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Hennepin Hundred

Greetings!

We are so excited for race day and getting to see you!

Here is one email with easy to find information you may be looking for race weekend.

We are proud to be a Western States Qualifying race! You will need to finish the 100 mile in 30 hours or under to qualify.

Have your pacers register on ultrasignup. They need to to do this to sign the waiver to be able to run on the race course.

Safe travels, and see you soon!

Michele Hartwig- Race Director

and the Ornery Mule Racing team!

Pacer signup

Weather in Geneseo, Illinois (Central location on course)

Friday Night Packet pickup & safety meeting

Friday Packet Pickup:

All distances, pacer bibs, race bibs and swag pickup. Mandatory for 50 mile/100 mile/Relay.

Pre-race meeting will be inside the Colona Grade School gym. Starts at 5:30

The Fire Station, Colona Grade School and the Colona Town Park are all next to each other. Colona Town Park is the finish line for 100 mile and 50k.

We do not have race day packet pickup at the start lines. We will bring unpicked up bibs with us.

Colona Town Park by finish line.

LINK to MAP

Park responsibly in the grass. Do not park on the trail.

Live tracking

Visit Ornery Mule Racing Website

Shop Hennepin gear online and we’ll have it bagged and ready for you at the race!

Use code 2026hennepinpickup at checkout to remove shipping charges.

Shop now and pick it up race weekend! Order by September 29th.

Race starting lines/Bus info

Thank you to all the amazing Volunteers that make the race possible!

Link to 50 mile and 100 mile start line

100 solo, 50 mile start line:

Location: Sinnissippi park, Sterling, Illinois

Start Time: 7:00 am

If parking lot fills up your crew will need to drop you off at front gate and leave.

Once cars pull into Sinnissippi Park, they can not leave until after race starts. The park clears out quickly. Make sure your crew knows this.

Getting a ride to the race start, PRO tip is to have your driver drop you off outside the gates, and head to the first crew access aid station. This will help them get a parking spot there. It is a short walk to the start line.

IMPORTANT .... you can not leave car at Sinnissippi park. The gates to park are locked after race starts.

BUS

100 mile & 50 mile Race morning bus pickup is at your finish line. All buses leave for starting line at 5:10 am

50k start time: 5:00 pm

50k Bus Pickup is at your finish line: 4:00 pm

Start Location: Aid station 7/15

Time: 5:00 pm, you can start later if you would like to pace a runner or just want to start later. Check in with Aid station if you start late. Write your start time down and tell timer.

50k Bus pick up: leaves at 4:00 pm and takes you to starting line. You can pick up your bib at start line.

Follow race signs and

the course will be easy to follow.

The spot to pay the closest attention is going in and out of aid station 7 & aid station 15. We call this "Confusion Corner". Read the signs and you will be fine.

Look at the race course on map and understand the race course. On the out & back section of course. Be sure you head out going in the correct direction. LINK to course

Reading aid station page of website is helpful. LINK

100 mile runners turn around after aid station 11 at the "100 mile turn around sign"

50 mile runners turn around after Aid station 10 at the "50 mile turn around sign".

Do NOT turn around early. Make sure you step past the sign so you are recorded on timing.

Thank you to Athletico!

They will be set up at the 100 mile/50k finish line.

Stop in to be cared for!

EXCITING NEWS!

Friday evening Keynote Speaker

Phil Young

"Fleet Feet Phil" from Davenport, Iowa

Race notables:

Kettle Moraine 100k- 1st overall in 2022 & 2023

Hennepin 50 mile- 1st overall in 2022

Hennepin 50 mile- 2nd overall in 2019 & 2021

Hennepin 50k- 1st overall in 2018

Tunnel Hill 100 mile- 1st overall in 2021 & 2022

Link to Fleet Feet Instagram- it is FUN to follow

After race remember to

Pick up your drop bags.
Check with timer to see if you won an Age group award. Collect your award.
Make sure you picked up race gear.
If you forget anything. Fill out this form LINK

Crew can go to "CREW ACCESS" Aid stations only.

Please make sure they understand this. It risk our ability to have aid stations in the locations they are located if crew shows up.

No crew at Aid station 1

No crew at Aid station 2

No crew at Aid station 4

No crew at Aid station 6

No crew at Aid station 9/13

No crew at Aid station 11

No crew at Aid station 17

No crew at Aid station 18

Drop Bags

Size: Keep your bags a reasonable size/weight. 24 x 12 x 12 inches or smaller

Mark your drop bags with your:

Name

Race- 100, 50 , or 50k runner

Aid station number.

This information is important to help us get your bag where you need it and to the finish line.

Where do you leave drop bags?

Friday's safety/race meeting leave your bag on the tarp that is labeled for the station you would like it to go to at Friday's meeting.

You are welcome to drop off your own bags at stations if you forget to bring them Friday.

*Reminder- 100, 50 mile, 50k runners. Race day we will deliver drop bags to 50 mile finish and the 100 mile/50k finish line only.

Drop bags will be returned to finish line as aid stations close down. Then stations are approximently a 1 hour drive to finish line. You are welcome to have your crew pick them up for you if you do not want to wait.

IMPORTANT: Race start line will have a tarp to leave drop bags that will be taken to the 50 mile finish line and the 100/50k mile finish line. All other drop bags have to be dropped off on Friday night.

This is Jeremy. He is your drop bag dude. Please keep your drop bags a reasonable size so he can fit them into his delivery van.

Race information LINKS

Please make sure your crew does not go to "NON CREW" Aid stations or road crossings that are not dedicated aid stations to give you aid. We will DQ the runner if the crew does not follow directions. No runner aid between aid stations.

Pre-Race meeting & bus info

Aid station Information

Handy crew spreadsheet

Pace chart

Website home page

Forget something at race - fill out this form

Link to 100 mile and 50k bus pickup

50 Mile Bus pickup

100 mile race start line

50k race start line

Aid stations

We will have a variety of these types of food

Aid Station page website

Drinks: Regain Nutrition, Soda, coffee, water

Food: Pb&J, chips, cookies, candies, dill pickles, bean rollups, hot soups, & a variety of extra foods through out the night. All night stations will have something hot. Our volunteers are generous and work hard to take care of you.

Vegan options: