Gladstone, VA, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

James River Trail Runs

192 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.

39.2039° N, 94.5547° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 16 hours 12:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

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

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, April

Daytime high 19°C

Night low 6°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 59 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 270 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	40	Matthew Devillers · 04:07:43	Nicole Troyer · 05:53:17
2025	50km	52	Conner Mollberg · 04:28:19	Abby Artman · 05:25:39
2024	50km	38	Dylan Minnich · 04:51:50	Elizabeth Bowers · 05:52:25
2023	50km	76	Brandon Herndon · 04:41:32	Katharine (Kate) Fletcher · 05:52:34

The field shrank 23% between 2025 (52) and 2026 (40). 53% 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.

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