From the northern land of cold, ice and darkness come Hrimthurs (Old Norse “rime thurs”); a tribe of powerful Frost Giants. Strength, cunning and resilience are the way of the mighty Hrimthurs.
Among us today, the spirit of the Frost Giants lives on. Midwestern winter ultra racers show perseverance and power of a legendary scale. On those who complete the Tuscobia Winter Ultra (160 Mile), Arrowhead 135 and Actif Epica (either the mid (114km bike/run) or long distance events (230km bike, 160km run)) in one season, we will confer The Order of the Hrimthurs.
The names in the Order will pass into the realm of legends, a process acknowledged with a special ceremony and award. Membership in this small but powerful tribe is a lifetime honour bestowed on incredibly few.
Email us at actifepica@gmail.com if you wish to learn more about the challenge and we will inform you with more information as available.
The Realm of Legends
2012/2013 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Loewen | Bike 21h33m |
Bike 22h59m |
Bike 7h15m |
| Dan Lockery | Bike 23h54m |
Bike 24h21m |
Bike 7h51m |
| Alex Oenes | Bike 27h59m |
Bike 27h51m |
Bike 7h31m |
| Chris Scotch | Run 55h49m |
Run 58h19m |
Run 17h42m |
| Mark Scotch | Ski 37h34m |
Ski 38h47m |
Bike 8h21m |
2013/2014 Season
NONE were worthy
2014/2015 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Estes | Bike 33h47m |
Bike 34h57m |
Bike 17h07m |
| Dan Lockery | Bike 17h36m |
Bike 17h27m |
Bike 8h49m |
| Sue Lucas | Run 48h26m |
Run 42h31m |
Run 21h30m |
| Pete McAdams | Bike 26h19m |
Bike 25h33m |
Bike 9h46m |
| Steve Tannen | Bike 33h00m |
Bike 35h39m |
Bike 14h08m |
2015/2016 Season*
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cannon | Bike 23h08m |
Bike 26h52m |
Bike 13h06m |
| Joe Clark | Bike 25h45m |
Bike 31h58m |
Bike 13h36m |
| Lynn Estes | Bike 32h05m |
Bike 40h18m |
Bike 15h08m |
| Adam Frederiksen | Bike 20h22m |
Bike 21h51m |
Bike 11h29m |
| Leah Gruhn | Bike 32h23m |
Bike 35h20m |
Bike 13h57m |
| Thomas Keene | Foot 64h26m |
Foot 57h18m |
Foot 24h42m |
| Dan Lockery | Bike 15h47m |
Bike 19h45m |
Bike 10h17m |
| Paul Miner | Bike 27h55m |
Bike 27h55m |
Bike 12h19m |
| Ladislaus Strzok | Bike 34h33m |
Bike 36h45m |
Bike 13h57m |
*Cycling distance for Actif Epica increased from 125km to 160km.
2016/2017 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lockery | Bike 15h47m |
Bike 15h15m |
Bike 16h26m |
| Dan Luebke | Bike 20h25m |
Bike 17h27m |
Bike 17h37m |
| Daniel Slater | Run 63h45m |
Run 53h30m |
Run 34h52m |
| David Ristau | Bike 17h08m |
Bike 18h13m |
Bike 17h49m |
| Jeff Rock | Run 57h35m |
Run 48h45m |
Run 33h56m |
| Kari Anne Gibbons | Run 62h41m |
Run 53h19m |
Run 34h52m |
| Kate Coward | Bike 21h52m |
Bike 20h57m |
Bike 18h11m |
| KC Turzcak | Bike 31h36m |
Bike 21h18m |
Bike 21h11m |
| Lynn Estes | Bike 34h12m |
Bike 28h05m |
Bike 13h03m* |
| Marcus Steele | Bike 23h35m |
Bike 19h31m |
Bike 19h39m |
| Paul Schlagel | Run 62h06m |
Run 52h05m |
Run 33h56m |
| Randy Kottke | Run 62h52m |
Run 52h59m |
Run 34h52m |
| Ryan Haug | Bike 22h48m |
Bike 20h51m |
Bike 20h51m |
| Scott Kummer | Run 63h21m |
Run 48h09m |
Run 21h40m* |
| Sue Lucas | Bike 26h30m |
Bike 30h34m |
Bike 12h00m* |
| Thomas Woods | Bike 35h10m |
Bike 38h28m |
Bike 11h57m* |
*Actif Epica 125km classic course
2017/2018 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lockery | Bike 19h17m |
Bike 16h02m |
Bike 16h14m |
| Ken Krueger | Bike 37h03m |
Bike 34h13m |
Bike 12h58m* |
| Christopher Tassava | Bike 32h57m |
Bike 26h37m |
Bike 8h34m* |
| Travis Van Neste | Bike 25h25m |
Bike 26h57m |
Bike 7h53m* |
| Paul Schlagel | Foot 59h30m |
Foot 52h49m |
Foot 24h39m* |
| Jeff Leuwerke | Foot 63h31m |
Foot 51h00m |
Foot 34h43m |
| James Kiffmeyer | Bike 33h48m |
Bike 24h41m |
Bike 21h36m |
| Thomas Ehlman | Bike 32h58m |
Bike 33h51m |
Bike 21h13m |
| Ryan Haug | Bike 22h51m |
Bike 18h43m |
Bike 16h34m |
| David Ristau | Bike 20h40m |
Bike 17h36m |
Bike 16h14m |
*Actif Epica 125km classic course
2018/2019 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lockery | Bike 19h17m |
Bike 16h02m |
Bike 16h14m |
| Leah Gruhn | Bike 26h00m |
Bike 22h15m |
Bike 11h23m* |
| Jere Mohr | Bike 19h46m |
Bike 22h15m |
Bike 11h23m* |
| Faye Norby | Run 60h18m |
Run 48h34m |
Run 34h06m |
| KC Turczak | Bike 20h21m |
Bike 21h52m |
Bike 14h15m* |
| Jeff Leuwerke | Run 60h18m |
Run 48h34m |
Run 34h06m |
| Kenny Young | Bike 20h21m |
Bike 30h22m |
Bike 11h23m |
| Ryan Haug | Bike 18h38m |
Bike 19h22m |
Bike 23h27m |
| David Ristau | Bike 17h34m |
Bike 19h44m |
Bike 22h27m |
*Actif Epica 125km classic course
2019/2020 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bosman | Bike 15h40m |
Bike 14h17m |
Bike 14h19m |
| Joe Clark | Bike 25h53m |
Bike 20h38m |
Bike 21h43m |
| Brian Corgard | Run 44h50m |
Run 38h48m |
Run 32h40m |
| George Hollerbach | Bike 25h40m |
Bike 19h56m |
Bike 21h16m |
| Brian Kutz | Run 56h12m |
Run 51h45m |
Run 22h40m* |
| Dan Lockery | Bike 19h17m |
Bike 17h47m |
Bike 16h18m |
| Nathan Marti | Run 62h12m |
Run 44h55m |
Run 35h32m |
| David Ristau | Bike 22h57m |
Bike 18h07m |
Bike 18h02m |
| Paul Turner | Run 53h06m |
Run 44h55m |
Run 35h32m |
| Simone Valentin Austin | Run 63h32m |
Run 56h50m |
Run 35h42m |
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2021/2022 Season
|
PARTICIPANT
|
TUSCOBIA
MODE/TIME |
ARROWHEAD
MODE/TIME |
ACTIF EPICA
MODE/TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Goldstein | Run 57h46m |
Run 48h37m |
Run 19h27m |
| Daniel Perry | Bike 21h00m |
Bike 16h46m |
Bike 14h05m |
Actif Epica 