2024 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

100 Mile Runner Kevin Montroy well supported at the County Road 6 Road aid station / Mile 42.6 – Photo Credit Christine Armbruster   The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race is held on the Superior Hiking Trail on the north shore of Lake Superior in northern...

2024 Aid Station Snacks, Food and Drink

Aid stations will have salty and sweet pre-packaged snacks as pictured (candy varieties will vary). It is our understanding that the chips, nuts, Oreos and fruit snacks are all vegan, but please do your own research (Google the items shown) if this is important to...

2024 Race Hat

Unveiled – the 2024 Superior Fall Trail Race ‘Cool Operator’ Hat!  All runners and volunteers will receive this awesome, super breathable, quick drying, crushable, run hat! We purchased extras of these so if friends, family, crew or pacers would like one,...

2024 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2024 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2024 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures as outlined HERE https://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/registration-info/.  Those...

2023 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

Birbal Ekka nearing the Sonju Lake Road Aid Station – Photo Credit Scott Rokis   The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race was founded in 1991 and is the 9th oldest 100 mile trail race in the country – Western States (’74), Old Dominion (’79), Wasatch (’80),...

2023 Aid Station Snacks, Food and Drink

Aid stations will have salty and sweet pre-packaged snacks as pictured (candy varieties will vary). It is our understanding that the chips, nuts, Oreos and fruit snacks are all vegan, but please do your own research (Google the items shown) if this is important to...

2023 Race Beanie

Unveiled – the 2023 Superior Fall Trail Race Beanie!  All runners and volunteers will receive this awesome beanie. We purchased extras of these so if friends, family, crew or pacers would like one, they may purchase one on race weekend.  If you want to add a shirt to...

2023 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2023 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2023 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures as outlined HERE https://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/registration-info/.  Those...

Setting Expectations for 2023

In November of 2021, after hosting a season of Covid-modified races, I was updating our race website(s) for what we hoped would be (and thankfully was) a mostly “normal” 2022. While doing so, I decided to include a preface to our Participant Guide(s) titled “Setting...

2022 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

Rolling Along the Temperance River – Photo Credit Kent Keeler   Founded in 1991, the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race in Northern Minnesota is part of what is now the three race Superior Fall Trail Race event weekend – the 100 miler being the tenth oldest...

2022 Race Hat

Unveiled – the 2022 Superior Fall Trail Race Hat!  We are switching it up a little this year, taking a break from t-shirts. All runners and volunteers will receive this awesome hat. We purchased extras of these so if friends, family, crew or pacers would like one,...

2022 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2022 Aid Station Snacks, Food and Drink

Aid stations will have salty and sweet pre-packaged snacks as pictured (candy varieties will vary). It is our understanding that the chips, nuts, Oreos and fruit snacks are all vegan, but please do your own research (Google the items shown) if this is important to...

2022 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2022 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures as outlined HERE https://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/registration-info/.  Those...

Remembering Brian Landstrom

Brian crossing the Split Rock River during the 2017 Superior 100 Mile Trail Race – Photo Credit Cole Peyton   Brian Landstrom passed away peacefully and with dignity at home in Duluth on Christmas Day 2021, he was 70 years old. While Brian led a vibrant...

2021 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

Emily Ascending – Photo Credit Scott Rokis   Intro: “Marathoners! I have some bad news. The bears, squirrels, and a few of the other forest critters have formed a blockade between the start here at Cramer Road and Temperance River, it looks like it...

2021 Race Shirt

Unveiled, the 2021 Superior Fall Trail Race T-Shirt!  The 2019 race shirt was one of our all time favorites so we ran it again for 2021, but in a different color scheme!  All runners and volunteers will receive this shirt.  ...

2021 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2021 Aid Station Snacks and Food

Aid stations will have following salty and sweet pre-packaged snacks (it is our understanding that all of these but the Goldfish are vegan, but of course, do your own research if you are concerned). We are encouraging aid station captains to procure some fun-size...

Rocksteady Running 2021 Races Update 5/10/21

[ This is a copy of an email that was sent out to our mailing list on May 10, 2021, the subject of the email was ‘Superior Spring Trail Race registration closes on Wednesday May 12!  and other RSR updates.’. It contains updates for all of our events including the...

Superior Fall 2021 Updates 10/16/20

The 2020 Superior Fall Trail Race was cancelled due to COVID 19. The 2020 event would have been our 30th annual. We hope to be able to hold the race in 2021. Our ability to hold the race will be contingent on where things are at with the pandemic generally, state...

