Leesport, PA, United States · Sunday, December 13, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Naked Nick 50 km Race

74 days away
50 km Distance
850 m Climbing
3.8 Grit · Challenging
40.4470° N, 75.9663° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 17 m / km Rolling. Moderate undulations. Requires consistent effort across varying grades.
Time limit 9 hours 10:48 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Tighter than 71% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~60 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 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, December

Daytime high 4°C
Night low -4°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 9 h 20 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for December — NASA POWER, grid elevation 226 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 60 Nicholas Snow · 05:27:09 Gretchen Meise · 06:05:05
2024 50km 144 Aj Kelly · 03:47:58 Katie Bicksler · 04:26:10
2023 50km 150 Noah Dusseau · 03:38:10 Colleen Moffatt · 04:58:42
2022 50km 132 Trevor Fye · 04:02:27 Alysha Flynn · 04:52:32
2021 50km 141 Nicholas Wirz · 03:58:31 Stephanie Kershner · 04:39:45
2021 50km 106 Justin Scheid · 04:01:02 Justyna Wilson · 05:05:02
2019 50km 123 Jeff Powers · 04:13:58 Corinne Williams · 05:13:45
2018 50km 119 Caleb Harris · 04:31:15 Michelle Kent · 05:02:57

The field shrank 58% between 2024 (144) and 2025 (60). 20% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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

⛰️ terrain

This is a rolling course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.

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👟 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 with 850 m of ascent.

  • 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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Overview

The Naked Nick 50 km Race, organised by Uber Endurance Sports, takes place in Leesport, PA, each December. With 850 meters of elevation gain across 50 kilometers, runners face 17 meters of climb per kilometer. This makes it a trail race with a rolling course on true single track trails around Blue Marsh Lake.

The 9-hour cut-off translates to a 10.8 minutes per kilometer pace, which is tighter than 60% of peer 50k races. This leaves less margin for error or extended breaks compared to most events of this distance.

The race has seen a maximum of 60 finishers in its latest edition, making its field size bigger than 64% of 2660 peer 50k races. The entry fee is US$35.

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