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Below you’ll find races from Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Kentucky, and Iowa. Looking for something farther afield? Search all of our events here or check out our by-region breakdown here.
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08/26- Midwest States 100 – 100M, 100K – Westboro, WI |
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IOWA |
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06/10 – HILLarious Trail Race – 20K, 8K
07/08 – Whiterock Ultra – 50M, 50K
07/15 – Lake Macbride Trail Races – 50K, 25K
09/02 – Booneville Backroads Ultra – 100M, 100K, 50K, 10K
09/09 – Pleasant Creek Trail Run – 45K, 30K, 15K
09/23 – Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra – Backyard
09/30 – Doggone Tired Ultra – 50K, 10M
10/07 – Swiss Valley Trail Races – 50K, 25K, 5.2M
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07/14 – Pinetum Mind Games Endurance Event – 24HR, 12HR, 6HR
08/12 – Watershed Endurance Runs – 6HR, 3HR
08/19 – Painful Elimination – Last Runner Standing
08/26 – Shawnee Hills Trail Races – 100M, 100K, 50K, 13.1M
09/02 – Temptation 200 Ultras – 200K, Relay, 150K, 100K, 50K, 10K
09/03 – St. Jude Runs – Kilometers for Kids – 10x5K, Relay, 5K
09/17 – Timely Nonsense – 12HR, 6HR, Relay
10/07 – Farmdale Trail Run – 100M, 50M, 30M, 13.1M, 10K
10/07 – The Hennepin Hundred – 100M, Relay, 50M, 50K
10/07 – Arrowhead Endurance Run – 24HR, Relay, 12HR, 6HR
10/14 – Des Plaines River Trail Races – 50M, 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M
10/21 – Soul Crusher – 10M, 5M
10/21 – Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run – 50K, 13.1M, 10K, 5K
10/28 – Fancy Nonsense – 50K, 25K
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INDIANA |
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08/19 – Oakadoke Trail Runs – 18M, 9M, 4M
09/09 – Prairie On Fire Backyard Ultra – Backyard Ultra
09/10 – Sorta Mountain Stage Race – 18M, 13.1M, 5M
10/21 – St. Pats 24 Hour Race – 24HR, 12HR
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KANSAS |
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06/17 – Tour de Trail: Lexington Lake – 10K
06/24 – Night Hawk – 50K, 20M, 10M
06/24 – Middle Creek Meltdown – 15M, 10M, 5M
07/01 – The Patriot Run – 3HR, 2HR, 1HR, Relay
07/08 – Miola Madness – Hot Summer Nights – 12HR, 9HR, 6HR, 3HR
07/08 – Hell on Gravel Run – 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M
07/15 – Honey Badger 100 – 100M, 50M, Relay
07/15 – Tale of Two Trails – 100K, 40M, 20M, 10M
07/22 – The Snake – 10M
07/29 – Tour de Trail: Kill Creek – 10K
08/04 – Night Train – 50M, 30M, 20M, 10M, 5M, 12HR, 6HR, 3HR
08/12 – Hell Creek – 50K, 13.1M
08/19 – Tour de Trail: Cedar Niles – 10K
09/09 – Hawk Hundred – 100M, 75M, 50M, 26.2M
09/09 – Horsethief Canyon Trail Run – 10K
09/09 – Iron Will 100 – 100M, 100K, 50M, 50K, 36HR
09/23 – FlatRock – 101M, 101K, 50K, 25K, 12K
09/23 – Ultrapalooza – 100M, 100K, 50M, 50K, 13.1M
09/23 – Tour de Trail: Shawnee Mission Park North – 10K
09/29 – Hell Creek 100 – 140M, 100M, 100K, 20M
09/30 – Disc n’ Dash – Run and Disc Golf
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KENTUCKY |
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08/05 – Run For Dreams Run – 24HR, 12HR, 6HR, 3HR, Relay
08/26 – Hot Hot Hundred Trail Fest – 100K, 50K, 30K, 10K, Relay
10/21 – Cave Run Lake Trail Races – 32M, 22M, 12M
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MICHIGAN |
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06/11 – Nickel n Dime – 13.1M, 10M, 5K
06/17 – Wicked Worm – 12HR, 6HR, 10K
07/15 – Dirty Burg – 50K, 25K, 10K, 5K
07/22 – Ode to Laz Michigan Backyard Ultra – Last Person Standing, 3HR
09/15 – Marji Gesick – Camp
