Dances with Dirt - Devils Lake 50M Ultra

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.

43.4711° N, 89.7443° 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 470 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~40 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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, July

Daytime high 28°C

Night low 17°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 15 h 13 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 306 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	40	Nicholas Pryor · 07:52:24	Holly Hirsch · 09:28:06
2025	50mi	43	Anthony Jensen · 08:42:12	Holly Hirsch · 09:42:32
2023	50mi	50	Alex Francis · 08:01:01	Stephanie Cloutier · 09:05:09
2022	50mi	44	Cody Arendt · 08:23:54	Megan Olshanski · 10:11:07
2021	50mi	30	Mario Scalcucci · 08:33:58	Shannan Chehade · 10:18:46
2019	50mi	44	Zachary Sayre · 09:00:38	Jennifer Burk · 09:28:54
2018	50mi	32	Dan Riefenberg · 08:50:56	Shannan Chehade · 09:34:17
2017	50mi	45	James Baetz · 08:19:20	Ellen Humberston · 09:13:37
2016	50mi	43	Scott Cross · 07:22:07	Amy Kohlmeier · 08:42:07
2015	50mi	52	Logan Polfuss · 08:04:15	Jonnah Perkins · 09:35:33

The field shrank 7% between 2025 (43) and 2026 (40). 15% 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.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

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