Trail Running calendar near Crystal Springs 2025-2026

Death by 5K in Brandon, Mississippi, is a unique 24-hour endurance challenge where participants run ten 5K races spaced every 2.5 hours, starting at 8 AM. Hosted at the RunStrong Training Center, the course remains consistent for each leg, beginning and ending at the center. Runners can rest in thei..

The Clear Creek Ultra, held in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, is a unique 10-hour running event focused on fun and community rather than competition. For a $25 entry fee, participants can camp on-site, enjoy food and drinks, and run on a challenging one-mile single-track loop featuring creek crossing..

The Run the River Ultra Challenge and Relay, held at Petal River Park in Petal, Mississippi, is a 6-hour looped trail event featuring a roughly 2.5-mile course through meadows, single-track trails, riverfront views, wetlands, and historic train trestles. Participants can compete solo, in relay teams..

The Mississippi Trail 50 is an ultramarathon event held in the De Soto National Forest near Laurel, Mississippi, featuring distances of 100 miles, 50 miles, 50K, and 20K. The course runs primarily on gently rolling pine forest terrain, mostly single-track with some double-track logging roads along t..