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4 & 8 hours trail race to accumulate as many miles as possible before time runs out. You, 480 minutes and a single track trail - How far will you go?

This late-season (Saturday, November 6, 2021) race is a timed event of 480 minutes (8 hours) on some of the best single-track trail running western Wisconsin has to offer. If 480 minutes is just a bit too much for you, give 60 minutes or 120 minutes a try. Only 40 minutes from Minneapolis, River Falls a quick getaway to get in the final late-season race.

11/01/2026

This Saturday is the 14th running of the Icebox, and the last race of our 2026 season.

When the Icebox started, we figured it would last a few years. Now it’s one of five races, and none of it would exist without our families, our volunteers, and a group of race directors who are always willing to share advice and lend a hand.

This week’s blog is a thank you to all of them. Steve and Deb, we see you.

Running Saturday? See you at Whitetail Ridge. Not running? Come cheer the loops.

10/30/2026

Be the reason someone finishes.
Volunteer at the Icebox 240 & 480 on Nov. 7.
https://www.stcroixrunningcompany.com/volunteer-icebox

10/28/2026

Be the reason someone finishes.
Volunteer at Icebox 240 & 480 on Saturday, Nov. 7.

https://www.stcroixrunningcompany.com/volunteer-icebox

10/26/2026

Icebox is less than two weeks away, and some of you are already standing in the garage staring at a plastic tub.

Good. That tub matters more than you think.

At a loop race, your drop bin is your aid station, your closet, and your pep talk. New on the blog: what to pack, what to leave home, and the one thing everyone forgets.

https://www.stcroixrunningcompany.com/blog/pack-the-bin-not-the-worry

10/19/2026

No race name. No date. No distance. Just a penguin. 🐧

If you know, you know.

This is the Icebox hat, and every runner on the line gets one. Olive and tan trucker hat, tonal penguin, nothing else. The people who’ve earned one will spot it at the trailhead, the coffee shop, and the start of every race next year. Everyone else will wonder.

Here’s how you earn it:

📅 Saturday, November 7
📍 Whitetail Ridge, River Falls, WI
⏱️ 4 hours (240) or 8 hours (480)
🔁 5-mile single-track loop. Start anytime between 6 and 8 a.m.

No set distance. Just one question: how far can you go? Run one loop or run ten. In the final hour, a 1-mile bonus loop opens for one last push. Soup, quesadillas, and mashed potatoes are waiting at the aid station when you need them.

The trail is calling. Three weeks left to answer.

Register 👉 stcroixrunningcompany.com/icebox

10/17/2026

The trail is calling, and I must go. See you in a couple of weeks.

10/11/2026

The mind will tell you to stop long before your body needs to. At Icebox, the clock decides when you’re done.

240 or 480 minutes. Just-under-5-mile loop. Whitetail Ridge, River Falls. Saturday, November 7.

Pick a number. Register. Make hard the norm.

Registration closes before race day, and we’ve filled up before.

10/08/2026

The penguin has been the mark of Icebox since the very first race. It shows up when the temps drop and keeps going after most people have gone home.

When you wear it, people will know you’re one of the few who ran Icebox. You’ve joined the penguins.

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=132871

09/27/2026

If you know, you know. The hats are back.

https://www.stcroixrunningcompany.com/icebox

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from St. Croix Running Company.

Trail miles don’t care who you are, but they reward those who keep moving. Thanks for being part of a community that shows up, digs deep, and runs strong all year long.

https://www.stcroixrunningcompany.com

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