Aid Station Supplies

Below is a list of equipment and supplies that will be delivered to the aid stations and picked back up by our logistics (equipment / supply) team. This includes major equipment, minor equipment, items for overnight / long duration aid stations, food that the race provides and contents of the first aid kits. Also listed are food items that aid station captains / crew are being asked to procure and provide, and some additional items you may want to bring. Finally is a list of some suggested items that individual volunteers may want to bring for their personal comfort while working the aid station – keep in mind some people will be out there as little as a few hours and some all day or even all weekend, so please prepare accordingly. Volunteers are welcome to eat aid station food, but may tire of this and may want to consider packing something. Volunteers should feel free to add their own personal touches to the aid stations and coordinate additional food items with their fellow aid station volunteers. Keep in mind the lists below are a guide and there may be some slight variations.

 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT:
Pop-up canopies / tents
Tables
Tarps for drop bags and other misc. uses
Garbage Can
Blue water jugs (for water only)

 

MINOR EQUIPEMENT:
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Cowbell
Roll duct tape
Large plastic containers with covers
Pitchers for serving water
Can opener
Gallon ziplock bags
Quart ziplock bags
Garbage bags
Paper plates
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Sanitizing (Clorox) wipes
Hand sanitizer
Knives
Cold Cups (we are a cupless race, but just in case anyone loses theirs)
Rope
Notebook
Rags
Volunteer name badges
Hammer
Tent stakes
Velcro (handy for velcroing tent frames together at the top – wind)
Zip ties
Serving trays to put prepackaged snacks in
Food service gloves

 

FOR OVERNIGHT / LONG DURATION AID STATIONS:
Plastic forks
Plastic spoons
Paper hot cups for soup and coffee
One 2-burner stove
20 gallon propane tank, regulator and hose
Two pots for soup (one for chicken-noodle, one for vegan)
Two ladles for soup
Water kettle to boil water for coffee and other needs
Coffee airpot
Pourover cone and filters for making coffee into airpot
Coffee filters for pourover cone
Measuring cup and instructions for making coffee
Fry pan and spatula
Hot pads
Lighters
Blankets
Generator (limited quantity, race provides for some aid stations only)

 

FOOD (GENERIC LIST):
Soda; (Coke, Ginger Ale)
Ice (limited amount, AS captain to grab more if desired)
Soup mix; Chicken noodle and vegan
(the following, all pre-packaged / individual servings)
Goldfish
Plain Potato Chips
Cookies (Oreos and Chips’a’hoy)
Motts Fruit Snacks
Nut only trail mix
Succeed Electrolyte caps (we DO NOT do sports drink)

 

FIRST AID KIT (IN ALL AID STATION BOXES):
Non-latex gloves
Gauze
Athletic tape
Tampons
Vanicream (great for chafing)
Triple antibiotic cream
Bug spray
Band-aids
Pens
Sharpies
Scissors
Sharpies
Antihistamine tablets (for bee stings)
Mylar blankets
Antacid tablets
Hydrocortisone (anti-itch) cream
Hydrogen peroxide spray (to clean wounds)
Alcohol pads
Antiseptic cleaning wipes
Tweezers
Ace bandage

 

FOOD ITEMS AID STATION CAPTINS AND THEIR CREW ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE:
We ask that each aid station captain coordinates at least one additional hot food item for their aid station in addition to the chicken noodle and vegan soup we provide. It is not practical for us to plan and provide all of the items to execute this and the truth is, individual aid stations can do it better than we can. We often see grilled cheese, quesadillas, perogies, pot stickers, pizza, burgers, and more. If possible please also consider vegetarian and vegan options. Aid station captains can plan and bring this themselves or can delegate / coordinate with other volunteers to plan a menu. The race will compensate for extra food items purchased – please keep and remit your receipts if you would like to be reimbursed.

A large bag / bags of fun size candy. It is nice to provide candy at the aid stations but it tends to melt if we procure and transport.

Feel free to bring additional food items beyond this. Some favorites are pickles / pickle juice, unique salty and sweet snacks.

 

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT AID STATION CAPTINS AND CREW MAY WANT TO CONSIDER BRINING:
Fire pit and wood. Overnight / long duration aid stations that would like to have a fire will need to provide their own fire pit / ring. If you can bring your own wood, that is appreciated. If you need us to provide you with wood, we will do our best. All fires need to be in a fire ring and need to be cleaned up well after.

