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1000 Mile Challenge - Midwest
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1000 Mile Challenge - Midwest

Edwardsville, Illinois, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

MAKE THE YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT TO RUNNING!

Join RunWell on the 1000 MILE CHALLENGE, Midwest edition!  It's exactly what it sounds like.  Run 1000 miles in 2026 and get sweet prizes on January 1, 2027 at the Resolution Run (participants not located in our geographical area will receive their swag in the mail after the Challenge is completed). You can also include any "purposeful" walking (Note: daily activities, work, errands, do not count)!  

Complete the Challenge and you'll earn cool swag on January 1, 2027! We have a custom RunWell 1000 Mile Challenge belt buckle and performance shirt for all Challenge finishers!

You will receive a Welcome Email with additional instructions as to getting started and reporting mileage. 

Register today! Price increases on Jan. 2nd, and registration closes Jan 15th!

Now, let's log some miles and earn SWAG! 

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1000 Mile Challenge - 2026 Midwest

Jan 01, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
$44.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Edwardsville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 30m

The sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 4:48 PM local time (CST) in Edwardsville on January 1, 2026 — 9h 30m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Edwardsville events

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