Trail Running calendar near Yankee Run 2025-2026

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..

Hell Creek 100 is an Ultraverse Supplements endurance event held in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, with the start/finish at the Switchgrass trail head in Wilson State Park. The weekend offers Pure Hell 140, Hell Creek 100, 100K, and 20 Mile, with the 100-miler delivering the elevation gain (10,120 ft). The r..

Laps For Love Backyard Ultra is a charity endurance event held in Wichita, Kansas, at Sedgwick County Park’s Horseshoe Shelter (ZIP 67205). Runners tackle a 4.167-mile loop on an hourly basis, with the field competing in a last man standing format until only one participant remains. The race emphasi..

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..

Location: Wilson State Park (Hell Creek area) outside Dorrance, KS, with start/finish in the Switchgrass Mountain Bike Trail parking lot. The course begins with 3/4 mile of pavement before switching to 100% single-track along Wilson Lake, touted as Kansas’ clearest lake, and the Switchgrass Trail, r..

Earth Day Buckle Mania is an ultrarunning festival in Abilene, Kansas, offering 12-, 24-, and 48-hour options. Runners complete laps on a certified, 1.8228-mile paved loop through a private, mostly shaded park, creating a serene, park-like atmosphere. Distances translate into buckles: 50K, 50 Miles,..

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..

The Hell Creek Half & 50K takes place at Wilson State Park on the single-track Switchgrass Mountain Bike Trail. The event date is August 29, 2026. The trail runs largely beside Wilson Lake and is described as very hilly, exposed with little tree cover, and not overly rugged. There is a time cut..