Shawnee Hills Trail Races

Event overview

Shawnee Hills Trail Races is scheduled for 2026-08-22 at 3760 Ondessonk Rd in Ozark, Illinois. The current event record lists 100 Miler, 100K, 50K, Half Marathon, and Night 50K, with trail terrain. Treat the date, venue, course, and distance menu as organizer-controlled details: weather, permits, land access, or field size can change them. Use this page to understand the stored event structure, then use the official race site for the current runner guide, start times, required equipment, and final instructions.

Choosing a distance and preparing

Compare the distance label with the organizer's actual course map, climbing, surface, altitude, aid spacing, and cutoff before deciding whether the event fits your preparation. A familiar road distance can take substantially longer on steep or technical trail. Build training around time on feet, climbing and descending tolerance, fueling practice, and movement in conditions similar to the course. In race week, reduce experimentation: use familiar shoes, clothing, hydration, lighting, and food unless the organizer requires a change.

Registration and race-day logistics

Registration is currently recorded as closed. The stored registration window runs from 2026-08-09 through 2026-08-22.Confirm entry status directly with the organizer before booking non-refundable travel. Check packet pickup, parking or shuttle instructions, start-line access, bib rules, cancellation and transfer policies, and the time zone used for every deadline. Plan arrival around the organizer's instructions rather than the venue name alone, especially when a trail system has several entrances.

Support, rules, and verification

The stored record does not include a verified support or cutoff policy. The current source did not state cutoff, aid stations, crew, pacers, drop bags, lottery, and qualification. Do not interpret an unstated field as permission. Crew, pacer, drop-bag, trekking-pole, headphone, and mandatory-gear rules can vary by distance and checkpoint. Reopen the official runner guide shortly before race day and save an offline copy if the organizer provides one.

• Verify the final start time, location, course, cutoff, and required gear.
• Match travel, parking, crew, and drop-bag plans to the official instructions.
• Carry the organizer's emergency contact and withdrawal procedure.