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Hot List September 2025: Midwest

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August 29th, 2025

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🔥 Upcoming Races in the Midwest – September Hot List! UltraSignup

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Photo Credit: Hell Creek 100 – Pure Hell 140, 100 Mile, 100K, 20 Mile – Sylvan Grove, KS

Hey Runner!

We bring you the September UltraSignup Hot List with a side of crisp fall air. 🍂 The kids are back in school learning, and you should be out on the trails racing! 📚 Consider this your cliff notes to the best races to register for this season.

Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 Races still open for registration
📈 Price bumps coming soon
📆 Races opening next month
🌍 International adventures worth cashing in those vacation days

📍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

09/10/2025

“The Endurance Artist” Book Signing – with Jared Beasley & Lazarus Lake

09/19 – 09/22/2025

The Last Dot Standing by Ten Junk Miles – Last Person Standing, 24HR, 48HR – Beleville, WI

10/03 – 10/05/2025

Hell Creek 100 – Pure Hell 140, 100 Mile, 100K, 20 Mile – Sylvan Grove, KS

10/18/2025

Soul Crusher – 10 Mile, 5 Mile – Crystal Lake, IL

11/08/2025

Empower Backyard Ultra – Backyard – Lebanaon, OH

11/22 – 11/23/2025

Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run – 100 Miler, 100K, 50K, 25K, 5 Miler – Glen Rose, TX

UPCOMING RACES THAT STILL HAVE ROOM

09/01 – Iron Will Double Slam – Enterprise, KS
09/06 – Snapping Turtle Adventure Triathlon – Iola, WI
09/06 – YOTE – Laurelville, OH
09/06 – Hawk Hundred – Lawrence, KS
09/06 – Linwood 5k – Linwood, MN
09/06 – French Ridge Vineyards 5k – Killbuck, OH
09/13 – Rockin’ Rockwoods 53K and 1/2 Marathon – Wildwood, MO
09/13 – Horsethief Canyon Trail Run – Marquette, KS
09/13 – Rib Mountain Trail Races by IRONBULL – Wausau, WI
09/13 – Pleasant Creek Trail Run – Palo, IA
09/13 – LATR Backyard Ultra – Indianola, IA
09/13 – Sunrise 5k – Wyoming, MN
09/13 – Iron Will 100 – Junction City, KS
09/13 – Dirt Circus – Chicago – Crystal Lake, IL
09/14 – Sorta Mountain Stage Race – Borden, IN
09/14 – Crowell Hilaka Trail Run – Richfield, OH
09/14 – Ohio Pawpaw 4 Miler – Albany, OH
09/19 – Goose Bumps 6 & 24 Hour Run – Stoddard, WI
09/19 – Last Dot Standing and 24/48 Hour by Ten Junk Miles – Beleville, WI
09/19 – Fallinline 125 – Greenbush, WI
09/20 – O’Brien Trail Races – Marine on St Croix, MN
09/20 – In Yan Teopa 5 & 10 miler – Frontenac, MN
09/20 – A Day in the Park – Lebanon, OH
09/20 – Wandering Wolves 50k/25k/12k – Kansas City, KS
09/20 – 4sta Hike – Illinois City, IL
09/20 – Half Day at the Lake – Evanston, IL
09/20 – Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra – West Point, IA
09/20 – Tour de Trail: Lexington Lake – DeSoto, KS
09/26 – Cowboy 200 – Norfolk, NE
09/27 – Doggone Tired Ultra – Vinton, IA
09/27 – FlatRock – Independence, KS
09/27 – The Hungerford Trail Races – Big Rapids, MI
09/27 – We Walk! Marathon – Mayer, MN
09/27 – Hindsight Ultra Trail Runs – Dixon, IL
09/27 – Great Bear Trail Races – Sioux Falls, SD
09/27 – Queen of the Ridge – Arena, WI
09/27 – Midwest Everest – Belmont, MI
09/27 – Ultrapalooza – Osawatomie, KS
09/28 – Twisted Roots – Sherwood, WI

RACES INCREASING IN PRICE THIS MONTH

09/20 – Tour de Trail: Lexington Lake – KS
10/04 – FLATS Trail Half Marathon – MO
10/04 – Tale of Two Trails – KS
10/11 – Duff Dog Backyard Ultra – MN
10/17 – Double Days 48 Hour Race – OH
10/18 – St. Pats 24 Hour Race – IN
10/18 – Wild Duluth Races – MN
10/18 – Lion King Backyard Ultra – MO
10/25 – Babler Bongo 15K Trail Race/15K RUCK – MO
10/25 – Door County Fall 50 – WI
10/25 – Yippee-Ki-Yay Races – IA
11/07 – KUS 6/12/24 Hour Run – KS
11/15 – Black Gold 24hr and 12hr Endurance Challenge – KY
11/22 – The JMF Trails Hillbilly Half – KY
11/23 – Meandering Turkey – MO
11/23 – Regal Beagle Ultra – OH
12/06 – Hitchcock Experience Endurance Runs – IA
12/06 – Wildwood Trail Marathon – MO
12/06 – Last Chance Ultra – MO
12/20 – Otter Creek – KY
12/31 – The Critter – IA
01/10 – Frozen Gnome – IL
01/17 – The Shippey Endurance Runs and Relays – MO

RACES OPENING REGISTRATION SOON

12/06/2025 – Hitchcock Experience Endurance Runs – IA
01/01/2026 – Doomsday 5K – MO
01/26/2026 – Arrowhead 135 – MN

FEATURED INTERNATIONAL RACES

09/27 – 10/05/2025

Ecuador Running Retreat with Hayden Hawks – 9 days, 8 nights – Quito, Ecuador

11/21 – 11/23/2025

RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town – 100 Mile, 100K – Cape Town, South Africa

02/20 – 02/22/2026

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

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