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Hot List September 2025: South

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August 29th, 2025

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

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Photo Credit: Trail Running Film Festival with UltraSignup and local Race Directors! – Nashville, TN

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 South: Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, and Alabama.

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

Happy racing,
The UltraSignup Team

FEATURED RACES

09/06/2025

Trail Running Film Festival with UltraSignup and local Race Directors! – Nashville, TN

09/12/2025

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

11/01/2025

Terror Trails Ultra – 50K, 25K, 8 Miles, 5K – Waxhaw, NC

11/22 – 11/23/2025

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

03/14/2026

Thunder Kiss – 100 Mile, 100K, 20 Mile – Sterrett, AL

UPCOMING RACES THAT STILL HAVE ROOM

09/06 – Chasing Trails Ultras – Old Fort, NC
09/06 – S.O.S. – Middleburg, FL
09/06 – Mount Jefferson Ascent – West Jefferson, NC
09/06 – 24 Hours at Lake Z – Dahlonega, GA
09/06 – Rebecca Mountain 50 Mile – Sylacauga, AL
09/06 – Bad Beard Events Oli Kai 3, 6, & 9 Hour – Chattanooga, TN
09/07 – Oli Via – Chattanooga, TN
09/13 – Twisted Ankle Trail Race – Summerville, GA
09/13 – 12 Hour – Adventure Trail Run – Triangle, VA
09/13 – The Dirt Dash – Johns Island, SC
09/13 – Mountaineer Rumble 12 Hour – Clover, SC
09/13 – Riverbend Ultras 12 HR/50K – Jupiter, FL
09/13 – Wild Boar Night Run – Dade City, FL
09/13 – Operation Outdoor Freedom Trailfest – Santa Rosa Beach, FL
09/13 – THE GUILD 7 TRAIL RACE – CHATTANOOGA, TN
09/13 – Sugg Farm Ultra – Holly Springs, NC
09/14 – Chewacla Cha Cha – Auburn, AL
09/14 – Doggone Dash – Mills River, NC
09/19 – The Georgia Jewel – Dalton, GA
09/20 – The Barkley Fall Classic – Frozen Head State Park, TN
09/20 – Table Rock Ultras – Morganton, NC
09/20 – The Dirt Circuit – Morristown, TN
09/20 – Darter Dash – Pinson, AL
09/20 – Pawpaw 10 Miler and 5 Miler – Powhatan, VA
09/20 – Blount County’s Mountain Goat 5k – Oneonta, AL
09/20 – Woodstock Warrior – Woodstock, VA
09/20 – Buzzard Rock Ultras – Robbins, NC
09/21 – Mountain Fork Half Marathon – Norton, VA
09/27 – A Stroll in the Park – Canton, GA
09/27 – Nasty 9 Trail Run – Lexington, VA
09/27 – Go For The Gold Run Fest – McMullen Cove, AL
09/27 – Tick Tock Ultra – Lakeland, FL
09/27 – Wolfman Duathlon and Trail Race – Memphis, TN
09/27 – Lady of the Lake – Blairsville, GA
09/27 – The Ivy Trek Ultra – Quitman, MS
09/27 – Arthur’s Army 5K and Fun Run – Pelham, AL
09/27 – Cossatot River Trail Run – Wickes, AR
09/27 – Miami 100 – Miami, FL
09/27 – The Inferno Ultra – Conway, SC
09/28 – Assault on Yonah Mountain – Cleveland, GA
09/28 – Woodbooger 5K – Norton, VA

RACES INCREASING IN PRICE THIS MONTH

09/20 – Buzzard Rock Ultras – NC
09/27 – Cossatot River Trail Run – AR
10/12 – Mystery Mountain Marathon & 12-Miler – GA
10/15 – US Trail Runnning Conf | RD – TN
10/17 – Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race – TN
10/18 – The New Orleans Ultramarathon and Half – LA
10/18 – Green Eyes Gallop – GA
10/18 – Sewanee Slammer – TN
10/23 – The Endless Mile – AL
10/25 – Greensprings 24 – VA
10/25 – Halloween Havoc Half Marathon – AL
10/26 – Nashville Running Company’s Shelby 6 Miler – TN
10/26 – Haunts & Hallows – VA
11/01 – No Man’s Land Trail Run – LA
11/08 – Screaming Monkey – LA
11/08 – Lula Lake Trail Blazer – GA
11/08 – Wild Cajun Trail Runs – LA
11/15 – Cathedral Caverns Trail Run – AL
12/06 – Devil Dog Ultras – VA
12/06 – Freight Train 100k/50k – VA
12/06 – Festivus 100/50 Miler Trail Run – FL
12/13 – Cape Fear Holiday Run – NC
12/20 – Frozen Yeti – AL
12/31 – Run Undead Ultra Trail Party – AL
01/03 – The Great Scorpion Trail Run – MS
01/10 – Lost in Miami Ultra – FL
01/17 – Huff N’ Puff Trail Races – GA
01/24 – Monroe Cross Trail 50 Mile Ultra – FL
01/25 – This ain’t your Mothers 50k & Trail Marathon – FL
01/31 – Coo-Wah-Chobee 50k-25k-5k – FL
02/07 – The Sparrow – GA
02/07 – Black Toe Run – TN

RACES OPENING REGISTRATION SOON

01/03/2026 – Oceans 26.2 Relay & 6k Run/Walk – FL
01/30/2026 – Dark Anchor – GA
02/14/2026 – Fort Yargo Thrill In The Hills – GA

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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