WESSMAN ARENA
2701 Catlin Avenue
Superior, WI 54880

Pricing Structure (Adults)
September 1-September 15 — $30
September 16-October 15 — $35
October 16-Race Day — $40

Pricing Structure (Youth – Ages 18 & Under)
September 1-Race Day — $10

Participants may pick up their race packets on Friday or Saturday of race week. NOTE: In-person registration will also be available, as space allows.

PACKET PICKUP HOURS
Grandma’s Marathon Office (351 Canal Park Drive, Duluth)
Friday, October 25 | 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wessman Arena (2701 Catlin Avenue, Superior)
Saturday, October 26 | 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Road closures will be in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. throughout the area impacted by the race, including parts of Hammond Avenue, Catlin Avenue, and N. 28th Street. 

• At 10:00 a.m., Catlin Avenue will close between N. 28th Street and Spartan Road. Traffic from Superior High School parking lots will be able to use Spartan Road to head northbound on Catlin Avenue for the duration of the event, but southbound lanes will be closed. 

• Beginning at 10:30 a.m., N. 28th Street will only allow eastbound traffic between Hammond Avenue and Weeks Avenue. Motorists heading to Wessman Arena or Superior High School, as well as residential traffic for Weeks Avenue and Spartan Circle Drive, will be able to reach those areas but not continue west past Weeks Avenue.

• All roadways on the racecourse will close by 11:00 a.m. 

• Most roadways are expected to re-open by 12:00 p.m.  

• Catlin Avenue will fully re-open no later than 12:30 p.m. 

Free parking will be available for participants, spectators, and volunteers in the following lots near the start-finish area:

• Wessman Arena
• Superior High School (baseball field lot)
• Northern Lights Elementary School

The Spider Dash Kids’ Races are FREE and open to all participants ages 14 & under. 

The kids’ races will start at 12:30 p.m., shortly after the conclusion of the main race. The kids’ races will take place on the track outside Wessman Arena, which is near the finish line of the main race. Participants will be separated (along with parents) into separate heats on race day based on age and participation.

All participants are invited to participate in the Superior Nightmare 5K costume contest. Simply get your picture taken near the start-finish area outside Wessman Arena to be entered, and winners will be selected the following week via a public vote on our Facebook page.

Prizes will be available to the costume contest winners, which will include several different categories such as individual, group, kids, etc.

No pets, motor vehicles, bicycles, handcycles, hand-cranked wheelchairs, roller skis, inline skates, or unregistered participants are allowed on the racecourse.

Baby joggers and strollers are allowed at YAF events but must start in the back of the corral.

Pushrim wheelchair competitors, duo teams, and other adaptive athletes are encouraged to participate but must follow all Wheelchair & Adaptive Program Guidance. NOTE: Adaptive athletes are asked to contact Race Director Greg Haapala via phone at (218) 727-0947 prior to registering so that all reasonable accommodations can be provided.