Manhattan, KS, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Flint Hills 50

159 days away

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

39.1836° N, 96.5717° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~40 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, April

Daytime high 20°C

Night low 6°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 12 h 59 m of light

Regional 2001-2025 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 390 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	40	Aiden Burkhart · 06:59:58	Jaclyn Long · 08:49:24
2025	50mi	21	Colten McCormick · 07:40:02	Jaclyn Long · 09:22:35
2024	50mi	11	Matt Hertlein · 07:11:51	Jaclyn Long · 09:53:55
2023	50mi	12	Ed West · 09:21:03	Krystal Reno · 09:46:42
2022	50mi	18	Thomas Graham · 07:30:37	Andrea Carter · 08:25:02
2021	50mi	41	Cory Logsdon · 06:33:18	Terri Payne · 06:56:40
2019	50mi	17	Gabriel Coyle · 08:26:15	Emily Roe · 08:58:38
2018	50mi	13	David Tarvin · 09:02:41	Jaclyn Long · 08:35:59
2017	50mi	13	Linden Shoup · 07:00:40	Jaclyn Long · 08:31:57

The field grew 90% between 2025 (21) and 2026 (40). 30% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — 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 80 km of trail.

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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

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Salomon