DC Peaks 50 Mi

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.

41.0352° N, 111.9386° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~104 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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 3°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 43 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1744 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	104	Eli White · 08:43:12	Ashley Moline · 10:23:00
2024	50mi	121	Grant Barnette · 07:35:06	Sabrina Stanley · 08:52:24
2023	50mi	104	Adam Loomis · 07:41:00	Elizabeth Butler · 10:09:11
2022	50mi	101	Kilian Korth · 08:54:34	Becca Frei · 10:48:00

The field shrank 14% between 2024 (121) and 2025 (104). 23% 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.

Course notes

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

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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.