2025 - Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10k, & Greubel Memorial 5k
2025 distances
Running
1/2 Half Marathon
Check out Map here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6223909423/ The Half Marathon course is point to point, flat, with a net elevation drop of 200 foot. You can look forward to scenic bridges, water stations with volunteers cheering you on every 2 miles, running past scenic lakes, through woodlands, farmlands, wetlands and the prairie on your way to the finish line in Carlisle, Iowa. The course showcases a rainbow of the state's natural heritage. The 10k will be point to point beginning at Summerset Park and ending in Carlisle. The 5k is as flat as mountain dew you poured and left out over night. All the courses are primarily on the beautiful Summerset Trail (former rail trail). Iowa is famous for its beautiful and picturesque cornfields, but for a taste of all things Iowa, the Summerset Trail in south-central Iowa is your ticket. All three races welcome all paces including walkers. You may hear roosters crowing and cows mooing all the while taking in the beautiful fall colors. The Half Marathon course will start in front of the Indianola High School using the full width of 1st Street, then it winds around the campus providing plenty of opportunities for friends and family to cheer you on before funneling onto the paved Summerset Trail. The course does an in and out into the stunningly beautiful Summerset State Park, then you will return to the bike trail the remainder of your way to Carlisle. The Half Marathon is USTAF Certified. Course #IA24016MF
10k
The 10k course is point to point. Bus rides will be provided to the start line at summer set state park where you will on Summerset Trail back to Carlisle. The 10k and 5k courses will be accurately measured using Garmin and other tools. https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6269934826 Map Here:
Greubel Memorial 5k
Check out map here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1595481460 The 5k course is simply an out and back which starts close to the finish line. It too will allow for full width of paved road to allow plenty space for the start before funneling onto the paved Summerset Trail. Both the 10k and 5k courses will be accurately measured using Google Earth.
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 1, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:46 AM and sets at 6:08 PM local time (CDT) in Carlisle on November 1, 2025 — 10h 22m of daylight.
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Other races near Carlisle
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10k, & Greubel Memorial 5k
Festive Pines 5K
Santa Run 5k
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Carlisle
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Carlisle 5K Races 2 races
- Carlisle Running Calendar 2026 2 races
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, 2 Carlisle events
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