Escondido, CA, United States · Sunday, January 24, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Del Dios Trail Runs

115 days away

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.

33.1192° N, 117.0864° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 9 hours 10:48 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 71% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~33 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, January

Daytime high 16°C

Night low 6°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 10 h 22 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 584 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	33	Colby Piehler-Pike · 03:58:24	Elizabeth Tenuto · 05:10:14
2025	50km	48	Dan Friedman · 04:18:18	Marie Young · 04:16:33
2024	50km	34	John Oppermann · 04:38:14	Brittany Poor · 05:45:11
2023	50km	32	Jonathan Anderson · 04:42:53	Patricia Wachter · 03:41:10
2022	50km	42	Kent Green · 04:30:07	Janel Zick · 04:59:52

The field shrank 31% between 2025 (48) and 2026 (33). 24% 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.

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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.

Brooks

Catamount 3

RunRepeat found the Brooks Catamount 3 to have a cozier upper that enhances the overall fit, though breathability and durability could be better. iRunFar noted…

★★★★★ 4.5

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

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