Date
Sat, 18 Sept 2027
Start
06:30
Venue
Presque Isle Scenic Area, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, near Ontonagon, Michigan
Michigan
Countdown
September
A 50-mile single loop that starts and finishes at Presque Isle Scenic Area, so you run one big circuit and end up back where you began. A small field for a long day.
Key facts
01Dogs are not permitted to run
02Single loop, so no drop bag returns to the start mid-race
03Starts at 06:30, so plan for an early morning
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The course
The route
Michigan
Distance81km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate75.8 km
Weather
Mid-September, Michigan
23°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
27%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 27% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rebekkah Lablue11:49:376.8 km/h
02Brenda Goetz13:59:335.8 km/h
03Ana Dyreson14:18:205.6 km/h
9
Women finishers
16:09:30
Median time
5.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Porkies Wilderness Races 80 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
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Typical sessions
81 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
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What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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