Frozen 50K

Welcome to the beautiful lakeside community of Cassadaga, NY.   Just off of I-90, one hour south of Buffalo, NY and 1 hour north of Erie, PA.
FROZEN 50K
A NO FRILLS ultra-running event for those of you that just LOVE to run!  And, it's 100% a fundraiser event.  All proceeds are split between the  Chautauqua County Fire Police and the Cassadaga Food Pantry.
The Lower Lake in Cassadaga hosts a perfectly distanced 5K loop and this event will have you run or walk one to ten loops, depending on what you feel that day. 
 NO CUT OFF TIMES 
4 LEGGED RUNNERS CATEGORY
Yep, you read that correctly.  We welcome you to bring your dog(s) to run around the lake with you.  They must be registered participants and we will give a prize to the doggy that does the most laps.  Please register them separately when registering yourself.  Dogs must be on a leash the entire time they are at the race site and on the course.  YOU MUST BRING BAGS TO CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR ANIMALS AND DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY.
What is a Ruck?
A ruck is short for rucksack (military slang for a backpack.) It can also mean the action of rucking or going on a ruck march. For example, you might say: “I rucked 10 miles yesterday with a 20lb weight in my backpack.”  
You can "ruck" with any amount of weight with a minimum amount of 20 pounds.  
Rucking Tips – The basics:
1. Grab a backpack
2. Load it up with at least 20 lbs of weight; can be bricks, dumbbells, plates, anything to get the 20 lbs.
3. Move - the distance and the pace is totally up to you.
Only rule - you have to keep the weight on for your entire distance.
No frills means no frills.  No finisher medal, no race shirts. (We are actively seeking sponsors to cover the cost of t-shirts.  We will ask for your shirt size when registering but at this time we are not guaranteeing them.)
 Results will be posted on CoachMarkWilson.com 
Held in conjunction with the Cassadaga Winter Festival activities and produced by Wilson Endurance Sports.
Rates:
$13 now - January 7, 2023
$18  January 8 - 27
$25 January 28 - February 4
Canine rate: $5.00
If you want to register directly with Tonia Wilson please contact her via email at [email protected] or 716-353-1288
**UPDATE to the NO FRILLS ~ we’ve added some frills.  We just couldn’t help ourselves.
Warming center in the community room at 22 Mill Street with coffee and hot cocoa Restrooms availableBring your bags inside to keep them warmTake a break or enjoy post race: 
~beer zone provided by our awesome sponsors at Southern Tier Brewing Company
~pancakes made fresh by Coach Mark beginning at 8:30am until the last runner finishes.  No limit.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday, February 4th
       7:00am - Fire Hall doors open for check-in
        7:45am - Pre-race meeting outside the doors of the Fire Hall
        8:00am SHARP - Race start
           
RUN COURSE: 
The 3.1 mile loop around the lake will begin at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Mill Street, right next to the lake.
Left turn onto Park Avenue
Left turn onto Dale Drive
Left turn onto Frisbee Road 
Left turn onto Maple Avenue
You are always running against traffic.  There will be directional signs at the turns.
 Stocked aid station with Hammer Nutrition products; Heed and Gels and water.
           
TIMING:
ALL participants begin at the same time at the gun start at 8am.  No race bibs given. 
You will check in at the table inside the Fire Hall when you are finished to report how many loops you completed.  Your finish time is taken as a gun time.  All bathroom breaks, walking time, naps, beer stops, pancake eating, etc will be included in your time. 
RULES:
Race is held Snow, Blizzard, Rain or Shine.  
Only registered participants allowed on the course, please.  
You can take as many breaks as you’d like.  Your finish time will include them all.
There is NO refund for this event. However, with ADVANCE notice, you may defer to another Wilson Endurance Sports event or next years race. You must speak with Tonia Wilson directly via email at [email protected] or 716-353-1288.
Any questions on the course or race please contact Race Director, Mark H. Wilson, via email [email protected] or 914-466-9214.
If you have fun at this one you will most definitely want to put the Frickin’ Hot 50K on your calendar for August 6th  Same idea, same course.  Only differences are that we start and finish at the Cassadaga Beach so that you can jump in the lake and cool off, and hot dogs will be grilled instead of pancakes.  
Wilson Endurance Sports strives to bring you a fun, challenging event in beautiful settings all around New York State and one in Connecticut.  We host a full calendar that can be viewed on the Races & Events page of our website at www.CoachMarkWilson.com   Athlete centered, grass-roots racing is what we are all about.