Place
Rockford, MI US 49341
Description
This is your chance to run West Michigan's favorite 25, 50, 100 and 200 mile relay, The FRED!!
The FRED Running Relays are a fun and challenging TEAM effort, where participants combine to run their chosen distance. You will form a team, plan out who is running which sections and on race weekend, will load up the vehicle and embark on the challenge!
25 Mile Relay is Saturday morning, from Sand Lake, Michigan, running south and ending at Third Nature Brewing.
50 Mile Relay is Saturday morning, from the Big Rapids White Pine Trailhead and progresses south, ending at Third Nature Brewing.
100 Mile Relay starts Friday night in Cadillac, where runners will work together, progressing south and ending at Third Nature Brewing.
200 Mile Relay starts Friday morning and is the longest distance, is 36 legs/spurs, traveling from Belmont, north to and around Lake Cadillac, then returning to Belmont. Each leg is between 2 to 9.5 miles in distance. Teams often will use two vehicles with up to 6 runners in each, allowing vehicles to alternate turns being active on the course, while the nonactive vehicle rests.
Thanks to the efforts of West Michigan Trails Origination and events like this, the trail is now completely paved. A percentage of proceeds from this event, go to the West Michigan Trails Organization, who continues their efforts to provide more miles of paved and pristine trails, for our everyday use.
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The FRED 25 Mile Relay
The 25 Mile Relay is a great introduction to relays. The course will include 5 suggested segments and will start in Sand Lake, on Saturday morning. Teams will progress to the first exchange zone in Cedar Springs, before continuing to the exchange, where the trail crosses 12 Mile rd. From there, you will progress to the Third Nature Brewing, where you will then continue south to roughly the Wendy's on West River, exchanging for the last time, before the last runner returns north to the finish line and party at Third Nature Brewing. Team sizes are definitely flexible, but the team must run the segments in progressing order and cover all 25 miles. Start times will be determined based on average pace of the team.
The FRED 25 Mile Relay - Highschool
Same as the Adult 25 Mile Relay, but the team must be fully composed of Highschool athletes.
The FRED 50 Mile Relay
- Team are made up of up to 11 participants.
- There are 11 relay Legs (spurs), collectively running from Big Rapids to Belmont.
- Each Team decides how to split up the relay Legs (spurs).
- Crew start times are based on the average pace starting on Friday morning and continuing non-stop until they finish!
The FRED 100 Mile Relay
- Teams are made of up to 6 participants.
- There are 18 relay Legs (spurs), collectively run from Cadillac to Belmont, starting at the Spur 19 location.
- Each Team decides how to split up the relay Legs (spurs).
- Crew start times are based on the average pace starting on Friday night and continuing non-stop until they finish!
The FRED 200 Mile Relay
- Team size options are 6 person, 9 person or 12 person
- There are 36 total relay Legs (spurs), collectively running from Belmont, to and around Lake Cadillac, and returning back to Belmont, with 18 Spurs north and 18 south. The 36 are broken into 6 segments of 6 spurs, 3 north and 3 back, allowing vehicles to alternate. See chart below.
- There will be designated resting / vehicle exchange areas are in Pierson, Reed City and Lake Cadillac. Teams can split runners into two vehicles, so only one vehicle has to be active on course at at time, allowing the non-active vehicle to rest.
- Crew start times are based on the average pace starting on Friday morning and continuing non-stop until they finish!
SWAG
Aside from the adventure, we all want good swag. Along with your registration you will receive an awesome shirt, finisher medal, complimentary food and drink ticket and a complimentary bag of Ka'Chava protein powder. As the sponsor list grows...so may this list!
Post Event Food and Drink
As part of your registration, along with Third Nature Brewing, we will be offering 1 complimentary food and drink ticket for each participant.
We will offer a Vegan and Non-Vegan option (yet to be determined). When you register, you must select Vegan, Non-Vegan or I don't plan to take food. This will allow us to plan accordingly and reduce waste. The options are non-menu options.
You will also have the opportunity to add additional meal tickets to your registration, if you have guests coming that want a meal.
Any additional food or drink may be purchased from the restaurant.
What3Words Location Marking
Here at The FRED, we use the website and app, What3Words to identify locations for starts and exchanges. This runs on the premise that every square meter on the planet Earth, has a unique three word identifier. The What3Words app pairs with both Google Maps and Apple Maps, to help guide you from your current location, to the entered three word identifier.
The referenced chart is for the whole 200 Mile Relay. The 100 starts at Spur 19 at Lake Cadillac and works its way back up the count to finish at Third Nature. The 50 Mile starts at Spur 27 in Big Rapids and also works it's way back up.
2024 FINISHER MEDAL
The White Pine Thaw Marathon Relay
The FRED Running Relay can be a challenge to some. We also put on The White Pine Thaw Marathon Relay, the second Sunday in March. This event starts in Comstock Park, right behind Vitale's. Teams averaging 6 runners, will start at 9am and run 13.1 miles north to Russell Road, before returning back. Suggested exchange zones will be in Belmont and Rockford, as well as the turn around at Russell Road. Following the team accomplishment, teams can gather inside of Vitale's where you can redeem the food and drink voucher that came with registration. This is DEFINITELY a great practice run for The FRED!
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