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Hot List August 2025: Midwest

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July 31st, 2025

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🔥 UltraSignup’s August Hot List – Upcoming Races! UltraSignup

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Photo Credit: Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley – 12.5M, 5.5K – Cloquet, MN

Hey Runner!

The August UltraSignup Hot List is here to save you from premature pumpkin spice syndrome. Did you know Starbucks drops the fall menu on August 26? That’s not cozy. That’s criminal. It’s still summer. The trails are dry, your tan lines are strong, and there’s plenty of time to sweat through another bib number.

So don’t give in to the cider cult just yet. Sign up for a race and get training because it’s still prime trail season. 😎

Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 Races still open for registration.
⏰ Price increases coming soon.
✈️ International races that will make you want to actually use your vacation time.

📍This email zooms in on the Midwest: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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

Happy racing,
The UltraSignup Team

Featured Races

08/23/2025

Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley – 12.5M, 5.5K – Cloquet, MN

08/31/2025

Not a Sprint Ultra Races – 12HR, 6HR, 3HR – Forest City, NC

09/13/2025

Rib Mountain Trail Races – 50K, 25K, 15K – Wausau, WI

09/20/2025

Liberty’s Lost Treasure – 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K – Guthrie, OK

10/04/2025

Fire Tower Trail Races – 100K, 50K, 35K, 11K – Hinckley, MN

UPCOMING RACES THAT STILL HAVE ROOM

08/01 – Night Wolf 5K/10K – Kansas City, KS
08/02 – Oakadoke Trail Runs – Valparaiso, IN
08/02 – Badger Trail Races by Ten Junk Miles Racing – Belleville, WI
08/02 – Chupacabra Trail Races – Dixon, IL
08/02 – The Kinni – River Falls, WI
08/02 – Fisherman’s Picnic Trail Run – Grand Marais, MN
08/07 – Buckeye Ultra 200 Mile Road Race – Ashtabula, OH
08/08 – Triple Crown 10K Night Trail Run Series – Wildwood, MO
08/08 – Run Baileys – Chauncey, OH
08/08 – Kansas City Backyard Ultra – Kansas City, MO
08/09 – Baby Backyard 5K – 50K ULTRA – Maple Grove, MN
08/09 – Last Buckeye Standing Backyard Ultra – Lewis Center, OH
08/09 – Buckeye Moon Trail Runs – Lewis Center, OH
08/15 – Marquette Trail 50 – Marquette, MI
08/15 – Lean Horse – Custer, SD
08/15 – Thanks Sandy – sheboygan, WI
08/16 – Trystan’s Backyard Ultra – Prairie du Chien, WI
08/16 – 3 Legged Monster Race – Steelville, MO
08/16 – Bad Dawg 100/50/100k/50k – Waynesville, MO
08/16 – Riley Trails 26.2, 13.1, 10K & Ruck Challenge – Holland, MI
08/23 – Royal Oaks Sunrise Trail Race – Kirksville, MO
08/23 – Mindy Creek Trail Races – St. Croix Falls, WI
08/23 – Shawnee Hills Trail Races – Ozark, IL
08/23 – Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley – Cloquet, MN
08/23 – ScoCo50 – Long Grove, IA
08/23 – Camden Trail Races – Lynd, MN
08/23 – Tour de Trail: Cedar Niles – Olathe, KS
08/23 – Midwest States 100 – Westboro, WI
08/23 – Hell Creek Half & 50k – Sylvan Grove, KS
08/23 – Run The Hawk Trail Run – Middleton, WI
08/29 – The Blood Run – Lennox, SD
08/30 – Leaky Hourglass Ultra – Half Way, MO
08/30 – Tuscazoar Endurance Race – Dover, OH
08/30 – Temptation 200 Ultras – Forest City, IL
08/30 – Booneville Backroads Ultra – Booneville, IA
08/30 – GristMill Grind 10K – Franklin Grove, IL

RACES INCREASING IN PRICE THIS MONTH

08/23 – Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley – MN
08/23 – Tour de Trail: Cedar Niles – KS
09/13 – Rockin’ Rockwoods 53K and 1/2 Marathon – MO
09/13 – LATR Backyard Ultra – IA
09/20 – Wandering Wolves 50k/25k/12k – KS
09/20 – 4sta Hike – IL
09/20 – Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra – IA
09/27 – FlatRock – KS
09/27 – We Walk! Marathon – MN
09/28 – Twisted Roots – WI
10/04 – Swiss Valley Trail Races – IA
10/04 – Frog Hill Half/10k/5k and Frog Hill Challenge – MO
10/10 – Heartland – KS
10/11 – Farmdale Trail Run – IL
10/17 – Double Days 48 Hour Race – OH
10/18 – The Unbridled 50 Mile – KS
10/18 – Minnie Ha Ha 6 & 12 hour run – MO
10/18 – Tom Sawyer’s Trial by Trail – MO
10/18 – Black River Trail Classic – WI
10/19 – GOATZ Trail Runs – NE
11/08 – NCTRaces: 15x – WI
11/22 – The Stuffed Turkey Endurance Races – IA

FEATURED INTERNATIONAL RACES

10/24/2025

Azores Triangle Adventure – Triangle Adventure – Horta, Portugal

11/08/2025

Manaslu Trail Race – 7 Day Stage Race – Kathmandu, Nepal

03/28/2026

Mustang Trail Race – 8 Day Stage Race – Kagbeni, Nepal

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