The Mitten Challenge!

The “Robin” represents the state bird. Just because its "just a 5k challenge", don't relax too much on this one! You must run a 5k in every month of the year to complete the challenge, and in Michigan, sometimes the weather isn't as cooperative as we would always like.  The purpose/goal of this challenge, is to get you to run as many races across the state as possible. The 5k challenge has you running a 5k every month between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st 2021. Each race, to be counted, must be an official race. There needs to be proof of completing the race before it will count towards your goal either online results or a finishers certificate along with verification the race existed!  Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed medal upon completion of your challenge!

The “Wolverine” is the unofficial state mammal.

For this challenge, you must complete 10- 10k races between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2021! For these races, you must have a start and finish on the record. Each race must be an official race/fun run, that starts and finishes in Michigan.  We need to be able to verify you started and finished each race throughout the year. Please keep in mind, that training is a necessity to run, and you should not "just run" the races only. Please take the time to train properly, as we want you to finish in better health than you started! The purpose of this challenge, is to get you out running, to see our great state and what it has to offer!   Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed medal upon completion of your challenge!

This challenge is named after the official state rock, the Petoskey Stone.

For this challenge, you must complete 6 Half Marathons  races between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2021! So, time to get off the couch and stop being a "rock"! For these races, you must have a start and finish on the record. Each race must be an official race/fun run, that starts and finishes in Michigan.  We need to be able to verify you started and finished each race throughout the year. Please keep in mind, that training is a necessity to run, and you should not "just run" the races only. Please take the time to train properly, as we want you to finish in better health than you started! The purpose of this challenge, is to get you out running, to see our great state and what it has to offer! Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed medal upon completion of your challenge!

Michigan is very well known for its big bucks, so this goes without needing explanation! For this challenge, you must complete 5 Full Marathon races between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2021! For these races, you must have a start and finish on the record. Each race must be an official race/fun run, that starts and finishes in Michigan.  We need to be able to verify you started and finished each race throughout the year. Please keep in mind, that training is a necessity to run, and you should not "just run" the races only. Please take the time to train properly, as we want you to finish in better health than you started! The purpose of this challenge, is to get you out running, to see our great state and what it has to offer!  Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed medal upon completion of your challenge!

The Yooper Challenge is a little different! To complete the Yooper Challenge, you must complete 3 races in da UP and 3 in the LP. Best thing about this challenge, there are no restrictions on distances. You can run any combination of 3 races in the UP and any combination of 3 races in the LP. All races must be run between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2021! For these races, you must have a start and finish on the record. Each race must be an official race/fun run, that starts and finishes in Michigan.  We need to be able to verify you started and finished each race throughout the year. Please keep in mind, that training is a necessity to run, and you should not "just run" the races only. Please take the time to train properly, as we want you to finish in better health than you started! The purpose of this challenge, is to get you out running, to see our great state and what it has to offer!  Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed

This challenge gets super crazy! To complete this challenge, you must run any race greater than a 5k in distance, in a state or province bordering one of the GREAT LAKES! Only one race counts per lake. So if you are looking to conquer Lakes Michigan and Huron, you would have to run two separate races. Here is an example of what it would look like:

Lake Superior- Minnesota, Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula 

Lake Michigan- Wisconsin, Michigan(Upper or Lower), Illinois, Indiana 

Lake Huron- Michigan(Upper or Lower), Ontario

Lake Erie- Michigan(Lower only), Ontario, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York

Lake Ontario-New York State, Ontario

You must complete this challenge between January 1st, 2021-December 31st, 2021.  

Paid entry gets you not only a pretty sweet t-shirt, but a truly unique Michigan themed medal upon completion of your challenge!