09/16 – The Riley Trails Marathon and Relay – 26.2M, Relay, 13.1M, 10K
09/30 – The Hungerford Trail Races – 50M, 45K, 15M
09/30 – Midwest Everest – 100M, 50M, 10K
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Photo Credit: Shawnee Trail Runs, – West Portsmouth, OH |
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MINNESOTA |
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06/10 – Last Runner Standing – Standing, Starting, Leaving
07/01 – Afton Trail Run– 50K, 25K
07/29 – Minnesota Voyageur Trail Ultramarathon– 50M
08/19 – Eddy Trail Races– 50K, 13.1M, 5K
08/19 – Baby Backyard Ultra– 5K-50K
08/26 – Lost Forester Runs of Pine Valley– 8M, 11K, 5.5K
09/16 – O’Brien Trail Races– 50K, 25K, 5K
09/23 – We Walk! Marathon– 50K, 26.2M
09/23 – In Yan Teopa– 10M, 5M
09/23 – Bad Axe Trail Runs– 50K, 25
10/07 – Fire Tower Trail Races– 100K, 50K, 35K, 11K
10/21 – Wild Duluth Races– 100K, 50K, 13.1M, 10K
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06/24 – Dark 2 Dawn Night Trail Races – 10K, 9HR, 6HR
07/13 – Vol State – 500K
07/15 – Get Your Butt Kicked @ Route 66 – 6HR
07/15 – Crimson Lake Trail Venture – 30M, 20M, 10M
08/05 – The Other Lake 10 miler – 10M
08/11 – Kansas City Backyard Ultra – Last Runner Standing, 12HR, 9HR, 6HR, 3HR
08/26 – Leaky Hourglass Ultra – Last Runner Standing
09/16 – Rockin’ Rockwoods – 53K, 13.1M
09/16 – Run4Hope2 – 50M, Relay
09/30 – FLATS Trail Half Marathon – 13.1M
10/07 – Frog Hill Half/10k/5k – 13.1M, 10K, 5K, Tadpole, Leapfrog
10/14 – Rock Bridge Revenge – 50K, 25K
10/14 – Devil’s Toll Race – 13.1M, 13.1M Hike, Team
10/14 – Minnie Ha Ha – 12HR, 6HR
10/20 – Thunder Chicken 100K Stage Races – Stage Race, 26M, 20M, 25K
10/23 – Katy 225 – 225M
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NEBRASKA |
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06/17 – The Dizzy GOAT – 12HR, 6HR, 3HR
08/12 – The Hilly Goat – 13.1M, 10K, 5K
09/02 – Bohemian Alps Endurance Runs – 13.1M, 4M, 1M
09/15 – Cowboy 200 – 200M, 100M
09/30 – Bohemian Alps 50K – 50K
09/15 – Cowboy 200 – 200M, 100M
10/22 – GOATZ Trail Runs – 50M, 50K, 21M, 10.5M, 5M
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OHIO |
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06/10 – Night Owl Trail Race – 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K
07/16 – Akron Trail Marathon – 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K
08/05 – Bob’s Big Timber Backyard Ultra – Last Runner Standing
08/12 – Red Moon Trail Runs – 25K, 20K, 12K, 7K, Relay
08/12 – Last Buckeye Standing Backyard Ultra – Last Buckeye Standing
08/26 – East Fork – 100K, 50K
09/09 – French Ridge Vineyards 5k – 5K, 1.5M
09/28 – Buckeye Ultra 200 Mile Road Race – 203M, 100M
10/07 – Shawnee Trail Runs – 50M, 50K, 13.1M
10/14 – Ray’s Ramble – 12HR
10/21 – Empower Backyard Ultra – Last Runner Standing
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07/29 – Tuthill Park Trail Races – 6M, 3M, Kids Race
08/19 – Lean Horse – 100M, 50M, 30M, 20M, Relay, Team
09/02 – The Blood Run – 36HR, 24HR, 12HR, 6HR, 3HR
09/16 – Big Sioux Rec Trail Race – 5M, 2M, Kids Race
10/14 – Newton Hills Trail Race – 6M, 2M
10/28 – Glacier Hills Ultra 50K – 50K, 30K, 20K
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06/10 – Kettle Moraine – 100M Waitlist, 100M Team, 100K, 38M, 50K
06/16 – Six Days in the Dome – 6 Day, 72HR, 48HR, 24HR, 12HR 06/24 – Dawn to Dusk Endurance Run – 24HR, 15.5HR, 8HR, 6HR
07/22 – NCTRaces – Mystery, 13.2M, 5K
08/05 – The Kinni – 13M
08/05 – Stream Walk Trail Runs – 30K, 20K, 10K
08/26 – Mindy Creek Trail Races – 26M, 13M, 10K
08/26 – Midwest States 100 – 100M, 100K, 50K
09/30 – IRONBULL Ultra Trail – 50K, 25K, 15K
10/07 – The Trout Brook – 10M
10/21- Door County Fall 50 – 50M
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