5K to 50K ~ it is up to you
A no-frills running event. You can choose your distance on race day in the moment. Run or walk anything from a 5K up to a 50K. With no-cut off times and plenty of support, this is just the race you need to test your endurance.
100% of the proceeds of this fun event will be given to the Chautauqua County Fire Police.
Held in the beautiful lakeside community of Cassadaga, NY. Just off of I-90, one hour south of Buffalo, NY, and 1 hour north of Erie, PA.
Held in conjunction with the Cassadaga Winter Festival activities and produced by Wilson Endurance Sports.
Event options
50K ~ Run or Walk
The Lower Lake in Cassadaga hosts a perfectly distanced 5K.
We all start off together at 8am. A 3.1 mile loop around the lake. With an aid station at the starting point, you will complete the loop as many times as you'd like.
A warming location inside the Community Room with restrooms available, you can take as many breaks as you would like. All breaks are included in your finish time.
NO CUT-OFF TIMES
Ruck
Completing the same route and the same start time, you complete the 5K loops with a rucksack on your back. Nothing else is different.
What is a Ruck?
A ruck is short for rucksack (military slang for a backpack.) It can also mean the action of rucking or going on a ruck march. For example, you might say: “I rucked 10 miles yesterday with a 20lb weight in my backpack.”
You can "ruck" with any amount of weight with a minimum amount of 20 pounds.
Rucking Tips – The basics:
1. Grab a backpack
2. Load it up with at least 20 lbs of weight; can be bricks, dumbbells, plates, anything to get the 20 lbs.
3. Move - the distance and the pace is totally up to you.
Only rule - you have to keep the weight on for your entire distance.
We will award one prize each to the top M/F finisher of the full 50K RUCK category.
Why do we call it NO-FRILLS?
No frills means no frills. No finisher medal, no race shirts.
Top 3 Overall Male & Female of the full 50K will receive an embroidered beanie.
**UPDATE to the NO FRILLS ~ we’ve added some frills. We just couldn’t help ourselves.
*Warming center in the community room at 22 Mill Street with coffee and hot cocoa
*Restrooms available
*Bring your bags inside to keep them warm
*Aid station with water, Hammer Nutrition HEED and Gels
*Take a break or enjoy post race:
~beer zone provided by our awesome sponsors at Southern Tier Brewing Company
~pancakes and sausage made fresh by Coach Mark beginning at 8:30am until the last runner finishes. No limit.
Dana Boser, LMT, will be on-site to massage your screaming muscles when it's over. Suggested donation of $2 per minute, payable directly to Dana with cash or Venmo.
Spectators are welcome to join in the fun. We ask for a donation to cover the cost of the food.
