Flora-Westfalica Ultramarathon

Race completed

50 km Distance

10 m Climbing

2.5 Grit · Entry level

51.8546° N, 8.2878° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 0 m / km Fast & Flat. This course is relatively flat and fast. Ideal for PB attempts.

Field size ~10 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

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, May

Daytime high 18°C

Night low 8°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 14 h 53 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 101 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	10	Sebastian Krampe · 04:58:00	Melanie Ruppenthal · 05:36:44
2026	50km	5	Jonas Börner · 04:46:04	Gisela Vorstermanns · 05:53:55
2025	48km	3	Sebastian Krampe · 05:15:06	Gisela Vorstermanns · 06:22:44

20% 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

terrain This is a fast & flat course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.
gear With road terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of road with 10 m of ascent.

Trail Running Shoes 50 km of road — 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.

Adidas

Adizero Evo SL

RunRepeat found the Adidas Adizero Evo SL to be lightweight and well-cushioned, with a 100% Lightstrike Pro midsole and world-class Continental outsole. irunfar…

★★★★★ 4.7

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

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Naked

Running Band

Minimalist waist-mounted running band. Ultra-light alternative to a vest for shorter races.

$60 ★★★★☆ 4.3

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5

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Overview

The Flora-Westfalica Ultramarathon is a 50k road race held in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany, in May. With 0.2 meters of climb per kilometer, this race is among the flatter 50k events. The course features a total elevation gain of 10 meters over the 50-kilometer distance.

The latest edition in 2026 had 10 finishers, making its field size bigger than 15% of 50k fields but smaller than 83% of its 2743 peers. The organiser, Bernd Neumann, has held 3 editions of this fixed-format event, with the first taking place in 2025.

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