Needville, TX, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Brazos Bend 50 - 50 Mile

192 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.

29.3994° N, 95.8377° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~161 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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, April

Daytime high 26°C

Night low 15°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 12 h 42 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 25 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	161	Cole Jones · 06:53:06	Krystine Beneke · 08:31:35
2025	50mi	108	Rene Delgado · 10:12:19	Sara Portilla · 10:13:27
2024	50mi	151	Art Hurtado · 06:21:49	Martina Dujic · 07:05:24
2023	50mi	93	Luke Bricca · 07:35:03	Glenda Escobar · 08:44:54
2022	50mi	77	Jose Carlos Sarmiento · 07:46:21	Megan Smyth · 07:37:16
2021	50mi	74	Anthony Jordan · 07:14:34	Laura Cortez · 07:36:03
2019	50mi	67	Jeff Ball · 06:27:08	Heather Gothard · 07:58:08
2018	51mi	91	Jeff Ball · 06:09:47	Jennifer Ashmore · 07:46:14
2017	51mi	106	Nate Crum · 06:47:48	Alli Vasquez · 08:41:35
2016	51mi	118	Daniel Lawton · 06:41:03	Melanie Rabb · 06:57:19

The field grew 49% between 2025 (108) and 2026 (161). 21% 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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 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

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