Trail Running calendar near Vandalia 2026-2027

Test your endurance at the Armed Forces Endurance Run. Choose your challenge from 6, 12, or 24 hour timed distances. This event supports community charities.

Trail Run Xtreme in Portage, IN on May 17, 2026 offers a wooded 12K and a 3K kids race on marked single track with volunteers, race shirts, awards and a post-race meal; proceeds support the Outback Trail Commission.

Four trail race categories require drinking four drinks and running four laps around a 400 meter loop for a one mile total. Drinks are regulated and proceeds go to the UAW Local 2209 Veterans Committee.

A five-mile trail run at Stoney Run County Park on May 25, 2026, with marked trails, an aid station near mile three, possible mud and a pond crossing, manual timing, and post-race refreshments.

A weekend of single-track trail racing at Long Lake Outdoor Center near Middleville, MI, offering 10K (Friday night), 25K, 50K and 100K on Saturday, with on-site cabins and a race shirt included if registered by May 1.

STADIUMTREK West Ottawa on May 29, 2026 challenges participants to complete 14,000 steps within a three hour window to earn 14ER status. Individual and relay entries are offered with team rules and a registration fee.

A trail race linking Grand River Park and Grand Ravines Park via the Idema Explorers Trail on June 20, 2026. Offers 10K, 5K and a 1 Mile kids run on mixed paved and natural trail surfaces.

Wicked Worm is a technical trail event at Robinette’s Apple Haus on June 20, 2026, offering a 10K plus looped 6- and 12-hour formats with aid stations, post-race food, and limited fields.

A 7 km lollipop loop at Potato Creek State Park with wide, stable paths and two notable hills. The race is part of the DINO Trail Run Series and awards bonus points plus medals for overall and age group placings.

An obstacle run at WACF Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes & Wetlands Education Center featuring a 2.25-mile trail with 15+ obstacles, team entries, water stations, and post-event refreshments. The course is untimed and participants may bypass obstacl..

Trail runs and a 9K ruck at Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery in Grand Rapids, MI, on a dirt and rooty single track with hilly terrain and a 500 foot gain on the 9K loop.

A one day trail stage race using golf style scoring where runners start each hourly hole together and aim for the lowest cumulative stroke total. Options include a 50K (nine holes) and a 10 mile course (three holes) in Valparaiso, IN.

A multi distance event at Hobart Middle School with a road and Oak Savannah Trail out and back route, computerized bib timing, and trademark brick awards across many age divisions.

A community trail run and walk around Jordan Lake starting and finishing at Lakewood Middle School, featuring a 5K route, age group awards, and packet pickup at the Lake Odessa Fair with race day pickup available.

A 5K around Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids on July 4, 2026, with medals for top three overall and top three in each age category; registration opens February 1, 2026 and the fee is $35.

Mountain bike riders, trail runners and wheelchair athletes compete on the technical dirt trails and park roads of Franke Park in three hour and six hour formats, with food provided and awards for category winners.

A 10K along the Lake Michigan shoreline combining road, hilly trails and soft dune sand in Laketown Township. Participants must carry their own hydration and proceeds support P.O.R.T.

Team based cross country meet on a 5K course at Richmond Park in Grand Rapids. Includes team and individual registration, a free untimed 1 mile community run and awards sponsored by Gazelle Sports.

Muddy Princess Michigan is a women only 5K obstacle mud run at Rouch Off-Road Vehicle Park on July 26, 2026. The course features 18+ obstacles, welcomes ages 7 and up, and is organized as non competitive with an emphasis on teamwork.

Oakadoke Trail Runs features tree-covered single-track, switchbacks and creek crossings on looped 4, 9 and 18 mile courses near Valparaiso, IN, with frequent aid stations and a cupless race format.