Registration is now open for all 2012 Great Lakes Endurance Events.  Registration links are located at the end of this article, within each event’s info page, and the GLE Race Calendar located on the lower right of our home page.  Great Lakes Endurance will host a record 10 events in 2012 including three snowshoe races, six trail running races, and one road race.  Two brand new events are on the 2012 calendar include the Iola Twilight Snowshoe 5K & 10K on February 4 and the much anticipated Waugoshance Trail Marathon & Half Marathon on July 14.  The Iola Twilight Snowshoe will be held under the lights (start time is 6:00 p.m.) at the much loved Iola Winter Sports Park, site of beautifully rolling nordic ski terrain.  The race will utilize a 5K lighted loop.  Iola has more lighted trail than nearly any other venue in the midwest and this one of a kind snowshoe race will embrace it with some epic snowshoe racing.  The other new event, the Waugoshance Trail Run, will include a marathon, half marathon, 5K, and Kid’s 2K.  Great Lakes Endurance is collaborating with the Little Traverse Conservancy, Wilderness State Park and the Harbor Springs Chapter of the North Country Trail to stage this new trail race on an absolutely gorgeous section of single track trail from Cross Village to Mackinaw City.  The half marathon will start in Wilderness State Park and finish in Mackinaw City.  The 5K and Kid’s 2K will be held on the Friday evening before the main events and be staged entirely on the trail system within Wilderness State Park.  In addition to these new events, we have added a half marathon to the race menu at the Pigeon River Classic, which previously featured a  10K, 5K, and Kid’s 1 Mile. A summary of the 2012 Race Calendar follows.  Each event name is linked to its registration.  A downloadable GLE Calendar is also available.

Iola Twilight Snowshoe February 4 (10K, 5K , Kid’s 800m)

Tahquamenon Snowshoe February 18 (20K, 10K, 5K, Kid’s 800m)

Keyes Peak Snowshoe March 4  (10K, 5K, Kid’s 800m)

Iola Trail Run April 15 (15K, 5K, Kid’s 2K)

Pigeon River Classic May 5 (Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kid’s 1 Mile)

Keyes Peak Trail Run June 23 (50K, Marathon, 10K, Kid’s 1 Mile)

Waugoshance Trail Run July 14 (Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, Kid’s 2K)

Grand Island Trail Run July 28  (Marathon, Half Marathon, Kid’s 2K)

Tahqua Trail Run August 11 (25K, 10K, Kid’s 2K)

Hartman Creek Trail Run September 9 (25K, 10K, Kid’s 2K)