Kattskill bay, NY, United States · Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Buck 50

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.

What the course asks

Field size ~34 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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, October

Daylight 11 h 46 m of light

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 34 Jared Brown · 06:35:49 Justine Trybendis · 08:53:51
2024 50km 36 Matthias Kirchner · 06:59:43 Shannon Capps · 07:22:33
2023 50km 14 Matthias Kirchner · 07:04:44 Justine Trybendis · 10:19:10

The field shrank 6% between 2024 (36) and 2025 (34). 21% 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.
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