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Hot List April 2025: Midwest

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March 29th, 2025

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Photo Credit: Thunder Chicken 100K Stage Races – All 3 Days, 26M, 21M, 25K – Eureka, MO

Hey Runner!

The season is turning 🍃🌀 and the trails await! UltraSignup’s monthly Hot List is here to help you jumpstart the spring season and get motivated for summer ☀️ temps.

This edition features races that are…

🗓️ Coming up soon — shake off those cobwebs and hit the trail 🕸️
🚨 Opening registration — winter legs be gone, it’s time to train! 😌
💸 About to increase in price — get registered early and preorder this year’s sick race shirt 👔.

Check out the 🔥 hottest 🔥 races in the Midwest below. This email has races from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Looking for something a bit further away? Check out the upcoming international races at the bottom.

Want to explore races in other regions? Find them all here:

Happy racing,
The UltraSignup Team

FEATURED RACES

05/02 – 05/04/2025

Thunder Chicken 100K Stage Races – All 3 Days, 26M, 21M, 25K – Eureka, MO

05/03/2025

Strolling Jim – 40 Miles – Wartrace, TN

06/01/2025

Sunapee Scramble – Classic Up/Down, High School Championships – Sunapee, NH

08/01 – 08/03/2025

Ragged 75 Stage Race and 50K – Stage Race, 50K – Danbury, NH

08/23 – 08/24/2025

Midwest States 100 – 100M, 100K, 50K – Westboro, WI

10/11/2025

Break the Bank – 50M, 50M Relay – Duluth, MN

UPCOMING RACES THAT STILL HAVE ROOM

04/05 – Rockin K – Ellsworth, KS
04/05 – Iron Furnace Trail Run – McArthur, OH
04/05 – NK50k – Greenbush, WI
04/05 – Team Red Shamrock Trail Challenge – Coralville, IA
04/11 – Zumbro Endurance Run – Theilman, MN
04/11 – Ingawanis Endurance Challenge – Waverly, IA
04/12 – Double Chubb – St Louis, MO
04/12 – Mile 0 Flint Hills Trail Race – Osawatomie, KS
04/12 – Forget the PR Mohican 50k – Loudonville, OH
04/12 – Ultraverse Kansas Slam – Sylvan Grove, KS, KS
04/12 – Flint Hills 50 and Marathon – Manhattan, KS
04/12 – Knobstone South – Borden, IN
04/19 – Bunny Wabbit Run and Easter Egg Hunt – Libertyville, IL
04/19 – FlatRock 101 – Independence, KS
04/19 – NCTRaces: Bird Sanctuary – Solon Springs, WI
04/19 – Knobstone 50 – Borden, IN
04/19 – Tour de Dodge – Dodgeville, WI
04/19 – Wolf Creek Trail Run – Poplar Bluff, MO
04/20 – Iron Will Grand Slam – Enterprise, KS
04/24 – Coast To Coaster Road Race (230ish Miles) – Sandusky, OH
04/25 – Earth Day Buckle Mania – Abilene, KS
04/25 – No Bull Around – Meadow Grove, NE
04/25 – The 24 Hour Lions Roar – Columbia, MO
04/26 – Frisco Railroad Run – Willard, MO
04/26 – Earth Day 50k/15 Mile/5 Mile – Crystal Lake, IL
04/26 – Chippewa Trail Races – New Auburn, WI
04/26 – Grind on the Grid Backyard Ultra – Veedersburg, IN
04/26 – Big Turtle 2.0 – Morehead, KY
04/26 – The Hilly Goat Half, 10k, 5k – Blair, NE
04/26 – Childish Nonsense – Palatine, IL
04/27 – Backside Trail Marathon – Louisville, KY
04/27 – I Double Ogg Dare You! – Shawnee, KS

RACES INCREASING IN PRICE THIS MONTH

04/12 – Forget the PR Mohican 50k – OH
04/27 – I Double Ogg Dare You! – KS
05/02 – Thunder Chicken 100K Stage Races – MO
05/03 – Heartland 50 – KS
05/03 – Palisades Punisher or Promenade – IA
05/17 – Pound the Mound – MN
05/24 – Sugar Badger 50/50 and Half – WI
05/24 – Crown of the Crest – NE
05/30 – Yankee Springs Trail Run – MI
06/01 – Baby Shippey – MO
06/06 – Bong Backyards – WI
06/12 – Heat Wave 6/12/24 – KS
06/21 – Sunburst 6 | 12 Hour Trail Festival – WI
07/13 – Akron Trail Marathon – OH
07/26 – Whiterock Ultra – IA
08/02 – Badger Trail Races by Ten Junk Miles Racing – WI

RACES OPENING REGISTRATION SOON

06/28/2025 – Two Hats One Mile – MI
07/12/2025 – Road Warrior 50k (Individual and Relay) – IL

FEATURED INTERNATIONAL RACES

06/21/2025

Slay the Dragon – 50K, 25K, 13.6K, Kids Race – Silver Star Mountain, British Columbia

05/02 – 05/04/2025

Ultra Blue Island – 118K, 65K, 42K, 25K, 10K – Azores Islands, Portugal

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