Marquette Trail 50 Mile

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.

46.5435° N, 87.3954° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~79 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 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, August

Daytime high 22°C

Night low 14°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 14 h 15 m of light

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

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	79	Reese Slobodianuk · 07:25:39	Madeline Lilly · 09:19:48
2025	50mi	67	Reese Slobodianuk · 08:25:12	Erica Aikman · 10:26:10
2024	50mi	63	Benjamin Drexler · 09:04:35	Lily Medina · 11:34:38
2023	50mi	59	Charles Hornburg · 09:08:23	Elaine Sheikh · 09:26:01
2022	50mi	64	Zach Crim · 09:07:01	Alison Ball · 11:32:56
2021	50mi	34	Paul Hagan · 10:38:23	Michelle Magagna · 09:30:30
2019	50mi	51	Craig Mason · 09:31:47	Stephanie Christau · 10:52:09
2018	50mi	74	Scott Kentner · 09:13:30	Kelly Tyrrell · 10:25:27
2017	50mi	38	Adam Wayne · 09:20:55	Janelle Gomez · 12:11:19
2016	50mi	23	Neal Collick · 08:02:04	Amy Broadmoore · 11:23:34

The field grew 18% between 2025 (67) and 2026 (79). 19% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

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.