Inaugural Aura Wild Card Run - June
About this race
Event Description
Join AURA for the inaugural AURA Wild Card Run on Saturday, June 6, at 7:00 AM.
This will be a fun, low-key trail poker run on the Corkscrew route. We will start at the Electronic Tower and run the route counterclockwise, hitting four card stations along the way before returning to the finish. Friends and family welcome. Please sign up so we know how much food to bring.
At each of the four stations, runners will pick up one playing card. When you return to the finish line, you’ll draw your fifth and final card. Everyone will then play their hand, and the best poker hand wins.
The winner will receive a custom chip medal.
This is not your typical race — it’s a fun AURA community run with trails, cards, aid stations, and a little luck.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 6
Start Time: 7:00 AM
Start/Finish Location: Electronic Tower
Map Link: Pin to start/finish
Route: Corkscrew
Direction: Counterclockwise
Distance: Approximately 10 miles
Format: Trail poker run
Prize: Custom chip medal for the winning poker hand
How It Works
Runners will:
Start at the Electronic Tower.
Run the Corkscrew route counterclockwise.
Stop at four card stations along the route.
Draw one card at each station.
Return to the finish line and draw a fifth card.
Play their best poker hand.
Best hand wins.
Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers to help man the aid/card stations and hand out cards to runners.
If you would like to volunteer, please use the Volunteer button on this page or email:
arkultrarunning@gmail.com
Volunteers make these events possible, and this will be a fun one to be part of.
What to Bring
Please bring:
Water bottle or hydration pack
Trail shoes
Weather-appropriate clothing
Snacks if needed
A good attitude
Your poker face
Important Note
This is a casual AURA trail event, not a traditional timed race. Come ready to run, hike, laugh, draw cards, and enjoy the trails with the AURA community.
Pick your distance
Running
AURA Wild Card Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Paron, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 8:22 PM local time (CDT) in Paron on June 6, 2026 — 14h 24m 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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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, 1 Paron event
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