The toughest 5ish and 10ish mile trail course in the Midwest!

Greetings!

Race weekend is here! Time to experience this adventure designed by Jeff & Jeff. They hope they deliver their goal to crush your soul and cause a few tears!

Happy trails,

Michele, Jeff & Jeff, Nicki, Sid and the entire OMR team!

#BadIdea #JeffandJeffAreEvil #BonusMiles

Friday night pickup at shop:

Ornery Mule Racing Trailhead

824 S. Main Street #102

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

5- 8 pm

Race morning at Race:

Park at Main lot of Veteran Acres.

Packet pick up will be at the Rotary Building. You can see Rotary building on this map

LINK TO LOCATION

6:15 am to 7:30 am

You will follow yellow flags to get to the race start line. It is approximately a one mile hike through the forest to the start line.

The race start line is an adventure in itself.

After you pickup your bib/packet---> follow YELLOW OMR flags to the secret start line in the center of the park. Allow yourself time to get there. It is a:

30 minute walk

20 minute jog

10 minute sprint

Race start: 8 am

it will be "Fun" they said...



The Infamous Jeffs have a mandatory pre-race meeting at 7:55 am. Listen to their directions.



Wear your race bib on the front of your body!

As you crawl into your "on course Aid station" the volunteers will mark your bib and direct you on how to continue your Soul Crusher Adventure.

10 mile Ultra- you will check in at aid station and your bib will be marked as arriving there. This must be done to continue on. Aid stations volunteers will direct you towards your second loop.

5 mile Ultra- you will check in at aid station. Aid station volunteers will direct you towards the finish line.

Free bonus miles

Ultra style 5 and 10 miler

Course is a fresh and new challenge every year!

Finish line check list

• Pick up finisher award
• Check results and pick up age group or overall awards you won
• Grab all your gear and head home safely
• Sleep on couch all day dreaming of when registration opens again

Use code: CRUSHEDSOUL

For $5.00 off any of these events

Good for one week!

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