Location: Elma, IA
Description: This event is one of the highlights on the racing calendar in Northeast Iowa. The event is a point to point race along the Old Roundhouse Trail.
Following registration, you will be bussed from Elma to the starting line at Lylah’s Marsh. The trail is very flat. The race concludes in the water tower area in Elma.
Following the race is a pancake, sausage, and egg breakfast at the Memorial Hall (included in entry fee for participants / $5.00 for non-participants) and the event concludes with the awards presentation.
Proceeds from the run/walk are donated to the Elma trail head welcome center / museum projects.
Stay in Elma for the day for a parade and the community-wide celebration, Old Roundhouse Trail Days.
Website: click here for more information
Contact: for more information, email the Race Director
Results: 2011 5K
The Elma Old Roundhouse Trail Days 5k was extremely well organized. The people were friendly and accommodating, and the trail was awesome to run on…paved and flat! Water stations were located along the way, and timers were at the 1 and 2 mile marks to let runners know how they were doing. There was a wonderful pancake breakfast after the run that was included with registration cost. I will definitely run in this race next year! Elma is also having a fall run in October. I look forward to participating because of the great experience I had at the Old Roundhouse Trail Days 5k.
The Elma Old Roundhouse Trail Days 5k is one of the most orginized runs that we go to. I have participated in all 4 so far, and it seems to get better evey year. The new paved trail was a joy to run on and having Trekman Racing doing the timing really moved things along at the end. One big plus is the pancake breakfast put on by the Sportsman Club. They can really be proud of the job they do. I would recommend this race for every one, especially people new to running. The course is one of the flatest ones out there and ia a great beginners course.