Waddell, AZ, United States · Saturday, March 13, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Mesquite Canyon 50 Mile

164 days away

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.

33.5643° N, 112.4448° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~19 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

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, March

Daytime high 25°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 11 h 51 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for March — NASA POWER, grid elevation 398 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	19	Matthew Bradner · 09:06:28	Mandi Goudie · 11:48:42
2025	50mi	23	Jacob (Jake) Jackson · 09:08:58	Tonya Keyes · 11:19:41
2024	50mi	30	Nicholas Coury · 07:47:27	Zuzana Trnovcova · 08:46:18
2023	50mi	23	Jeffrey Browning · 08:47:33	Deserae Clarke · 11:29:09
2022	50mi	30	Frederick Farmer · 08:36:54	Ashley Durstine · 10:26:47
2021	50mi	50	Keith Coombs · 09:16:05	Saiko Uchida · 10:08:11
2020	50mi	16	Matthew Warriner · 09:03:10	Holly Hovious · 11:51:28
2019	50mi	24	Arrick Nietert · 07:47:11	Sarah Emoto · 09:29:50
2018	50mi	25	Michael Traub · 09:33:56	Lisa Moore · 10:43:20
2017	50mi	13	David James · 08:32:35	Lisa Moore · 11:02:23

The field shrank 17% between 2025 (23) and 2026 (19). 26% 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.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Spring Energy