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Superior 100 Mile Trail Race

The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race is an annual ultramarathon in Minnesota. The race starts at Gooseberry Falls State Park and runs along the Superior Hiking Trail until it finishes at Caribou Highlands Lodge on Lutsen Mountains. It is run on the first Friday and Saturday in September.

Harry Sloan founded the race in 1991, who served as race director from 1991 until 1997. The current race director is John Storkamp, and the race is organized by RockSteady Running.

Having started in 1991, the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race is the ninth oldest 100 mile trail race in the United States. It has a reputation for being among the most difficult races of its kind, owing to grueling climbs and unpredictable weather conditions.

The race has of vertical climbs and in 2013 the average finish time was 34 hours. The Superior 100 has a time limit of 38 hours.

History and Records

The course records after the 2023 race are held by Neal Collick (18:56:02) for men and Gretchen Metsa (21:54:10) for women.

The current course has been run since 2006, which was originally measured twice via a surveying wheel by Donald Clark and Bonnie Riley. The original course ran from the junior high school in Silver Bay, Minnesota to the Cook County football field in Grand Marais, Minnesota on the Superior Hiking Trail. Harry Sloan, race director from 1991 to 1997 along with Tami Tanski-Sherman, believes the current course is more challenging than the original.

Notable history

  • In 2022, Sophie Tibbetts became the first known member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to have completed the Superior 100.
  • In 2017, the Split Rock River Bridge was out and runners had to cross Split Rock River on foot. Beavers also flooded part of the course with knee-high water.
  • As of 2016, Eugene Curnow was the first person to have completed the Superior 100 ten times and remains one of only three people to have done so.
  • Courtney Dauwalter ran the Superior 100 in 2013 and finished second.

Women's Winners

Men's Winners

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