celebrate.
Parents: Registration is open for kids ages 3 through 17 years old.
Registration: 1:00 – 1:45 pm at the Four Seasons Chalet in Hancock (County Fairgrounds). A suggested donation of $3 per child or $5 per family, to help defray the costs of the
event, is welcome.
The Barneløpet features groomed and marked courses of 1, 2, 4, and 6 km to accommodate children of differing ages and abilities. Parents can ski with their children if they wish, to make it a family outing!
Start times and more information can be found on the Barneløpet website.
Fat Bike cyclocross / criterium racing comes to the Michigan Tech ski trails Feb. 27. Just $5 for Michigan Tech Trails season pass holders! An additional $10 trail pass required for those without a season pass (trail love!).
Minimum 3.7″ tires, maximum fun!
This is race number five of the six-race UPCROSS snowcross series. There will be two race options – a short, 30 minute race starting at 5:00 p.m. sharp, and a longer 60 minute race starting at 5:40, with both men’s and women’s divisions for both races.