As we approached July 22nd, the day of the Shed Your Threads race, the weather continued to deliver bad news. All week weather reports were predicting near record temperature for heat with indexes nearing 110 degrees. The only downfall with holding a race in July is the Iowa humidity. The day before the race, both Trekman Racing and the Elkader Fitness board made the decision to play it safe rather than risk anyone's health and be sorry. The following was sent to those that p

As the time comes nearer for this year's Shed Your Threads road race, the early bird registration prices are no longer available. Prices now stand at... 5K W/ Moisture Wick Shirt...................$28 10K W/ Moisture Wick Shirt.................$28 5K W/Out Moisture Wick Shirt.............$20 10K W/Out Moisture Wick Shirt...........$20 Kids' Fun Run (w/ t-shirt).....................$10 To guarantee a shirt for yourself, you must be pre-registered by Tuesday, July 11th. But, of

Registration for our annual Shed Your Threads road race is OPEN. This year's race features 5K/10K age divisions for men and women as well as a kids' fun run. The race will be held July 22nd with the kids' fun run starting at 6pm. The race is held in conjunction with Elkader's Sweet Corn days, so there will be fireworks starting at dusk after the race. Registration prices will go up in July, so visit our SYT page for more info, or CLICK HERE to go ahead and register online at

It was a warm one but here are the results from our field of 114 runners: Shed Your Threads 2015 Results #SYT