Trail Running calendar near Brainard 2025-2026

Cowboy 200 is a point-to-point ultramarathon along Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail, starting in Norfolk and finishing in Valentine. Runners can choose a 200-mile solo or a 100-mile option, both on a rails-to-trails crushed-limestone course that is 100% runnable and mostly vehicle-free, with short town secti..

The Hawks Watch Run/Walk is an annual 5K trail running and walking event held at the scenic Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek, Iowa. Celebrating its 18th year in 2025, the race offers participants a chance to enjoy a challenging and picturesque course through natural surroundings. Registration..

Bohemian Alps Endurance Runs in Brainard, Nebraska offers two distances on October 18, 2025: a 50K ultramarathon (about 33 miles) and a half marathon. The courses thread rolling hills across Butler and Saunders counties on a mix of gravel and dirt roads, with sections on bike trails and light cross-..

The G.O.A.T.z Trail Runs, held annually at Glenn Cunningham Lake in Omaha, Nebraska, offer a variety of trail running distances including 5 miles, 10.5 miles, 21 miles, 50K, and a challenging 50-mile race. The courses primarily feature trail and grass surfaces, with multiple laps required for longer..

Yippee-Ki-Yay is a trail-running event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, offering a 50K ultramarathon, a Half Marathon, and a 10K on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail. The historic rails-to-trail course is a crushed limestone out-and-back, about 90% trail and 10% pavement, with sweeping Heartland countryside vie..

Feast & Feathers is a Thanksgiving morning trail race in Omaha, Nebraska, at Lake Cunningham. The event features a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and the Little Gobbler Kid's Race, inviting runners of all levels to start their holiday with a cardio-focused tradition that supports the Food Bank for the Hear..

The Hitchcock Experience Endurance Runs take place at Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek, Iowa. The event offers four distances: half marathon (13.1 miles), 50 miles, 101K, and a full 100-mile endurance run, with a combo option called The Hard Way (13.1 plus 50 miles). The course area centers on..

The Angry Cow Trail Run #4 takes place in Panama, Nebraska, starting at the Panama Community Center. Scheduled for December 13, 2025, this event offers trail running distances of 2, 4, and 6 miles. The course features a mix of old railroad tracks converted to trails, wooded areas with creek crossing..

Crown of the Crest, staged by the Greater Omaha Area Trail Runnerz (GOATz) at Calvin Crest in Fremont, Nebraska, offers a range of ultra distances: a 100-mile, the Double Crown (a full marathon on the first day and a half marathon on the second), 26.2-mile marathon, Crown Half Marathon, and a 13-hou..