Capitol Peak 50 Miler

Race completed

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.

47.0449° N, 122.9017° 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~18 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, April

Daytime high 13°C

Night low 4°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 13 h 42 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 137 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	18	Conner Engelking · 07:50:37	Alice May · 10:10:15
2025	50mi	33	Dan Sloat · 07:45:31	Brittany Kealy · 08:50:33
2024	50mi	39	Christopher Sponza · 08:07:02	Darla Askew · 08:59:46
2023	50mi	35	Ian van Dusen · 08:19:48	Hannah McLean · 09:42:27
2022	50mi	35	Eric Schmidgall · 08:20:15	Kristi Leblanc · 09:20:30
2019	50mi	47	Jeff Wolf · 08:40:30	Makenzie Best · 09:36:17
2018	50mi	61	Nolan Atchley · 07:31:06	Sarah Lane · 09:13:54
2017	50mi	47	Marc Laveson · 07:17:29	Jordan Wirfs-Brock · 09:07:49
2016	50mi	17	Zach Gingerich · 08:12:35	Van Phan · 10:37:09
2015	50mi	62	Allan Spangler · 06:32:12	Michaeline Nelson · 08:21:44

The field shrank 45% between 2025 (33) and 2026 (18). 28% 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

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.