Trail Running calendar near Michigan City 2025-2026

The Running Wild 5K Run & 3K Scavenger Hunt Walk takes place at St. Patrick's County Park in South Bend, Indiana. The 5K run is professionally chip-timed and features a course through wooded and open field trails, park roads, grass, and gravel, with awards for top finishers in various age categories..

The Summer Trail Classic will take place in Hoffman Estates on Sunday 24 August 2025. You can run between 4 and 13 miles.

The Chupacabra Endurance 10-hour Run is held at Bluhm County Park in Westville, Indiana. This challenging event features a 3.4-3.5 mile trail loop with minimal pavement, which runners must complete within one hour per loop or face elimination. The race lasts 10 hours, testing endurance and speed, wi..

The Farm Fresh 5k and 1 Mile at Gast Family Farms is a fun trail run held annually at 5165 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Originating from a family grape juice weekend, the event has grown into a public race featuring a 5k and a 1-mile course through farm fields with a route decided just da..

The Naperville Trails Half Marathon & 10K is an annual running event held in Wheaton, Illinois, set for September 6, 2025. Participants can choose between a USATF-certified half marathon or 10K distance, both featuring a flat and fast course that winds through the scenic Danada Forest Preserve on cr..

The Mt. Baldhead Challenge, held in Saugatuck, Michigan, is a premier multi-terrain running event celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. Participants can choose between a 10K+ (approximately 7 miles) or a half marathon (13.1 miles), both featuring a mix of woodland trails, forested dunes, scenic..

Timely Nonsense is a unique timed running event held in Chicago, IL, at a 58-acre park located at California and Montrose. Participants run a 0.75-mile paved loop for either 6 or 12 hours, with an aid station at the start/finish offering typical ultrarunning fare and additional vendor treats like ho..

Half Day at the Lake is a unique ultra-running event held in Evanston, Illinois, featuring 6- and 12-hour race options. The race takes place on a scenic 2-mile loop along Chicago’s north shore lakefront path, passing through Evanston’s lakefront and Northwestern University’s campus. The course is a..

The Tryon Farm 50k is a trail running event held at Tryon Farm in Michigan City, Indiana. The course features an 8-loop 4-mile trail combining open grassy fields, single-track dirt trails, and small pavement sections. The event also offers shorter distances including 2-mile, 4-mile, 8-mile, and 25k..

The Fenn Valley Vine Wine'd is an annual running event held at Fenn Valley Vineyards and Wine Cellar in Fennville, Michigan. Celebrating its 13th year in 2025, the race offers a scenic 5K trail run and a 1-mile untimed course through premium wine grape vineyards, meadows, and diverse forested ecosys..

The Des Plaines River Trail Races, held in Lake County, Illinois, offer a scenic and fast trail running experience with distances including a Half Marathon, Marathon (Boston Qualifier), 50K, and 50 Mile ultra. Starting and finishing at Half Day Forest Preserve, the course features a flat, wide, crus..

The Indiana Trail 100 (IT100) is a premier ultra-running event held annually at Chain O’Lakes State Park in Albion, Indiana. Part of the Ignite Trail Series, the IT100 takes place in the fall and offers race distances of 100, 75, and 50 miles. Known for its supportive volunteer community, the event..

The Sandhill Crane All Trail Half Marathon is an annual running event held at Dr. T. K.Lawless County Park in Vandalia, Michigan. The 17th edition, scheduled for October 11, 2025, features a scenic, non-repetitive all-trail course through 820 acres of forest and fields, including six bridge crossing..

The St. Pats 24 Hour Race, held at St. Patrick's County Park in South Bend, Indiana, is a premier timed trail running event featuring 12- and 24-hour race options.Participants run primarily on scenic dirt and grass trails with brief asphalt crossings, enjoying a loop course that includes a final 0.2..

The Buckley 5 Miler will take place in Lowell on Saturday 18 October 2025. You can run 5 miles.

The Palos Park Spooky Shuffle will take place in Palos Park on Saturday 18 October 2025. You can run between 5 and 10 kilometers.

The Witches in the Woods 5K/2K is a Halloween-themed nighttime running and walking event held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point, Indiana. Participants can choose between a timed 5K run or a non-timed 2K walk through wooded trails and roads, so bringing flashlights or headlamps is recomme..

The Fancy Nonsense 25K/50K is a whimsical ultramarathon held in the Palos Trail System near Willow Springs and Lemont, Illinois, about 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. Runners can choose from 25K, 50K, or 5-mile distances on a mostly single-track, 5.5-mile loop course that encourages joy and imagin..

The Fast Track Cross Country will take place in Schaumburg on Sunday 9 November 2025. You can run 3 miles.

The Big Timber XC Challenge will take place in Elgin on Sunday 9 November 2025. You can run between 3 and 5 miles.