Link to More information below,
• What is the Challenge?
• Guidelines
• Standings
• Loppet Challenge Fitness Club (CFC)
• Registration

The City of Lakes Loppet, Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet. Do all three events in a single year and qualify for awards and recognition:

• Participation - Participate in at least one event at the Loppet, Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet in the same year.
1. City of Lakes Challenge Pin - All participants presented with a special Challenge pin.
2. Bearskin Drawing - All participants qualify to win a one-week trip for two to Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail.

• Competition Categories - Complete the Freestyle or Hoigaard's Classic at the Loppet, the Doubles or Solo category at the Tri-Loppet, and the Half-Marathon at the Trail Loppet and qualify for age class and overall prizes:
1. Age Class - Age class awards: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39... 70+
2. Overall - The male and female overall winners receive a one-week trip for two to Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail.

Challenge Events: For Participation categories (Challenge pin and Bearskin Drawing) participate in at least one event at the Loppet, Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet in the same year.

For Competition categories:

• At the City of Lakes Loppet - Compete in the Loppet Freestyle or the Hoigaard's Classic. Typically the Classic and Freestyle times are similar (Freestyle skiing is typically faster, but the Classic race is a little shorter than the Freestyle). However, if the aggregate times are significantly different, the Nordic Ski Foundation may adjust one or the other for purposes of Series scoring so there is not an unfair advantage for doing one race or the other.]
• Tri-Loppet - Compete in either the Solo (paddle, run and bike individually) or Doubles (paddle with a partner, run and bike individually) categories.
• Trail Loppet - Compete in the half marathon.

To determine placement in the Series, simply add the times together from the Loppet, Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet.

2008 Standings

•  Overall Women pdf
•  Overall Men pdf
•  Age Class Women pdf
•  Age Class Men pdf

The Loppet Challenge Fitness Club (CFC) is a low-key training group designed to make participants comfortable with participating in Loppet events. The CFC has three sessions - CFC-Ski, CFC-Tri and CFC-Run. Learn more
CFC Flyer and Waiver pdf

How do I register?

• There is no separate registration necessary for the City of Lakes Challenge. Simply participate in all three events (but use the same exact name in order to avoid confusion). To simplify the registration process, we are now offering a Challenge Passport Registration - register for all three 2008 events in one simple step. As an incentive to purchase the Challenge Passport, Passport registration is $10 less than ala carte registration. For example - the September 1 cost to register for the three events separately would be $70 for the Loppet, $45 for the Tri-Loppet and $35 for the Trail Loppet - or $150 total. The September 1 Passport Registration cost is $140 - a $10 savings. Moreover, Passport registration is the only means of registering for the 2008 Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet before official Tri-Loppet and Trail Loppet registration begins.
• Passport Registration
  City of Lakes Loppet Registration Page
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