Races Near Me: Upcoming Running Races

The Fast Track Racing Turkey Trot will return for its 3rd year! We hope to see you, your friends, and family on Thanksgiving Day. The first 500 registrants will receive a special 2026 beanie! Register before they are gone! FREE 0-12 Tot Trot starts at 7:45am. Each Tot will receive a medal for their efforts! FREE Ages 0-12 Tot Trot: 7:45am Start 5K: 8:00am Start Course travels through beautiful George Wyth State Park. Strava Course Map Link Top 3 runners in each age group will receive a commemorative medal! 0-12, 13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ Come start your Thanksgiving Day with us!

The Cedar Valley's 2026 racing season begins with that flat and fast Fool's 5K & 10K in beautiful George Wyth State Park. This race is a "Must do" event for all runners. Perfect for elite runners, walkers, and everyone in between. We hope to see you there!

The Cedar Valley SportsPlex Pump and Run 1-mile & 5K is back for year four! This event also include a free public health expo on Friday night during the pump and packet pickup. The goal of the health expo is to let the public interact with as many of the amazing businesses, organizations, and non-profits in the Cedar Valley as possible. FREE KIDS REGISTRATION Thanks to our amazing sponsor kids ages 1-12 will be able to participate in either the 1-mile or the 5K at no cost. HOW DOES THE PUMP-N-RUN WORK? Bench press and bicep curl a percentage of your body weight at the health expo to earn a reduction in your 5K time! You’ll receive 10 seconds off your 5k time for every repetition that you complete! Don’t want to Pump? You can still participate without a reduction in time!

Death by 5k is coming back to Waterloo for year 4! Think you have what it takes to finish the Death by 5k challenge? Taking place at beautiful George Wyth State Park, Death by 5k requires participants to run (or walk) ten 5ks over 24 hours, starting each 5k 2.5 hours apart. (8 am, 1030 am, 1 pm, 330 pm, 6 pm, 830 pm, 11 pm, 130 am, 4 am, 630 am) Race HQ will be the Canfield Shelter and the course will be an out and back on the Cedar Valley Lakes Trail (paved) There will be 5 meals, each including hot food, served over the course of the event. Meal times will be 830a, 130p, 630p, 1130p, and 420a. There will also be plenty of snack food and drinks available throughout the event. You will not go hungry or thirsty at a RunStrong Event Participants can spend time between 5ks in a camping tent, hammock, under a pop up tent, or in their vehicles. Participants will receive an event shirt, along with other event swag. Finishers will receive one of the coveted handmade finisher's coffin. Ini

Now is your chance to be Fire Runner Champion... 5K style! Join us on June 12, 2026 for the Lost Island Fire Runner 5K. This race takes you to the relaxing vibes of  Lost Island Waterpark, as you drift around the lazy river (on the sidewalk of course!) and back to the high thrill vibes of Lost Island Themepark. Here you will snake your way through Tamariki, Udara, Awa, Yuta, and ending in Mura at Fire Runner, the winner of the USA Today Readers' Choice Awards for Best New Theme Park Attraction of 2025. Come for the race, stay for the rides and kick your weekend off right.   Registration Includes: Race EntryEntry to the Lost Island Theme Park day of raceFire Runner 5K t-shirtRace bib**Additional Purchase Required for Ticket to Lost Island Water Park on race day* $25 Additional Addon For more information about Lost Island parks, visit www.thelostisland.com