Spartanburg, SC, United States · Saturday, March 20, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Camp Croft 50 Miler

171 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.

34.9496° N, 81.9321° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 32 hours 24:00 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the most forgiving 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~19 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

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, March

Daytime high 16°C

Night low 4°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 06 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for March — NASA POWER, grid elevation 259 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	19	Ian Forsythe · 09:37:19	Jenna Carroll · 12:25:12
2025	50mi	12	Mitchell Backer · 09:21:29	Kylee Polok · 13:19:41
2024	50mi	9	Rory Joyce · 10:43:21	Nicole Blair · 12:54:56

The field grew 58% between 2025 (12) and 2026 (19). 26% 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

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👟 gear

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

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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 A 32 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.