Trail Running calendar near Kankakee 2025-2026

Frozen Feet 5k Run is a two-loop trail race held at Creek Ridge County Park in Michigan City, Indiana. The 5-kilometer course features one hill per loop, with roots and small branches along the route, requiring cautious footing. The event emphasizes a low-key, friendly atmosphere in a park setting a..

Set in Kickapoo State Recreation Area, Oakwood, Illinois, the Siberian Express Trail Race is a 7.45-mile, 95% trail course that winds east from the park into woodlands, featuring steep hills, creek crossings, and wildlife sightings. The event emphasizes a wintry Midwest experience, with a time limit..

Cereal Killer 15k Trail Run takes place at Red Mill County Park, La Porte, Indiana. This Crazy Legs Race Series event offers a 15-kilometer trail, run as four loops on a marked course through park terrain. The atmosphere is low-key and fun, with old-school timing: finishers receive a numbered popsic..

Set in Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tombstone 30k/50k/50 mile is a Crazy Legs Race Series trail event offering three distances: 30k, 50k, and 50 miles, with a new 2026 course. The mostly non-pavement course features the famed Roller Coaster hills and includes an aid station a..

Muddy Shamrock @ The Forge is a trail running event held at The Forge: Lemont Quarries in Lemont, Illinois. The race offers two distances: Trail Half Marathon (about 13.1 miles, run as two laps) and Trail Quarter Marathon (about 6.6 miles, one lap) on wooded single- and double-track trails around th..

False Spring Trail Runs, held in LaPorte, Indiana, offers challenging trail races on scenic, woodsy single-track paths featuring winding switchbacks and views of lakes and ponds. The event includes a 10K course, which is a single loop of the trails, and a Half Marathon consisting of two laps. The te..

Save the Drama for your Llama 6 Hour Trail Run happens at Luhr County Park in La Porte, Indiana. The event features about a 1.7-mile loop, with participants aiming to accumulate as many miles as possible in a 6-hour window. It offers a relaxed, low-key atmosphere as part of the Crazy Legs Race Serie..

Childish Nonsense is a trail running event held in Palatine, Illinois, at Deer Grove Forest Preserve West. It offers multiple distances: 10K, 25K, 50K, and 50 miles, with courses consisting of laps on a mostly wide, non-technical trail. Runners encounter a single aid station at the start/finish area..

Set in Palos Hills, Illinois, the F^3 Cap Sauers Trail Marathon & 10 Mile runs through the Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve, the largest tract of undeveloped land in Cook County. The event offers two distances: a marathon (26.2 miles) and a 10-mile option. The course uses the Sag Valley Trail syst..

Chicago Yeti 7-11 Hour Endurance Run is held at 9800 Wolf Rd, Willow Springs, IL. The race centers on a four-mile loop through Palos Preserves, featuring a mix of single-track forest, double-track trails, rolling hills, and quick runnable sections that suit a range of paces. The atmosphere blends sk..

The JH Memorial 5 Mile Trail Run takes place at Stoney Run County Park in Hebron, Indiana. This trail race features a challenging 5-mile course marked with flags and arrow signs at major turns. Runners may encounter natural obstacles such as mud, bugs, and a pond crossing near the end, with an optio..