25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 470 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 454 m
- m/km
- 10.8 m/km
1.4%GAP
Location running guide
Iowa running races
Iowa running race guide with source-backed race pages, mapped-route coverage, elevation profiles, distance breakdowns and curated comparison links where available.
Iowa coverage
41Race pages7Localities19Mapped routes9Elevation profiles46%Map coverage
Featured race pages
Featured Iowa races
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 470 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 454 m
- m/km
- 10.8 m/km
1.4%GAP
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 622 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 85 m
- m/km
- 8.5 m/km
1.1%GAP
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 366 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 31 m
- m/km
- 6.2 m/km
0.6%GAP
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,051 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 229 m
- m/km
- 10.9 m/km
1.4%GAP
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
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
08 MAYMAP
Market to Market Relay Iowa
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 1,132 pts / www.markettomarketrelay.com
- Gently Rolling
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Parkland
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
MarathonMAP
Des Moines St. Paddy's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Iowa
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 757 pts / iowaruns.com
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
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
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
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 299 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
5KMAP
Des Moines St. Paddy's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Iowa
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 227 pts / iowaruns.com
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
07 NOVSCORE
Living History Farms Race
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Historic
17 APRSCORE
Drake Road Races
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
17 APRSCORE
Drake Road Races
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
17 APRSCORE
Drake Road Races
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
21 FEBSCORE
Freezefest 5K (Cedar Rapids)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Forest
- Road
18 OCTSCORE
IMT Des Moines Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Lakeside
- Historic
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
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
30 MAYSCORE
EMC DAM to DSM Half Marathon (Des Moines)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Countryside
- Coastal
04 OCTSCORE
Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Desert
- Road
- Beach
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
18 JULSCORE
Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Forest
16 OCTSCORE
Mines of Spain 100
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Forest
- Riverside
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
25 JULSCORE
Quad-City Times Bix 7
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
Half MarathonCHARACTER
Des Moines St. Paddy's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Iowa
- Character
- City
- Riverside
- Lakeside
- Parkland
Iowa races by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Half Marathons | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 10Ks | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5Ks | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Ultramarathons | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Relays | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa route-map coverage
Marathon route maps
3 mapped marathon race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
Half Marathon route maps
4 mapped half marathon race pages in this location guide; 1 with elevation profiles.
10K route maps
3 mapped 10k race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
5K route maps in Iowa
5 mapped 5k race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
Relay route maps
4 mapped relay race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
Iowa race comparisons
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon vs Cedar Rapids Marathon
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
IMT Des Moines Marathon vs Cedar Rapids Marathon
Best race-day conditions compared with route, cost and evidence context.
IMT Des Moines Marathon Half Marathon vs Drake Road Races Half Marathon
Best race-day conditions compared with route, cost and evidence context.
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 10K vs Cedar Rapids Marathon 10K
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
IMT Des Moines Marathon 10K vs Drake Road Races 10K
Best race-day conditions compared with route, cost and evidence context.
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 5K vs Cedar Rapids Marathon 5K
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
Iowa running race guide questions
What Iowa running races are included?
This guide includes race pages whose source-backed event region is Iowa. It does not include nearby races by radius.
Which Iowa races have route maps?
19 Iowa race pages currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured Iowa races ordered?
Featured races are ordered by available evidence first: stored route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data, dates and race-character tags.