How muddy/wet will the 10K/Half Marathon/Marathon/50K/50M be?

	10K	Half Marathon	Marathon	50K	50M
Devil's Lake	Hilly; Dry	Hilly; Dry	Hilly; Dry	Hilly; Dry	Hilly; Dry
Gnaw Bone	Hilly; Muddy; River Walk at finish	Hilly; Muddy; River Walk at finish	Hilly; Muddy; River Walk at finish	Hilly; Muddy; River Walk at finish	Hilly; Muddy; River Walk at finish
Hell	not offered but see RunWoodstock	not offered but see RunWoodstock	not offered but see RunWoodstock	Hilly; Mucky; Wet	Hilly; Mucky; Wet

What is the terrain like?

The courses are strictly trail….dirty, rocky, rooty and hilly terrain often along a single track trail and occasionally with sections without established trail (but well marked, no worries.). The course can get technical at times, but always challenging and fun!

Will the event go on rain or shine?

The event will go on rain or shine with only the possibility of delay in the event of lightning.

Is there a time limit?

• The 50K, 50M and Relay must finish their races by 7:15pm.
• Relay teams must finish by 5:30 pm to be included in the awards.
• Time limits for the other distances are "guidelines" and not hard & fast cutoffs...
• * 50K/50M: there are cutoffs at intermediate points on these courses for 50K/50M; please see the Event Details > Special Instructions for each race.

	Gnaw Bone	Devil's Lake	Hell
10K	(3 hours)	(3 hours)	(n/a)
Half Marathon	(6 hours)	(6 hours)	(n/a)
Marathon	(9 hours)	(9 hours)	(n/a)
50K	13 hours*	10 hours*	10 hours*
50M	13 hours*	13 hours*	13 hours*
Relay	11 hours	(n/a)	12 hours

May I register in person? by mail?

Registration forms will be available to download. The only option for paper registration is to mail in your registration. See the Registration page for more details.

Are there Finisher's Medals?

Yes, for all distances.

I was injured after registering for the race. Can I get a refund or defer until next year?

No – there will be NO refunds or deferments. We incur fixed costs for each runner based on registration numbers. As a result, we are not able to allow any refunds.

Can I switch race distances?

You may transfer your registration from one distance to another for a fee. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or you may complete your transfer at packet pickup. We strongly encourage you to complete all transfers before a week out from the race. The transfer fee does increase as race weekend approaches.

Can I transfer my registration to a friend?

You may transfer your registration to a friend for a transfer fee.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make that change. There are no race day transfers to someone else.

Is there an age requirement for the races?

Participants must be 16 or older to participate in an ultra distance. There is no age requirement for marathon or less. All minors must submit a registration signed by their parent and a parent/guardian must be present on race day.

What is included with my entry fee?

Your race entry fee includes a finisher’s medal, aid station services, drop bag service for ultras, award eligibility, post-race refreshments and final race results.

Can I wear headphones on the course?

We discourage the use of headphones on the DWD courses.

Is the Marathon course certified? a Boston Qualifier?

No, sorry, it’s not a BQ. A course needs USATF cer­ti­fi­ca­tion to be a BQ, and trail courses are very dif­fi­cult to cer­tify due to the vari­ety of run­ning sur­faces encountered.

Are dogs allowed on the course? How about if on a leash?

As fond as we are of the K-9 Corps, we will not allow them on the course for the comfort and safety of other runners.

I'm a ROOKIE! I need a little advice for training for this 10k.

I would like to do this race with my son/daughter/husband/wife/grandmother. Any recommendations for a training program/schedule to prepare for this race?

Head Goat's reply
I would suggest running a couple road race 10K events before this trail event. Also, get in some of your training miles on trails. For the Gnaw Bone and Devil's Lake courses, you'll be doing some hill climbing: if you get the chance, find your way to any ski resort (not in winter) and run up the longest steepest run, walk down quick as you can based on footing, then do it again! Yikes! You will be ready for some extreme running fun!

This schedule allows you to run for time or miles, which ever motivates you more. I like to log miles but I measure my miles by time. Get to know your pace on a measured route. You will learn what 8, 9, 10, 11 or whatever minutes per mile feels like. So, if you are running around 10 minutes per mile and run for 30 minutes, log 3 miles.

Start this schedule in the middle if you've already built a base.

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	rest	10min/1m	rest	10min/1m	rest	20min/2m	rest
2	rest	15min/1.5m	rest	10min/1m	rest	20min/2m	rest
3	rest	15min/1.5m	10min/1m	20min/2m	rest	20min/2m	rest
4	rest	20min/2m	20min/2m	25min/2.5m	rest	25min/2.5m	rest
5	rest	20min/2m	30min/3m	20min/2m	rest	30min/3m	rest
6	rest	30min/3m	20min/2m	30min/3m	rest	40min/4m	rest
7	rest	30min/3m	25min/2.5m	20min/2m	rest	50min/5m	rest
8	rest	25min/2.5m	30min/3m	25min/2.5m	rest	15min/1.5m	5K race
9	rest	30min/3m	25min/2.5m	30min/3m	rest	60min/6m	rest
10	rest	30min/3m	30min/3m	30min/3m	rest	50min/5m	rest
11	rest	30min/3m	rest	20min/2m	rest	15min/1.5m	10K race

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