Echo 136

Southern Kettle Welcome.

The hospitality of the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest is inviting, consuming and eager to greet you. This is where you’ll start your 136 mile journey headed North. All of the miles you travel on are those of the Ice Age State Trail. From gentle wide groomed trails, single tracks that you could traverse for days, bike paths and road connectors this course has it all. Over the 55 hours given you’ll connect sections to aid stations, dots to dots and yourself deeper with purpose. Nature has a way of doing just that and we are thrilled to create a space of growth for you both.

What’s in a name?

All of our events are named something with great meaning. “Echo”, to call out and sound returns, only here it’s of our 2025 event “Fallinline” just now headed in the other direction. Where lessons bounce off the rocks, roots and trees to come back to you as a response to relentlessly persist forward. We promise you will be challenged, it will almost always get worse, but you will come out of the valley to a peak again. These are metaphorical sentences of course, but your desire to complete the course shall be a statement you make all on your own. We’ll be there every moment with you.

Great Expectations.

Our number one goal is to have all of the tools for you to succeed. Aid stations provided along the way will be a mix of tents, buildings, homes and pavilions. Stations will be stocked with water, soda, ice and an electrolyte drink. The foods one will expect will all be there as well; candies, crunchies, salty things, warm hearty, and cold grabs all depending on the times the stations are open. A menu will go out on what the main entree will be. We will be cognizant of dietary preferences of vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, gluten free to free range “I’ll eat whatever’. If you are truly CELIAC, please let me know and I’ll be happy to store your food at the aid stations you choose. I cannot or won’t guarantee gluten cross contaminations.

Support.

There will be 10 fully stocked aid stations on the course. Mile markers attached to the locations are those from the FarOut app of the Ice Age trail map. Mileage numbers can or may change due to the trail being in constant work. We will update any changes as they come up. A more through description will be in the “Runners Manual” when posted on our website @Tydish.org. *Start line-Rice Lake boat launch (868.9). AS 1 Young Road trail intersection (879.9). AS 2-Scuppernong trailhead (898.1). AS 3-Deeds place (913). AS 4-Centennial park (924.6) Pacers can start here. AS 5-Emerald Dr. trailhead (936.9) Pacer pickup/exchange. AS 6-Nature Trail lot at Pike Lake (948.1). Pacer pickup/exchange. AS 7-Paradise Dr. trailhead (959.5). Pacer pickup/exchange. AS 8-Sunburst ski hill lot/Ice Age trailhead (970.4). Pacer pickup/exchange. AS 9- St. John’s Church lot (979.5) Pacer pickup/exchange. AS 10-Butler Lake “stairs to nowhere” trailhead (989.7). Pacer pickup/exchange. Finish line-CTH P. (1004.6) Total elevation gain= 11,148 ft., Loss= 10,961 ft. The number above was the accumulation of the sections created via Gaia gps when creating the gpx file. ***these numbers will not be exactly the same as what you’ll get. Every system, device, source, etc. will have varying measuring metrics. What we have provided is the best and closest approximation of the distance and elevation gains and loss that we are capable of providing you.

No No’s by the RD.

We are a NO alcohol provided company. If you or your crew supply it, great, we just will not anywhere. No race day sign up will be available. No cowbells or incessant noise makers are allowed. On top of our green efforts, noise pollution is one we are mindful of while in nature. Please clap, cheer, sashay, spirit finger of golf clap. Vocal encouragement is highly encouraged!!! CUPLESS-no single serve disposable cups will be provided. We will refill your vessels as needed. If your crew creates a problem anywhere you will be disqualified. They are to abide by all rules/laws/signs posted or whatever is asked of them normally. Your crew represents you, you represent us. If our brand is challenged or reflected poorly on in any way I will be swift to take care of it. You have all made us so proud thus far, thank you for that and let’s keep it rolling!!! •MUST BE 18 years of age to register. Zero expectations like at all given. Pacers must be 16 years or older, unless with an adult.

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Crew/Pacers/side help.

You are invited to have pacers join you at Aid Station 4/Centennial Park). Every aid station after that they are allowed to be dropped off or picked up. You may have more than one but less than 3 pacers at a time. Crew is allowed at every aid station. They are also allowed to assist you between AS1 and AS2 for that’s an 18 mile stretch. This is the ONLY time you may take aid between stations. You are also welcome to patron businesses seen along the way or use public restrooms as needed. Please of course try to stay well mannered as you do so.

Awards.

Top 3 overall women and men will be given a podium award. All other amazing finishers will receive a useful something that’s theme specific. What that is, is yet to be determined. We don’t do finisher medals or buckles of sorts. Not saying what we give you can’t be hung on a hook somewhere, it still could I suppose.