Chicago area trail races

My 2009 schedule is here: http://denalifc.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009.html but thought I'd supply a list of Chicago area trail races. By area I've included Chicago and burbs, central IL, southern WI and NW IN. Some are dirt, some limestone. Some are not confirmed so check first. If you know others let me know, any distance.

Chicago area:
http://www.psrr.org/ Channahon 25k (4/11) think mostly limestone and flat

http://www.chicagotrailseries.com/index.html Website not updated but 2009 dates are 8k (6/6) 10k (7/11) 12k (8/8) part limestone part single track dirt.

Universal Sole put on two trail races Rock N Sole around 5 miles one in July (Palos) and November (Schiller Woods) but US is under new management so not sure if they will happen in 2009. Both events were on single track, wide grass and if on limestone it was non maintained so "dirt"

Spring Ahead 10k (4/19) Naperville part road part trail (5k all road) http://www.ncospringahead.com/

Equestrian Connection Trail races 5m, half marathon and full marathon May 3rd, limestone mostly I think http://equestrianconnection.org/_wsn/page4.html http://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=HZ2V7K7

Run for the Cops Swallow Cliff of Palos (6/7) http://www.runforthecops.com/index.htm Trail is limestone but not maintained so more like dirt in places and not flat

Jim Brimm Events holds the Cross Country Challenge in Gilberts 5 miles in December
2008 details https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=MF2V9K7

Windruners (Lisle) 10k (8/30) limestone trails Danada FP. http://www.windrunners.org/
https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=4S2V7K7

Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 mile in July at Waterfall Glen all limestone 2009 TDA 2008 info https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=K72VCK7

Rockford: Rockford Road runners hold 2 series of trail races plus another trail race all on dirt single and wide track http://www.rockfordroadrunners.org/index.html
Winter Series 5k, 10k (both done) 15k (2/21) 20k (3/21)
HOBO series 10k (9/18) 25k (9/19) 50k (9/20)
plus Fall Classic 4m (9/26) in near by Caledonia IL

Danville area http://kennekuk.com/events.htm Lake Mingo 7.1 mile (6/13), Howl At The Moon 8hour (8/8) Wild Wild Wilderness 7.55 (9/23)
Champaign area http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/ Clinton Lake 30 (3/28 - sold out), Buffalo Trace 5m (5/16), Allerton Park 5.5 (10/25)
http://migotsky.googlepages.com/home Buffalo Trace 7 day trail (5/24-30 TBC)

Near Peoria or thereabouts
Pekin, Il (4/10-12) http://www.mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com/index2.htm 50,100,150 miles
nr Peoria (10/17) http://www.farmdaletrailrun.com/ 8 and 33 miles

Wisconsin near or short drive from Chicago:
WORS series (held with their MTB series) http://trailrun.wors.org/index/page/p/events
Bear Trax 20k plus 5k (4/26) http://www.nancysellars.com/?page_id=56 Delafield WI
Ice Age Trail 50k,50m (5/9) http://www.badgerlandstriders.org/IA50/index.html
Kettle Moraine 100k 100m (6/6-7) http://www.kettle100.com/
Blue Mound Trail (6/6) 15+k, 6+k TBC http://www.wisconsintrailruns.com/index.html
Dances With Dirt 50k 50m (7/11) http://www.dwddevilslake.com/
Devil Lake's Lake Half marathon (10/24) http://run.greatlakesendurance.com/
Glacial Trail 50k 50m (10/11) http://www.badgerlandstriders.org/GT50/index.html
North Face Kettle Moraine (10/24) http://www2.thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge/

Indiana near Chicago:
Foot Pursuit 5k (3/7) Valparsio http://www.portercountysheriff.com/footpursuit/
Xtreme 12k (5/27) Portage all dirt mountain bike trails with river and creek crossing 2008 info: http://groups.google.com/group/xyz-series-participants/web/trail-run-xtreme-12k
Cedar Creek 5k (6/21) http://www.run4trails.com/ Fort Wayne IN surface - no idea
No 2009 details but in 2008 http://mysite.verizon.net/xyztrailseries/

2009

Below is my thoughts for races to do in 2009. As they say all subject to change. Number of dates/weekends have a few events to choice from - not doing all these!!!

March 21st Rock Cut Trail 20k http://rockfordroadrunners.org/Races/2009.html

April 4th one of these as a training run, both multi loop so not worried if no finish
Lakefront 50k http://www.chicagoultra.org/ or
Madison Madicty 50k http://www.madcity100k.com/home.php

April 26th Lakefront 10 mile http://www.cararuns.org/ race now 25th - can't do so
April 26th Bear Trax 20k http://www.nancysellars.com/

May 3rd EC Trail half or marathon http://equestrianconnection.org/

May mid one of these 3
May 16th Berryman trail marathon http://www.stlouisultrarunnersgroup.net/index.html
May 17th Rockford marathon http://www.rockfordmarathon.com/
May 24th Madison marathon http://www.madisonfestivals.com/marathon/index.html

June 27th Running w/Devil marathon http://calicoracing.squarespace.com/ unless
July 13-14 Badwater crewing http://www.badwater.com/

July 11-12 Keweenaw Trail Festival http://run.greatlakesendurance.com/ if no Badwater

August and September not yet decided - maybe HOBO trail

October/November one of the following
Glacial Trail 50M http://www.badgerlandstriders.org/GT50/index.html
Heartland 50M http://www.ksultrarunners.org/
Door County 50M http://www.fall50.com/
Lakefront 50M http://www.chicagoultra.org/