Choose your own adventure 5k Trail RUn or walk
April 24- may 3, 2020
Nine Mile County Recreation Area
221700 Redbud Road (formerly 8704)
Wausau, WI
Thank you for participating in our inaugural Choose Your Own Adventure event. Based on your feedback, we will keep the green (ski) trail marked through May 10, 2020.
We have another course, the Island Hop Adventure now open through May 17, 2020. Check it out here.
We are also working on more courses in Edgar and athens in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned!
What is choose your own adventure 5k?
This free marked trail run or walk will allow people in the Wausau area to get outside on one of our premiere trail systems. You may participate as a family, with your pet, or in solitude. We want to offer our community a free activity to stay active and fit during this unprecedented time.
We have two marked routes which are 5k (3.1 miles) each. But there’s a twist - you may choose to mix and match the two courses to find the fastest route! We want you to get more fresh air and come back to do the course again and again!
Since we know some of you may be venturing to Nine Mile County Recreation Area for the first time and it may be your first time on trails, we want to encourage all ability levels. So we have lots of ways to win prizes and you don’t need to be the fastest to win! If you’re worried about getting lost, download the course map and GPX files.
Due to Safer at Home orders, we ask that you abide by all current regulations including social distancing and travel restrictions (only local participants please).
Participants can do the course as many times as they wish and get a raffle entry for each completion of the course! Make sure you bring your phone to scan the QR codes and take a selfie along the course.
The challenge must be completed between April 24 and May 3, 2020. No pre-registration is required.
Although you may not be able to physically race with your friends, encourage them to join in and share our Facebook event. Or make it a family adventure. Or just a fun walk for Fido.
Note: This is NOT an official race and no entry fee. This event is totally at your own risk. Be safe, make good choices, follow all applicable directives regarding public lands and CDC recommendations, and make sure you have gear suitable for your local environment.
prizes
Every participant earns a discount to any 2020 IRONBULL event.
Winners may choose from any of the following prizes:
One free entry to any 2020 IRONBULL event
$20 Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce gift certificate
IRONBULL t-shirt
There are multiple ways to win!
1) One prize will be drawn randomly from all official finishers every five days and will be announced at the conclusion of the event. To be an official finisher, you must complete the entire course and you may earn multiple entries, even on the same day! If each person in your household registers separately, you can earn entry for each person if you complete the course together, so bring your family!
2) You are encouraged to post at #IRONBULL5k. The person with the post having the most likes & comments, will also receive a prize.
You may use our digital social media frame. Directions to add frame: Hover over your profile picture when viewing your profile, click on update that should appear over your profile picture, click add frame, search IRONBULL and choose the frame you like best!
3) The fastest time (this is also a race!) for the following:
Male
Female
Household (may include pets)
The cause
The race is completely free. However you may donate to Wausau & Marathon County Parks and Recreation Foundation to keep venues like this, particularly since our local parks will not receive revenues they typically rely on.
Ready for more adventure?
Try the Rib Mountain Adventure Virtual Challenge, where you will have two days to complete five hours of activity. 100% of proceeds will be donated to COVID-19 relief efforts.
QUESTIONS?
Supporting ORganizations
Special thank you to CWOCC who builds and helps maintain 60 miles of singletrack in Central Wisconsin!
