Trail Running calendar near Independence 2025-2026

The Hell On Gravel Run in El Dorado, Kansas, offers a challenging 50K, marathon, and half marathon on a gravel course. The event features a rugged atmosphere suited for endurance runners seeking a unique off-road experience. Races start early in the morning with strict time limits to ensure safety a..

The Sweat Hot Oklahoma Summer Trials, held in Nowata, OK, is an endurance running event featuring 12-hour, 6-hour, and 5K races. Scheduled for July 26, 2025, the event challenges participants to run multiple loops on a 3.3-mile course combining 60% asphalt and 40% gravel with about 60 feet of elevat..

Escape from Turkey Mountain is a long-standing trail running event held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Park. Scheduled for Labor Day, this race offers two distances: a challenging 5-mile course and a shorter, less technical 2-mile course. Both races start and finish at t..

Death by 5k Tulsa is a unique 24-hour running challenge held at River West 23rd St Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Participants run ten 5k races spaced every 2.5 hours, testing endurance through physical fatigue, sleep deprivation, and night running, requiring headlamps or other illumination. The course foll..

FlatRock is a renowned trail running event held at Elk City Lake near Independence, Kansas, featuring distances of 50K, 25K, 12K, and 5K. Known as the oldest trail ultra in Kansas, the race offers a challenging, technical single-track course along the Elk River Hiking Trail, showcasing unique limest..

The Urban Adventure Race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a unique running event offering marathon, 50, 75, and 100-mile distances. Starting and finishing at RunnersWorld Tulsa, the race features a 25-mile loop course with an additional 1.2-mile out-and-back for the marathon. Participants navigate the unmarke..

The Heartland event in Cassoday, Kansas, is a challenging ultra-running race featuring multiple distances: 125 miles, 100 miles, 100K, Teter Rock 100K, 50 miles, marathon, and half marathon. The course primarily follows backcountry gravel roads with minimal pavement, winding through the scenic Flint..

The Tulsa Backyard Bonanza is a trail running event held on November 2, 2025, at Lubell Park, Mooser Hollow, and Bales Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The race features three distances: 5K, 12.5K, and 25K, offering options for runners of all levels. Participants can enjoy scenic trails, including switchbac..

Ollie's Ultra is a USATF certified endurance running event held at Santa Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas. It features multiple timed races including 24, 12, 9, 6, and 3-hour options, where participants run loops of a 2.022-mile soft chat trail on the former Safari Golf Course. The event offers a fully st..

Outlaw WinterRock is a trail running event held at Elk City Lake in Independence, Kansas, featuring 25K and 12K distances. The course is a technical, mostly single-track out-and-back along the Elk River Hiking Trail, winding through limestone bluffs, rock formations, and scenic vistas. Aid stations..

FlatRock 101 is a renowned trail ultramarathon held near Elk City Lake in Independence, Kansas, featuring distances of 101K, 50K, 25K, 12K, and 5K. As Kansas's oldest trail ultra, it offers a challenging double out-and-back course along the scenic Elk River Hiking Trail, characterized by limestone b..

The Heartland 50 is an ultramarathon event held in Cassoday, Kansas, featuring 25K, 50K, and 50-mile distances. The course is an out-and-back route primarily on backcountry gravel roads with less than a mile of pavement, winding through the scenic Flint Hills tallgrass prairie. It offers a challengi..