Bhatti Lakes 50 km

Race completed

50 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

28.6519° N, 77.2315° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 min/km average. Tight. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 84% of 50K races. Measured against 1065 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~2 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2025 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, September

Daytime high 33°C

Night low 23°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 07 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 206 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50km	2	Deepak Sharma · 06:27:00	—
2019	50km	38	Mathieu Leon · 04:26:00	Josephine Josephine · 06:31:00
2018	50km	17	Vinod Pradhan · 04:57:00	Sangeeta Saikia · 06:19:00
2017	50km	17	Abhishek Rathor · 05:22:00	Mahasweta Ghosh · 07:18:00
2016	50km	12	Binay Kumar Sah · 05:02:00	Romilla Pundir · 07:00:00
2015	50km	26	Nakul Butta · 05:01:00	Sangeeta Saikia · 06:03:00
2014	50km	24	Aman Yadav · 05:17:00	Sangeeta Saikia · 05:41:00
2013	30mi	23	Anil Kumar · 04:47:00	Tanuja Sodhi · 06:48:00
2012	30mi	9	Anil Kumar · 04:45:00	Rebecca Byerly · 04:45:00

The field shrank 95% between 2019 (38) and 2025 (2). 0% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

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

Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

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

Suunto

Vertical

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

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5

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Overview

The Bhatti Lakes 50 km in Delhi, India, was a trail race that ran for 9 editions, from 2012 to 2025. It had a cut-off tighter than 84% of 50k cut-offs, allowing for a pace of no more than 9.6 minutes per kilometer over the 50 km course. This made it more generous than 16% of its peers.

The race's field was smaller than 96% of 50k fields, and bigger than 2%. The final edition in 2025 had 2 finishers.

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