What’s Up in Ultra This Weekend — July 19, 2025

In this week’s What’s Up in Ultra, we feature ultramarathons in Washington, Indiana, Arkansas, Vermont and Ontario. You can view all 31 upcoming races on the UltraRunning Magazine race calendar. If you’re a race director and would like your event to be featured in the calendar, register here.

Featured: Cascade Crest (Easton, WA)

The 26^th annual Cascade Crest 100 begins on Friday, July 18. A 2024 UltraRunning Magazine Old School Ultra, Cascade Crest takes runners on a tour of the north Cascade Mountains where they’ll attempt to complete a challenging 100-mile loop course featuring 96% single-track trails and forest roads, over 23,000 feet of elevation gain and loss, and a grueling 5-mile section named the “Trail from Hell.” Race highlights include incredible Pacific Northwest scenery, running 2.5 miles in darkness through the Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel and a supportive community of volunteers. The race begins and ends in Easton, Washington, and runners have 34 hours to return to the finish line to earn their CC100 buckle, as well as qualify for the 2026 Hardrock and Western States lotteries. Proceeds from the race benefit local organizations such as the Easton Fire Department, PCT Organization and Washington Trails Association. Read more.

Other West Events:

Pacific

• Harding Hustle (Modjeska Canyon, CA)
• Three Corner Rock PCT 50K (Carson, WA)

Mountain

• Silverton Alpine (Silverton, CO)
• Power of Four Trail Run (Aspen, CO)
• Ouray 100 Mile Endurance Run (Ouray, CO)
• High Lonesome 100 (Salida, CO)
• Powderhorn Mountain Ultra and Vert Challenge (Mesa, CO)
• McCoy Flats Death Race (Vernal, UT)

Featured: 8 Hour Dream Endurance Race (Indianapolis, IN)

The 11th annual 8-Hour Dream Race takes place outside “Indiana’s basketball cathedral,” Hinkle Fieldhouse, on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. The fixed-timed event features a 3.11-mile “long course” and an abbreviated 1.89-mile “short course” that participants will run as many times as they can in the 8-hour window. The fun event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday and is followed by a post-race celebration that includes live music, grilled foods and a beer garden serving Sam Adams brews, the official beer sponsor of the event. Read more.

Other Midwest Events:

• • Lake Macbride Trail Races (Solon, IA)
  • Pinetum Mind Games Endurance Event (Dixon, IL)
  • Quail Ridge Farm Backyard Ultra (Albion, IL)
  • Ode to Laz Michigan Backyard Ultra (Holly, MI)
  • Get Your Butt Kicked @ Route 66 (Eureka, MO)
  • NCTRaces: Palmers (Solon Springs, WI)

Featured: Full Moon 50k (Perryville, AR)

The Full Moon 50 takes place Saturday at Camp Ouachita, a historic Girl Scout Camp in Perryville, Arkansas. First run in 1992, the laid-back event sends runners howling through the night on rolling and rugged Forest Service Roads in Lake Sylvia, Lake Winona Vista and Crystal Mountain areas of the Ouachita National Forest. The 50k participants will begin at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. early start) and attempt to finish the course before the 4 a.m. cutoff. The party-like atmosphere features well-stocked aid stations, great volunteers and a post-race breakfast served by the Williams Junction Fire Department. Race proceeds help support the Arkansas Crisis Center, the Arkansas Ultra Running Cross Country Fund, Faulkner County HAM and Williams Junction FD. Read more.

Other South Events:

Southwest

• Capt’n Karl’s Colorado Bend (Lampasas, TX)
• Fire Trail Running Festival (Spring Branch, TX)

Southeast

• Hot To Trot (Lithia Springs, GA)
• Endless Summer 6-Hour Run (Annapolis, MD)
• Big Butts (Jackson, MS)
• Hell Mary (Pegram, TN)
• The Cherokee (Tellico Plains, TN)
• Catherine’s FA 50K (Luray, VA)

Featured: Vermont 100 (West Windsor, VT)

Established in 1989, Vermont 100 Endurance Run is one of the original 100-mile ultramarathons in the United States and a 2025 selection to UltraRunning Magazine’s list of Old School Ultras. In addition to the classic 100-miler, the event also hosts a 100k race, with both distances beginning in West Windsor, Vermont, on Saturday, July 19. On course, participants will set out on Vermont’s scenic back roads and trails where they’ll have to navigate unrelenting rolling hills and the likelihood of hot temps and humidity. The 100-mile runners have 30 hours to complete a course with 17,000 feet of elevation gain and descent (under 24 hours to earn the coveted “large” belt buckle), while 100k entrants must tackle 9,000 feet of climbing in under 20 hours (sub-17 hours to earn their Western States qualifier). Vermont 100 is the first ultra trail race to support visually and mobility-impaired athletes with their own running division, with all race proceeds benefiting Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sport, who aim to “empower people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay.” Read more.

Other Northeast Events:

• 12 Hours of Lawrence Woods (Medford, MA)
• CandleLight 12/24 Hour (Honeoye Falls, NY)
• Rise & Run (Wellsboro, PA)

Featured: SOO 200 (Sault Saint Marie, ON)

Eastern Canada’s only 200-mile ultramarathon, the inaugural SOO 200 is an extreme test of endurance that takes runners through the wild and beautiful inland and coastal trails of the Sault Saint Marie and Algoma areas of Ontario. Along their 322k journey, participants will have to endure rugged and technical terrain, a variety of trail types that include a little bushwhacking and beach running, challenging weather conditions and steep climbs and descents totaling 6,360 meters (20,860 feet) of elevation gain and 6,410 meters (21,000 feet) of loss. Runners must be prepared for a true wilderness experience and be able to self-support for extended periods of the race, with checkpoints spaced every 20 to 40 kilometers. The event begins on Monday, July 25, at Searchmont Resort, and runners have 96 hours to reach the Canadian Bush Plane Heritage Centre to earn an official finish. Read more.

Other Events in Canada and Mexico:

• Broken Goat (Rossland, BC)

Email corys@ultrarunning with questions about adding your event to the UltraRunning Magazine calendar.