Shimen District, Taiwan · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Fixed Distance 50K
Buddhas Palm 50km Ultramarathon Finger
19 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 9.5 hours
11:24 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 1058 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, November
Daytime high 23°C
Night low 22°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 11 h 05 m of light
Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 10 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50km | 2 | Bor-Wei Lin · 14:31:28 | Shu-Chi Tsai · 14:28:34 |
| 2023 | 50km | 1 | Ming-Chuan (Jackal) Cheng · 09:13:53 | — |
| 2022 | 50km | 4 | Cheng-I Hung · 07:46:08 | — |
| 2020 | 50km | 2 | Yu-Teng (Kerwin) Chen · 08:11:44 | Yueh-Ying Chen · 07:37:09 |
| 2019 | 50km | 3 | Liang-Chi Tsai · 07:58:09 | Jen-Ying Yang · 07:59:46 |
| 2018 | 50km | 1 | Hsia-He Chen · 07:07:29 | — |
| 2017 | 50km | 4 | Wei-Te Lee · 06:59:53 | Hui-Lan (Amna) Li · 07:30:49 |
| 2016 | 50km | 6 | Yi-Kang Chien · 06:43:40 | Ying-Chia Tu · 07:18:38 |
The field grew 100% between 2023 (1) and 2025 (2). 50% 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.