Canandaigua, NY, United States · Saturday, October 10, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Can Lake 50 Mile Ultra

10 days to go

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.

42.8742° N, 77.2880° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 9:45 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 79% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~47 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, October

Daytime high 15°C

Night low 6°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 11 h 22 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 218 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	47	Hunter Tedder · 06:22:31	Liz Chafik · 08:28:46
2024	50mi	37	Cole Johnson · 06:32:24	Jessie George · 06:23:35
2023	50mi	35	Joseph Sullivan · 07:13:42	Katie Kinsley · 08:37:34
2022	50mi	30	Parker Weeks · 05:53:16	Brogan MacDougall · 07:18:44
2021	50mi	46	Nicholas Brady · 06:05:59	Ellie Pell · 06:21:54
2019	50mi	53	Matthew Vosburgh · 06:39:28	Mariel Feigen · 07:20:39
2018	50mi	57	Sean James · 07:51:38	Rene Hoover · 08:19:27
2017	50mi	53	Gregory Soutiea · 06:43:45	Neela D'Souza · 07:37:03
2016	50mi	62	Bradley Popple · 07:24:30	Neela D'Souza · 07:02:46
2015	50mi	76	Owen Bradley · 06:26:20	Neela D'Souza · 07:21:43

The field grew 27% between 2024 (37) and 2025 (47). 17% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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 A 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 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

Skratch Labs

Sport Hydration Mix

Clean electrolyte drink mix with real fruit flavor. Low sugar.

$20 ★★★★★ 4.5

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5

All gear guides →

Overview

The Can Lake 50 Mile Ultra is a road race held in Canandaigua, NY, with 10 editions run since 2015. This 80 km event in October has a field size larger than 49% of 50-mile races.

The 13-hour cutoff for this 50-mile race around Canandaigua Lake is tighter than 73% of its 463 peer events, requiring a pace under 9.8 minutes per kilometer. The course features scenic roads and wineries, with a profile ranging from mostly flat to rolling terrain, including several major climbs such as Bopple Hill.

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