Silkeborg, Denmark · Saturday, April 25, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Julsø Ultra 50mi

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.

56.1697° N, 9.5451° E © 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~292 Large. Rarely out of sight of another runner.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (60km) — 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 11°C
Night low 3°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 14 h 53 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 49 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 60km 292 Kasper Brøndgaard Andersen · 04:36:51 Kristine Laursen · 06:46:02
2026 50mi 76 Simon Birksø Larsen · 10:39:08 Julie Søndergaard Poulsen · 12:38:56
2025 60km 182 Ulrik Broge · 05:34:07 Ida Bohn · 06:57:00
2025 100km 60 Mads Valentin · 10:13:37 Anne Bønløkke · 13:15:31
2024 60km 145 Jens Henriksen · 05:13:06 Kristine Laursen · 06:18:13
2024 100km 29 Jens Vinther Larsen · 09:45:47 Charlotte Vinther · 13:46:26
2023 60km 111 Leon Fuhr Lynnerup · 05:15:37 Tine Louise Thomsen · 06:59:34
2022 60km 114 Hans Hermann Bünemann Jacobsen · 05:25:53 Marianne Rhode · 05:30:41
2021 60km 128 Mads Karlsson · 04:49:16 Pia Nysteen · 06:00:36
2019 60km 128 Stefan Børgesen Keller · 05:06:17 Marianne Rhode · 05:55:20

16% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (60km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

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👟 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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