It's an entire day of running, actually 24 hours, where local and regional runners challenge themselves.
The 34th annual Cornbelt Running Club's 24-Hour race started at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015. Runners gathered on the North Scott High School track in Eldridge, Iowa to see how many laps they could run.
"It's a challenge for everyone who wants to see what they can do, how far they can go, and some of them- like the first timers- they think well it looks very easy and they find out very early it's not easy, this sport," said Race Director Karl Ungurean. "So they rest and they start again and continue, but they're still planning to come back next year."
Saturday was a little on the hot side for runners as temperatures got up into the upper 70s, but Ungurean said the toughest part for a runner is getting the right mentality.
"You think about what you can do and don't let any little hurt stop you," he said. "Just go ahead and go beyond what you really can do. Push yourself a little bit."
Paul Wilkerson, age 38, from Metamora, Illinois ran 105.38 miles. Tammy Hellings, age 34 from Momence, Illinois, ran 100.27 miles.