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Superior 100 Mile Trail Race
Datefirst Friday and Saturday in September
LocationGooseberry Falls State Park to Lutsen Mountains in Minnesota
Event typeUltramarathon
Distance103.3 miles (166.2 km)
Established1991 (33 years ago) (1991)
Course recordsMen's: 18:56:02 (2018)
Neal Collick
Women's: 21:54:10 (2023)
Gretchen Metsa
Official siteSuperior 100 Mile Trail Race

The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race is an annual ultramarathon in Minnesota. The race starts at Gooseberry Falls State Park and runs along the Superior Hiking Trail until it finishes at Caribou Highlands Lodge on Lutsen Mountains. It is run on the first Friday and Saturday in September.

The race was founded by Harry Sloan in 1991, who served as race director from 1991 until 1997.[1] The current race director is John Storkamp, and the race is organized by RockSteady Running.[2]

Representative view of the Superior Hiking Trail, along which the Superior 100 is run.

Having started in 1991, the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race is the ninth oldest 100 mile trail race in the United States. It has a reputation for being among the most difficult races of its kind, owing to grueling climbs and unpredictable weather conditions.[3] [4] [5] The race has 21,000 feet (6,400 m) of vertical climbs and in 2013 the average finish time was 34 hours.[6] The Superior 100 has a time limit of 38 hours.[7]

History and Records

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The course records after the 2023 race are held by Neal Collick (18:56:02) for men and Gretchen Metsa (21:54:10) for women.[8]

The current course has been run since 2006, which was originally measured twice via a surveying wheel by Donald Clark and Bonnie Riley.[9] The original course ran from the junior high school in Silver Bay, Minnesota to the Cook County football field in Grand Marais, Minnesota on the Superior Hiking Trail.[10] Harry Sloan, race director from 1991 to 1997 along with Tami Tanski-Sherman, believes the current course is more challenging than the original.[11]

Notable history

  • In 2022, Sophie Tibbetts became the first known member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to have completed the Superior 100.[12]
  • In 2017, the Split Rock River Bridge was out and runners had to cross Split Rock River on foot. Beavers also flooded part of the course with knee-high water.[13]
  • As of 2016, Eugene Curnow was the first person to have completed the Superior 100 ten times and remains one of only three people to have done so.[14]
  • Courtney Dauwalter ran the Superior 100 in 2013 and finished second.[15]

Women's Winners[16]

Year Winner Time Age Country
2024 Cheryl Matson 27:41:54 41  United States[17]
2023 Gretchen Metsa 21:54:10 40  United States
2022 Gretchen Metsa 24:06:19 39  United States
2021 Katie Kubont 27:14:10 37  United States[18]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Kelly Teeselink 25:23:19 32  United States
2018 Mallory Richard 22:36:39 33  Canada
2017 Gretchen Metsa 25:23:03 34  United States[19]
2016 Mallory Richard 23:51:01 31  Canada[20]
2015 Mallory Richard 25:36:47 30  Canada[21]
2014 Mallory Richard 27:32:27 29  Canada
2013 April Anselmo 26:03:14 28  United States[22]
2012 Kristina Folcik 24:49:06 34  United States[23]
2011 Sheryl Wheeler 27:19:17 48  United States[24]
2010 Sheryl Wheeler 27:42:03 47  United States
2009 Eva Pastalkova 30:59:32 33  United States[25]
2008 Helen Lavin 26:49:22 unknown  United States Ireland[26]
2007 Susan Donnelly 32:35:58 44  United States[27]
2006 Kerry Owens 29:37:26 43  United States[28]
2005 Event not held
2004 Jenny Hoffman 28:31:51 unknown unknown
2003 Susan Donnelly 32:03:38 40  United States
2002 Diana Finkel 26:39:24 30  United States[29]
2001 Karen Libsch 28:52:16 unknown  United States[30]
2000 Susan Donnelly 28:43:30 37  United States[31]
1999 Sue Johnston 23:52:40 33  United States
1998 No female finishers
1997 Mary Bystedt 26:02:53 44  United States[32]
1996 Mary Bystedt 28:07:49 43  United States
1995 Peggy Stafford 28:39:56 47  United States[33]
1994 Mary Bystedt 24:17:59 41  United States
1993 Mary Bystedt 25:30:28 40  United States[34]
1992 Susan Gimbel 26:45:02 45  United States
1991 Susan Gimbel 26:49:49 44  United States[35]

