Huntsville, ON, Canada · Saturday, July 3, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Limberlost 56 km Challenge

276 days away

56 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.8 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 56 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.8 as a floor, not a verdict.

45.3334° N, 79.2163° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 11 hours 11:47 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 50K. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~46 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (56km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, July

Daytime high 26°C

Night low 14°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 15 h 35 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 342 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	56km	46	Kyle Heyblom · 04:55:14	Amy Robitaille · 06:58:26
2025	56km	43	Dan Quigg · 06:15:09	Sherri Callahan · 07:57:40
2024	56km	50	Dylan Pust · 04:47:59	Irina Kreindel · 07:26:29
2023	56km	42	Tristan Markov · 05:23:36	Becky Schultz · 06:41:53
2022	56km	27	Brendan Morphet · 05:20:59	Trish Benoit · 07:45:41
2019	56km	76	Kip Arlidge · 05:18:22	Anne-Marie Bourgeois · 06:45:44
2018	56km	82	Kip Arlidge · 04:56:33	Isabelle Sauve · 06:23:56
2017	56km	66	Jay West · 05:39:17	Neela D'Souza · 06:43:06
2016	56km	54	Ryan Saunders · 06:12:49	Melanie Boultbee · 07:17:00
2015	56km	42	Julian Ho · 05:26:09	Valery Hobson · 07:06:02

The field grew 7% between 2025 (43) and 2026 (46). 13% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (56km) — 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 56 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 56 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 56 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 56 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 56 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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

Skratch Labs