Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp 2024
- Date Sat 12th July 2025
- Time 8:00AM EDT
- Location Stevensville, Michigan
- Price $22.20
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Join us for the 15th annual Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the beautiful Stevensville, Berrien! This unique and whimsical event invites participants to "STOMP out Alzheimer's" while navigating a fun 5K run through the enchanting, albeit deerfly-infested, woods of Grand Mere State Park. It's not just a race; it's a playful competition where the true champions are those who can catch the most deer flies using the specially designed Tred-Not Deerfly Patch.
Emphasizing fun over speed, this untimed event has a focus on community and raising funds to combat Alzheimer's disease, with over $11,000 donated to the Alzheimer's Association in past years. Come for the laughter, stay for the cause, and help us continue the fight against a disease that affects millions. Let’s make this year’s Deerfly Stomp unforgettable as we unite for a common goal while enjoying the outdoors!
Emphasizing fun over speed, this untimed event has a focus on community and raising funds to combat Alzheimer's disease, with over $11,000 donated to the Alzheimer's Association in past years. Come for the laughter, stay for the cause, and help us continue the fight against a disease that affects millions. Let’s make this year’s Deerfly Stomp unforgettable as we unite for a common goal while enjoying the outdoors!
Organiser's Description
Help STOMP out Alzheimer's and participate in the stoopidest & funnerest run you'll ever do!!
5kish run through Deerfly infested woods of Grand Mere State Park. Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease.
Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease. Although we hope your time flies with us (see what I did there?), this is not a timed event. The winner will be determined by who "caught" the most number of deer flies. Yes, we will actually count the deer flies. Rules? There are no set in stone rules accept you must have deer flies to be in the running to win (see what I did there again?). Prizes to top 3 collectors!
FYI THIS IS YEAR 15 OF THE JACK SETTLES DEERFLY STOMP!!! (PLUS A FEW YEARS OF INFORMAL STOMPING...) OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS WE HAVE CAUGHT APPROXIMATELY 2700 DEERFLIES (PLUS AT LEAST 1 HORSEFLY...GRRRR) AND DONATED OVER $11,000 TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION!
ALZHEIMER'S FACTS:
6.9 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. That number is expected to grow to 13 million by 2050.
Health and long-term care costs for people living with dementia are projected to reach $360 billion in 2024 and nearly $1 trillion in 2050.
1 IN 3 Seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia.
It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
The lifetime risk for Alzheimer's at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men.
Alzheimer's disease was the fifth-leading cause of death among people age 65 and older in 2021.
More info at https://www.alz.org/
5kish run through Deerfly infested woods of Grand Mere State Park. Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease.
Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease. Although we hope your time flies with us (see what I did there?), this is not a timed event. The winner will be determined by who "caught" the most number of deer flies. Yes, we will actually count the deer flies. Rules? There are no set in stone rules accept you must have deer flies to be in the running to win (see what I did there again?). Prizes to top 3 collectors!
FYI THIS IS YEAR 15 OF THE JACK SETTLES DEERFLY STOMP!!! (PLUS A FEW YEARS OF INFORMAL STOMPING...) OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS WE HAVE CAUGHT APPROXIMATELY 2700 DEERFLIES (PLUS AT LEAST 1 HORSEFLY...GRRRR) AND DONATED OVER $11,000 TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION!
ALZHEIMER'S FACTS:
6.9 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. That number is expected to grow to 13 million by 2050.
Health and long-term care costs for people living with dementia are projected to reach $360 billion in 2024 and nearly $1 trillion in 2050.
1 IN 3 Seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia.
It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
The lifetime risk for Alzheimer's at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men.
Alzheimer's disease was the fifth-leading cause of death among people age 65 and older in 2021.
More info at https://www.alz.org/
Races
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Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp
Incl. $2.20 Fee & Technical Running T-Shirt
Sat 12th July 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$22.20
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