Running races in Iowa

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  North Shore Distance Classic

  Sat 24 Oct · Solon, IA · Half Marathon · 4 Mile

  Along the north shore of Lake Macbride

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  Yippee-Ki-Yay 50K, Half Marathon, 10K Races

  Sat 24 Oct · Council Bluffs, IA · 50K · Half Marathon · 10K

  Fast rail-trail ultra rolling through Iowa heartland country

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  RUNorwalk

  Sat 24 Oct · Norwalk, IA · 10K Run · 5K Run · 5K Walk · 5K · 2 Mile Walk
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  Hawks Run Home 5K

  Sun 25 Oct · Iowa City, IA · 5K

  Part of University of Iowa's Homecoming week

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  To Grandmother's House We Go

  Sat 31 Oct · West Des Moines, IA · TGHWG 15K · TGHWG 10K · TGHWG 5K
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  Miles in the Maize

  Sat 7 Nov · North Liberty, IA · 5K · Maize Mile

  A 5K past North Liberty's autumn corn maze

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  Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10k, & Greubel Memorial 5k

  Sat 7 Nov · Carlisle, IA · Half Marathon · 10k · 5K
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  Living History Farms Race

  Sat 7 Nov · Urbandale, IA · 5 Mile

  Runners wade a creek by headlamp each November

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  Des Moines Turkey Trot

  Thu 26 Nov · Des Moines, IA · Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K

  Iowas largest Thanksgiving tradition through downtown Des Moines

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  Hawkeye Turkey Trot

  Thu 26 Nov · Iowa City, IA · 5K

  The only Thanksgiving Day 5K in Iowa City

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Every race here is published by its organiser; RunCalendar checks the date and the entry window against the organiser's own page and rebuilds this calendar every night. A confirmed date shows its day; a provisional one shows only its month. Last updated 22 October 2026.