Yippee-Ki-Yay Races
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Yippee-Ki-Yay Races, Council Bluffs, Iowa
The Yippee-Ki-Yay Races take place on October 24, 2026, on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail with start and finish at the Iowa West Foundation Trail Head Park. The event offers three distance options on an out and back Rails to Trails course with a fine crushed limestone surface.
- 50K
- Half Marathon
- 10K
The 50K course is listed as approximately 31 miles and is mostly rail trail with a small portion of pavement. Aid stations provide water, Honey Stinger sports drink and gels, and Ultra Food is available for 50K runners after about 10 miles. All events are chip timed and a 9 hour course time limit applies. Field capacity is limited to 200 runners with the following breakdown: 50 spots for the 50K, 100 for the half marathon, and 50 for the 10K.
Packet pickup is scheduled the two days before the event with one pickup location at Dick's Sporting Goods in Council Bluffs; there is no race day packet pickup. Participants receive a finisher medal and a long sleeve lightweight race hoodie among other items. A portion of each entry fee is donated to the Wabash Trace Nature Trail SWINT. Entries are non refundable and non transferable. Registered 50K runners may drop down to the half marathon but will not be eligible for awards if they do so. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
