Ultra Running Hub Lookout Mountain, GA, United States · Saturday, December 19, 2026
Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Race
Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.
What the course asks
DUV results for the 2025 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, December
Regional 2001-2020 average for December — NASA POWER, grid elevation 384 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50mi | 66 | William Sickenberger · 07:27:14 | Amy Ross - Johnson · 09:21:13 |
| 2024 | 50mi | 49 | Devon Brodmyer · 07:48:50 | Aden St Charles · 10:12:48 |
| 2023 | 50mi | 49 | Seth Wall · 09:02:21 | Shannon Wheeler-Deboef · 10:31:30 |
| 2022 | 50mi | 85 | Mason Price · 08:29:57 | Amanda Hardcastle · 10:00:40 |
| 2021 | 50mi | 51 | Mac Dean · 08:47:00 | Shannon Wheeler-Deboef · 10:40:26 |
| 2020 | 50mi | 97 | Brandon Steele · 08:57:18 | Varina Shaughnessy · 10:49:54 |
| 2019 | 50mi | 103 | Matthew Warriner · 07:59:14 | Rachel Entrekin · 09:41:27 |
| 2018 | 50mi | 104 | Luke Bollschweiler · 08:25:57 | Liz Canty · 09:23:15 |
| 2017 | 50mi | 147 | John Kelly · 07:27:44 | Aden St Charles · 09:25:38 |
| 2016 | 50mi | 137 | Robert Adams · 07:14:24 | Amy MacIntire · 09:15:12 |
The field grew 35% between 2024 (49) and 2025 (66). 21% of the 2025 field were women.
DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — 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 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 18 h limit puts you out there after dark.
- GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Overview
Held in Lookout Mountain, GA, the Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Race starts from the Covenant College campus atop the mountain and gives runners an 18-hour time limit to complete the 80-kilometer trail course.
That schedule works out to a required pace of 13.5 minutes per kilometer. Compared to 477 peer events across the 50mi distance, the time limit is more generous than 78% and tighter than 22%, giving participants more room to manage pacing over the distance than most comparable races allow.
The event sits in the upper half of its distance category by attendance, drawing a field bigger than 61% of 50mi races and smaller than 38% across 679 peers. Wild Trails has staged 10 editions of the event since 2016, with 66 finishers completing the course in 2025.
Similar races
Other 50 mi trail ultras, closest in distance first.