COVID-19 Press Release 4/9/20

PRESS RELEASE 4/9/20   2020 SUPERIOR SPRING TRAIL RACE CANCELLATION DUE TO THE COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) PANDEMIC AND STATUS UPDATE REGARDING ALL OTHER ROCKSTEADY RUNNING RACES; [ZUMBRO ENDURANCE RUN – ALREADY CANCELLED ON 3/20/20] AFTON TRAIL RUN,...

COVID-19 Press Release 3/20/20

PRESS RELEASE 3/20/20 2020 ZUMBRO ENDURANCE RUN CANCELLATION DUE TO THE COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) PANDEMIC AND STATUS UPDATE REGARDING ALL OTHER ROCKSTEADY RUNNING RACES; SUPERIOR SPRING TRAIL RACE, AFTON TRAIL RUN, ENDLESS SUMMER TRAIL RUN SERIES AND SUPERIOR FALL...

COVID-19 Press Release 3/12/20

PRESS RELEASE 3/12/20 COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) IMPACTS ON ROCKSTEADY RUNNING TRAIL AND ULTRARUNNING RACES INCLUDING THE ZUMBRO ENDURANCE RUN, SUPERIOR SPRING TRAIL RACE, AFTON TRAIL RUN, SUPERIOR FALL TRAIL RACE AND ENDLESS SUMMER TRAIL RUN SERIES. On March 11th,...

2020 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2020 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2020 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures HERE https://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/registration-info/.  Those selected have...

I was thinking that I’d go to the North Shore, have a good race, and then move on to something new. Three Superiors later I still want to come back! – An Interview with 2019 Superior 100 Mile Men’s Winner Mick Jurynec

2019 Superior 100 Men’s Winner Mick Jurynec Above Lake Superior – Photo Credit Ian Corless   An interview with 2019 Superior 100 Mile winner Mick Jurynec (MJ).  Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL)     KL: Hi Mick. Congrats on your win...

2019 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

Written By John Storkamp – Race Director   Kisses All Around At the Wolf – Photo Credit Tone Coughlin   I have always gone back and forth – sometimes calling Superior a race, and sometimes an event. Rather than either of these, what I think I...

2019 Superior 50 Mile Welcome

Welcome Superior 50 Mile Runners! We are just over one week out from this years race / Saturday September 7th, 2019! We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of runners at this years Superior Fall Trail Race – represented are runners from 34...

2019 Superior 100 Mile Welcome

Welcome Superior 100 Mile Runners! We are just over one week out from this years race / Friday September 6th, 2019! We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of runners at this years Superior Fall Trail Race – represented are runners from 34...

2019 Race Poster(s)

The 2019 Superior Fall Trail Race poster(s), printed on 11″ X 17″ heavy stock – fits most 11″ X 17″ frames. The Bolt + The Wolf + The Wizard...

2019 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2019 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2019 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place on Thursday January 17th, 2019 in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures...

2018 Superior Fall Trail Race Recap

Written By John Storkamp 2018 Superior 100 Mile Grand Masters Champion Janet Hausken About the Superior Trail Race: The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race was founded in 1991 and is one of ten original 100 mile trail races in the United States – Western States (’74),...

2018 Superior 50 Mile Welcome

Welcome 50 Mile Runners! We are about a week and a half out from this years race / Saturday September 8th, 2018! We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of runners at this years Superior Fall Trail Race – represented are runners from 36 states...

2018 Superior 100 Mile Welcome

Welcome Superior 100 Mile Runners! We are about a week and a half out from this years race / Friday September 7th, 2018! We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of runners at this years Superior Fall Trail Race – represented are runners from 36...

2018 Race Poster(s)

The 2018 Superior Fall Trail Race poster(s), printed on 11″ X 17″ heavy stock – fits most 11″ X 17″ frames. Heaven and Earth   The Red Flame

2018 Race Numbers

You must wear your race number and it must be clearly visible at all times. The Superior “Fall” Trail Races host three races simultaneously, the Superior 100 Mile, the Superior 50 and the Superior / Moose Mountain Marathon.  Each distance will have its own unique race...

2018 Lottery Selection

We thank everyone that entered the 2018 Superior Fall Trail Race 26.2MI, 50MI and 100MI lottery. The lottery drawing took place on Thursday January 18th, 2018 in accordance with our lottery protocol and procedures...