Racer and Volunteer Reports

photo by Chris Gibbs Checkout "Arrowhead, The Movie"  for nice idea of what Arrowhead 135 is about. Checkout "Making The Arrowhead" for our nice trophy.....besides your pride.  ITI, Equinox and White Mountains races bring an end to another great winter of Adventure!  Amazing new bunch of snowbike races cropping up this year around Midwest and looks like Running Ultras are more popular than ever....

Happy October! SnowBike Races and tough condition Running events breaking out all over the place. If you are sticking around Minnesota the weekend after our race and haven't frozen too much the City of Lakes Loppet is having an inaugural snowbike event this year as well as the Birkebeiner in Hayward mid-March.  For the Arrowhead....over 130 accepted entries so far, coming in fast. We cap the...

J. KERSHAW Mailing out record number of finisher plaques, if address changed since last Fall, give us email info at arrowheadultra dot com.  You should get by 1 April although I see I already spelt a kouple names rong.  Tell us if you do not receive or if errors occur....Happy Spring!

Hope your summers been good, cooling off already thankgoodness! Nine years of adventure on Minnesota's Arrowhead State Trail! 2013 version Arrowhead 135 starts Monday Jan. 28th, check-in International Falls Sat/Sun Jan 26th-27th.  Race veterans send in entries starting Sept. 1st, new racers Oct 1st....we will leave a good number slots open for new racers to prevent in-breeding at  Arrowhead. ...

                                        PHOTO FINISH Fine competition and a lot of folks busting thru 2012 Arrowhead Challenge!                                     69 YRS YOUNG! 

FYI: Arrowhead Mascot Baby Lilly Adopted by way loving family last week! Proving an extraordinary strong field Ultra-Winter Racers, 2012 Arrowhead 135 supplied Lots o' Records despite rather soft course conditions mild "snizzely"(snow and drizzle) weather.  WeeHaw! Numerous "fastest" were broken including: Fastest Skier Ever the Minnesota/Wisconsin NorthLands CASEY KRUEGER breaking old...

Thanks to everyone who came out to run, bike, ski, cheer, volunteer, provide beer, etc., at the 2012 Arrowhead 135. I'll let Dave n Mary add their thoughts once they a chance to return home and find a computer to use but I wanted to say that this was quite an experience.  I didn't know I could be (mostly) functional and (not too) cranky on only a couple of hours of sleep for 3...

LAST UPDATE 20:00.  All competitors have finished!  All within time limit!  Corrado Buzzolan earns the Shackleton Expedition Award for the most time on the course. I need a nap. Update 2/1 15:00.  Ten runners left on course... Update 2/1 11:05.  Everyone (who could) has made it through the final checkpoint.  A few more runners dropped and a few more finished. ...

photo by Brian Peterson "If I am asked: What is the use of traversing the Arrowhead?  I reply, No use at all; no more than kicking a football about or dancing or playing the piano or writing a poem, or painting a picture....But if there is no use, there is unquestionable good in ascending Mt. WakemUp and completing 135 hard miles.  The accomplishment of such a feat will elevate the human...

For those not intimately familiar with Arrowhead Trail, here are some videos and a "mapmyride" giving some idea: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/55003390 mapmyride approximate route, not showing zigs and zags especially around Elephant Lake.  elevation gain not accurate, more like +7000' from racer GPS data. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeWLedxPuNc...