Pullar Bear 5K

2024 Results Link

Yooper Running Company will be hosting the inaugural Pullar Bear 5K run/walk on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at 9am.  The race will start/finish near the Pullar Stadium Ice Arena in downtown Sault Sainte Marie.  The address is 435 E Portage Avenue.  Packet pickup will be from 7:30am-8:30am either inside Pullar or near the Start/Finish area dependent on weather.  Indoor rest rooms will be available inside Pullar Stadium.  We will also have hot chocolate to stay warm! 

Registration Prices/Dates:

September: $25.00

October: $30.00

November 1-21: $35.00

November 22: $40.00 until 9:00PM

November 23: NO REGISTRATION ON RACE DAY

Early Packet Pickup: An early packet pickup will take place from 4-7pm on Friday, November 22nd at Bird's Eye Outfitters!  

Proceeds: A percentage of proceeds will benefit Diane Peppler Resource Center.  The Diane Peppler Resource Center provides emergency shelter, crisis hotline, legal advocacy, and other services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Michigan.  100% of donations in excess of registration will also be given to DPRC! 

Course: The course will follow Portage Avenue East with River Views and many historical Sault Sainte Marie Landmarks along the route.  The turnaround will be a lollipop loop inside Aune-Osborn Campground.  Runners and walkers can use the bike lane which will be lined with cones along the course or the sidewalk.  The most efficient way to run it would be to use the bike lane against traffic flow on the way out and the side-walk on the way back.  

Parking: There is off-street parking near Pullar Stadium as well as a parking lot in the back of Pullar.  The Soo Locks Boat Tours and Museum Ship Valley Camp parking lots are also available for overflow parking.  

Awards + Mugs: There will be an awards ceremony starting at 10:20am near the finish line.  Custom Mugs designed by Oaklawn Laser Works will be given to all participants who finish.  There is a picture of the mugs on yooperrunning.com.  Overall awards (Full Frozen Turkey and Race Slate) will be given to the overall gender winners, master winners (40-59), and grand master (60+) winners.  Age group awards will be given to 1st place in each age group.  Age groups consist of 0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+.  Refreshments and snacks will be given to all participants.  There are no medals for this race.  We will be doing a random bib draw for additional awards beyond overall and age group.  Bib draw awards include 12 x jars of honey, 14 x foot scrub 313 Body goody bags, 2 x 2 free tickets to Soo Eagles Hockey, and some Yooper Running Apparel!  

Weather: Weather during this time of the year will likely be within the historical average high of 42 degrees and low of 29 degrees.  Being a morning race, prepare for temps in the high 20s, lower to mid 30s for the race with a chance of snow!