Thanks for a successful 10th annual Prairie Chase! It was a delightfully rainy – but not thunderstorming – morning, and we are so grateful we were able to hold the race safely!
If you pre-ordered a 2024 race hat but weren’t able to join is on the 22nd, we’ll be n touch with some options to pick it up.
2024 Results: https://my.raceresult.com/296513/
Photos will be added to the Savanna Series FB page: https://www.facebook.com/savannaseries
Volunteers
Thanks to our many volunteers who showed up on a rainy morning to make this a safe, fun, successful event!
Sponsors
Many thanks to Movin’ Shoes and their partner, In Focus Timing, for sponsorship of our race timing. Professional timing services are a significant expense; Movin’ Shoes’ support allows us to keep entry fees low while directing even more of your registration fees back into the Conservancy.
Longtime sponsor Willy Street Co-op is again providing post-race bananas. We’ll be composting the peels so look for the appropriate bin!
Local returning sponsors, EVP Coffee and Hubbard Ave Diner, are helping with prizes and post-run refueling.
Agrecol Native Plant Nursery provided pollinator plants for age-group winners.
Please thank our sponsors for their support next time you are visiting their businesses!
Become a Friend of Pheasant Branch
Prairie Chase is a key fundraiser for the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy and an important way to share our work with the community. If Pheasant Branch Conservancy is important to you, please consider becoming a Friend! https://pheasantbranch.org/support/
Thanks again for your support of Prairie Chase and of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
Check out upcoming Savanna Series runs for the next chance to run through amazing public lands and support the stewardship organizations that protect and restore them!
See you back on the trail in 2025!
5k run/walk
Flat and fast loop on the main crushed limestone path through the Conservancy. Great for a fast 5K but perfectly suited for walkers and stroller-runners as well.
all-terrain 10k
Updated route for 2024!
Dirt, grass, gravel, and a little bit of pavement on your 10K tour of some of the less-traveled corners of PBC! And we have a couple of hills for you too. Enjoy the view!
free kids run!
Kids are welcome to join in on the fun with a short (~0.5km) kids run during the post-race celebration. Free and no registration required. All kiddos get a small prize.
#cupfreeracing!
We love running and we love PBC, but we don't like single-use disposable cups. To minimize our impact, Prairie Chase will again be cup-free. There will not be paper cups at aid stations or at the start/finish. If you will need hydration on-course, you are responsible for bringing your own cup/bottle/bladder. We will have water dispensers at aid stations and the start/finish to refill your cup or bottle. We will have Hydrapak SpeedCups and SoftFlasks for sale at the gear table. Check out this resource for why and how to go cup-free: https://nuunlife.com/blogs/news/byoc-ace-your-next-cupless-race
become a friend of PBC!
Prairie Chase is a celebration of community and our relationship with Pheasant Branch Conservancy. The restored prairie, wetland, and forest provides many benefits to our region, including:
- vital wildlife, including migratory and threatened species,
- control and cleaning of stormwater entering Lake Mendota, and
- a place to recreate and experience natural open space.
Race proceeds support the restoration, education, and advocacy work of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
You can help by joining Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy or by making a donation.
