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Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle

Date:
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Location:
Fort Wayne, Indiana
46808
United States
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Links:
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1 Miles 22 Miles 36 Miles 50 Miles 63 Miles 8 Miles Cycling Virtual

The 13th Annual Spring Cycle event will feature a variety of tour distances so people of all ages and skill levels can participate! Tour distances include an 6-mile family ride, short, medium and long distances, and a Metric Century 100K. All tour routes will go southwest (the Metric Century 100K course will go into Huntington!).

The Spring Cycle is the perfect event for casual family rides and serious cyclists alike! All participants will receive a Spring Cycle t-shirt and finisher medal. Riders will not be timed.

The University of Saint Francis (Hutzell Athletic Center) will be the host of the Start and Finish Lines.

Fort4Fitness will again be offering Wheels on Campus. All ages are encouraged to bring their own kind of wheels: scooters, wagons, roller-skates, rollerblades, balance bikes, Heelys, strollers and skateboards. Registered participants receive a shirt and bib with a $3 off food voucher for the food trucks on-site. Participants 4 and under are free!

Those who can't participate in person can still participate virtually! Virtual Spring Cycle participants can complete their tour at any time and place of their choosing, and they will receive a t-shirt and medal.

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    Description

    Join Fort4Fitness and the Fort Wayne Zoo for Run Wild on Friday, June 5th AND/OR Saturday, June 6, 2026! The route will have multiple terrains: concrete, wooden bridges, grass and gravel. Be prepared...

    Join Fort4Fitness and the Fort Wayne Zoo for Run Wild on Friday, June 5th AND/OR Saturday, June 6, 2026! The route will have multiple terrains: concrete, wooden bridges, grass and gravel. Be prepared for it all as you travel through Africa, Australia, through Stingray Bay and past the Peacock Cafe. Participants will receive a commemorative race shirt, timing bib, free entry to the Fort Wayne Zoo on Saturday following the 5K and a finisher medal.

    Participants should enter through the entrance on Sherman Blvd on race day. The new Goshen Road entrance will be closed.

    The Zoo paths are narrow in some areas, so there will be a participant cap. There will be NO Day of Registration. Please see Packet Pick-Up details here: Participants | Fort4Fitness

    Spectators will also be allowed into certain areas inside the front gates during the race (main plaza to the Africa tunnel area), but not beyond the barriers set up. 5K participants can use their race bib to gain free reentry into the Zoo on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, following the completion of the 5K on Saturday morning at 9 AM.

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  • Hot Summer Singletrack Trail Race [runsignup.com]

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    Description

    Mountain bike riders, trail runners and wheelchair athletes will take on the technical dirt trails of Franke Park during the heat of the summer in the Hot Summer Singletrack.

    Mountain bike riders can...

    Mountain bike riders, trail runners and wheelchair athletes will take on the technical dirt trails of Franke Park during the heat of the summer in the Hot Summer Singletrack.

    Mountain bike riders can take on the six hour challenge or settle for a more reasonable three hour ride on a seven-mile loop of the technical dirt trails of Franke Park.

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    Trail runners can take on the six hour challenge or settle for a more reasonable three hour ride on a three-mile loop of the technical dirt trails of Franke Park.

    The race begins at 8AM.

    RACE INFO

    AWARDS FOR THE WINNER OF EACH CATEGORY

    TENT CITY NEAR THE HUB AT THE BASE OF DERBY HILL. BRING YOUR EZ UP ON RACE DAY AND SET UP BASE CAMP FOR YOU AND YOUR CREW

    THE GRILL OPENS AT 11AM FOR RACE PARTICIPANTS AND CREW. SNACKS AND PICNIC-STYLE FOOD ARE INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION FEE

    THANKS TO UAW LOCAL 2209, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP REGISTRATION FEES LOW!

    WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAKE THE RACE FREE TO YOUNG PEOPLE 18 AND UNDER

    TIMELINE

    Friday

    • 5:00PM-7:00PM-Packet pickup at the HUB in Franke Park

    Saturday

    • 7:00AM-7:45-Packet pickup

    • 7:45AM-Race instructions and information.

    • 8:00AM-Race Time

    • 11:15PM-Three hour race awards

    • 2:00PM- Six hour race awards
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    Description

    The Firefly Six Hour Trail Race is a six-hour timed night trail event. Run as many trail laps as you can in six hours.

    Participants complete as many laps as they can on the Franke Park Trail network...

    The Firefly Six Hour Trail Race is a six-hour timed night trail event. Run as many trail laps as you can in six hours.

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    You can find the HUB between the gravel parking lot and Derby Hill.

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    New to Franke Park?

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    • Headlamp/flashlight. It’s a night race

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    • Insect repellent

    • Sun screen

    • Snacks

    • Water

    • Hydration mis

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    3:30PM-4:45PM-Packet pickup

    4:45PM-Race instructions and information

    5:00PM~Race Time

    11:00PM-Race awards

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  • Dirty Fox Five Hour Trail Race [runsignup.com]

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    Description

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    • Riders follow a five mile loop on the west side of Franke Park.

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    • Endurance athletes of all levels are welcome to participate!

    Riders must wear a bicycle helmet!

    We also recommend safety glasses for riders.

    HERE'S THE BASIC TIMELINE:

    Friday, September 18th

    • 5:00PM-7:00PM-Packet Pickup at the HUB in Franke Park

    Saturday, September 19th

    • 7:30AM-8:45AM-Check-in at the HUB

    • 8:45AM-9:00AM-Last minute race info/instructions

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    Description

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