Trail Running calendar near Meridian 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 Ivy Trek Ultra is a trail race at Clarkco State Park near Quitman, Mississippi. It offers 50K, 25K, and 12.5K on a 7.78-mile loop of wide double-track trails, with some single-track sections, bridges, and views of Ivy Lake and the Gold Fish Pond. Distances are achieved by looping: 50K four times..

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 multi-distance running event held at Bonita Lakes Park. The race offers a 10K trail run along the scenic and challenging Bonita Lakes Jeep Trail, a 5K road race around the park's front and lower lake walking track, a 2-mile walk, and a fun run for kids jus..

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..