Register to race
Register to race at RunSignUp.com. Register for the long, short, or kids races using online registration. You can also download the mail-in registration form and send it to Great Deer Chase at P.O. 173 Calumet, MI 49913.
For 15 & 30-mileThrough May 31 – $30
June 1 – July 31 – $35 August 1-17 – $40 August 18 – $50 |
For Kid's RacesNow thru race day – $5
With tee shirt – $10 |
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If you wish to pay by credit card, please register using RunSignUp before online registration closes on August 17th. If you plan to register on race day, please bring cash or check to registration/bib pick-up.
Day-of Registration & Bib Pick-Up
Registration and bib pick-up will be open at Cross Country Sports from 6:30 to 8:00pm, Friday, August 17th and 8:30 to 10:00am, Saturday, August 18th. Kids race registration is from 6:30 to 8:00pm on Friday, August 17th and to 7:30 to 8:30am, Saturday August 18th.
Race Start & Finish Times
The 15- and 30-mile races will start at the Swedetown Chalet where the driveway meets Osceola Rd. Download the handout map below for a detailed picture. The 15- and 30-mile races begin at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The kids races will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Swedetown Chalet. Their race will begin at the top of the drive way. All races, including the kid's, will finish at the Swedetown Chalet.
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About the course
Once again, the Swedetown Trails Club will be serving up some delicious singletrack in the 14th running of the Aspirus Great Deer Chase on Saturday, August 18, 2018. The course features well over 50% of its distance on the twisty, flowy singletrack for which Swedetown is famous. The race features the U.P. Singlespeed Championship, categories for fat bikes, and the usual age divisions for geared bikes.
Awards
Awards will take place at 3:00 p.m. at the corner of 5th and Oak Street, downtown Calumet.