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Dirty Fox Five Hour Trail Race
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Dirty Fox Five Hour Trail Race

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis local time)
Mountain biking

About this race

Five hours of trail racing in Franke Park!

Grab your gear and get ready for five hours of type 2 fun on the technical trails of Franke Park. As a trail runner, mountain bike rider or wheelchair athlete, you'll complete as many laps as you can in the five hour time limit. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Runners follow a three mile loop in the east side of Franke Park. 

  • Riders follow a five mile loop on the west side of Franke Park.

  • Wheelchair athletes will follow a two mile loop on pavement and gravel

  •  We will record your progress on a whiteboard and on a timing mat.

  • All laps must be completed within the five hour time limit.

  • We encourage you to setup a home base near the HUB at base of Derby Hill.

  • No aid stations on the course. Food and drink will be available at the HUB.

  • All participants will share the timing mat and complete many full laps as they can in the five hour time limit. 

  • No credit will be given for incomplete laps!

  • The participant that completes the highest number of full laps will be declared the category winner.

  • In the event of a tie, the participant that completes the fastest first lap will be declared the category winner.

  • Lunch will be provided for registered competitors and Crew/Spectators in the HUB. 

  • Endurance athletes of all levels are welcome to participate!

Riders must wear a bicycle helmet!

We also recommend safety glasses for riders.

HERE'S THE BASIC TIMELINE:

Friday, September 18th

  • 5:00PM-7:00PM-Packet Pickup at the HUB in Franke Park

Saturday, September 19th

  • 7:30AM-8:45AM-Check-in at the HUB

  • 8:45AM-9:00AM-Last minute race info/instructions

  • 9:00AM-2:00PM- Dirty Fox Challenge

  • 2:30PM-3:00PM- Awards at the HUB

AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNER OF EACH CATEGORY

  • Top MTB Female Rider

  • Top MTB Male Rider 

  • Top Female Runner

  • Top Male Runner

  • Top Female Wheelchair

  • Top Male Wheelchair


Funds raised will be donated to Summit City Singletrack. SCS is responsible for the trail maintenance and trail projects in the Franke Park trail network.

Pick your distance

Trail running

5-Hour Runner

Race on a three mile loop of the technical dirt trails in Franke Park as a solo runner for five hours. Picnic style foods, water, Coke and Sprite will be provided for all participants.

Sep 19, 2026 5-Hour Runner 9:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Mountain biking

5-Hour Rider

Race on a three mile loop of the technical dirt trails in Franke Park as part of a three person relay running team for five hours. Picnic style foods, water, Coke and Sprite will be provided for all participants.

Sep 19, 2026 5-Hour Rider 9:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Wheelchair

5-Hour Wheelchair

Race on a 2 mile loop of paved trails in Franke Park for five hours as part of a three person team of wheelchair endurance athletes. Picnic style foods, water, Coke and Sprite will be provided for all participants. Participants will receive a wristband. Use it for access to food and drinks.

Sep 19, 2026 5-Hour Wheelchair 9:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Wayne, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 17m

The sun rises at 7:25 AM and sets at 7:43 PM local time (EDT) in Fort Wayne on September 19, 2026 — 12h 17m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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)
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