Event Information
About the Race
**ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. REGISTER IN PERSON AT PULSE FITNESS OR RACE DAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS**
Welcome to the Third Annual Find Your Pulse event presented once again by Wegner CPAs! All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Baraboo.
Post-race entertainment, sponsored by Cell.Plus & AmeriGas, features the Blacker Brother Band, and refreshments will be provided by Baraboo Burger Company, the Baraboo Meat Market, Barabrew Wine & Spirits, and Port Huron Brewery. There will be a designated Kid Zone sponsored by Waterstone Mortgage with kid refreshments and games.
All registrants receive a race shirt. Half marathon finishers receive a medal, race pint glass, and one drink ticket.
The event will take place at the Sauk County Fairgrounds. Please dress for the weather.
Online registration available until September 21st, 2018. Register in person after that at Pulse Fitness & Training, the Race Expo on September 28th, 2018, or at the Fairgrounds on race day.
Additional Sponsors:
Major Sponsors: Hill-Dale Veterinary Hospital, Baraboo District Ambulance Service, Army National Guard, Pointon Communications
Partner Sponsors: Compeer Financial, American Family Insurance, Gavin Brothers Auctioneers, HealthSource Chiropractic, RE/MAX Grand, Dominos Pizza, MBE CPAs, Baraboo Fire Department, Dental Associates, Pointon Heating & A/C, Baraboo Police Department, Sauk County Sheriff's Department, J&D Concrete, Bunbury & Associates
Aid Station Sponsors: Deppe Transit, Countryside Plumbing, Wild Rose Ranch
Other Support: Golden Needle Embroidery, Luther Farms, Supreme Awards, Don-Rick Insurance
Course Route
Route:
Start: Sauk County Fairgrounds
South on Washington
Left on Water St.
Right on Effinger
West on Manchester
Left on Race Dr.
Left on Hill St.
Left on Kessler Rd.
Continue on Cty Rd W to halfway point (6.55 miles from start)
Turn around and retrace course back to Fairgrounds
5k route will follow the same route and turn around after 1.55 miles.
Aid Stations:
There will be three stations, but with the way the course is routed, 5k runners will hit 1 aid station (1.5 mile mark*) and half marathoners will hit 5 aid stations (1.5*, 4, 6.55*, 9.1, and 11.6* mile marks). The markers with an asterisk will have a port-a-potty. All mile markers are estimates, but will be really close to actual locations come race day.
Each aid station will have water and gatorade. The half way point for half marathoners will have bananas and/or energy chews.
Here is a course route review from Pulse Endurance Athlete and Ironman Tyler Greenwood: "Ran the Pulse 1/2 Marathon route today, here is my review. This course is fast! A great run to grab a PR on as an experienced runner and a good course to knock a 1/2 marathon off your bucket list as it has very little elevation change. The hills leaving town are minimal, other than Hill St. no real significant climbs. The return trip will keep you honest if you went out of the gate too fast. There are 2 longer climbs on CTH W but they are both followed by equal descents/flats. Kessler Rd. has some short and quick climbs but your legs are quick to remind you that they have traveled 12 miles and are over this nonsense. The last 1/2 mile of the course greets you with the most significant climb of the run, it's the equivalent of Brandon having you do Pulse squats the last 5 minutes of your workout. Bite down and finish strong! There isn't much shading but with an October run starting in the morning that shouldn't be an issue. I aimed for 9 minute/miles; if it wasn't for my Garmin I would have had a hard time holding back, PACE YOURSELF."
Race Day Timeline
Same Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up: 7:30-9am
National Anthem & Announcements: 8:50am
Kids 1 Mile Run: 9:15am
Half Marathon Start: 9:30am
5k Start: 10am
Race Entertainment & Food: 10:30am-2pm
Awards: Noon
Sponsorships/Volunteer Information
2018 race sponsorship packet: https://goo.gl/pdtZLT
Email nicki@baraboopulse.com for additional sponsorship opportunities or questions.
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Presented by Waterstone Mortgage - Josey Cabaj
This is going to be a can't-miss event for kids! The 1 Mile Run/Walk will be a "Hero Run", featuring lots of local police, fire, EMS, and military personnel in their uniforms! There will be root beer floats, treats from the bakery, fun kid version of the swag bags, photos with the first responders, rock climbing wall*, bouncy house*, kids Zumba, and MORE!
*weather permitting
All kids events subject to change
2017 Race Results
Results: https://my.racewire.com/results/33496
Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v7svy9ylwjvktdv/AAC4PD2rhvTemwyETQbn_vvta?dl=0
