Run Wild

09/15/2026

🦉🍁 2026 RUN WILD MEDALS 🍁🦉

Top three in every 10 year age division takes one home. 🏅

October 10 at Potawatomi State Park.

Register by Saturday for the lower price and a guaranteed shirt! ⏰

👉 Check out the site for all the details!

https://www.runwild.org/run-wild-1.html

09/14/2026

👕⏰ 5 DAYS TO LOCK IN YOUR SHIRT and REGISTER at a LOWER PRICE! ⏰👕

✅ Register by Saturday, September 19 at noon and your long sleeve Run Wild shirt is guaranteed. After that we order extras and cross our fingers, but we cannot promise your size will be there. 🤞

✅ Register before midnight on the same day and you pay the lower price:
🏅 5K: $35
🏅 10K: $45
🐻 Smokey Bear 1/3 Mile (ages 2 to 10): $15

Prices go up on September 20! ⬆️

https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

09/07/2026

🇺🇸🍂 HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM RUN WILD! 🍂🇺🇸

Summer had its run!

Cooler mornings, fall color creeping into the canopy, and 33 days until 5K and 10K runners take on Potawatomi State Park for the 37th year!

Today is a great day to lace up, get a few easy miles in, and then go register while you are still feeling ambitious. 💪

⏰ 12 days until prices go up and guaranteed long sleeve shirts close out on September 19.

🏅 10K: $45
🏅 5K: $35
🐻 Smokey Bear 1/3 Mile (ages 2 to 10): $15

👉 https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

09/03/2026

🐻 Hey families! This one's for you!

The Smokey Bear Kids Fun Run is back for Run Wild 2026, and registration is NOW OPEN! It's the perfect way to get the little ones moving, exploring, and falling in love with Potawatomi State Park.
And for the adults? The 5K and 10K are calling your name. 🌲🏃
Register the whole crew: 👉

https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

08/14/2026

07/07/2026

Summer is running past us! Better catch up by registering for one of the many amazing Friends run/walks taking place between now and October.

These offerings provide opportunities to recreate and support your local Friends groups.

🥾July 11: Friends of Lapham peak Feel the Burn 5k Run/Walk
🥾July 25-26: Friends of WI Interstate State Park and Straight Lake State Park Ice to Water 2026 5k/10k/Kids' Trail Run
🥾August 8: Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail 26th Annual Hank Aaron State Trail Run/Walk
🥾August 15: Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park Trail Run
🥾October 3: Friends of Mirror Lake State Park S'more Trail Fun Run
🥾October 10: Friends of the Kettle Moraine State Forest- Northern Unit Leaf Stomp Hike
🥾October 10: Friends of Potawatomi State Park Run Wild

Grab a friend, register for one (or all), and enjoy the trails this summer and fall.

05/05/2026

There's nothing quite like running through the woods of Potawatomi State Park with your fellow Door County neighbors. 💚
Run Wild 2026 registration is officially open! Bring your friends! Bring your family! But most of all — bring your love for the outdoors! This event supports the Friends of Potawatomi State Park — every registration helps keep this place wild and beautiful for all of us.
Sign up today: 👉 https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

04/15/2026

📣 📣 📣 Registration is NOW OPEN for Run Wild happening October, 10 2026! 🏃‍♀️🌲🏃‍♂️

Time to grab those running shoes out of winter storage and start training for one of Door County's favorite running events!

Sign up to run or walk the⭐ 10K or⭐ 5K – for the kiddos, we’ve got the⭐ Smokey Bear Kids Fun Run!

Register today and save — early bird pricing won't last long! 👉 https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

04/14/2026

RUNNERS TAKE YOUR MARKS!
👀 TOMORROW IS THE DAY, Door County! 👀
Registration opens TOMORROW, April 15th, for Run Wild 2026 held on October 10, 2026 at Potawatomi State Park — and you are NOT going to want to miss this! 🌲🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
We're talking fall vibes in one of Wisconsin's most beautiful state parks, and a race experience that will give you ALL the feels.
⭐ 5K ⭐ 10K Run/Walk and the🐻 Smokey Bear Kids Fun Run!
NEW THIS YEAR – a VIRTUAL OPTION so you can RUN WILD wherever you are!
Round up your running crew because TOMORROW we go wild. 🌲🔥
https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/SturgeonBay/RunWildQuarterMarathon5KandKidsFunRun

11/14/2025

A very special visitor, on a very special journey, visited our Run Wild community a few moments ago. Congratulations Saito “Masa” Masafumi, the Ice Age Trail Thru Hiker!