USA Track and Field has just approved the bid of the Mad City 100K to be the 2007 national championship 100-kilometer road race. The Mad City 100K will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, April 7, 2007.

The course will consist of ten loops of Madison's most popular 10K route, taking runners through the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, along the shore of Lake Wingra, and through scenic urban neighborhoods.

To be eligible for national championships and prize money, individual runners must be registered members of USATF. A purse totaling $9,650 will be awarded, with $2,000 to the first place male and female.

Tim ("Timo") Yanacheck, co-race director of the Kettle Moraine 100, will be race director of the Mad City 100K.

The race website (www.madcity100k.com) is currently under construction and will soon be ready at this address. Please check back for more information.