Upcoming running races in Iowa

112 running races are coming up in Iowa. Compare dates, distances and locations, then get ready with a personalized training plan.

112 upcoming races

September 2026

Sep 19, 2026Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra📍 West Point, IA
Sep 19, 2026Bvrmc A.W.A.R.E. 5 K📍 Storm Lake, IA3.1 mi
Sep 19, 2026Fairways and Finish Lines📍 Cherokee, IA3.1 mi
Sep 19, 2026Fillmore 5k📍 Cascade, IA3.1 mi
Sep 19, 2026George Ballard Memorial 5K Fun Run & 2 Mile Walk📍 Mitchellville, IA3.1 mi · 0 mi
Sep 19, 2026Great River Bridge Race📍 Burlington, IA3.9 mi · 1.9 mi · 1.5 mi
Sep 19, 2026Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Bettendorf, IA📍 Bettendorf, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Sep 19, 2026Pufferbilly 5k and 10k Run📍 Boone, IA3.1 mi · 6.2 mi
Sep 19, 2026Running Free 5K Presented by Running Wild📍 Davenport, IA3.1 mi
Sep 19, 2026WWY 5K (no one walks alone)📍 Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
Sep 20, 2026Blue Believers - Des Moines, IA📍 Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
Sep 20, 2026Iowa Trail Run Series: Yellow River State Forest📍 Harpers Ferry, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Sep 24, 2026Fire Breathing Dragon Homecoming Fun Run📍 Johnston, IA800 m · 2 mi · 1 mi
Sep 26, 2026LATR Backyard Ultra📍 Indianola, IA
Sep 26, 2026River’s Edge Trail Half Marathon📍 Eldora, IA13 mi
Sep 26, 2026Wild Boar Challenge📍 St. Charles, IA1.5 mi · 5 mi
Sep 26, 2026DMACC 5K Walk/Run and Kids Fun Run📍 Ankeny, IA3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Mental Health Matters 5K - Run📍 Hiawatha, IA3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Oktemberfest 5K📍 Marshalltown, IA3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Pancake Day Fun Run📍 Centerville, IA6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Pete's Legacy Main Street Mile📍 Mount Pleasant, IA1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Pine Lake Festival 5K Run/Walk📍 Eldora, IA3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026Remy’s Run/Walk📍 Colo, IA3 mi
Sep 26, 2026Run To Exile📍 Des Moines, IA1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Sep 26, 2026St. Vincent DePaul Run/Walk/Bike for the Poor📍 Dubuque, IA5 mi
Sep 27, 2026Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5k/10k - Des Moines📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi
Sep 27, 2026Greater Des Moines Women's Half Marathon & 5K📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi
Sep 27, 2026Iowa Remembrance Run📍 West Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
Sep 27, 2026Iowa State Homecoming 5K Benefiting LSI📍 Ames, IA3.1 mi
Sep 27, 2026Need A Pizza And Beer Run📍 Cedar Rapids, IA1 mi

