Marji Gesick 50 Mile Ultra Race

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.

46.4885° N, 87.6676° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~33 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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, September

Daytime high 19°C

Night low 11°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 25 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 313 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	33	James Luebke · 12:29:16	Avery Cassel · 15:44:01
2024	50mi	30	Jackson Fowler · 12:45:35	Lareina van Strien · 17:20:49
2023	50mi	35	Jonathan Studer · 14:05:33	Emily Sterling · 13:32:20
2022	50mi	22	Nicholas Bedbury · 14:09:01	Allisan Barrett · 13:04:39
2021	50mi	12	Nic Giebler · 13:21:45	Jennifer Nutini · 15:58:35
2019	50mi	12	Sylvain Darrieux-Sentilles · 16:20:19	Jennifer Mathias-Hodgins · 17:39:46
2018	50mi	16	Ryan Watling · 11:56:29	Laura Pryor · 13:07:31
2017	50mi	2	Braxton Hjelle · 13:11:14	Starr Phothirath · 20:40:30
2016	50mi	7	Austin Gatz · 07:35:30	Lisa Thompson · 08:49:57

The field grew 10% between 2024 (30) and 2025 (33). 42% 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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.