Tacoma, WA, United States · Saturday, October 10, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Defiance 50k

10 days to go

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.

47.2529° N, 122.4443° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~58 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, October

Daytime high 15°C

Night low 7°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 11 h 15 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 110 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50km	58	Ben Demeerleer · 04:01:55	Teresa Makowski · 05:03:07
2024	50km	55	Ben Demeerleer · 04:09:01	Teresa Makowski · 04:52:56
2023	50km	55	Ben Demeerleer · 04:14:29	Katherine Timlin · 04:45:23
2022	50km	57	Jeffrey Barrington · 04:02:36	Brittany Kealy · 04:51:01
2019	50km	50	Roni Kauri · 04:06:37	Lisa Wonneberg · 04:36:57
2018	50km	64	Curtis Gessner · 04:20:23	Merita Trohimovich · 05:00:04
2017	50km	52	Shaun Henderson · 04:20:58	Lisa Wonneberg · 04:26:13
2016	50km	39	Korey Konga · 04:11:12	Jo Markham · 04:25:27
2015	50km	76	Patrick McAuliffe · 04:02:42	Becca Murdock · 05:12:10
2014	50km	85	Michael Lynes · 04:02:25	Gretchen van Dyke · 04:42:15

The field grew 5% between 2024 (55) and 2025 (58). 24% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

Maurten