Trail Mix Race - MN

Trail Mix Race takes place on May 8, 2027, in Rockford, Minnesota, in a west-metro regional park of rolling hills, wetlands, prairie and woodland. Four distances are on the program: the 50K (31.1 mi) starts at 8:00 a.m., the 6K (3.7 mi) at 9:00 a.m., the 25K (15.5 mi) at 9:30 a.m. and the 12.5K (7.8 mi) at 10:30 a.m. No elevation gain is listed.

This is the long option of a park-trail event rather than a mountain ultra, which makes the 50K one of the friendlier ways to move up from the marathon: soft surfaces, short climbs, and never far from an aid station. Rolling terrain still punishes an even effort, so practise easing off on the rises and letting the descents give the pace back to you.