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...

Ian Corless 2017 Superior Fall Trail Race Summary

Rugged, relentless and remote, Northern Minnesota near the Canadian Border, is the home of the Superior 100 – a course that parallells the North-Shore of Lake Superior traversing the Sawtooth Mountains on the Superior Hiking Trail. Breath taking vistas and panoramas...

2017 Superior 50 Mile Welcome

Welcome 50 Mile Runners! We are about one week away from one of the toughest and most scenic 50 mile trail races in the country!  We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of runners at this years Superior “Fall” Trail Race – represented are...

2017 Superior 100 Mile Welcome

Welcome Superior 100 Mile Runners! We are just under one week away from the 27th Annual Superior 100 Mile Trail Race – one of the toughest, most scenic and oldest 100 mile trail races in the country! We are very excited to be hosting another extraordinary field of...

2017 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...

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.