Groundhog Grind Trail Run

Join on Groundhog Day for the Groundhog Grind Trail Run in Thomas Mitchell Park, east of Altoona, IA (start area is in the campground). 5k – 1 loop, 10k – 2 loops.

The Groundhog Grind will be a challenging running event in the Des Moines area! We frequently run our small county park, Thomas Mitchell Park, and we’d love to show it off to you. This course itself is not necessarily super challenging but running it on the first weekend in February in Iowa will definitely be! The temperature on this day in 2021 was -2° real temperature for the high and -9° for the low, before adding in wind chill.  There was also snow on the ground. We’ve also had no snow and warmer than normal temps.  February in Iowa is unpredictable. We hope to challenge and humble you with this race, it will be a grind! The 5K will be fun, and the 10K will have you wishing you signed up for the 5K!