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Date:
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Location:
Madison, Wisconsin
53718
United States
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100 Miles 100k 13.1 Miles 25k 50k 5k Cycling Run Walk

Badger Challenge is a signature Wisconsin walking, running, and biking event which energizes the community around the mission of raising funds for cancer research and patient treatment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The UW research environment brings together scientists and clinicians from a wide variety of disciplines to help solve complex problems affecting patient care, and Badger Challenge accelerates the rate at which collaboration and discovery occurs.

Badger Challenge's overall mission is simple - to increase cure rates and reduce the burden of cancer for future generations. 100% of all participant raised funds will go to support this mission. Join us and help write the story that ends cancer.

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