The Syttende Mai Run/Stroll occurred on Saturday, Could 14th and is the oldest long-distance race in Southern Wisconsin. This Norwegian Marathon is a, level to level, 20 miles, with a ten mile run or 17 mile stroll.
Hosted by Race Day Occasions, that is one among my favourite spring working occasions. It’s an extremely distinctive race with distances and race choices that you don’t see too typically.
Though you can park at both the beginning or end line, I opted to reach early, park on the end, and hop on a college bus to the beginning line. The beginning line was situated in Madison, Wisconsin, the place runners have been greeted by the King and Queen of the competition. The race kicks of the Syttende Mai competition, which takes place in downtown Stoughton and options meals and enjoyable for all.
The 17 mile stroll had a rolling begin and walkers started earlier than the runners to offer them a head begin on the course. Runners started at both the 20 mile or 10 mile begin at 7am and started the trek again to Stoughton.
The course wove by nation, winding roads and included many hills. Runners have been handled to farms, residential areas, and even a cemetery, as they made their method the 20 miles from Madison to Stoughton.
There have been help stations alongside the best way, which grew to become further essential as the warmth elevated towards the second half of the race. It was enjoyable to overlap with the walkers, which started about mile 7 or 8 for me.
The race wove by downtown Stoughton earlier than ending at a park. Some extent to level race is difficult to placed on however Race Day Occasions executed the occasion completely and runners have been handled to a novel, enjoyable expertise. I encourage you so as to add this to your race schedule nbext yr. It’s a little bit of a drive however utterly price it!
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