Runs & Rides
RUNS
Big Gay 5K DATE: Thursday, June 7
DISTANCE: 5K WEBSITE: bit.ly/ BigGay5k Show off your pride on this scenic course that weaves through Veterans Park. Proceeds benefit the Milwaukee Gay Sports Network and AIDS charities.
Wisconsin Trail Assail – Father’s Day
DATE: Saturday, June 16
DISTANCE: 5K, 10K WEBSITE: silvercircle sportsevents.com/ wta-fathers-day Bond with Dad while challenging your endurance on this race in Menomonee Falls.
Tails on the Trail: Run/Walk for the Animals
DATE: Saturday, June 23
DISTANCE: 5K, or 1-mile
walk
WEBSITE: bit.ly/ TailsOnTrail This is the race for animal lovers! Proceeds benefit the Wisconsin Humane Society, and plenty of pooches gather along the Veterans Park course.
Storm the Bastille
DATE: Thursday, July 12 DISTANCE: 5K run, 2-mile walk
WEBSITE: easttown.com With runners dressed in berets and carrying baguettes, a 9 p.m. start time, and a pretty much mandatory pre-race glass of wine, this is the ultimate fun run.
Cream Puff 5K
DATE: Wednesday, July 18
DISTANCE: 5K run, 1K
walk
WEBSITE: bit.ly/ CreamPuff5k Get psyched up for the Wisconsin State Fair (which starts Aug. 2) with a course that winds through the grounds and a finish line that serves your first official cream puff of the year.
Brewers Community Foundation 5K Famous Racing Sausages Run/Walk
DATE: Saturday, July 21
DISTANCE: 5K WEBSITE: bit.ly/ SausageRun Run with the Famous Racing Sausages, jog onto the Miller Park field and enjoy a complimentary beer and hot dog at the finish!
Hank Aaron State Trail 5K
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 11
DISTANCE: 5K WEBSITE: bit.ly/ AaronTrail5k This race honors one of Milwaukee’s best trails in style, and rewards its racers with post-run root beer floats and burgers.
The Olympian 5K/10K
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 11 DISTANCE: 5K, 10K WEBSITE: bit.ly/ OlympianRacine Supporting the Wisconsin Senior Olympics, this all-ages race takes place primarily along Racine’s lakefront.
MPS Run Back to School
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 25
DISTANCE: 5K run, 1.5-mile walk
WEBSITE: bit.ly/ MPS5k2018 This race brings the school year back in style with a course winding through Washington Park and proceeds benefiting MPS youth recreation programs.
BIKE RIDES UPAF Ride for the Arts
DATE: Sunday, June 3
DISTANCE: 5, 12, 25, 45 and 70 miles
WEBSITE: upaf.org/ upaf-events/ride Sign up, if only for the thrill of riding a bike across the Hoan Bridge.
Fat Tire Tour
DATE: Saturday, June 16 DISTANCE: 15-20 miles WEBSITE: fattiretour.com This event joins two great Milwaukee loves – bikes and beer – on a route that’s kept a surprise until the day of the race and features five bar stops.
Polish Moon Ride
DATE: Friday, June 22 DISTANCE: 8 miles WEBSITE: bit.ly/ PolishMoonRide This family-friendly ride puts the emphasis on fun, weaving at a slow pace through Milwaukee’s historic Polish neighborhoods with police and polka music escorts.
Colectivo Coffee Bean Classic
DATE: Sunday, July 22 DISTANCE: 35, 60, 85, 105, 110 or 120 minutes
WEBSITE: wors.org/ schedule/coffee-bean/ Racers who conquer these challenging mountain bike courses are rewarded with access to a Colectivo coffee bar with a range of hot and cold brews.
Riverwest 24
DATE: Friday, July 27– Saturday, July 28 DISTANCE: 24 hours WEBSITE: riverwest24.
com This event makes 24 hours of biking laps of the same circuit through Riverwest enjoyable, thanks to the hyped crowds and offbeat “bonus checkpoints.”
Wisconsin Women Century Ride
Date: Saturday, July 28 Distance: 25, 45, 65, 85 and 105 miles
Website: bit.ly/ WWCentury This women-only ride pedals through the scenic northern Kettle Moraine and features excellent post-race festivities.
Ride Across Wisconsin
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 11
DISTANCE: 105 and 175
miles
WEBSITE: bit.ly/ RideAcrossWI Traveling from Dubuque to Kenosha, this event should be on all local cyclists’ must lists, what with its fantastic scenery and robust post-race festivities.
Project Echelon Omnium
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 11–Sunday, Aug. 12
DISTANCE: Time-based WEBSITE: peomnium. weebly.com Centered in downtown Delafield, this circuit-based event is perfect for racers of all abilities.
Hitting 4 the Cycle
DATE: Saturday, August
25
DISTANCE: 25 miles WEBSITE: https:// www.mlb.com/ brewers/community/ hitting-4-the-cycle Starting and ending at Miller Park, this race is made for leisurely and competitive bikers alike, has tailgating post-ride, and includes tickets to that night’s Brewers game.