Hennepin Hundred Set To Make Canal History?

Hennepin Hundred! The Event Of The Year? Things are getting exciting as the race day gets closer and runners, volunteers, spectators and media personal make their way to the Sterling Rock Falls area. large crowds are expected as runners and spectators come from many miles away. Here is a clip and some information.

Hartwig and the race’s co-producer, the non-profit Trails for Illinois, hope to use proceeds from the race to improve all visitors’ experience on the Hennepin Canal Trail year-round.

“The Hennepin Canal State Trail is over 100 miles long—that’s a Wisconsin- or Minnesota-scale trail,” says Trails for Illinois executive director Steve Buchtel. “But the state starves all of its state parks and trails for funding, so even Illinoisans travel elsewhere to run and ride great trails.”

With runners traveling from 34 states and four countries, the Hennepin Hundred has already brought international attention to the Hennepin Canal, says Buchtel. “The money we raise can help Illinois improve the trail and promote trail-oriented tourism along the Hennepin Canal.”

Find more information on the Hennepin Hundred at muddrunner.com, on Facebook @hennepin100, e-mail Michele Hartwig at dirtrunner100@yahoo.com.

The mission of MUDD Ultra-running Dudes & Dudettes is to bring trail runners together for training, events, education and community service. More information is available atmuddrunner.com.

Trails for Illinois is a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to connect Illinois and its communities to a network of non-motorized trails. “We want your home to be your trailhead,” says Buchtel. More information is available at trailsforillinois.org and on Facebook @trailsforillinois, or e-mail Steve Buchtel at steve@trailsforillinois.org.