Madison's Largest Winter Workout

media release: Madison's largest winter workout

Lake Mendota is covered with ice. However, with warm weather expected through Saturday, February 3rd, the integrity of the lake ice quality will become questionable. In the interest of safety for all of our Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk participants, we have decided to pivot the event to become Madison's largest winter workout.

Join us on Saturday, February 3, at The Edgewater to pick up your event T-shirt (courtesy Lands' End), receive your free beer/seltzer (courtesy Michelob Ultra), and participate in a Barre3 workout. While you won't get to run or walk on the lake, this tailored Barre3 workout will incorporate strength, cardio, and mindfulness during these "coldish" winter months.

Your registration supports work to protect and improve water quality in our lakes.

8 - 9:30 a.m. check in | 10 a.m. workout, The Edgewater

$45 per participant (FREE for children 10 & under with purchase of adult registration)

All registrants receive a super soft tee, compliments of Lands' End, and a post-race beer or seltzer (ages 21+), compliments of Michelob Ultra.

Weekend schedule:

Weekend schedule:

Friday, February 2 at Dusk: Kites on Mendota Night Fly is CANCELED due to ice conditions; Night Ice with DJ Nick Nice 7-9 pm (tickets here).

Saturday, February 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. THE FESTIVAL

All Day Events:

• Free hot chocolate, Grand Plaza
• Free ice skating and skate rental, The Edgewater Ice Rink and Skate Shop
• Slapshot inflatable game, courtesy of the Madison Capitols Hockey Team, The Langdon Landing
• Explore how UW-Madison Center for Limnology monitors our lakes in the winter months, Grand Plaza
• Winter craft stations, The Grand Ballroom
• Modern 21' dugout canoe made by Ho-Chunk Youth Services and Ho-Chunk Nation Culture Resources Division

Scheduled Activities:

• 8 – 9:30 a.m. Check in for Frozen Assets - Madison's Largest Winter Workout, 5th Floor Registration Tables
• 10 a.m. Frozen Assets - Madison's Largest Winter Workout begins, Grand Plaza
• 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. What’s Colder Than Ice? – UW-Madison Physics Department demonstrations with liquid nitrogen, Grand Plaza
• 11 a.m. Dance demonstration with Central Midwest Ballet, The Grand Ballroom Stage
• 11:30 a.m. Movie showing, March of the Penguins, The Grand Ballroom Theatre
• 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Come learn about IceCube which uses ice to help look for signals from almost invisible comic messengers known as neutrinos, Grand Plaza
• 12 p.m. Mad Science: Up, Up and Away, The Grand Ballroom Stage
• 1 p.m. Figure skating demonstrations with Figure Skating Club of Madison, The Edgewater Ice Rink
• 1:30 p.m. Movie showing, Disney Nature: Oceans, The Grand Ballroom Theatre
• 2 p.m. Mad Science: Fire & Ice, The Grand Ballroom Stage

Sunday, February 4, 11 am-2 pm– Kites on Mendota IS CANCELED