Pittsburgh, PA, United States · Saturday, June 27, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Hell Hath No Hurry 50 Miler

Race completed
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.

40.4406° N, 79.9959° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 470 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~29 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, June

Daytime high 26°C
Night low 15°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 15 h 03 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 332 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 50mi 29 Tyler Hanks · 07:55:07 Maria Reviello · 10:00:12
2025 50mi 20 Andrew Heckman · 11:14:03 Kimberly Lowman · 13:48:39
2024 50mi 14 Zach Salek · 09:22:06 Elizabeth Cortez · 11:49:50
2023 50mi 19 Patrick Moran · 09:10:06 Kathleen Noe · 13:15:16
2022 50mi 12 John Mihalek · 09:37:34 Ella Crowley · 13:53:43
2021 50mi 10 N. N. · 09:34:38 Autumn Rose Greba · 10:24:08
2019 50mi 7 Nik Reinert · 10:00:23 —
2018 50mi 12 Nik Reinert · 11:07:29 Maegan Capuano · 11:52:51
2017 50mi 15 Cameron Stauffer · 09:20:06 Megan Parke · 10:33:06
2016 50mi 6 Mark Frey · 10:24:25 —

The field grew 45% between 2025 (20) and 2026 (29). 21% 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.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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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 A 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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