Upcoming Races

Burkholder 5K

The annual Kristin Burkholder 5K Walk/Run kicks off Esko Fun Day on Saturday.

Race packet pickup begins at the Esko High School sports complex (football field) on Canosia Road at 7:45 a.m. Free kids’ races start at 8:45 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. Race-day registration cost is $25 per individual and $60 per family. The race is held in memory of 12-year-old Kristin Burkholder, who died from injuries from a pedestrian-car accident while running during track practice on Canosia Road in 1997.

Cloquet duathlon

The new Pine Valley Bike, Run, Family Fun 13K Duathlon is set for Sunday, Aug. 11 in Cloquet’s Pine Valley Recreation Area. Participants can choose from several races, including a 13K duathlon (7.5K mountain bike, 5.5K run) at 12 p.m., a 7.5K mountain bike race also at 12 p.m., a 5.5K fun run at 1 p.m., and a 1.2K fun run for families with kids ages 10 and under at 11 a.m. Cost is $25 per individual event and $50 per duathlon team. Burgers, dogs and brats to follow; donations accepted.

Register online at northlandrunner.com or ultrasignup.com.

Eagles fun run

The Cloquet Eagles Club is sponsoring a new fun run starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 to help raise money to purchase protective equipment for local law enforcement.

Runners and walkers can choose to run 5K or 10K in the race in and around Carlton.

Register online at http://bit.ly/Eagles5K -10K.

Labor Day race

The 20K Lost Forester race and its tamer siblings, the Pine Valley 5.5K and 11K races, are now a Labor Day tradition in Cloquet. The Lost Forester is the race for hardy souls, who know how to use a compass and who aren’t afraid to get a little dirty.

The Lost Forester race participants follow ribbons in the woods to reach a central point. There they will meet the “Lost Forester,” obtain a special card and a map to the finish line, but they will need to use a compass to find it. The goal is to finish in under three hours.

Visit “The Lost Forester Adventure Run” Facebook page.