Northwoods Marathon & Half Marathon - Duluth Winte
About the race
The Northwoods Winter Marathon and Half Marathon Championships will run on the great fat bike trails in Lester Park.
We'll also utilize the spectacular Hawks Ridge fat bike trail, perched high above the Lakeside neighborhood with tremendous views of the City and Lake beyond!
Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series
The Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series (DWTS) is a new series of fun, challenging and unique trail running races taking place primarily on the wonderful snowpacked fat bike trails in Duluth, MN. The series takes advantage of the extensive system of packed multi-use fat bike trails that snake throughout the City of Duluth and offer unique opportunities to explore the topography and views of Duluth in winter.
Locals find the packed fat bike trails even more fun to run in winter than when they are snow free.
This year's series starts at Chester Park, moves to Lester Park to revive a winter classic, continues to Hartley Park for a 10K on a quintessential route in the heart of Duluth, and finishes with a 4 Hour test of endurance, the Frozen 4 Hour, on a fun and scenic course in Lester Park.
Special award to runners who finish all four races. Two of the races include snowshoe and 'no shoe' (trail running) divisions.
This winter trail series opens up a new window of winter fun for runners not used to running on smooth, snowpacked trails. Be sure to dress warm!
Registration for the series
Register for all 4 races on UltraSignup.
The course
Snowshoe Marathon
Marathon
Snowshoe 1/2 Mar.
Half Marathon
The races run on packed multi-use fat bike trails in Duluth. The Lester Park trails are used for the championships and the Hawks Ridge fat bike trail is also used.
Location
Duluth, MN, USA Open in Google Maps
City insight: Duluth
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, located on Lake Superior in the Arrowhead Region. It is the state's fifth-largest city, with 86,697 residents at the 2020 census, and forms the Twin Ports metropolitan area with neighboring Superior, Wisconsin. The city sits south of the Iron Range and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Winters are long and cold with heavy snow, while summers are mild and cool because of the lake, so late spring through early autumn is the best time to run or race.
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