Some aid stations like to cook several hot food items and choose to bring additional stoves, propane, pots, pans, utensils etc. in addition to what we provide (listed above).

We will provide two bags of ice – you may want to have an extra bag of ice or two.

 

AID STATION VOLUNTEERS ADDITIONAL PERSONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER BRINGING:
Packable Chair
Rain Gear
Sun-screen
Bug-spray
Food (if you want something more than aid station food)
Tent or car camping setup for your crew to take turns getting some rest at overnight aid stations
Warm clothes
Headlamps / flashlights

Superior Fall Trail Race
100MI, 50MI, 26.2MI Trail Race(s)
Lutsen, Minnesota
(approx 4hrs North of Minneapolis, MN)
September 11 & 12, 2020
• 100MI Friday 8:00AM
• 50MI Saturday 5:15AM
• 26.2MI Saturday 8:00AM

Registration / Lottery:
Registration via 15 day lottery registration period.
Opens Wednesday January 1st, 2020 – 12:01AM CST
Closes Wednesday January 15th, 2020 – 11:59PM CST
Complete Lottery / Registration Details HERE

Directions:
100MI Start: Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN HERE
50MI Start: Finland Rec Center – Finland, MN HERE
26.2MI Start: Cramer Road – Schroder, MN HERE
Races Finish: Carbibou Highlands – Lutsen, MN HERE

Terrain:
The Superior Fall Trail Races 100MI, 50MI & 26.2MI are run on rugged, rooty, rocky, 95% single-track trail with near constant climbs and descents.  The race is held on the Superior Hiking Trail in the Sawtooth Mountains paralleling Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota / not far from the Canadian border.  The race located approximately 4 hours North of Minneapolis, Minnesota.   The Superior Fall Trail Races are very difficult / challenging races and are probably not a good choice for your first trail or ultra race (see Registration Info for qualifying requirements).

100 Mile:
Point to Point 103.3 Miles
Elevation Gain 21,000 FT
Elevation Loss 21,000 FT
NET Elevation Change 42,000 FT
13 Aid Stations
38 hour time limit
Complete 100MI Info HERE

50 Mile:
Point to Point 52.1 Miles
Elevation Gain 12,500 FT
Elevation Loss 12,500 FT
NET Elevation Change 25,000 FT
7 Aid Stations
16.75 hour time limit
Complete 50MI Info HERE

26.2 Mile:
Point to point 26.2 Miles
Elevation Gain 5,500 FT
Elevation Loss 5,500 FT
NET Elevation Change 11,000 FT
3 Aid Stations
14 hour cutoff
Complete 26.2MI Info HERE

More About the Race:
The Superior Trail 100 was founded in 1991 when there was no more than a dozen or so 100 mile trail races in the USA, back then if you wanted to run a 100, you had choices like Western States, Hardrock, Leadville, Wasatch, Cascade Crest, Umstead, Massanutten and Superior . Superior quickly earned it’s reputation of its namesake today – Rugged, Relentless and Remote and is known as one of the tougher 100 mile trail races.  Superior lives on now as one of the “legacy 100 milers” and is considered by many to be one of the most challenging, prestigious and beautiful 100 mile trail races in the country. Shortly after the inception of the 100, the Superior 50 was started and in the early 2000’s the Moose Mountain Marathon was added. None of the history or tradition of this race has been lost and is a great event for those looking for a world-class event with a low-key, old-school 100 miler feel.  The Superior Trail Race is put on by ultrarunners for ultrarunners.

More About the Area:
The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota at the Southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, in the North to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the east. The shore is characterized by alternating rocky cliffs and cobblestone beaches, with rolling hills and ridges covered in boreal forest inland from the lake, through which scenic rivers and waterfalls descend as they flow to Lake Superior. The shoreline between the city of Duluth to the international border at Grand Portage as the North Shore.  Lake Superior is considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. It is the world’s third-largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America.  The Superior Hiking Trail, also known as the SHT, is a 310-mile long distance hiking single-track hiking trail in Northeastern Minnesota that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior for most of its length. The trail travels through forests of birch, aspen, pine, fir, and cedar. Hikers and runners enjoy views of boreal forests, the Sawtooth Mountains, babbling brooks, rushing waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. The lowest point on the trail is 602 feet above sea level and the highest point is 1,829 feet above sea level.