BADLANDS RACE SERIES

Event Details

The Badlands 50K and 100K take place entirely within the scenic Island Lake Recreation Area, winding through its extensive trail network. All three races start and finish at the same hub, with the 100K runners taking on two full loops of the 50K course for the ultimate challenge. Badlands is primarily a night race with the 50K and 100K participants starting at 10pm and running to dawn and into the day. An additional 50K taking place during the daytime will start at dawn.

Participant and Race Details
We will host up to 450 total participants, distributed evenly across three race divisions, each capped at 150 runners:

• Race 1 – Overnight 50K: Starts at 10:00 PM on Saturday, August 15

• Race 2 – Overnight 100K: Starts at 10:00 PM on Saturday, August 15

• Race 3 – Daytime 50K: Starts at 6:44 AM (sunrise) on Sunday, August 16

Prize Purse

There will be two competitive categories, Female and Open. Runners wishing to compete for the prize money under the female category must provide a valid driver's license with female gender assigned at birth. NO EXCEPTIONS.  All other runners will automatically qualify for the Open category. 

• $5,000 for Night 50K (Open & Women's)

  • $3,000 First Place ($1,500/Category)

  • $1,500 Second Place ($750/Category)

  • $500 Third Place ($250/Category

• $10,000 for Night 100k (Open & Women's)

  • $6,000 First Place  ($3,000/Category)

  • $3,000 Second Place ($1,500/Category)

  • $1,000 Third Place  ($500/Category)

  *The daytime 50K will not have a prize purse