Jeff Miller and I ran as an unsupported mixed gender team from Minnesota’s lowest to highest point on November 8, 2026. We started at the water of Lake Superior in the Grand Marais Harbor, went through town on 5th Avenue West, went west on 7, then took the gravel Bally Creek Road for about 13 miles to the Eagle Mountain trailhead. These trail runners were very excited to get to the roots and rocks on the single track for the remaining 3.3 miles up to the summit!
It was a cool November day, the leaves had already fallen, but thanks to a very rainy week, there was flowing water in the streams and mud along the trail. This was an unsupported run – we carried all our gear, fluid, and nutrition. We started at 10:25 am and finished 4 hours, 7 minutes, and 4 seconds later, just after 2:30 pm. We took in the views at the top of MN’s highest point, appreciating that we get to live in this place, before making our way back down the trail to our vehicle parked at the trailhead.