Trail Running calendar near Petal 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..

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..

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..

Q50 Races Chupacabra is a late-night trail race held at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, Louisiana. Runners choose between a 5-mile loop or a 10-mile course consisting of two loops, offering a nocturnal experience on dirt trails with some hills. Participants are urged to bring a bright headla..

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..

Q50 Races Trails Extravaganza takes place at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, Louisiana. The event offers five distances: 50, 30, 20, 10, and 5 miles, run on mostly single-track dirt through the park with campsites. The atmosphere emphasizes safety, self-sufficiency, and mutual respect, with..

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..