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Hot List October 2025: Midwest

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September 26th, 2025

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🔥 Upcoming Races in the Midwest – October 🎃 Hot List! 🔥 UltraSignup

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Stuffed Turkey Endurance Runs

Photo Credit: The Stuffed Turkey Endurance Runs – 100 Mile, 50 Mile, 50K, 10 Mile – Granger, IA

Hey Runner!

The witches at UltraSignup have been busy brewing the October Hot List… 🧙‍♀️ It’s the perfect potion for spooky miles, with races that will thrill, chill, and keep your race calendar hauntingly full. 🌝

Here’s what’s inside:

🍎 Races ripe for registration
🪦 Races with rising prices
🧹 International adventures worth hopping on a broomstick to get to

📍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:

Stay spooky (and keep running),
The UltraSignup Team 👻

FEATURED RACES

10/25/2025

Run with Scissors – Double Marathon, Marathon, Half Marathon – Boston Township, OH

11/22/2025

The Stuffed Turkey Endurance Runs – 100 Mile, 50 Mile, 50K, 10 Mile – Granger, IA

01/10/2026

Frozen Gnome – 50K Relay, 50K, 10K – Crystal Lake, IL

03/21/2026

OPSF 5050 – 50 Mile, 50K, 14 Mile, 10K – Poland, IN

04/11/2026

Knobstone 50 – 50 Mile – Borden, IN

06/06/2026

Rock River Canyon – 50K, 27K – Munising, MI

UPCOMING RACES THAT STILL HAVE ROOM

10/03 – Hell Creek 100 – Sylvan Grove, KS
10/03 – STL Women’s Trail Summit – Wildwood, MO
10/04 – Devil’s Toll Race – Middle Brook, MO
10/04 – The Hennepin Hundred – Sterling, IL
10/04 – Swiss Valley Trail Races – Peosta, IA
10/04 – Yankee Springs Fall Festival – Middleville, MI
10/04 – Flag City Backyard Ultra – Findlay, OH
10/04 – Twisted Vineyard 5K – Lawrence, KS
10/04 – Frog Hill Half/10k/5k and Frog Hill Challenge – Waynesville, MO
10/04 – FLATS Trail Half Marathon – Kirksville, MO
10/04 – Tale of Two Trails – Shawnee, KS
10/04 – NEO24 – Brunswick, OH
10/05 – Nuthatch Nonsense – Akron, OH
10/10 – Heartland – Cassoday, KS
10/11 – Free State Trail Run – Meriden, KS
10/11 – Newton Hills Trail Race – Canton, SD
10/11 – Break the Bank – Duluth, MN
10/11 – Shawnee Trail Runs – West Portsmouth, OH
10/11 – Des Plaines River Trail Races – Lake County, IL
10/11 – Rock Bridge Revenge – Columbia, MO
10/11 – Duff Dog Backyard Ultra – Luverne, MN
10/11 – Arrowhead Endurance Run – Johnston City, IL
10/11 – Canal Corridor 100 Mile Endurance Run – Akron, OH
10/11 – Bigfoot Forrest Trail 10 Hour Fun Run – CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
10/11 – The Trout Brook – Hudson, WI
10/11 – Hardwoods 8 Mile Trail Run – Poplar Bluff, MO
10/17 – Meyerhoff’s Mayhem – Cedar Falls, IA
10/17 – Double Days 48 Hour Race – West Alexandria, OH
10/18 – St. Pats 24 Hour Race – South Bend, IN
10/18 – Wild Duluth Races – Duluth, MN
10/18 – Rule the Roost – Chillicothe, OH
10/18 – Bohemian Alps 50K – Brainard, NE
10/18 – Tom Sawyer’s Trial by Trail – Hannibal, MO
10/18 – Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run – Charleston, IL
10/18 – The Unbridled 50 Mile – Hillsdale, KS
10/18 – Soul Crusher – Crystal Lake, IL
10/18 – Minnie Ha Ha 6 & 12 hour run – St. Louis, MO
10/18 – Bohemian Alps Endurance Run Half Marathon – Brainard, NE
10/18 – Lion King Backyard Ultra – Rolla, MO
10/18 – Geode Challenge Races – Danville, IA
10/18 – Black River Trail Classic – Millston, WI
10/19 – GOATZ Trail Runs – Omaha, NE
10/25 – Kansas Rails-to-Trails Extravaganza – Ottawa, KS
10/25 – Run With Scissors – Boston TWP, OH
10/25 – Babler Bongo 15K Trail Race/15K RUCK – Wildwood, MO
10/25 – Fancy Nonsense 25k/50k – Willow Springs, IL
10/25 – Door County Fall 50 – Sturgeon Bay, WI
10/25 – Ozark Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run – Steelville, MO
10/25 – Yippee-Ki-Yay Races – Council Bluffs, IA
10/25 – The Last Cowboy Backyard – O’Neill, NE
10/25 – McNotagain Fall Trail Runs – Pekin, IL

RACES INCREASING IN PRICE THIS MONTH

10/25 – Kansas Rails-to-Trails Extravaganza – KS
11/08 – Keweenaw Ultramarathon – MI
11/08 – Veterans’ Honor Run: 22 Hours of Tribute – MI
11/09 – Rendered Run – WI
11/15 – 4 Fore 30 Infinity Backyard Ultra – MO
11/22 – Trails to Hope Turkey Trot – MI
11/22 – The Stuffed Turkey Endurance Races – IA
11/27 – Feast and Feathers – NE
12/06 – Ollie’s Ultra – KS
12/06 – The Guv’nor Frozen 50 – WI

FEATURED INTERNATIONAL RACES

02/20 – 02/22/2026

Ocean to Ocean 100M, El Reto del Indio – 100 Mile Relay, 160K, 105K, 55K – Salud, Panama

04/24 – 04/26/2026

RMB Ultra-Trail Drakensberg – 100 Mile, 100K, 62K, 33K, 25K – Himeville, South Africa

June – September

Run the Alps Tour du Mont Blanc, Self-Guided – Chamonix, France

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