1 April 2023, McLeod, ND
8:27 PM Friday update (this email just went out):
END-SURE 2023 is canceled. Sorry folks. Conditions are deteriorating (have deteriorated) on the roads and the course, with no expectation that they will improve by race time tomorrow.Please let other people know, in case they don't check their email on Friday nights.Please check out our refund/transfer and cancellation policy for details about how that works. Your options are a) transfer to next year, b) transfer an equivalent $ credit toward another race this year, or c) get a refund of 75% of your entry fee. If we don't hear from you in about a week, we'll start processing that partial refund.Thank you for your support by planning to come out to what is supposed to be a "mystery conditions" Spring race, but part of that ends up being conditions we can't control. Stay safe!
25K start in 2015, photo by Wes Peck.
A beautiful trail run with 50K & 100K, and options. 100K race (usually, but NOT in 2023) takes in the entire length of the Sheyenne National Grasslands section of the North Country Trail, SW of Fargo North Dakota. Sections of wide open prairie, pockets of forest, and rugged, rolling 'sandhills' keep the race interesting. This event is North Dakota's first ultramarathon.
Registration |
Status | Before Mar 1 | Mar 1 and on | ||
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| 25K | Click here to register | $45 | $55 | ||
| 50K | Click here to register | $60 | $70 | ||
| 100K | Click here to register | $70 | $85 | ||
| 100M | no race 2023 | ||||
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Online registration closes 23:59:59 Wednesday of race week. No race-day registration. |
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Location
Sheyenne National Grasslands, approx. 45 minutes SW of Fargo, ND. Base at the NE trailhead/Jorgen's Hollow Campground (6147 154th Ave SE, McLeod, ND 58057).
Details/Errata
Date: April 1st, 2023
- 100K - 7 AM
- 50K - 10 AM
- 25K - 10 AM
See the course book for course and other race details.
New race director(s) in 2023! Tim retired after 2022. :-(
Part of the UMTR Ultra Series. UMTR members receive a 15% discount on race entry in 50K, 100K, or 100M races. Email UMTR to get the discount code.
Records
| Distance | Men | Time | Year | Women | Time | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 km | Paul Shol | 1:39 | 2015 | Lisa Dunnigan | 1:52 | 2017 |
| 50 km | Paul Shol | 3:53 | 2016 | Mallory Richard | 4:16 | 2017 |
| 100 km | Marcel Thielke | 9:30 | 2016 | Candice McMackin | 12:36 | 2017 |
| 100 mi | Marcel Thielke | 18:11 | 2017 | Mary Horton | 46:24 | 2018 |
Past Races
| Year | Racers | Results | Photos | Videos | Race Reports | Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Roster | |||||
| 2022-03-19 | 14 started, 14 finished 50K | Results | Mary | |||
| 2021-03-20 | 27 started, 25 finished (limited entries due to COVID-19) | Results | ||||
| 2020-03-21 | Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns | |||||
| 2019-03-23 | 45 started, 38 finished (weather) | Results | Tim | Mary | FB event, Mark | |
| 2018-03-24 | 80 started, 78 finished (weather) | Results | Joel, Strava 50K flyby | Forum/WDAY | ||
| 2017-03-18 | 101 started, 89 finished | Results | Jenn | Jess, NBtrail, cmrunning, Toff | ||
| 2016-03-19 | 73 started, 67 finished | Results | Joel | Steve, John, Marcel, John, Dale | ||
| 2015-03-28 | 84 started, 83 finished | Results, | Wes | Steve | ||
| 2014-03-29 | 27 solo, 1 50K team | Results | Wes | Justin, Tim, Laura (pre, post 1, post 2) | ||
| 2013-03-16 | 32 solo, 1 50K team | Results | Wes | Eric (1,2), Dale |
Trail conditions in 2014, photo by Wes Peck.
Trail conditions in 2013, photo by Wes Peck.