Dead Night Pines Trail Run

Race completed

50 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

32.3513° N, 95.3011° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~24 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — 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 35°C

Night low 23°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 14 h 02 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 124 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	24	Aaron Albert · 04:53:20	Alyssa Hill · 06:47:12
2025	50km	35	Carter Bitticks · 04:50:54	Baili Rhodes · 05:48:16
2024	50km	27	Joshua Jarvis · 04:56:07	Anna Giegerich · 08:11:45
2023	50km	36	Art Hurtado · 04:48:50	Kellye Lafortune · 06:33:54
2022	50km	43	German Garcia · 04:53:27	Sarah Loch-Test · 06:56:21
2021	50km	59	Jonathan Woodle · 04:32:04	Elizabeth Hingley · 08:13:41
2020	50km	52	German Garcia · 04:33:08	Heather Sample · 05:24:10
2019	50km	52	Josh Baker · 04:46:31	Yadira Bobadilla · 06:51:25
2018	50km	49	Trent Early · 05:55:08	Courtney Irvine · 06:31:38
2017	50km	29	Luis Gutierrez · 04:30:34	Shaheen Sattar · 05:53:15

The field shrank 31% between 2025 (35) and 2026 (24). 17% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — 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 50 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.