RUSTY FISH
– Mixed Surface Racing
October 4th 2025 CANCELED!!!!! The Rusty Fish races have been canceled for 2025
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NOMI Racing LLC aims to promote outdoor recreational opportunities in Manistee County while supporting economic development. The company focuses on trail maintenance, development, and fundraising through organizing outdoor recreational events.
run the pier
5K
- Run or walk – go have fun!
- Traverse the north Manistee pier
- T-shirt included
10K
- Run off-road onto our beautiful Lake Michigan Beach!
- Traverse the north Manistee pier
- T-shirt included
1/2 Marathon
- Run along the paved winding Lake Michigan Lakeshore
- Look for a couple of route changes for 2025
- T-shirt included
Marathon
- The full marathon follows the paved winding Lake Michigan Lakeshore
- Same route as 2024
- T-shirt included
Rusty Fish
Metric
- 62.5 miles
- 8:30am start
- 6 hour time limit
- 10 miles per hour minimum
- 1,369 ft of Elevation
- 63% unpaved
1/2 Metric
- 36.5 miles
- 10:30am start
- 4 hour time limit
- 10 miles per hour minimum
- 784 ft of Elevation
- 71% unpaved
Marathon
- Yes Running – like on your legs
- 26.3 miles
- 9am start
- 5 hour time limit
- 591 ft of Elevation
- 58% unpaved