Pegram, TN, United States · Saturday, March 6, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Music City Trail Ultra

159 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 9 hours 10:48 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 71% of 50K races. Measured against 1029 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~37 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.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	37	Siyan Cao · 04:59:50	Maida Walters · 05:43:40
2025	50km	38	Ryan Fina · 04:54:35	Jewly Hight · 05:46:09
2024	50km	40	Michael Uhlig · 04:37:00	Brooke Wanser · 05:40:20
2023	50km	43	Samuel Harvey · 04:46:08	Anna Curtis · 06:30:54
2022	50km	28	John Griffin · 05:09:06	Anna Curtis · 05:46:30
2021	50km	42	Christopher McLeod · 04:56:08	Alondra Moody · 05:16:22
2020	50km	44	Raymond Ortega · 04:49:03	Rebecca Jones · 05:47:42
2019	50km	48	Matt McWilliams · 04:27:38	Alondra Moody · 04:59:58
2018	50km	26	Tony White · 04:29:11	Lisa van Wolde · 05:59:42
2017	50km	31	Robert Adams · 04:17:16	Lisa van Wolde · 05:56:58

The field has held steady: 38 in 2025, 37 in 2026. 14% 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.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

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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.

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

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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