Men's Winners[36]

Year Winner Time Age Country
2024 Scott Wopata 20:54:03 40  United States[37]
2023 Kyle Moss 19:40:16 32  United States
2022 Jake Hegge 20:45:02 31  United States
2021 Thomas Carr 21:09:32 29  United States
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Mick Jurynec 20:15:55 42  United States
2018 Neal Collick 18:56:02 38  United States
2017 Neal Collick 19:31:40 37  United States[38]
2016 Frank Pipp 20:23:15 39  United States[39]
2015 Jake Hegge 19:30:37 24  United States[40]
2014 Adam Schwartz-Lowe 21:58:32 41  United States
2013 John Horns 23:21:36 51  United States
2012 Steven Moore 21:02:41 45  United States[41]
2011 John Horns 24:13:53 49  United States[42]
2010 Brian Peterson 22:35:28 26  United States
2009 Angus Repper 26:31:47 37  United States[43]
2008 Chris Gardner 21:57:53 unknown  United States[44]
2007 Wynn Davis 23:17:26 26  United States[45]
2006 Sean Andrish 21:42:11 36  United States[46]
2005 Event not held
2004 Christopher Hanson 28:04:56 33  United States
2003 Doug Hansel 26:42:43 43  United States
2002 Steve Schuder 24:05:11 38  United States[47]
2001 Andy Holak 23:27:06 unknown  United States[48]
2000 Ian Torrence 18:59:58 27  United States[49]
1999 Jeff Simpkins 20:40:05 37 unknown
1998 Frederick Brooks 22:55:10 45 unknown
1997 Mark Marcelli 19:50:45 38  United States[50]
1996 Larry Ochsendorf 20:40:24 51  United States[51]
1995 David Atlas 20:30:12 unknown  United States[52]
1994 David Wrolstad 21:15:29 35  United States
1993 Joe Franko 20:46:03 unknown unknown[53]
1992 Eric Clifton 17:21:42 unknown unknown[54]
1991 Bob Stavig 23:08:57 42  United States[55]

References

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  2. ^ Kurt, Alex (26 April 2017). "Rock Steady: John Storkamp has battled addiction, finished some of the toughest races on the planet and received accolades as a race director. But he really excels at making those around him better". Trailrunner Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ Barker, Sarah (1 September 2016). "Superior 100 trail race remains among the toughest, wildest of its kind". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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  5. ^ Brothers, Bruce (20 October 2002). "SUPERIOR TRAIL RUGGEDLY BEAUTIFUL FOR HIKERS AND RACERS". Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
  6. ^ Bradley, Benjamin (24 September 2013). "Not for the faint of heart, runners tested in North Shore 100-mile race - Minnesota's Superior 100 Mile Trail Race isn't just an endurance test. It measures and weighs a runner's mental toughness, as he or she continues to race long after muscles have grown weak and exhausted. Simply put, it challenges the human spirit". Duluth News Tribune.
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  39. ^ Timmons, Bob (15 September 2016). "Superior Trail runners had weather in addition to miles to endure - Winnipeg woman tops women's field for third consecutive year with record race". Minnesota Star Tribune.
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  42. ^ not provided, not provided (12 September 2011). "Endurance racing: Horns first in Superior 100". Duluth News Tribune.
  43. ^ not provided, not provided (16 September 2009). "Local names & news: Davis sets Moose Mountain mark". Duluth News Tribune.
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  50. ^ not provided, not provided (24 September 1997). "Mark Marcelli wins 100-mile race". Duluth News Tribune.
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