October 2026

Oct 3, 2026Swiss Valley Trail Run📍 Peosta, IA5.2 mi · 16 mi · 31 mi
Oct 3, 2026GRRRR Great River Road - Road Race📍 McGregor, IA6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 3, 2026Harvest Festival Champagne 5K📍 Clear Lake, IA3.1 mi
Oct 3, 2026Harvest Half📍 Sioux Center, IA13 mi · 6.2 mi
Oct 3, 2026Iron Ivy Homecoming Hustle📍 Chariton, IA3.1 mi
Oct 3, 2026Pumpkinfest 5K Run/Walk📍 Anamosa, IA3.1 mi
Oct 3, 2026Spooky Sprint Des Moines📍 Polk City, IA13 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 4, 2026Hawks Watch Run/Walk📍 Honey Creek, IA3.1 mi
Oct 4, 2026Des Moines Superhero Heart Run📍 West Des Moines, IA3.1 mi · 1 mi
Oct 4, 2026Ditmar's Spiked Apple 5K📍 Council Bluffs, IA3.1 mi
Oct 4, 2026Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer📍 Cedar Rapids, IA3.1 mi · 1 mi
Oct 4, 2026The Blazing 5k📍 Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
Oct 4, 2026Mind Over Miles 5K - Ames📍 Ames, IA800 m · 3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026Cedar Rapids Hot Cider Hustle Half Marathon 10K and 5K📍 Cedar Rapids, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026Haunted 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Des Moines, IA📍 Des Moines, IA26.2 mi · 13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026Keystone Iowa Zombie Apocalypse 5K Run📍 Keystone, IA3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026Mayor's Run for the Trails📍 Johnston, IA3.1 mi · 0.6 mi · 100 m
Oct 10, 2026Spooky Sprint - Des Moines📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi
Oct 10, 2026The Driftless Half Marathon📍 Lansing, IA13.1 mi · 6.6 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026UNI Homecoming 5K Run/Walk📍 Cedar Falls, IA3.1 mi
Oct 10, 2026Love Louder 5k📍 Granger, IA3.1 mi
Oct 16, 2026Meyerhoff's Mayhem📍 Cedar Falls, IA48 h
Oct 16, 2026Mines of Spain 100📍 Dubuque, IA62 mi · 100 mi
Oct 17, 2026Howl-O-Ween Dog Jog📍 Charles City, IA3.1 mi
Oct 17, 2026PinkTastic Mile & 5k📍 Muscatine, IA3.1 mi · 1 mi
Oct 18, 2026Mines of Spain📍 Davenport, IA100 mi · 64 mi
Oct 18, 2026Des Moines Marathon📍 Des Moines, IA26 mi · 26 mi · 13 mi · 6.2 mi
Oct 18, 2026Run for the Schools - Iowa City, IA📍 Iowa City, IA6.2 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi
Oct 24, 2026Yippee-Ki-Yay 50K, Half Marathon and 5mile races📍 Council Bluffs, IA6.2 mi · 13 mi · 31 mi
Oct 24, 2026RUNorwalk📍 Norwalk, IA6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 24, 2026Monster Dash 5K & Lil' Monsters Fun Run📍 West Des Moines, IA100 m · 3.1 mi
Oct 31, 2026Equalizer Endurance Run📍 Des Moines, IA12 h · 24 h · 6 h
Oct 31, 2026Archie Lee Foundation Superhero 5K📍 Waukee, IA3.1 mi
Oct 31, 2026Jenny Buls Vrba Sugar Skull Halloween Fun Run 5k📍 Osage, IA3.1 mi
Oct 31, 2026Lions on the Run 5K📍 Urbandale, IA3.1 mi
Oct 31, 2026Medal Madness 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Bettendorf, IA📍 Bettendorf, IA26.2 mi · 13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Oct 31, 2026To Grandmother's House We Go📍 West Des Moines, IA3.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 9.3 mi

November 2026

Nov 7, 2026Clear Lake Rotary Scholarship 5K "Hot Cocoa Hustle"📍 Clear Lake, IA3.1 mi
Nov 7, 2026Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10k, & Greubel Memorial 5k📍 Carlisle, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Nov 7, 2026Scott Sterrett Memorial Half-Marathon📍 Cedar Falls, IA13 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Nov 7, 2026Angry Cow Trail Run # 4 Vets Run📍 Iowa, USA, IA4 mi · 8 mi · 12 mi · 31 mi
Nov 7, 2026Coke Classic📍 Sioux City, IA0.6 mi · 3.1 mi · 6.2 mi
Nov 7, 2026RCC Run the Woods📍 Earlham, IA4 mi
Nov 7, 2026Scott Sterrett Memorial Races📍 Cedar Falls, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Nov 8, 2026Girls on the Run 5K Presented by EMC Insurance📍 Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
Nov 14, 2026Woodpecker Six📍 Central City, IA6 h
Nov 14, 2026Gobbler 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Des Moines, IA📍 Des Moines, IA26.2 mi · 13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Nov 21, 2026Santa 5k Fun Run/Walk📍 Muscatine, IA3.1 mi
Nov 21, 2026Logan Turkey Trot 5k/1mile📍 Logan, IA3.1 mi
Nov 26, 2026Boone FLEXgivin' 5K📍 Boone, IA3.1 mi
Nov 26, 2026Cedar Rapids Turkey Trot 5k📍 Cedar Rapids, IA3.1 mi
Nov 26, 2026Ankeny Turkey Trot 5K📍 Ankeny, IA3.1 mi
Nov 26, 2026FAM Turkey Trot📍 West Des Moines, IA3.1 mi

