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Ultras · US · MI

Porkies Wilderness Races

Heavy Half Marathon · 14.06 miles
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The date is set. Entry has not opened. Registration opens Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM Central Time.
Race dateSeptember 18, 2027
Start12:00pm
Whenin 337 days
First held2026

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Distance 14.06 miles
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Time limit 12:00:00
Aid stations 3
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The course

Where it goes point to point · 3 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file.

A half marathon that follows the final stretch of the 50 mile loop to the Presque Isle finish. Runners ride a shuttle bus to the start at Little Carp. The course goes a different direction than the 50 mile course in one section. Finishers receive a medal.

Climbs and descents are steep; flats are muddy, rocky, and rooted. Remote wilderness: if a rescue is needed, rescuers travel on foot, so help can take a long time to reach you. Black bears live in the area and bear spray is not allowed. There is very little cell service anywhere in the park, so download offline maps and the GPX file before race day.

The race

What this one is

A 50-mile single loop and a Heavy Half Marathon in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan. The park covers 60,000 acres and has over 90 miles of trail, including a section of the North Country National Scenic Trail. The course was designed to show off the park's most scenic and demanding terrain rather than for speed: steep climbs and descents, muddy, rocky, rooted flats, and a night that may feel desolate as you spend hours alone in the wild. 50 mile finishers receive a belt buckle and Heavy Half finishers a medal. Organized by Ornery Mule Racing.

The first Porkies race was run on September 19, 2026. A 100 mile and a 200 mile course have been designed and are planned for a later year.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
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Lottery opens
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Lottery draw
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Field cap
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Registration
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Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
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Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes docs.google.com
Vehicles per runner
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Pacers
No porkiestrailrace.com
Muling
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Drop bags
No docs.google.com
Cupless
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Course marking
Fully Marked porkiestrailrace.com
Night running
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Dogs
Not allowed ultrasignup.com
Headphones
Allowed porkiestrailrace.com
Crew rules
Crew and spectators may only be at the finish. There is no crew or spectator access at Little Carp (the start) or Speaker's. Crew who go to a No Crew Access station get their runner disqualified. All crew vehicles need a Michigan Recreation Passport for the park. porkiestrailrace.com
Pacer rules
No pacers allowed. porkiestrailrace.com
Drop bag rules
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Cutoff philosophy
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Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
0.00 Little Carp (Start) ? ○ ○ ? ? ?
9.63 Speaker's
None · basic first aid
 11:30pm ○ ○ ? ● 4.43
14.06 Porcupine (Finish) 12:30am ● ○ ? ? ?
Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances
50 mile (50.08 miles)
Other years
2026
What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.