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Black Squirrel Scurry Triathlon

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Merrill, Wisconsin, United States

calendar_today 25 Jul, 2026

kayaking Multisports

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sell $45.00 – $140.00

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Black Squirrel Scurry Triathlon

About the Event

This race is a cooperative effort with the City of Merrill Parks and Recreation Dept. and Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce.  Please check this site, our website - www.blacksquirrelscurry.com, and our FB page Black Squirrel Scurry for any further updates.   

Sat, July 26, 2025   8:30 AM Greg Eichelkraut, Race Director

 

LOCATION

Packet Pick-up: Smith Ctr, 1100 Marc Dr (Fri, July 24, 5-8 PM)   or Starting area: Prairie Trails (6:30-8:30 AM, Race Day)
    
START: Prairie Trails Park.  N2121 Cty Rd K, Merrill 
PADDLE/BIKE TRANSITION: Stange’s Park, 3rd St, Merrill, WI
BIKE/RUN TRANSITION & FINISH: MARC, 1100 MARC Dr, Merrill
AWARDS: Cenotaph Park, 124 N Prospect Ave, Merrill (located across from Ballyhoos) at 1:30 PM 

 

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The Black Squirrel Scurry is a triathlon that features a 2 mile paddle down the Prairie River, a 17.5 mile bike ride featuring the River Bend Trail out to the countryside of Lincoln County, and a 5K trail run through the Merrill Area Rec Complex and Council Grounds State Park.   Park at the MARC and catch a shuttle bus to Prairie River Park. 

 

RACE FEES: (Fees will rise July, 1)
$70 Solo Ages 20 and Older.  ($80 after 7/1)
$45 Solo 19U 
$140 Tandem and Relay Teams Ages 20 and Older. ($160 after 7/1)
$70 Tandem and Relay Teams 19U ($80 after 7/1)

Returning Champions and those requesting a seeded starting time need to have request sent to race director by July 15, 2022 for consideration.

****Veterans - contact race director before registering.

 
EVENT SCHEDULE:

Packet Pick-up Friday, July 24 5-8 PM (recommended @ MARC) or Sat, July 25 6:30-8:30 AM (@ Prairie Trails).   

RACE DAY: July 25th

Race Announcements: 8:10 AM Saturday, July 25.

Race starting 8:30 AM Saturday, 8:30 AM

 Awards & Raffle Prizes to follow at Cenotaph Park  1:00 PM 

 

 
AWARDS:  Top 3 in each Division.  Over-all plaque to top Solo Male, Solo Female.

 

BENEFICIARIES:  Northwoods Veterans Post and Friends of the River Bend Trail

 

WEATHER POLICY: If in the event of severe or threatening weather, course workers will communicate conditions and, by decision of the Merrill Fire Dept., may communicate to participants to immediately stop to seek shelter.  If in the event heat indices begin to enter unhealthy zones, participants will be informed at transition stations.  If a participant feels, at any time, that conditions are not safe to continue, please communicate to a course worker your status.  The course may be shut down if heat indices enter a dangerous zone and all participants will be asked to stop.

 

CONTACT  & RACE INFO:                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Greg Eichelkraut         
Blacksquirrelscurry@gmail.com                                                                                                                                                                             
Www.Blacksquirrelscurry.com

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19U Triathlon Relay Team (Ages 19 and under)

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Distance — 19U Triathlon Relay Team (Ages 19 and under)

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$80.00

19U Triathlon Solo (Ages 19 and under)

Jul 25, 2026

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$45.00

19U Triathlon Tandem Team (Ages 19 and under)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 19U Triathlon Tandem Team (Ages 19 and under)

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Type — Multisports

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$80.00

Triathlon Relay Team (Male, Female or Mixed)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — Triathlon Relay Team (Male Female or Mixed)

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$140.00

Triathlon Solo Participant

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$70.00

Triathlon Tandem Team (Male, Female or Mixed)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — Triathlon Tandem Team (Male Female or Mixed)

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Type — Multisports

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08:30

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$140.00

eBike Triathlon Relay Division (No Throttle)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — eBike Triathlon Relay Division (No Throttle)

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Type — Multisports

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08:30

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$140.00

eBike Triathlon Solo Division (No Throttle)

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — eBike Triathlon Solo Division (No Throttle)

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Type — Multisports

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08:30

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$70.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Merrill.

thermostat Temperature
15.3° / 25.6°
wb_sunny Feels like
14.9° / 25.4°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
12h 33m
water_drop Avg rainfall
3.0 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
—
air Avg wind speed
9.2 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
High
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
Moderate (5.6)
humidity_mid Humidity
74.6%
wb_twilight Sunrise
05:27
nightlight Sunset
20:40

About Merrill

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Merrill is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located to the south of and adjacent to the Town of Merrill. The population was 9,347, according to the 2020 census. Merrill is part of the United States Census Bureau's Merrill MSA, which includes all of Lincoln County. Together with the Wausau MSA, which includes all of Marathon County, it forms the Wausau-Merrill CSA.

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