16 MAYSCORE
Pike Lake Races (Duluth)
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Coastal
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2026 running races in Minnesota
2026 running race guide for Minnesota, built from source-backed race dates, stored event-region values, route-map coverage, elevation profiles and distance breakdowns.
2026 running races in Minnesota coverage
27Dated race pages7Distances19Mapped routes12Elevation profiles70%Map coverage
Dated race pages
Featured 2026 running races in minnesota
16 MAYSCORE
Pike Lake Races (Duluth)
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Coastal
- Forest
16 MAYSCORE
Pike Lake Races (Duluth)
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Coastal
- Forest
25 MAYSCORE
Brian Kraft Memorial 5K (Minneapolis)
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Lakeside
- Parkland
- Countryside
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 618 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 194 m
- m/km
- 9.2 m/km
1.2%GAP
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 463 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 136 m
- m/km
- 8.4 m/km
1.1%GAP
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 166 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 40 m
- m/km
- 8.1 m/km
2.6%GAP
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 324 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 84 m
- m/km
- 8.4 m/km
2.1%GAP
04 JULMAP
Afton Trail Run
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,124 pts / www.aftontrailrun.com
- Hilly
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Desert
25 JULMAP
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 466 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Rolling
- Riverside
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 124 m
- m/km
- 5.9 m/km
-1.0%GAP
25 JULMAP
Minnesota Voyageur Trail Ultramarathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,136 pts / nmtc.run
- Hilly
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 1,484 m
- m/km
- 18.4 m/km
4.1%GAP
25 JULMAP
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 238 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 23 m
- m/km
- 2.3 m/km
-3.3%GAP
25 JULMAP
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 125 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 2 m
- m/km
- 0.5 m/km
-6.0%GAP
11 SEPMAP
Superior Fall Trail Race
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,067 pts / www.superiorfalltrailrace.com
- Mountainous
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Mountain
11 SEPMAP
Superior Fall Trail Race
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,077 pts / www.superiorfalltrailrace.com
- Mountainous
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Mountain
13 SEPSCORE
Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Lakeside
- Parkland
- City
04 OCTCHARACTER
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Parkland
04 OCTCHARACTER
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Parkland
04 OCTCHARACTER
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Lakeside
- Riverside
16 OCTMAP
Mankato Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,387 pts / www.mankatomarathon.com
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Forest
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 423 m
- m/km
- 10.0 m/km
0.9%GAP
16 OCTMAP
Mankato Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,387 pts / www.mankatomarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Forest
16 OCTMAP
Mankato Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 341 pts / www.mankatomarathon.com
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Forest
- Parkland
16 OCTMAP
Mankato Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 141 pts / www.mankatomarathon.com
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Forest
- Parkland
16 OCTMAP
Mankato Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 615 pts / www.mankatomarathon.com
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Forest
- Parkland
17 OCTMAP
Wild Duluth Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,428 pts / www.wildduluthraces.com
- Mountainous
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 2,801 m
- m/km
- 28.0 m/km
8.0%GAP
17 OCTMAP
Wild Duluth Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 842 pts / www.wildduluthraces.com
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 304 m
- m/km
- 30.4 m/km
7.3%GAP
17 OCTMAP
Wild Duluth Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,208 pts / www.wildduluthraces.com
- Hilly
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 687 m
- m/km
- 32.6 m/km
9.8%GAP
2026 running races in Minnesota by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Half Marathons | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10Ks | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 5Ks | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Ultramarathons | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Relays | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Miles | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Related race guides
2026 running races
All dated race pages in this annual calendar group.
Minnesota 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 Minnesota questions
What 2026 running races in minnesota are included?
This guide includes 27 race pages whose latest source-backed race date falls in 2026 and whose stored event-region value is Minnesota. Nearby races by radius are not included. It does not infer annual recurrence unless that edition date is present.
Which 2026 running races in minnesota have route maps?
19 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 minnesota 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.