Cataylst XC
About this race
Catalyst XC is at the professionally designed and built MTB trails at SIU Touch of Nature in Makanda, IL. This trail system is one of the fastest and most flowy in all of Southern Illinois. Although most of this trail system is fast flowing singletrack, a few creek crossings and rock gardens are thrown in to keep everyone on their toes and keep things exciting.
Registration opens May 29th!
Racing will start at 10AM on Saturday, August 8th with the E-Bike Class ,Experts at 10:05 and Sport at 10:10 and at 10:15AM the Beginner and Youth race will start. Finishing up with the kids class at after all Adult and Youth class participants are off course so everyone can watch the kids race! Registration and check-in will open at 8AM.
The course will be 10 miles per lap for adults and youth, and 2 miles for kids. The course will be taped and spray painted for fun and fast racing, helping even first time riders on these trails easily fly through the woods.
When the racers are finished, there will be a fun podium ceremony for the winners followed by lunch, a post race meal with ice cold drinks . Approximately 30 minutes after a full podium we will recognize the top three male and female riders in each category.
All Donations done at checkout with go to the Shawnee Mountain Bike Association for continued work on our local trails!
Pick your distance
Mountain biking
Expert
Sport
Beginner
Junior
E-Bike
Class 1 E-Bikes only.
Kids
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Makanda, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets at 7:58 PM local time (CDT) in Makanda on August 8, 2026 — 13h 51m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Cataylst XC
47 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Expert
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Parks | 1:42:54 | 4:41 /mi |
| 2 | Dylan Rhodes | 1:47:08 | 4:53 /mi |
| 3 | Zach Wilkins | 1:47:30 | 4:53 /mi |
| 4 | Austin Hines | 1:48:00 | 4:55 /mi |
| 5 | Gabriel Arnone | 1:50:19 | 5:00 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Makanda events
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