Our Races

Run As You Are. Run With Us.

Curious Ultrarunners Secret Society was established to inject a sense of whimsy into training calendars, split times, and fartleks. We host trail races in the Chicago area, offer Running coaching services and lots of good vibes.

10k – 25k

Childish Nonsense

6 hour/12 Hour

Timely Nonsense

Start: 7 am
When: Sunday, September 17th
Where: Horner Park

A Timely Running Experience
Timely Nonsense brings the traditional 6 hour/12 hour timed events into the city. The race will be held at Horner Park where runners will spend their allotted time running a .75 mile paved loop path around the park. Horner Park is a 58-acre park located at the intersection of California and Montrose.

25k/50k

Fancy Nonsense

Start: 8am 50k, 9am 25k
When: Saturday, October 28th
Where: Country Lane Woods, Palos, Willow Springs, IL

The race starts and finishes at the Country Lane Woods in the Palos Trail System just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. The course will wind you on mostly crushed gravel path through the woods. If you’re running the 25k you’ll get about 1400 feet of elevation gain, the 50k will get about 2800 feet of gain.