Berryman 50 Mile

Race completed

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.

37.9364° N, 90.7879° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~37 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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

Typical conditions, May

Daytime high 24°C

Night low 13°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 14 h 13 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 253 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	37	Zach Boyle · 08:03:20	Amy Davis · 10:04:11
2025	50mi	43	Zach Boyle · 07:57:42	Amy Davis · 09:38:05
2024	50mi	30	Andrew Baltrushunas · 10:14:50	Lily Charles · 10:39:13
2023	50mi	36	Justin Stewart · 07:46:41	Rebecca Thompson · 10:17:03
2022	50mi	37	Tony Turley · 08:48:06	Rebecca Thompson · 09:48:08
2021	50mi	41	Zach Boyle · 07:32:30	Rebecca Thompson · 09:45:51
2019	50mi	36	Joseph Cooper · 09:14:12	Amanda Rasmussen · 10:59:35
2018	50mi	40	Russell Brown · 07:15:26	Denise Bourassa · 09:29:59
2017	50mi	33	Brady Poskin · 08:23:14	Heidi Williams · 10:02:09
2016	50mi	35	Travis Lavin · 08:18:49	Heidi Williams · 10:10:19

The field shrank 14% between 2025 (43) and 2026 (37). 19% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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 A 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.