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Pre-Race Greetings from the Race Director
Preparations continue for Saturday’s Surly Trail Loppet in Theodore Wirth Park. The course is in great shape as we’re wrapping up the final trail work, and the high-near-70 weather forecast is perfect for running. All three race distances filled in early...
The 3rd Annual Surly-est Runner Contest!
Loppet Kids and Coaches Enjoy August Trip to Cuyuna State Park
In late August, Loppet coaches took 15 campers from the Anwatin Middle School and Nellie Stone Johnson mountain biking teams on an overnight trip to Cuyuna State Park Recreation Area Campground. We invited the kids based on their participation in summer...
Surly Trail Loppet Half Marathon to Add 20 People to Support Loppet Alumni
Thanks to all of you who signed up for the upcoming Surly Trail Loppet. We had an overwhelming response - we hit our limit for all three races on August 15, 2013. We cap the number of participants to prevent overcrowding on the trails and keep the Surly...
The Loppet Alumni Fund: A Solution to an Exciting Problem
Since 2002, the Loppet Foundation has introduced cross country skiing and year-round outdoor activities to more than 6,5000 children, including 5,500 from North Minneapolis. Loppet kids initially learn to ski through our programs at six Minneapolis...
STEP-UP Interns Help Improve Wirth Park Trails
This summer the Loppet Foundation partnered with the City of Minneapolis’s STEP-UP summer work program to hire a crew of four 14-to-15-year-old North Minneapolis boys to install erosion controls on the Loppet Ski Trails. Pierre Bishop, Venjoseph Brown,...
Loppet Kids and Coaches Enjoy August Trip to Cuyuna State Park
2013 Hoigaard’s Challenge Enters Final Event Stage
2013 Surly Brewing Trail Loppet Registration Now Closed
All three Trail Loppet events - the Half Marathon, Salomon 13.1K and Finn Sisu 5K are now closed - with no registrations remaining. However, we would still love to see you out cheering, volunteering, or enjoying the post Trail Loppet band. Volunteers...