Trail Running calendar near Meridian 2025-2026

The Ivy Trek Ultra is a trail running event held at Clarkco State Park in Quitman, Mississippi. Distances offered: 50K 25K 12.5K The race uses a loop format based on a 7.78 mile loop. Runners complete the loop multiple times: the 50K requires four laps, the 25K two laps, and the 12.5K one lap. RF..

Run the River Ultra Challenge and Relay returns to Petal, Mississippi, set along the Leaf River and Petal River Park. This 4th annual event offers a 6-hour, looped trail format for runners of all abilities, with 2.5-mile loops that can be completed solo or as part of a relay (2–4 teammates). Communi..

Run For Hope in Meridian, Mississippi, is a long-running multi-distance race at Bonita Lakes Park. The event features a 10K Trail Run, a 5K Run, a 2-Mile Walk, and a Fun Run. The 10K follows the Jeep Trail around the upper lake through shaded woods with views; the 5K is a road course starting and fi..

The Great Scorpion Trail Run, held in Meridian, Mississippi at Bonita Lakes Park, offers runners three distance options: 50K, 25K, and 12.5K. The course features a challenging mix of single track and jeep trails with roots, rocks, and hills, providing a scenic experience through the wooded areas aro..

Mississippi Trail 50 takes place on the Longleaf Horse Trail in the De Soto National Forest just south of Laurel, Mississippi. The event offers four distances: 100 miles, 50 miles, 50K, and 20K, all run on rolling forest terrain with mostly single-track and some double-track logging roads. It featur..

The Honoring Our Heroes 4th Annual 5K & 2 Mile Ruck is a fundraising event held at Camp Meridale in Meridian, Mississippi. This all-terrain race features a 5K run, 5K walk, and a 2-mile ruck, with courses winding through wooded trails, hills, and uneven ground on 170 acres of scenic terrain. The eve..