Tamsui District, Taiwan · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Fixed Distance 50K
Buddhas Palm 50km Ultramarathon
20 days to go
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
Time limit 9 hours
10:48 min/km average. Firm. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50K. Measured against 1057 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~14 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, November
Daytime high 22°C
Night low 18°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 11 h 05 m of light
Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 229 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50km | 14 | Min-Nan Liu · 05:49:46 | Chun-Han Chen · 07:29:25 |
| 2024 | 50km | 6 | Teng-Hao Rong · 06:15:28 | Yun Ling · 06:24:33 |
| 2023 | 50km | 26 | Jun-Hong (Dave) Zhou · 05:56:54 | Chian-Huei Tsai · 07:09:42 |
| 2022 | 50km | 20 | Wei-Chein Chen · 05:37:10 | Mei-Hsuan Chen · 05:21:08 |
| 2020 | 50km | 14 | Wei-Hao Fan · 06:35:20 | Yu-Chiao Wang · 07:00:38 |
| 2019 | 50km | 16 | Chia-Ming Sung · 05:15:53 | Chen-Chen Wang · 06:33:12 |
| 2018 | 50km | 12 | Shih-Pei Chang · 06:13:13 | Yueh-Han Wen · 05:42:57 |
| 2017 | 50km | 29 | Liang-Chang Yang · 06:39:29 | Yu-Chiu Wang · 06:23:39 |
| 2016 | 50km | 9 | Chun-Hsiung Yang · 05:38:32 | Hsin-Mei Lin · 07:40:18 |
| 2015 | 50km | 39 | Yi-Lin Chung · 04:23:06 | Miao-Ming Chung · 06:52:40 |
The field grew 133% between 2024 (6) and 2025 (14). 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.
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.