Heartland 100 Spirit of the Prairie 100 mile ultra

07/30/2026

One of our partner races. Great race, organization and RD's! Check it out!

07/28/2026

Can you believe it's almost the end of summer! Back to School in a couple of weeks. Less than eleven weeks until the 26TH Heartland 100 Spirit Of The Prairie 100 Mile Ultra. Come out and join us for the most fun you can have with your shoes on! Join us and take $20.00 off Heartland 100 online registration use code SUMMERFUN26, expires August 14, 2026. Register now at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133168 save $20.00 and beat the up coming price increase August 31, 2026

07/18/2026

My fellow race directors will probably agree, one of the hardest things about race directing is recruiting volunteers. Reliable, dilligent, hard working people willing to give up their weekend, to help out fellow runners achieve their goals.
Needing volunteers for Heartland races Friday October 9 - Sunday October 11, 2026. It takes a small army of volunteers to carry on a 100 mile race series such as Heartland 100. If you want to volunteer I've set up a sign-up link on ultrasignup. https://ultrasignup.com/volunteer.aspx?dtid=64437 Don't worry if you sign up and later feel you can't or don't want to volunteer that's quite alright. Right now we're trying to gather people together and see where we stand.
There are 7 manned aid stations for the 100-mile race. We need volunteers for a few hours up to the duration of the race 30 hours. Whatever you can manage, we'll find a station and time frame for you to fill. Volunteers need to keep track of runners as they pass thru. As well as take care of their needs (food, water, drop bags, checking runners in/out, etc.) You can sign up at: https://ultrasignup.com/volunteer.aspx?dtid=64437
Registration price increase coming up in August. Register soon and beat the increase; https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133168.

07/09/2026

Coming up this weekend Honey Badger 100! https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=130176 who else is coming out for this one?!

July 11, 2026: 100 Mile race in Wichita, KS. Organized by Iron Will Racing. Register now on UltraSignup.

07/09/2026

Introductory registration price $250, ($62.50 per runner), for another 6 days, (July 15, 2026.) Put your team together and join in the fun. You can register without a complete team. Register at the discount rate and then complete your team.

October 9, 2026: 125 Miler race in Cassoday, KS. Register now on UltraSignup.

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day!

07/02/2026

Heartland 100 is always something special. As Kansas ultrarunning’s original 100 mile test, you feel the history in every step. We are 3 months away from race day for the 26th Anniversary of Heartland 100 Spirit of The Prairie 100 Mile Ultra Races. Some important Timeline dates to remember. Our SUMMER2026 promotion, ($20.00 off), ends July15, 2026. Introductory pricing for the just added HEARTLAND FOUR PERSON 100 MILE RELAY also ends July 15, 2026! Regular registration prices run through August 31, 2026. Price increases 09/01/2026. Online registration closes 10/03/2026. Race weekend October 9, 10, 11, 2026. Register soon for best pricing at: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133168

07/01/2026

There have been a few questions on how to register for the Heartland 100 Relay. It's pretty simple. Assemble your team members. Choose your Team Captain/Manager. Team Manager registers like normal. After team captain enters his/her information registration will take you to a screen to enter team member information, (name & email.) Follow instructions on that page. When team registration is complete you will receive an email from ultrasignup with a link to a team management screen. Should have all the information you need there. Note you do not have to have all your team members before you register. For example if you only have 3 of 4 members simply insert team captains info for future team members to be added later. Register at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133168

06/30/2026

JUST ADDED! NEW FOR 2026!
Heartland 100 - 4 person relay:

Heartland 100 mile relay, nine legs, four runners per team. Each team will have decide for themselves which of the four team members runs each leg of the relay, and how they want to divide the miles. The nine legs are as follows.
1)Start to Lapland aid station - 16 miles
2)Lapland aid station to Teterville rd aid station - 9 miles
3)Teterville rd aid station to Ridgeline aid station - 11 miles
4)Ridgeline aid station to Matfield Green aid station - 6 miles
5)Matfield Green aid station to Lone tree aid station and back to Matfield Green aid station - 16 miles
6)Matfield Green aid station to Ridgeline aid station - 6 miles
7)Ridgeline aid station to Teterville rd aid station - 11 miles
8)Teterville rd aid station to Lapland aid station - 9 miles
9)Lapland aid station to Cassoday Community center finish - 16 miles
We are offering an introductory registration price of $250.00, (= $62.50 per runner), now through 7/15/2026 Each team select a team captain. Team captain will register and pay, and collect from each member. Introductory price now thru 7/15/2026. We are going to limit registration to ten teams for our first year. Register at

October 9, 2026: 125 Miler race in Cassoday, KS. Register now on UltraSignup.

05/21/2026

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
So you have Unfinished Business at Heartland 100 races. 2025 was a tough year at Heartland 100 races. It was beautiful at the start. But the deceptively cool morning. With clear blue skies soon heated up to one of the warmest October days we've had in a while.
Heartland 100's Signature Sunrise at Battle Creek aid station did not disappoint. Fiery red, yellow and orange burned off the early morning fog. Signaling the warm day ahead for the valiant ultrarunners. By mid-morning temperatures were near 80° and the scant cloud cover gave way to clear blue skies. The Kansas hills, heat and wind on the back country gravel roads of the historic Heartland 100 race course took its toll. Runners that adapted a conservative strategy and slowed their pace for the afternoon, were rewarded with a cool calm evening and pleasant overnight temperatures. Those that did not adapt and pressed on despite the temperatures rising to 85° paid the price. This year we had a 55% finisher rate. Much lower than our usual 70% - 75% finisher rate.

YOU KNOW YOU WANT and NEED to come back and FINISH this thing! Runners check your email for an exclusive limited time offer provided to runners with UNFINISHED BUSINESS at the 2025 races. Register at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133168 and we'll see you in October!

Thanks,
Elden, Race Director