Trail Running calendar near Valley Center 2025-2026

Horsethief Canyon Trail Run takes place along the Horsethief Canyon Trail in Kanopolis State Park near Marquette, Kansas. The 10K course combines roughly 1/2 mile of road with about six miles of rugged singletrack, passing through canyon terrain with hills, rocky sections, sand, and up to five shall..

Set at L. W. Clapp Park in Wichita, Kansas, the Cedar Pointe Challenge offers a Fall Cross Country 5k and a 1-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, September 27, 2025.Runners tackle the official Clapp Cross Country Course—a grassy, rolling-hill, off-road venue that is the home course of Wichita State’s cross co..

The Chisholm Trail Trot 10K is a running event held in Clearwater, Kansas, featuring a new grass cross-country course that partially crosses the historic Chisholm Trail. Participants can enjoy a scenic trot through this unique terrain. The race is chip timed by Midwest Timing, with live results avai..

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 paved sections, winding through the scenic..

Valley Center, Kansas hosts the KUS 6/12/24 Hour Run on a fast, flat 400-meter track at Valley Center Intermediate School. The event offers four distances: 24-hour, 12-hour night, 12-hour, and 6-hour, all chip-timed on a USATF-certified course (KS24008TJD) eligible for state records, with directions..

Turkey Trails - Goddard is an annual Thanksgiving-themed running event held at Lake Afton in Goddard, Kansas. The race offers multiple distances including 5k, 10k, 1 Mile, and a Kids Dash for children 10 and under, along with a virtual race option. Participants enjoy chip-timed races with live resul..

The Carry Your Cross 10K, held at Kanopolis Lake State Park in Kansas, is known as the "World's Toughest 10k." This unique endurance event challenges participants to conquer 10 kilometers of rugged trail terrain while carrying a wooden cross weighing over 50 pounds. The event also offers 5k and 10k..

Earth Day Buckle Mania is a multi-day ultrarace held in Abilene, Kansas, at 1943 Indy Road, in a private park. The event offers 12-, 24-, and 48-hour options, with participants running on a 1.8228-mile certified paved loop through a shaded, picturesque setting. Runners earn buckles for completing an..

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

Iron Will Backroads takes place in Enterprise, Kansas. The event offers three distances—50K, 100K, and 100 mile—run on 7.7-mile loops composed of gravel and asphalt. The 100 mile option requires 13 loops, 100K eight loops, and 50K four loops.Each loop has a full aid station at the start/end with sta..