Ultra Running Hub Madison, WI, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027
Fixed Distance 50K
Mad City 50K Road Race
174 days away
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.
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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 84% of 50K races. Measured against 1058 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~28 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 14°C
Night low 2°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 13 h 07 m of light
Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 281 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50km | 28 | Jean Otero · 03:00:54 | Addison Bass · 04:41:23 |
| 2025 | 50km | 33 | Charlie Lawrence · 02:49:02 | Courtney Olsen · 03:16:45 |
| 2025 | 50km | 25 | Jacob Mandel · 03:23:07 | Kathryn Jones · 05:05:27 |
| 2024 | 50km | 42 | Cristobal Gutierrez · 03:04:05 | Lindsay Prescott · 03:21:36 |
| 2023 | 50km | 26 | Tyler Jermann · 02:51:28 | Autumn Ray · 03:23:16 |
| 2022 | 50km | 31 | Fernando Cabada, Jr. · 02:57:36 | Ildiko Gaal · 03:28:37 |
| 2021 | 50km | 24 | Robert Ward · 04:06:14 | Kelly Donoghue · 04:13:46 |
| 2019 | 50km | 30 | Craig Hunt · 02:51:34 | Caroline Veltri Baker · 03:27:28 |
| 2018 | 50km | 28 | Rolando Cruz · 03:45:36 | Jenny Ellis · 03:54:33 |
| 2017 | 50km | 33 | Sam Robinson · 03:11:19 | Camille Shiflett · 03:36:37 |
The field shrank 15% between 2025 (33) and 2026 (28). 32% 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.
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.
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.