When it comes to organizing a race, Dave Joda and Adam Mahar have the right idea. Or ideas, rather.

- Accessible - check

- Affordable - check

- Kwik Trip aid station - check

The Battle Creek 50k — the BCFK - has its own manifesto and the best FAQ section that a race website has ever created:

Q: Isn't this a little early in the season for a 50k?
A: No.

All other questions will be answered in a race week email

Seeing that these guys are cut from the same cloth as Gripwax Nation — and that they're offering something of incredible value to the loppet racing community — I had to get them on the pod.

Our supporters:

EnjoyWinter

Atomic

A note from the BCFK crew on their supporters:

Finn Sisu were fantastic, they gave us an idea of what we needed to do to put on a race, helped us out by lending some gear day-of, and then stuck around after they finished skiing to volunteer at the aid station. Incredible. Endurance United (where Dave coaches) was also incredibly kind, they provided a ton of course marking material, the ever important race clock, and a variety of other gear that made our day successful.Kathy Mommsen and her husband Tony were the masterminds behind the ceramics