Lengerich, Germany · Sunday, July 19, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Canyon Ultramarathon

Race completed
45.3 km Distance
750 m Climbing
3.4 Grit · Challenging
52.1866° N, 7.8604° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 17 m / km Rolling. Moderate undulations. Requires consistent effort across varying grades.
Time limit 8 hours 10:36 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Tighter than 72% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~18 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (46km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, July

Daytime high 24°C
Night low 14°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 16 h 11 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 101 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 46km 18 Benedikt Brockmann · 04:34:25 Jutta Richtzenhain · 05:52:27

33% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (46km) — 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

⛰️ terrain

This is a rolling course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.

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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 45 km of trail with 750 m of ascent.

  • Trail Running Shoes 45 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 45 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 45 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 45 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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Overview

The Canyon Ultramarathon, a 45.3-kilometer trail race in Lengerich, Germany, features 750 meters of elevation gain, distributed over 5 loops, each with 150 meters of ascent. This gives the course a climb rate of 16.6 meters per kilometer.

With a time limit of 8 hours, the race has a tighter cutoff than 72% of 50k races. This translates to a maximum pace of 10.6 minutes per kilometer, leaving less margin than most events in its distance category.

The single edition of the race in 2026 had 18 finishers, placing it in the smallest 28% of 50k races by field size among 2650 peers.

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