2024 Stubborn Mule - Race Info

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

Cable, WI

Disciplines and Distances

5-hr

Bike: 8-15 miles
Trek/Orienteering/Land Navigation: 2-4 miles
Paddle: 2-3 miles
Distances are estimates and subject to change
Actual distance depends on route choice and how many checkpoints your team attempts.

12-hr

Bike: 24-36 miles
Trek/Orienteering/Land Navigation: 8-13 miles
Paddle: 6-10 miles
Distances are estimates and subject to change
Actual distance depends on route choice and how many checkpoints your team attempts.

30-hr

Bike: 65-85 miles
Trek/Orienteering/Land Navigation: 18-25 miles
Paddle: 16-25 miles
Distances are estimates and subject to change
Actual distance depends on route choice and how many checkpoints your team attempts.

Divisions

Family (2, 3, or 4-person team multi-generation team with at least one racer under 18 years old)
Coed Premier (3 or 4 person coed team)
Open Premier (3 or 4 person same gender team)
2 Person Coed
2 Person Open (same gender)
Family (2, 3, or 4 person multi-generation team with at least one racer under 18 years old)
Solo Man (with race director permission only)
Solo Woman (with race director permission only)

Race Series

Wisconsin Adventure Racing Series
- All three races are part of the Wisconsin Adventure Racing Series, Wisconsin’s premier race series featuring adventure races throughout WI, MN, and IL, with cash prizes totaling over $2,000. There is no fee to join the series, simply race any of the events and you’ll be automatically signed up. The more races your team competes in, the better chance you’ll have of taking home prizes. Compete in teams of 2-4, or as a soloist, and see how you rank against others in the Midwest.
USARA
- USARA National Championship Points. All three races are part of the United States Adventure Racing Association (USARA) National Points Series. The 30-Hour Race is a USARA Regional Qualifier. The winning 30-hour coed 3/4-person team wins a free, guaranteed entry to the 2024 National Championship in West Virginia!
ARWS - North America Series
- Racing the 30-Hour Mule counts as one race toward the lottery for free entry into the Adventure Racing World Championships 2025. Teams must participate in at least two regional races to be included in the lottery. Many more prizes are to be added!

Schedule

June 23 Race Update #1 (email)
June 28, 12:00 p.m. Pre-race briefing. Format will be a video recording.
June 29, TBA 12-hour and 30-hour check-in, receive course instructions.
June 29, TBA 12-hour and 30-hour final briefing.
June 29 TBA 12-hour and 30-hour race start.
June 29, TBA 5-hour check-in, receive course instructions.
June 29, TBA 5-hour final briefing.
June 29, TBA 5-hour race start.
June 29, TBA 5-hour race finish.
June 29, TBA 12-hour race finish.
June 29, TBA Post-race celebration (food and drink).
June 30, TBA 30-hour race finish + post-race celebration (food and drink).

More Info

Entry Fees

Race fees include t-shirt, land use fees, maps, rental boats (including paddles and pfds), SportIdent ePunch timing, post-race food and drink, prizes, give-a-ways, and…. a weekend of racing on a brand new course!

30-Hour race fees include live tracking by Adventure Enablers.

Super Early registration (by January 10)

5-Hour: $80/racer
12-Hour: $150/racer
30-Hour: $250/racer

Early registration (by April 15)

5-Hour: $90/racer
12-Hour: $160/racer
30-Hour: $260/racer

Regular registration (by June 1)

5-Hour: $100/racer
12-Hour: $170/racer
30-Hour: $270/racer

Late registration (by June 15)

5-Hour: $120/racer
12-Hour: $180/racer
30-Hour: $280/racer

Additional Fees

Solo racers: race fee is the amount listed above plus $25.
12-hour and 30-hour races only: each racer must have a USARA license. Licenses are $8 for a single day, or $35 for an annual. Purchase your annual ($35) or single day ($8) membership at this link: https://runsignup.com/usara. When purchasing a single day membership, be sure to set your membership start date as race day: 06/29/2024.

Refund Policy

Teams may cancel their registration by emailing us directly to coordinate refunds. Refunds will be based on the published entry fees and will not include Run Sign Up fees. Teams looking to transfer their entry to another team may do so, but teams are responsible for coordinating finances themselves and then communicating the team change to us directly.

Full refund: Through April 15, 2024. Minus registration fees.
Partial refund (75%): Through May 1, 2024. Minus registration fees.
Partial refund (50%): Through June 1, 2024. Minus registration fees.
No refund: After June 1, 2024