Des Plaines River Trail Races

04/11/2026

We are in the running for Best Marathon in Illinois! We love this race course and all the runners! Help us get voted in!

Click link to vote: https://www.findmymarathon.com/best-marathons/marathon-poll.php

01/18/2026

We love looking back at the 2025 pictures taken by pro photographer- Misty Herron.

***Pro photographer Jenny Thorsen also took photos.

We purchase the photos so they are free to download for participants to use on social media. If you would like to make prints, please order from the photographers.

01/01/2026

Registration is open! Happy New Year!

Register Now!

10/22/2025

Race photos by our second photographer Misty Herron are live!

https://mistydawn.smugmug.com/Running-Races/Ornery-Mule-Racing/DPRT-2025-1/n-XCj8tF?fbclid=IwdGRjcANmO1BjbGNrA2Y7PmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeD6YUVtQK1HxsrZlHzpdQ3z5wBdOmYEej-4RFq44x_agI_IgdFJbw6YIgbyY_aem_1fw00mkN9GJSQZ_rUlFecw

10/22/2025

📸 Race photos by Jenny Thorsen are Live!

You all are so photogenic!

- download for free for social media use
- Prints can be purchased from photographer

https://jenniferthorsen.smugmug.com/2025-races/Des-Plaines-River-Trail-Races?fbclid=IwdGRjcANmKHpjbGNrA2YocmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeLziTtBkHAgE8RbnW2af7oJ9EFOfNvylK4JnXDm4YZRgCHUWf2GWd--jZEJs_aem_7487lyP_DbYBE7zOc1RYzg

10/13/2025

Fill out this form if you forgot to pickup
- age group awards
- race swag
- drop bag (we do not keep any food that was left in drop bags. We can not store food in our warehouse)

- or any other question that is not mentioned

We will work through all questions over the next few weeks

https://www.ornerymuleracing.com/forgetsomething

10/11/2025

Athlete Updates

Welcome to the 14th edition of the DPR Trail Half Marathon, Marathon, 50Km, and 50 Mile along the beautiful and fast Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County, Illinois, starting and finishing at Half Day Forest Preserve.

10/10/2025

Bathrooms at Half Day Forest Preserve. The race start line. They are by the permanent bathrooms.

10/10/2025

Michele (RD), Kyle and the Royals setting course up!

10/10/2025

50 mile and 50k runners will park at Half Day Forest Preserve.
We emailed all runners last week, and this week the parking pass. You will need this to enter the park. Print and display in window.

1st email came from- Michele Hartwig
2nd email came from- UltraSignup

10/10/2025

Important race day information. Please read so you don't go to wrong parking lot and end up being late to start line.

- parking
- live tracking
- race start times

Email from Ornery Mule Racing Important Race Day info     We are looking forward to seeing you! You have done the training, now it is time to celebrate with your race! Amazing volunteers are prepared