La Porte Triathlon

Tour de La Porte 2026: Move for More

Every Mile Builds A Stronger Community!

Tour de La Porte is more than a walking, running, and cycling event—it’s a powerful weekend of movement with purpose. Families, friends, and fitness enthusiasts come together to support the La Porte County Family YMCA and the vital programs that strengthen our community.

Every step, stride, and pedal fuels life-changing impact—helping kids discover confidence, families build healthy habits, and neighbors access inclusive, equitable programs that support youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Thanks to the dedication of our participants, sponsors, and volunteers, Tour de La Porte continues to grow its impact each year. In 2025, the event raised more than $64,000 to support programs that improve health, connection, and opportunity across La Porte County.

In 2026, we invite you to move with purpose, rally your team, and help create lasting change. Join us—and turn your passion into progress for La Porte County.

2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st

Early Packet Pick-Up for ALL events | 4:00PM-6:00PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd

ALL Running & Walking Events will start on Waverly Road, just outside of the parking lot. All Events will finish by Cummings Lodge.

Walking/Running Events Packet Pick-Up | 5:30AM-6:50AM

Half Marathon Start - 6:45AM

5K Run Start - 6:50AM

5K Walk Start - 6:50AM

Family Fun Run/Walk Start - 7:00AM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23rd

ALL Cyclists will depart from Cummings Lodge, and return to Cummings Lodge at the conclusion of your ride.

Cycling Packet Pick-Up - 5:30AM-8:30AM

100 & 60 Mile Group Start Time - 6:30AM

40 Mile Group Start Time - 7:30AM

25 & 15 Mile Group Start Time - 8:30AM

5 Mile - No Group Start Time

Please read all the rules so you understand the event.

Race starts at 8:00 am ends at 6:00 pm

Chupacabra, in Latin American popular legend, a monstrous creature that attacks animals and consumes their blood. The name is derived from the Spanish words chupar (“to suck”) and cabra (“goat”) and can be translated as “goat-sucker.” As a fearsome but probably nonexistent creature, the chupacabra has been characterized as the southern equivalent of the Sasquatch.

This endurance event just might “chupar” the life of you. Please join us if you dare!

Runners receive a limited-edition t-shirt and a Chupacabra wooden medal.

Rules:

We will start the clock every hour, you have one hour to finish that loop. The trail loop is 4-4.1 miles with just a small pavement section. If you don’t finish the loop in one hour you are OUSTED from the race!

Save your strength as we determine winners by who runs the final loop the fastest.

NO PACERS

No human or animal pacers allowed. Violating this rule results in a DQ.

Start/finish area

There is room for you to set up your own crew station at the shelter. Gatorade, water and snacks will be provided.

PRIZES

You receive chips ONLY after you completed 4 loops. We would like to push you to achieve a new distance goal this year.

Complete 4, 5, or 6 loops receive a red chip for each loop completed.

Complete 7, 8, or 9 loops receive a blue chip for each loop completed.

You can use those chips to turn into the prize tables. Each table will have a tablecloth corresponding with the color of the poker chip. Turn your chips in a select your prize. Red Chip table has shirts, coffee mug and other items from the previous Crazy Legs Race Series events. Blue Chip table as various gift cards. Blue Chip table contains free entries for Crazy Legs Race Series events.

What is Cryptozoology? a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the Mokele-mbembe.

This is event #9 in the Race the Region Racing Series.

Join us for a new challenge this September. In addition to competing for overall and age group awards, participants will be racing to beat the sunset. All finishers will receive a finisher medal, but those finishing before the sun sets will receive a special finisher medal to commemorate the achievement.

6:20PM - 5K Run Starts

7:20PM - Awards

Awards and post-race activities will be hosted at Dunes Pavilion Roof Top Restaurant and Bar. In addition to our usual post-race snacks, food and beverages will be available for purchase on the Roof Top

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER ONLINE. ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL REMAIN OPEN ON RACE DAY UNTIL 6:10 PM.

Pre-Race Packet Pick Up will be available September 18th and 19th from 10AM - 6PM, and September 20th from Noon - 3PM at the Extra Mile Fitness Company, 3400 Calumet Ave. , Valparaiso, Indiana 46383.

Onsite packet pick up will be available on race day beginning at 5PM

Race starts at 6:20PM Participants must start before 6:30PM. Anyone starting after 6:30PM will be assigned a the gun time for their start and will be subject to disqualification.

"BECAUSE YOUR TRAINING DESERVES A GREAT RACING EXPERIENCE” race features include:

Custom Finishers Medals for all participants (those who finish before the sunsets will receive a special finisher medal)

Timing mats at the Starting Line and Chip Timing for Finish Results

Live results via text and email messaging

All turns will have directional signs

No processing fee for online signup

Race Premium sizes are guaranteed to those registered by August 31st.

Overall and Age Group Awards may be claimed within 14 days following the event at The Extra Mile Fitness Co., 3400 Calumet, Valparaiso, IN 46383. After 14 days all unclaimed awards will be donated or recycled. Participants that do not pick up their race shirt on or before race day are not guaranteed a shirt.

The course consists of a 4-mile loop through Tryon Farm. This event benefits the Tryon Farm Institute. For the 8 miler (2 loops), 25k (4 loops) and 50k (8 loops)

-50k start at 8:00 am CST

-2-mile walk, 4 miler, 8 miler and 25k all begin at 9:00 am CST

-Course is a mixture of open grassy fields, single track dirt trails a very small sections of pavement to get you to other parts of the trail system

-Due to no parking available at the start/finish area you will be parking across the street at Head Start of Laporte County, 811 Royal Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360 then walking over

-Main station is at the start/finish line area

-There will be water/Gatorade non-manned aid station near the 1.5-mile mark of the course

-Two port-a-potties will be at the main station there are no bathrooms on the course

-Please wear your bib on the front of your shirt so we can count your loops

-Course on relive app https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qVQJdWe76

-Course on Strava https://www.strava.com/activities/9632600815

We are looking for local businesses to sponsor the race if you are interested, please email me at [email protected]

The purpose Crazy Legs Race Series (CLRS) is to promote non-pavement/pavement races in the Northwest Indiana region through the development and management of new and existing races. At all our events you will experience fun and challenging course design in a low-key atmosphere. Races will be held in parks or areas in the Lake, Porter and Laporte counties.

The Crazy Legs Race Series welcomes and encourages participation in our events by all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression. Transgender runners may register as the gender they identify with and there is no documentation needed.

The Crazy Legs Race Series would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we host our races is the seized territory of the Miami, Shawnee, and Illinois Nations. Refugees from other nations also resided in the area we use, including the Lenape (Delaware). We honor those who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.