Course
A five-mile off-road race starting and finishing in the 1876 town of Walnut Hill and passing three historic farm sites. Runners splash through streams, cross open fields and follow woodland trails, with livestock alongside the route. Anyone not at halfway within the hour is picked up by a support vehicle.
Key dates
- !RegistrationOpen now
- ★Race daySat 7 Nov 2026
About
The Living History Farms Race is a 5-mile cross-country race across the farm's open fields and wooded ravines in Urbandale, Iowa, run after dark each November with runners wading a creek by headlamp. It is one of the Midwest's toughest and most storied off-road races.
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