Jack Link's to Throw Ultimeat Meatathon for Jerky Day

National Jerky Day, June 12, is coming! In celebration of the meatiest holiday around, Jack Link's and Sasquatch are presenting the Ultimeat Meatathon obstacle challenge in McCarren Park, during the Northside Festival on June 11-12.

Taking place on National Jerky Day weekend, Jack Link's is inviting all to earn their meat sweats by running, jumping or swinging by the 612 foot long Ultimeat Meatathon course and conquering some sweet obstacles. 

Top Ultimeat Meatathon participants will fuel their wild sides and medal in meat, with a year's supply of mouthwatering jerky on the line. Additionally, every participant will feel like a winner at the ongoing National Jerky Day meat sweats celebration, a finish-line party where Jack Link's will be giving away  stuff, like free jerky samples, swag and more throughout the weekend.

"National Jerky Day is the meatiest time of the year and no one can celebrate this holiday like Jack Link's," says Tom "TD" Dixon, chief marketing officer at Jack Link's. "We're pumped to host the Ultimeat Meatathon and give race hopefuls the chance to feed and fuel their wild sides, and to proudly show us their meat sweats, all to bring home the jerky."

Jack Link's Ultimeat Meatathon at Northside Festival will take place in McCarren Park, 776 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY 11222. Enter on Bedford Avenue on June 11-12, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily. 

The Ultimeat Meatathon is a celebration of the fifth annual National Jerky Day, a holiday Jack Link's created in 2012.