Woodpecker Six

11/12/2025

Huge thanks to Morgan Ross for capturing all SIX hours of the race!

11/10/2025

99 hearty runners showed up to run the 5th annual Woodpecker Six Endurance Run. The weather made it extra tricky or fun depending on who you talked to. Over half of the runners were newbies to the race and eleven runners who have toed the line all five years. Big shoutout to these runners:

Jacklyn Hoke
Doug Hansel
Katie Cater
Debby Hilebrand
Jennifer Steadman
Nicole Hubbell
Dan Falco
Becky Johnson
Shawn Naeve
Debbie Ruckdaschel
Stephanie Simpson

Overall male winner was Ross Salinas with 30 loops/36 miles and overall female winner was Marisa Winkler with 24 loops/28.8 miles.

And the following runners scored a Woodpecker Award for completing at least 24 loops:
Ross Salinas
Taylor Ross
George Karr
Bryan Powers
Leo Buzalsky
Ronan Peach
Andrew Hermiston
Michael Kabela
Joe Casey
Marisa Winkler
Nathan Ramesh
Erik Walther
Brady Thomas

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 14, 2026 for the SIXTH and FINAL RUNNING of the Woodpecker Six. Registration will open June 6, 2026 on Ultrasignup.

Huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event successful. More pictures to follow this week!

Happy trails 🌲 ✌🏻

11/06/2025

Race communication sent to all runners emails-be sure to check!

Weather is forecasting rain, it is going to be an epic year!

See you all on Saturday at packup pickup from 7:30 am-8:50 am at the Woodpecker Lodge. (42.214325, -91.543098)

11/03/2025

Registration closes tonight….come snag one of our last spots!

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10/02/2025

Still plenty of time to register and come get loopy! All registrations before October 18th will be guaranteed a super soft and comfy long sleeve race shirt! Other fun swag in the works-you won’t want to miss!

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06/06/2025

Tomorrow registration opens for Woodpecker 6! Come join in the fun for year FIVE!

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=125556&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKvJElleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqxCG-B5mnzQnzt_FSAAn2J4OaGuwkaFfGFJtMxHqNOeoJrTvrE9ZPkoDoux_aem_8IbuLQJd9Yg21i3CbNZOVg

05/29/2025

So excited for year 5! Registration opens Friday, June 6 at 6 am!

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11/12/2024

Year four turned out to be a record breaking year for both the male and female mileage records at Woodpecker Six Endurance Run. Liam Conroy set the new men’s mileage at 37.2 miles. Right behind him was Olivia Dietzel running 36 miles and smashing the old female record! Huge congratulations to the following runners who ran 24 or more loops earning the coveted ‘Pecker Trophy: Jimmy Wood, Spencer Van Dorn, Brian Blanchard, Chase Brumm, Jon Knutson, Kyle Weber, Candace Wood, Leo Buzalsky, Eric Davis, Emily Roe, Jon Archer, Jack Stecher, Owen Hanson, Aaron Teerink, Andrew Voss, Ross Salinas, Evan Schmidtke, Josh Meggitt, Jim Berger, Stuart Pitamin, Morgan Ross and Kyle Cooper. Regardless of your mileage, a huge congratulations for conquering the trails at Woodpecker! Thanks for all your support and positive trail energy, we hope to see you next year on Saturday, November 8, 2025!
Happy Trails,
Danielle Dave Steve

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11/10/2024

Results are posted for the 2024 race! Photos and race recap to come. Thanks to all who made year four extra amazing ❤️

Save November 8, 2025 for next year’s race!

10/22/2024

You know you need this! Still a few spots open.

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=115959

10/21/2024

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=115959
As the No Coast Trail Series winds down for 2024 we still have a few spots available! Come join us on November 9th.

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