House of Hope Trail Blaze
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House of Hope Trail Blaze

Waterloo, Iowa, United States View on map
Jul 11, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Trail running

About this race

House of Hope Trail Blaze will be Saturday, July 11, 2026. This blazin' trail race will take place on the scenic hard trails of George Wyth State Park in Waterloo. Timing and results by True Time Racing Services. Be the Trailblazer of your choice!
*Team 10K (5 participants)
*Individual 10K
*Individual 5K
Place finish awards for the top 3 in each category!
Register early to guarantee your awesome dry-fit race shirt! 

Pick your distance

Trail running

Team 10K

Have a Team? Sign up here! Take on 50K combined with your team of 5! The race will take place on the scenic trails of George Wyth State Park in Waterloo. The route is a 6.2-mile loop that will run through both the State Park and Hartman Reserve Nature Center. Timing and results by True Time Racing Services. Place finish awards for the top 3 teams.

Jul 11, 2026 10K 7:00 AM
$160.00
Closed

Individual 10K

Sign up here to run the 10K individually! This blazin' race will take place on the scenic paved trails of George Wyth State Park in Waterloo. The route is a 6.2-mile loop that will run through both the State Park and Hartman Reserve Nature Center. Timing and results by True Time Racing Services. Place finish awards for the top 3 individuals.

Jul 11, 2026 10K 7:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Individual 5K

Register for the Individual 5K here! House of Hope Trail Blaze will be Saturday, July 12, 2025. This blazin' trail race will take place on the scenic paved trails of George Wyth State Park in Waterloo. Timing and results by True Time Racing Services. Place finish awards for the top 3 individuals.

Jul 11, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 04m

The sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets at 8:47 PM local time (CDT) in Waterloo on July 11, 2026 — 15h 04m of daylight.

Course

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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 Waterloo events

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