Glacier Ridge Trail 50 km Ultramarathon

Race completed

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.

40.9255° N, 80.1443° 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~62 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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 21°C

Night low 9°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 14 h 14 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 370 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	62	Tom Dausch · 05:24:11	Elizabeth Cortez · 06:09:08
2025	50km	64	Brian Stewart · 04:46:50	Morgan Kiebler · 06:02:50
2024	50km	47	Dean Banko · 04:52:05	Anna Balouris · 04:55:56
2023	50km	60	Brian Stewart · 04:46:14	Francie Dragonjac · 06:32:01
2022	50km	61	Ethan Swope · 04:44:56	Lauren Worrell · 04:43:45
2021	50km	48	Mike Bonarski · 04:37:11	Leslie Kramer · 06:05:49
2019	50km	87	Richard Koubek · 04:14:15	Lesley Bowers · 05:18:03
2018	50km	94	Sean Hulburt · 04:28:25	Melissa Pastore · 06:01:32
2017	50km	57	Jeffrey Nelson · 05:00:53	Tami Sari · 06:28:48
2016	50km	47	Sean Hulburt · 04:26:40	Melissa Pastore · 06:05:50

The field has held steady: 64 in 2025, 62 in 2026. 16% 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten