2020 - Mecca Trails Winterfest
2020 distances
Skiing
Turtle River Pursuit 11K Classic &11K Freestyle - Individual or Student Individual
The event is a 22K race with two disciplines performed by an individual. - The 11K classic ski leg is on Saturday with a 10:00 am start. Skiers will be assigned a corral/time slot for their start based on their ability. Each corral start will consist of two skiers. Corrals are anticipated to start at 15-second intervals. (Late registrants are not guaranteed an assigned corral based on ability.) - The 11K freestyle ski leg is on Sunday with the race start at 10:00 am or later as based upon the skier's time from Saturday. The Individual Pursuit will combine the times for each day for a cumulative time and determination for awards. Awards will be given to the overall female and male winner, and the top three individuals with the lowest cumulative race time by gender and age divisions. Age Divisions: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49. 50-59, 60-69, 70 & up **STUDENT INDIVIDUAL RATES (anyone 22 years old and younger) are eligible for special Student Individual Pursuit rates. The cost per student is $30. The cost can be viewed by expanding Show Registration Details (below) and will be adjusted during sign up or registration. Every effort will be made to complete the race; however, no refunds are granted for any reason.
Turtle River Pursuit 11K Classic & 11K Freestyle - Team or Student Team
The event is a 22K race with two disciplines performed by a two-person team. - The 11K classic ski leg is on Saturday with a 10:00 am start. Skiers will be assigned a corral/time slot for their start based on the team member's (who is skiing the classic leg) ability. Each corral will consist of two skiers. Corrals are anticipated to start at 15-second intervals. (Late registrants are not guaranteed an assigned corral based on ability.) - The 11K freestyle ski leg is on Sunday with the race start at 10:00 am or later as based upon the team member's time from Saturday. The Team Pursuit will combine the times for each day for a cumulative time and determination for awards. Awards will be given to the top three teams with the lowest cumulative race time. (The Team Event award does not consider gender or age.) **STUDENT TEAMS are eligible for special Student Team Pursuit rates. Both team participants must be students (22 and younger). The cost for a Student Team is $50. The cost can be viewed by expanding Show Registration Details (below) and will be adjusted during sign up or registration. Every effort will be made to complete the race; however, no refunds are granted for any reason.
Claire d’ Loon 5K Classic Tour
The 5K Classic Tour will start about 30 minutes after the last corral from the Turtle River Pursuit. The estimated start for the Claire d' Loon is between 10:40 to 10:45 am. Skiers will be assigned a corral/time slot for their start based on their ability. Each corral start will consist of two to four skiers. Corrals are anticipated to start at 30-second intervals. Awards will be given to the top three females and males finishers for the event. Costs for this event are: 15 and younger - $15 16 and older - $30
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Mercer yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 5:25 PM local time (CST) in Mercer on February 15, 2020 — 10h 21m of daylight.
Course
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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, 3 Mercer events
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