Ultra Running Hub Pikeville, TN, United States · Saturday, March 20, 2027
Fixed Distance 50K
Fall Creek Falls 50K
134 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.
What the course asks
Time limit 9 hours
10:48 min/km average. Firm. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50K. Measured against 1087 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~40 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, March
Daytime high 15°C
Night low 4°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 12 h 06 m of light
Regional 2001-2025 average for March — NASA POWER, grid elevation 354 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50km | 40 | Mihkel Metsa · 05:59:20 | Kasi Crawley · 06:37:25 |
| 2025 | 50km | 27 | Todd Randles · 06:15:13 | Shannon Wheeler-Deboef · 05:16:27 |
| 2024 | 50km | 38 | Jason Bailey · 04:20:37 | Sarah Tarr · 05:29:34 |
| 2023 | 50km | 45 | Jason Murrell · 05:24:19 | Jewly Hight · 05:32:35 |
| 2022 | 50km | 36 | Chase Cochran · 04:59:55 | Belle Thomas · 04:34:21 |
| 2022 | 50km | 1 | Chris Stayman · 06:08:40 | — |
| 2021 | 50km | 93 | Anthony Groft · 03:47:49 | Carley Glasser · 04:39:19 |
| 2021 | 50km | 2 | Matthew Medina · 07:29:17 | — |
| 2021 | 50km | 2 | — | Melissa Inmon · 09:24:33 |
| 2018 | 50km | 49 | Elias Groft · 04:09:18 | Shanon Barnett · 05:41:07 |
The field grew 48% between 2025 (27) and 2026 (40). 38% 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.
Course notes
- gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
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.
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.