Childish Nonsense – 5 Mile /25K/50K/50 Mile Trail Race

Saturday, April 24th, 2027 | 5 mile/25K/50K/50 Mile Trail Race

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Race Overview

Start:7 am
When: Saturday , April 24th, 2027
Where: Deer Grove Forest Preserve west

Most of the trail is a wide path, with nothing too technical to worry about.

7am – 50 Mile start time
7am 25k/50k start time
8am 5 mile start time

5 mile Runners will do one lap plus some extra .
25k Runners will do 3 laps.

50k Runners will do 6 laps
50 milers will do 9 laps.

There will be one aid station at the Start/Finish, which you’ll see every 5.5 miles. There are no other areas on the course where your own crew can set up, but they can set up at the start/finish.

50 milers can have a pacer after 4 loops.
Cutoff time for all distances is 8pm
There will be shenanigans occurring throughout the day to help us all awaken our inner child.

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