Name: Queen City Trailblazers
Start: 2026-09-21
End: 2026-10-12
Location: Marquette

About the Event

Queen City Trailblazers is an opportunity for elementary aged kids (K-5th) to explore the basics of trail running! Our team of coaches will lead your young runner through trail etiquette, proper running form and technique (suitable for trail running) and expose them to a lifelong sport that they can enjoy by themselves and with friends/family. Trailblazers is a 4 week program, however, your runner does not need to sign up for all 4 practices. For example, if you want to sign up for just the first practice, you can do that. Or you can sign up for 2 of the 4 practices, 3 of the 4 practices or 4 of the 4 practices. Please note, that this program is a first come basis and we have 20 spots reserved for each practice. This is to ensure the following: safety for all participants, proper coach to athlete ratio, and ease up on congestion in the trails.

The schedule for practices will be the following:

September 21st: Marquette Board of Light and Power Trails off of Wright Street From 5:00-5:45pm

September 28th: NTN South Trailhead. From 5:00-5:45pm

October 5th: Marquette Board of Light and Power Trails off of Wright Street From 5:00-5:45pm

October 12th: NTN South Trailhead. From 5:00-5:45pm

Questions? Please contact Paige Du Bois at pdubois@mqtrun.com

Races Offered

Queen City Trailblazers Practice 1 - Board of Light and Power

Sep 21, 2026

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Distance — Queen City Trailblazers Practice 1 - Board of Light and Power

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Type — Running

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17:00

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$0.00

Queen City Trailblazers Practice 2 - South Trails

Sep 28, 2026

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Distance — Queen City Trailblazers Practice 2 - South Trails

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Type — Running

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17:00

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$0.00

Queen City Trailblazers Practice 3 - Board of Light and Power

Oct 05, 2026

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Distance — Queen City Trailblazers Practice 3 - Board of Light and Power

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Type — Running

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17:00

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$0.00

Queen City Trailblazers Practice 4 - South Trails

Oct 12, 2026

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Distance — Queen City Trailblazers Practice 4 - South Trails

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Type — Running

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17:00

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$0.00

About Marquette

Learn more about the host city, Marquette.

Marquette is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range. The city is partially surrounded by Marquette Township, but the two are administered autonomously.