Yankee Springs Winter Challenge
Middleville, United States • 3 Jan 2026
Event overview
The Yankee Springs Winter Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, January 3, 2026. The event uses the grounds of the Long Lake Outdoor Center at 10370 Gun Lake Rd, Middleville, MI 49333. The Long Lake Outdoor Center is closed for the winter under new management, but the organizers will use the grounds and will have a heated tent for registration and post-race food. Cabins are not available for this winter race; several nearby hotels are mentioned as alternatives.
- 50k
- 25k
- 10k
- 5k
Course, support, and logistics
Courses are rolling, mostly wooded single-track trails with lake views. The 5k, 10k, and 25k are single loops, and the 50k is two laps of the 25k. Aid stations are placed so distances between them range from 2 to 4 miles. The 10k has one aid station; the 25k has three aid stations, with one station visited twice by 25k runners; 50k runners also have a start/finish aid station. Aid stations will offer water, Gatorade, Coke, oranges, bananas, and sweet and salty snacks.
Pacers are allowed for 50k runners on the second 25k loop. Pacers will sign a waiver at the start/finish, may use aid station food and drinks, and are asked to step off the course before the finish line. The race fee includes a crew neck sweatshirt or buff; registering by December 8 guarantees a sweatshirt. Registration closes January 1. The finisher award for the winter race is a snow globe. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.