Saturday, June 5, 2027Makanda, IL
Red Cedar Trail Races at Giant City State Park
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4 events
- Red Cedar Trail 50 Miler50 miUltraStarts 6:00 AM
- Red Cedar Trail MarathonMarathonTrailStarts 7:00 AM
- Red Cedar Trail 1/2 Marathon21.9KTrailStarts 7:30 AM
- Taste of Red Cedar 5k5KTrailStarts 8:00 AM
Location
Approximate, from the race's ZIP code.
Typical race-day weatherHarsh weather · 31/100
- High / low
- 82° / 64°F
- 28° / 18°C
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point 65°F
- Chance of rain
- 41%
- Wind
- 6 mph
- Average
- Usually warm for an ultra: about 74°F while racing.
- Muggy: dew point around 65°F.
- Rain on about 41% of days around this date.
Averages for this area and time of year over the last 20 years, from NASA POWER data. Not a forecast.
Past results
- 17% slowerFinish times are typically 17% slower than at other trail half marathons.3 years, 230 finishers; men and women compared separately.
- 7% slowerFinish times are typically 7% slower than at other trail 5Ks.1 year, 78 finishers; men and women compared separately.
| Year | Event | Finishers | Median | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Red Cedar Trail 40k · 25 mi | 30 | 6:23:25 | 6:27:19 | — |
| 2026 | Red Cedar Trail 1/2 Marathon · 21.9K | 84 | 3:26:32 | 3:20:18 | 3:45:50 |
| 2026 | Taste of Red Cedar 5k · 5K | 78 | 42:26 | 38:46 | 43:56 |
| 2025 | 38k · 38K | 15 | 5:23:21 | 5:24:44 | — |
| 2025 | 1/2 Marathon · Half | 81 | 3:29:09 | 3:03:23 | 3:38:55 |
| 2024 | 1/2 Marathon · Half | 80 | 3:10:27 | 2:51:22 | 3:21:25 |
| 2023 | 1/2 Marathon · Half | 69 | 2:55:59 | 2:49:10 | 2:59:10 |
Median finish times from results published on RunSignup. Keyrace keeps only these summaries, never individual results. A fast or slow field affects times as much as the course does.