Schedule

Friday, September 19: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Packet Pickup (The Trailhead)

Saturday, September 20: 8:00 -11:30 a.m. Packet Pickup (The Trailhead)

Sunday, September 21:

• 7:00am-10:20am Packet Pickup (Location: Trailhead). NOTE: We are giving shirts out at Packet Pickup. If you don’t have someone to take your stuff for you to the finish (including the shirt), see Bag Drop information below).
• 8:30am Half Marathon Start (Location: Trailhead)
• 9:30am 10K Start (Location: Trailhead)
• 10:30am 5K Start (Location: Trailhead)
• 10:00am-1:00pm Utepils Beer Garden (and the party can continue inside the Utepils Taproom and back yard!)

Fluid Stations

Fluid stations sponsored by The Urgency Room and Performance Running Gym will have water and electrolyte to keep runners hydrated on the course. There will be portable toilets at all fluid stations.

• Half Marathon: 5 fluid stations
• 10K & 5K: 2 fluid stations

Training Plans

Free Training Plans Powered by Performance Running Gym, the Official Run Coaching Partner of The Loppet, are now available for each distance:

• • 10 week Half Marathon Training Plan
  • 8 week 10K Training Plan
  • 6 week 5K Training Plan

Athlete Tracking

Download the Mtec Results app from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store to track participants, view post race results, and stay up to date on event information.  Once downloaded, open the app and search for Utepils Trail Loppet or find Utepils Trail Loppet under the lists of upcoming/recent events.  When viewing a participant, you can opt into realtime tracking notifications by tapping the heart in the top bar. *Please note this is only for the Half Marathon and Half Half.

Parking & Shuttles

• Parking: If you are parking, we recommend parking at Mortenson Parking Lot where there are plenty of spaces. It is an easy walk or warmup jog to the Trailhead. There will be some limited parking space at the Trailhead. We will have shuttle buses running from the finish back to both the Trailhead and Mortenson.
• Sunday Shuttle: On Sunday, we will have shuttle buses running from Utepils (finish) back to the Trailhead and Mortenson. We have you covered whether you bike, take a Metro bus or park at the Trailhead or Mortenson.
  • Shuttles will be running from the finish (Utepils) to the Trailhead AND Mortenson from 10am-1pm on Sunday.
  • Shuttles will be picking up on Glenwood Ave, east of Thomas Ave N

Alternative Transportation

Bike (the best!): We encourage participants and spectators to bike, walk, or jog on race morning. There will be extra bike racks at the Trailhead (parking lot) where you can lock your bike.

Take the bus(!): The Number 7 route  typically stops right at the Trailhead, but because of the event it will stop at Xerxes and Plymouth. Check www.metrotransit.org for info and route planning.

Dropoffs: Pull-through drop-offs may be done in the north Trailhead parking lot, though the full turnaround itself will be closed.

Bag Drop/Claim

We will have bag drop available at the start (look for the vans near the start with open doors). Bring a personal bag (backpack, duffel) with your race number clearly marked on it (we will have markers available if needed). We will bring it to the finish for you! Tip: If you wait until race day to check in, you may want to bring a bag even if you won’t have extra warmup clothes or other items because we are handing out race shirts at packet pickup.