Statesville, NC, United States · Saturday, February 20, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

MRT 5K to 50K

141 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.

35.7826° N, 80.8873° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 5 hours 6:00 min/km average. Tight. You are racing the clock from the start. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1037 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~3 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2023 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, February

Daytime high 10°C
Night low -1°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 11 h 03 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for February — NASA POWER, grid elevation 280 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2023 50km 3 — Nicole Clarke · 05:43:53
2022 50km 6 Bill Shires · 04:22:39 Lyndsey Suttman · 04:58:59
2021 50km 1 Glenn Gibson · 05:03:12 —
2020 50km 1 Joe Howell · 04:16:51 —

The field shrank 50% between 2022 (6) and 2023 (3). 100% of the 2023 field were women.

DUV results for the 2023 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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