Washington, NC, United States · Saturday, November 14, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Goose Creek Trail Run & Hike

27 days to go
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.

35.5466° N, 77.0522° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 min/km average. Tight. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 84% of 50K races. Measured against 1057 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~31 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, November

Daytime high 17°C
Night low 7°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 10 h 21 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 11 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 31 Joseph Crum · 04:21:25 Whitney Pooler · 04:26:55
2024 50km 22 Aaron Gerlach · 04:20:23 Shari Fritz · 06:23:07

The field grew 41% between 2024 (22) and 2025 (31). 23% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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.
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