Date
Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Saint Louis County
Countdown
October
Start in Jay Cooke State Park and run one way to the lakefront at Bayfront. A point-to-point 50 km with a fair amount of climbing but nothing brutal.
Key facts
01Course closes at midnight
02Point-to-point, so plan your ride back to the start
03Minimum age 16; under 18s need a parent or guardian
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The course
The route
Duluth
Distance50km
Total climb1,123m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.0 km
Weather
Mid-October, Duluth
11°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 32% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Ericka Olin05:07:389.8 km/h
02Chrissy Lofgren05:17:389.4 km/h
03Autum Shurbert-Hetzel05:18:309.4 km/h
106
Women finishers
8:16:57
Median time
6.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Wild Duluth Races 50 km
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Typical sessions
50 km with 1,123 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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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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Typical sessions
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