We get our race permit from Department of Natural Resources. They are the agency that owns and maintains the trail our race is on. They are big supporters of the race and love welcoming all the runners.
We met with them in May before this years race. During our meeting we were confirming 2020’s race date. They explained to us that the 1st weekend of June is National Trails Day. It is free for people to park that weekend. The DNR does this with a goal of attracting new people to the trail. Over the years they have been getting push back from people visiting on “free day” because the trail is busy with runners. We want to make sure everyone has a great trail experience. Our goal is to respectfully share & care for the trail. DNR gave us a few choices for the race date, June 13th and June 20th. We felt June 13th worked best with all the races surrounding ours.