December 2026

Dec 5, 2026Sycamore 8📍 Johnston, IA7.9 mi
Dec 7, 2026The Hitchcock Experience📍 Honey Creek, IA100 mi · 63 mi · 50 mi · 13 mi
Dec 12, 2026Holiday 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Des Moines, IA📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Dec 19, 2026Festive Pines 5K📍 Indianola, IA3.1 mi · 0.6 mi
Dec 20, 2026Candy Cane Course - Des Moines📍 Des Moines, IA9.3 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi

February 2027

Feb 6, 2027Pirate 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Iowa City, IA📍 Iowa City, IA3.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 13.1 mi
Feb 13, 2027Cupid's Chase 5K Council Bluffs📍 Council Bluffs, IA3.1 mi

March 2027

Mar 6, 2027Des Moines Spring 4-Miler📍 Des Moines, IA4 mi

April 2027

Apr 6, 2027JMS 5K Race📍 Marion, IA3.1 mi
Apr 10, 2027Lace Up For Life 5K - Ankeny, IA📍 Ankeny, IA3.1 mi
Apr 17, 2027Drake Road Races📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Apr 24, 2027Lewis & Clark Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 5k and 1-Mile Fun Run📍 Council Bluffs, IA26.2 mi · 13.1 mi · 3.1 mi · 1 mi

May 2027

May 1, 2027Cornbelt Running Club 24 Hour Run📍 Davenport, IA24 h
May 1, 2027Des Moines Women's Half Marathon, 10K, 5K + Team Relay📍 Des Moines, IA13.1 mi · 6.2 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
May 2, 2027Palisades Punisher or Promenade📍 Mount Vernon, IA4.8 m
May 15, 2027Death by 5k Waterloo📍 Waterloo, IA31 mi
May 15, 2027Stars Stripes Spirit 5K - IA📍 Des Moines, IA3.1 mi
May 31, 2027Quad Cities Criterium Running Wild Mile📍 Davenport, IA1 mi

June 2027

Jun 5, 2027EMC DAM to DSM Half Marathon📍 Polk City, IA13.1 mi

July 2027

Jul 3, 2027Ditmars Wine Run 5k📍 Council Bluffs, IA3.1 mi
Jul 10, 2027House of Hope Trail Blaze 5K/10K📍 Waterloo, IA6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Jul 14, 2027Heartland Series Day 5📍 Clinton, IA26 mi · 13 mi · 6.2 mi · 3.1 mi
Jul 24, 2027Whiterock Ultra📍 Coon Rapids, IA31 mi · 50 mi
Jul 31, 2027Wapsi Wiggle 📍 Riceville, IA13 mi · 3.1 mi
Jul 31, 2027Trail of the Dragon 50K/50 mile Run📍 Ida Grove, IA50 mi · 31 mi

August 2027

Aug 7, 2027Mines of Spain Trail Races📍 Dubuque, IA4 mi · 7 mi · 13 mi
Aug 7, 2027Color Blaze 5k Run/Walk📍 Le Claire, IA3.1 mi
Aug 21, 2027Percival Stampede 0.5K📍 Percival, IA0.3 mi
Aug 28, 2027Step Up Half Marathon, Relay & 5k📍 Storm Lake, IA13 mi · 3.1 mi

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