Volunteer Assignments 2023

Below is a list of registered volunteers.  Initially volunteer jobs will be blank / unassigned – approximately 3 weeks from race day we will start  making volunteer job assignments and specific job assignments will appear next to each volunteers name.  Keep in mind that volunteers may be assigned more than one job, thus a volunteers name may show up on the volunteer list more than once.  Use the search box to search and column headers to find all of your jobs and a list of who you are working with.  A list of volunteer jobs and descriptions can be found HERE.  Want to volunteer but have not signed up yet – start HERE!
First Name
Last Name
Job
Start
Finish
Notes
DavidMarkman
CarlBliss
AlexBartley
BonnieRiley
SteveHennessy
PeterTrippe
GwendolynKelly-Kohnke
SteveCampbell
DebCampbell
maria (martje)oostra
BrianKlug
JeremyHager
CraigYotter
MaddiMelchert
AmyWasson
JeffMiller
ErikaRiggs
kelceyknott
DougLodermeier
KentFarrington
LucasKocak
AmyClark
CrissyMcNaughton
DaltonStruck
LoriLarson
ChristineOlson
AaronDennis
ScottRassbach
SamOlson
LindaWilliams
JaredSimpson
MattMitchell
RobVer Straeten
GregoryRenden
Sandrea Hopkins
MikeMunoz
BryanSee
AndrewWarg
CoryNordstrom
Madeline Harms
KarinNoerenberg
ScottNoerenberg
DavidShannon
GeorgePower
LaurelSipe
EricNelson
ButchDarsow
TravisThiede
Beth Stuedemann
BenjaminDrexler
KathyHowe
ChristopherWard
SusanWoods
AndyLohn
JeanneLaBore
GarySheets
Stephanie Thiede
MarieHarvat
HeidiLehrke
GregAllen
MelissaBrabec
LeilaMcGrath
MariaRazzoli
SusanLodge
MegGunvalson
ToddRowe
RobertLitchy
LisaDunnigan
AvaDunnigan
MattHodes
WesleyMeier
MarkJohnson
Dalton Struck
BillPomerenke
JohnSchultz
CandiceCollins
ScottRadke
MichaelBarton
JeffGoldstein
ShelbyMiller
NickRyan
Robbie Skantz
kelceyknott
JanetHausken
AnnHarris
MichaelWheeler
E'Fischer-Drew
KateLeis
Mark Martinsen
ChalaynePalmgren
MarkBrose

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.