Garopaba, SC, Brazil · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Desafio Internacional Rota da Baleia

Race completed
80 km Distance
814 m Climbing
5.2 Grit · Challenging
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28.0233° S, 48.6133° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 10 m / km Fast & Flat. This course is relatively flat and fast. Ideal for PB attempts.
Time limit 13 hours 9:45 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Tighter than 79% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~147 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (80km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 21°C
Night low 14°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 11 h 48 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 292 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 80km 147 Felipe Costa da Silva · 06:52:37 Luciane de Medeiros Pereira da Silva · 08:30:03
2024 80km 71 Felipe Costa da Silva · 06:32:10 Juliana Stolarski Uavnizack · 08:12:02
2023 80km 54 Felipe Costa da Silva · 07:05:44 Juliana Stolarski Uavnizack · 09:10:14
2022 80km 45 Bruno Vinicius Dos Santos · 09:10:29 Stolarski Uavnizack Juliana · 08:49:26
2021 80km 32 Felipe Costa da Silva · 07:57:41 Stolarski Uavnizack Juliana · 09:16:04

The field grew 107% between 2024 (71) and 2025 (147). 16% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (80km) — 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

⛰️ terrain

This is a fast & flat course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.

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👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail with 814 m of ascent.

  • 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.

Salomon

Aero Glide 4 Grvl

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.5

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

Tailwind

Endurance Fuel

All-in-one calorie and electrolyte drink mix. 200 calories per serving.

$25 ★★★★★ 4.8

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7
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Overview

The Desafio Internacional Rota da Baleia, organised by On Sports, is a 50-mile trail race held in Garopaba, SC, Brazil, with its next edition on 2026-09-12. This race offers a tighter cutoff than 73% of 50-mile races, requiring a pace of 9.8 minutes per kilometer to finish within the 13-hour limit.

With 814 meters of elevation gain over 80 kilometers, the course presents 10.2 meters of climb per kilometer. The field of 147 finishers in its latest edition places it among the larger 50-mile races, with a bigger field than 83% of its 649 peers.

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