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Indiana Trail 100
Race Details:
- Location: Albion, Indiana, USA
- Race Date: 10/11/2026
- Race Distances: 100 Mile, 50 Mile, Ultra Marathon
What This Race Counts Toward:
Western States 100: Yes
UTMB Index: Yes
Indiana Trail 100 Description
Toe the line at Chain O’Lakes State Park and take on the Indiana Trail 100 — the Hoosier State’s original 100-mile trail race and a Western States Endurance Run qualifier. Runners choose their battle: 50, 100, or the brand-new 150-mile distance, all built from a single rolling 25-mile loop winding through wooded singletrack, lakeside trail, and rustling autumn color. Since 2013, Ignite Trail Series has turned this Albion, Indiana proving ground into a rite of passage for Midwest ultrarunners. Volunteer-powered, community-driven, and endlessly scenic, the IT100 rewards grit with hard-earned buckles — no excuses, no shortcuts.
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Indiana Trail 100 Additional Details:
Running the Indiana Trail 100 feels like looping through Indiana’s best-kept secret, again and again, until you’ve truly earned it. Every lap of the 25-mile course threads wooded singletrack around glacial lakes at Chain O’Lakes State Park — rolling hills, root-laced trail, boardwalks, and open meadow, cycling through daylight, dusk, and the long, quiet dark. By your third or fourth loop, the ground feels less like new terrain and more like an old friend testing your resolve. What sets IT100 apart is its people: aid-station volunteers who’ve worked the same corner for a decade, pacers waiting at mile fifty, and a finish-line crowd that never stops cheering no matter the hour. Whether you’re chasing a Western States qualifier or your very first hundred-mile buckle, the IT100 delivers a genuine, no-frills ultra experience — tough enough to matter, warm enough to remember.
Course Information
Profile: Rolling Hills
Type: Loop
Surface: Trails
Pace Groups: No
Time Limit: 30 hr
# of Finishers
50 Mile: Unknown
100 Mile: 108 finishers (2025)
Elevation Details
Elevation Gain: 6,000 ft
Elevation Loss: 6,000 ft
Average Temperature
- Low: 42°F
- High: 63°F
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