Two Hearted Trail Run

Two Hearted Trail Run

Two Hearted Trail Run

( 1 review )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Paradise,
    Michigan,
    United States
  • June
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon
  • Trail Race
  • Event Website

Gisgie Gendreau

Michigan, United States
13 7
2017
"A race you do for the scenery and unique medal"
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Gisgie Gendreau's thoughts:

Two Hearted in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (specifically at Tahquamenon Falls) was the perfect first trail half for me. There are also full marathon and 50K options.
Packet pickup the day before the race was relatively easy. Pay attention to the location description on the website because we went to the wrong place and we didn't see any signage. The race shirt was just OK. It started falling apart after the first wash. But the medal is awesome. It's made out of wood and is very unique.
The race was well organized, had gorgeous scenery, a well-marked route and made my first experience memorable. I ran it with a couple of friends who are very experienced trail runners.
Parking was super easy, but you need a Michigan State Parks sticker (Recreation Passport). If you don't already have one on your license plate (it's just $11 for the year for access to state parks), you can get a pass at the park.
It's a small race with few bells and whistles. It was very technical for a newbie, but I still am glad that I took a chance on the race.
While there were aid stations, I was still glad I had bought a new Nathan hydration pack for the occasion and that I had sunglasses on a very sunny day.
The race organizers had very clear instructions both on the race website and in person just before the race about how the trail was marked (with blue flags to our right plus mile markers). There were a couple of spots where we didn’t see the blue flags for a while, but were relieved to see them clearly marking our directions. That said, we kept looking for those little flags because no one wants to get lost in the middle of nowhere, especially with no cell reception.
As I mentioned, the course was very technical. There were a lot of crossings where we had to walk/run over logs, lots of hills and quite a bit of poison ivy. We even saw some bear scat. I took tons of pictures!
Someday, I would like to run either the full marathon or even the 50K.

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