Belleville, WI, United States · Saturday, July 31, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Badger Trail Races by Ten Junk Miles Racing

304 days away

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

42.8597° N, 89.5382° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 11 hours 8:15 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~94 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, July

Daytime high 28°C

Night low 17°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 14 h 35 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 281 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	94	Isaac Melin · 04:19:13	Leah Koehler · 05:16:34
2025	50km	71	Christopher Allen · 03:59:35	Kristen Zainer · 04:16:38
2024	50km	56	Aaron Fearing · 04:21:09	Elizabeth Hermans · 04:59:58
2023	50km	58	Adam Mauer · 04:24:51	Diane Rathje · 04:58:32
2022	50km	68	Vikash Malik · 04:12:42	Alison Huppert · 04:51:19
2021	50km	62	Joshua Rogowski · 03:54:27	Elizabeth Howard · 04:06:31
2019	50km	84	Jerry Bloom · 04:08:15	Camille Brune · 04:16:09

The field grew 32% between 2025 (71) and 2026 (94). 53% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.6

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Nathan

VaporKrar 12L

12L race vest co-designed with ultra champion Rob Krar, with insulated bladder pocket.

$170 ★★★★★ 4.6

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5

All gear guides →

Overview

The Badger Trail Races 50-mile event, organised by Ten Junk Miles Racing, runs on July 31 in Belleville, WI. Its course is 99% rail trail, continuing onto the Jane Addams Trail between Belleville, WI and Orangeville, IL, with less than 1% asphalt.

With a time limit of 11 hours for 80 km, this 50-mile race has a tighter cut-off than 93% of its 464 peers, requiring a pace faster than 8.3 minutes per kilometer. The field of 94 finishers in 2026 was larger than 72% of 661 comparable 50-mile races.

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