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5k Runs Found In Iowa in October

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5k Runs in Iowa in October 2026

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Race Calendar: 5k Runs Found In October

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Mayor's Run for the Trails 5K + Kids Fun Run

Johnston, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$16.90 - $32.80
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IMT Des Moines Marathon

Des Moines, Iowa
Sun 18 Oct 26
Free - $526.00
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Lime Creek Timber Trot

Mason City, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$43.40

Roseanna’s Run

Carlisle, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$24.32 - $34.92

Love Louder 5k

Granger, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26 - Sat 10 Oct 26
$20.00 - $35.00

Haunted 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Iowa City, IA (40)

Iowa City, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$33.80 - $70.90

B-INSPIRED 5K

Madrid, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$11.60 - $48.70

Finish Strong: Dan Sorensen 5K

Pella, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
Free - $23.98

Pumpkinfest 5K Run/Walk

Anamosa, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$27.50

Harvest Festival Champagne 5K

Clear Lake, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$32.80

20th Annual Pink Ribbon Run

Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$38.10 - $43.40

Mind Over Miles 5K

Ames, Iowa
Sun 04 Oct 26
$11.60 - $43.40

Ditmars Spiked Apple 5k

Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sun 04 Oct 26
$43.99

The Blazing 5k

Des Moines, Iowa
Sun 04 Oct 26
$41.70

HawkWatch Run/Walk

Honey Creek, Iowa
Sun 04 Oct 26
$38.95

Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa
Sun 04 Oct 26
$39.40 - $42.40

Mayor's Run for the Trails 5K + Kids Fun Run

Johnston, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$16.90 - $32.80

Hot Cider Hustle - Cedar Rapids Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$14.94 - $123.74

UNI Homecoming 5K Run/Walk

Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$27.50

Keystone Iowa 2026 Zombie Apocalypse 5K Run

Keystone, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$38.10

The Driftless Half Marathon

Lansing, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$43.40 - $128.20

Haunted 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Des Moines, IA (41)

Des Moines, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
$33.80 - $102.70

Spooky Sprint- Des Moines

Polk City, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
Free - $82.42

2026 Bone Dash Iowa

Solon, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
Free - $43.40

Back The Blue Pump N Run

Ames, Iowa
Sat 10 Oct 26
Free - $38.10

Carl's 5K and Fall Fest

Oxford, Iowa
Sat 17 Oct 26
$16.90 - $59.30

Haunted 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Bettendorf, IA (42)

Bettendorf, Iowa
Sat 17 Oct 26
$33.80 - $102.70

Move for Adoption by Iowans for Adoption

Ames, Iowa
Sun 18 Oct 26
$38.10

IMT Des Moines Marathon

Des Moines, Iowa
Sun 18 Oct 26
Free - $526.00

Run for the Schools

Iowa City, Iowa
Sun 18 Oct 26
$16.90 - $43.40

Monster Dash 5K & Lil' Monsters Fun Run

West Des Moines, Iowa
Sat 24 Oct 26
$20.08 - $43.40

RUNorwalk

Norwalk, Iowa
Sat 24 Oct 26
$16.90 - $43.40

Run to the Well

Knoxville, Iowa
Sat 24 Oct 26
Free - $27.50

Jenny Buls Vrba Sugar Skull Halloween Fun Run 5k

Osage, Iowa
Sat 31 Oct 26
$32.80

Lions on the Run 5K

Urbandale, Iowa
Sat 31 Oct 26
$38.10

To Grandmother's House We Go

West Des Moines, Iowa
Sat 31 Oct 26
$43.40

1st Annual Archie Lee Foundation Superhero 5k

Waukee, Iowa
Sat 31 Oct 26
$38.10

GRRRR Great River Road Road Race

McGregor, Iowa
Sat 03 Oct 26
$54.00

Unity In The Community

Grinnell, Iowa
Sat 17 Oct 26
$11.60

IMT Des Moines Marathon - Early Bird

Des Moines, Iowa
Sun 18 Oct 26
Free - $213.00
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