Maasai Mara Conservancies, Kenya · Saturday, November 14, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Maasai Mara Ultramarathon

Race completed
50 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

1.0763° S, 35.8692° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 min/km average. Tight. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 83% of 50K races. Measured against 1105 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~41 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, November

Daytime high 24°C
Night low 12°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 12 h 10 m of light

Regional 2001-2025 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 2012 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 41 Jackson Olonana Kiswaa · 03:40:21 Sarah Watson · 05:15:45
2024 50km 44 Jackson Olonana Kiswaa · 03:10:05 Carla Whitehead · 05:50:44
2023 50km 46 Julius Mwangi · 03:17:00 Lene Haaland · 05:19:30
2022 50km 34 Julius Mwangi · 03:29:07 Rebecca Wetten · 05:26:05
2021 50km 21 Benson Matala Sikuku · 04:07:33 Mary Hafer · 05:10:16
2020 50km 19 Joshua Kirui · 04:40:00 Holly Vorspuoy · 05:32:09

The field shrank 7% between 2024 (44) and 2025 (41). 24% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — 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 50 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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