Jack 15 Road Race
About this race
Be part of the history of Jack 15.
For 63 years, runners have been making an annual trek from White, S.D., to Brookings, S.D., making it the oldest road race in the Midwest. The 64th running of the 15.2-mile course from Hooker and Main in White to the Campanile in Brookings via county roads is Sept. 19.
Prize money is offered for the top three male and female placers — $200 for first, $100 for second and $50 for third. All entries will receive a long-sleeve, moisture-wicking T-shirt and all finishers of the 15.2-mile run will receive a medal.
We will again offer medals to runners who complete the full distance.
So start training for Prairie Striders’ version of an ultra-half marathon or grab some friends and form a relay team.
The Jack 15 offers the following individual and team competitions:
Individual competitors may run the entire 15.2 miles.
5-member relay team running 3 miles each
3-member relay team running 5 miles each.
2-member relay team running 7.5 miles each.
Relay teams may consist of all men, all women, or be co-ed.
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Running
Jack 15 Road Race
Be part of the history of Jack 15. For 60 years, runners have been making an annual trek from White, S.D., to Brookings, S.D., making it the oldest road race in the Midwest. The 61st running of the 15.2-mile course from Hooker and Main in White to the Campanile in Brookings via county roads is Sept. 23. Prize money is offered for the top three male and female placers — $200 for first, $100 for second and $50 for third. All entries will receive a long-sleeve, moisture-wicking T-shirt and all finishers of the 15.2-mile run will receive a medal. So start training for Prairie Striders’ version of an ultra-half marathon or grab some friends and form a relay team.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brookings, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 7:30 PM local time (CDT) in Brookings on September 19, 2026 — 12h 19m of daylight.
Course
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- Brookings 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 Brookings events
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