Thank you for helping make Frozen Assets a week to remember!
Thank you for helping make the 2025 Frozen Assets Festival and 5K Run, Walk, and Skate one of the best ever! Throughout the week, Frozen Assets not only brought the community together, but it also educated people and raised awareness for our number one asset – the lakes!
Join us on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, for the 6th annual Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk with Major Sponsor Associated Bank and Hosting Sponsor The Edgewater. Shake up your fitness routine and experience our lakes from a whole new perspective – from frozen Lake Mendota! The Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk truly is a bucket-list experience – this event is one of the only races worldwide to be held ENTIRELY on a frozen lake.
Your registration in this event raises important funds for lake improvement projects, water quality monitoring, and education!
Event details
Day: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 Time: 8 – 9:30 a.m. check in | 10 a.m. start Location: The Edgewater & frozen Lake Mendota (*New in 2025 – if ice conditions are inadequate, the 5K will be moved to a land course) Course: The 5K course begins off the end of The Edgewater’s pier. Runners and walkers will head out toward Picnic Point, past the Memorial Union, before looping back and finishing at The Edgewater. Registration cost: $45 for walking/untimed participants $55 for chip-timed participants FREE for children 10 & under with purchase of adult registration
Participants receive a super soft t-shirt, courtesy of Lands’ End, and participants 21+ will receive a post-race beer, courtesy of Michelob Ultra.
A winter of warm weather meant a Frozen Assets like we’ve never seen before. While poor ice conditions meant nothing could be held on Lake Mendota, we still engaged with community members on The Edgewater’s Grand Plaza!