Crystal Lake Team Marathon
About this race
One of the most beautiful 26.2 courses in the state of Michigan around Crystal Lake in Beulah. The course starts and finished at the east end of Crystal Lake in Beulah (start and finish rough 400 meters apart).
As in years past, we will be offering runners the chance to run the full 26.2 as a competitive individual. The individual race begins at 7am with teams starting at 8am. We request all individuals and teams finish by 1pm (6 hr cutoff). For those that may need longer, please email and we can setup earlier start time.
Teams of 5 are encouraged, but you may register a team with fewer than 5 runners. If less than 5, the team may determine how they cover the 26.2 mile course.
Packet pickup will take place the Friday evening prior to race day 5-7pm at Beulah Beach (race start location - 284 S. Benzie Blvd, Beulah)
Restrooms will be located at the start of the race along with various locations around the race course. There are no set restrooms out on the course. Water will also be available at roughly 12-15 spots spread throughout the course (No energy gel or Gatorade provided). These "aid" stations are simply volunteers around the lake who will have a table of cups and water out for runners.
All teams are expected to transport themselves around the course to each exchange zone. This is very straightforward and a huge part of the fun! The course is not closed, and it is okay for runners on a team to join teammates for portions of their leg.
Teams of 5 are standard, but other variations are acceptable (3 runners splitting the 5 legs, one runner running 1st and last leg with 3 others taking the middle three, etc.)
Link to Course breakdown by leg (including elevation etc.): http://clcba.org/event/crystal-lake-team-marathon/
Pick your distance
Running
Crystal Lake Solo Marathon (One person 26.2 Miles)
This is the individual marathon.
Crystal Lake Team Marathon (Open Teams)
First four team members run 5 miles each. The fifth team member runs 6.2 miles.
Crystal Lake Team Marathon (High School Team)
High School Teams
Crystal Lake Team Marathon (Family Team)
The top three family teams will receive a special award. 5 members per team, and all must be related by birth or marriage.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Beulah, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:39 AM and sets at 9:00 PM local time (EDT) in Beulah on August 8, 2026 — 14h 21m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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- Beulah Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 4 Beulah events
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