Trail Running calendar near Carterville 2026-2027

Test your limits at the Mythic Race in Missouri featuring over 25 obstacles across a 5k course. Choose between competitive laps, open waves, or a five hour endurance challenge to earn your finisher medal.

Experience the natural beauty of Camp Ondessonk with distances ranging from a one mile fun run to a half marathon. Explore scenic forests and canyons in the Illinois landscape on this annual trail running event.

Experience technical single track trails and creek crossings in the Shawnee National Forest. This event offers several distances across the scenic Red Cedar Trail with significant elevation and full support at Giant City State Park.

Experience a high school style cross country meet in Carterville featuring a 5k course on grass and gravel. Join as a team or run solo in this evening event with awards for top individuals and teams.

Quail Ridge Farm Backyard Ultra in Albion, Illinois on July 18, 2026. Registration includes a t-shirt and a ten dollar food truck voucher, camping the night before is free, and a voluntary one dollar per lap pool will be split among top fin..

Experience the wilderness of Southern Illinois at the Shawnee Hills Trail Races. Run through the Shawnee National Forest past stunning waterfalls and sandstone canyons with distances ranging from a half marathon to 100 miles.

Test your resilience at Ferne Clyffe State Park in this classic backyard ultra format. Runners take on a 4.167 mile loop every hour through technical trails and hills until only the Last Boyscout remains.

A multi distance ultramarathon weekend in Vienna IL on the Tunnel Hill State Trail with certified marathon 100 km 50 mile and 100 mile courses, USATF championship racing, IAU labeling, live tracking, and aid station support.