Afton Trail Run Volunteer Email 1 2022

Date: Saturday April 30, 2022
Subject: Afton Trail Run Volunteer Email 1 2022

Hi All!

I hope this email finds you well! This year’s Afton Trail Run is on Saturday July 2, 2022. Founded in 1994 (having missed 2020 due to Covid) this will be the 28th annual event!

You are receiving this email for one of the following reasons:

• You have already signed up to volunteer for the 2022 Afton Trail Run. A list of those who have already signed up can be found HERE https://www.aftontrailrun.com/volunteer-assignments/

• You have told me you plan on volunteering and have not yet signed up.

• You helped last year or in years past and we want you back!

NO PRESSURE, we will have enough volunteers come race day – if we are ever badly in need / hurting we will be sure to say as much!

If you are interested in volunteering it helps me to stay organized if EVERYONE can go to the website and sign up to volunteer (it only takes a few minutes) HERE https://www.aftontrailrun.com/volunteer-signup/ – Please provide any useful information that will help me in assigning you to your volunteer position; i.e. the days and times that you are available, what position you have worked in the past, names of anyone you would like to be assigned with, other preferences, etc. If you are interested in helping with equipment cleanup and storage on Sunday July 3 at our home in Hastings, please indicate that as well.

We will gather volunteer registrations / information through early to mid-june, then when we have just about everyone we need committed, we will start making volunteer assignments – look for further communication as we get closer.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions. Thanks for your ongoing support of the Afton Trail Run!

Thank You,

John Storkamp
Race Director
racedirector@aftontrailrun.com

 

 

Afton Trail Run
50KM & 25KM Trail Races
Afton State Park – Hastings, Minnesota
Saturday July 4, 2020
• 50KM 6:30AM
• 25KM 7:30AM

Registration:
Opens Wedneday January 1, 2020 at 12:01AM CST
Closes Friday June 26, 2020 at 11:59PM CST
*Or once the field limit has been met
Complete Registration Details HERE

Directions to Race Start:
Afton State Park
6959 Peller Avenue South
Hastings, MN 55033
Hastings, Minnesota
Google Maps Directions HERE
Approx 25 minutes East of St. Paul, MN and 40 minutes East of Minneapolis, MN

Terrain / Course Description:
The Afton Trail Run consists of a hilly 25K loop (two loops for the 50K), winding through Afton State Park’s trail system. The race is held 100% off road, primarily on very runnable / not very technical single double and single track. There are 7 long climbs per loop, rising from the river valley and down again with a good mix of rolling and flat terrain between the hills.  Be sure to see maps, elevation charts and stats provided on this website HERE.

50KM:
2 x 15.5 mile loops =  31 miles
Elevation Gain 4,670 FT
Elevation Loss 4,670 FT
NET Elevation Change 9,340 FT
11 Aid Stations
9 hour time limit
Complete 50KM Info HERE

25KM:
1 x 15.5 mile loop = 15.5 miles
Elevation Gain 2,335 FT
Elevation Loss 2,335 FT
NET Elevation Change 4,670 FT
5 Aid Stations
8 hour time limit
Complete 25KM Info HERE

More About the Race / Area:
The Afton Trail Run is one of the most challenging and beautiful trail races around.  The race was established in 1994 and is now one of the oldest, largest and most competitive trail races in the country and routinely draws runners from all 50 states and beyond.  The race takes place entirely within the borders of Afton State Park.  Afton State Park lies on a glacial moraine, scribed with deep ravines running down to the St. Croix River.  The 169 mile St. Croix River was one of the original eight United States rivers to have significant portions placed under protection by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968.  Within the park sandstone outcrops have been exposed in some of the ravines. The vertical drop from the blufftop to the water is 300 feet.  A few patches of remnant prairie survived the decades of farming that took place on the blufftop. Today the former fields are being restored to prairie and oak savanna. The ravines leading down to the riverbank are thickly wooded with oak, aspen, birch, and cherry.