21 FEBSCORE
Freezefest 5K (Cedar Rapids)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Forest
- Road
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2026 running races in Iowa
2026 running race guide for Iowa, built from source-backed race dates, stored event-region values, route-map coverage, elevation profiles and distance breakdowns.
2026 running races in Iowa coverage
29Dated race pages9Distances11Mapped routes4Elevation profiles38%Map coverage
Dated race pages
Featured 2026 running races in iowa
30 MAYSCORE
EMC DAM to DSM Half Marathon (Des Moines)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Countryside
- Coastal
18 JULSCORE
Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Forest
25 JULSCORE
Quad-City Times Bix 7
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
08 AUGSCORE
Mines of Spain Trail Races
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- Riverside
- Historic
- Waterfront
08 AUGSCORE
Mines of Spain Trail Races
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Riverside
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Forest
13 SEPMAP
MVRA Benefit Classic Half Marathon & 5K (Dubuque)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 477 pts / mvradubuque.com
- Pancake Flat
- Riverside
- Parkland
- City
13 SEPMAP
MVRA Benefit Classic Half Marathon & 5K (Dubuque)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 138 pts / mvradubuque.com
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Parkland
13 SEPMAP
MVRA Benefit Classic Half Marathon & 5K (Dubuque)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 477 pts / mvradubuque.com
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Parkland
13 SEPSCORE
Capital Pursuit 10-Mile (Des Moines)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- City
- Parkland
13 SEPSCORE
Capital Pursuit 10-Mile (Des Moines)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- City
- Forest
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 486 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 8 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
0.0%GAP
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 536 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 180 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
0.2%GAP
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 696 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 29 m
- m/km
- 2.9 m/km
0.2%GAP
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 536 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- Flat
- Riverside
- Island
- City
- Ascent
- 180 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
0.2%GAP
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 299 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
04 OCTSCORE
Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Desert
- Road
- Beach
10 OCTMAP
Hot Cider Hustle - Cedar Rapids Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,114 pts / hotciderhustle.com
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
10 OCTMAP
Hot Cider Hustle - Cedar Rapids Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 600 pts / hotciderhustle.com
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Trail
10 OCTMAP
Hot Cider Hustle - Cedar Rapids Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 403 pts / hotciderhustle.com
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Trail
16 OCTSCORE
Mines of Spain 100
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Forest
- Riverside
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Lakeside
- Historic
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
07 NOVSCORE
Living History Farms Race
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Historic
26 NOVSCORE
Des Moines Turkey Trot
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Countryside
26 NOVSCORE
Des Moines Turkey Trot
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Historic
- City
- Countryside
2026 running races in Iowa by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Half Marathons | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10Ks | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5Ks | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Ultramarathons | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Relays | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Related race guides
2026 running races
All dated race pages in this annual calendar group.
Iowa running races
All indexed race pages in this stored event-region location, across available calendar periods.
Running race calendar
Month, season and year race guides built only from source-backed date evidence.
Running race route maps
Mapped race pages with stored route geometry and elevation evidence where available.
2026 running races in Iowa questions
What 2026 running races in iowa are included?
This guide includes 29 race pages whose latest source-backed race date falls in 2026 and whose stored event-region value is Iowa. Nearby races by radius are not included. It does not infer annual recurrence unless that edition date is present.
Which 2026 running races in iowa have route maps?
11 race pages in this guide currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured 2026 running races in iowa ordered?
Featured races are ordered by race date first, then by available evidence such as route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data and race-character tags.