Mount Laguna, CA, United States · Saturday, September 5, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Noble Canyon 50k

Race completed
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.

32.8711° N, 116.4243° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 9.5 hours 11:24 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50K. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~222 Large. Rarely out of sight of another runner.

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, September

Daytime high 36°C
Night low 19°C
Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely
Daylight 12 h 45 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 481 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 222 Anthony Fagundes · 04:53:51 Olivia Horgan · 04:53:07
2024 50km 196 Damon Valenzona · 04:21:43 Evelyn Allen · 05:08:40
2023 50km 231 Jesus Topete Jr · 04:37:27 Anne Delmarre · 05:27:16
2022 50km 243 Gabriel Kline · 04:01:28 Jade Belzberg · 04:54:23
2019 50km 217 David Santos · 04:47:04 Katherine Weiss · 05:29:33
2018 50km 227 Matthew Buschman · 04:56:26 Carolyn Tallman · 05:46:40
2017 50km 204 Fernando Blanco · 04:19:08 Michelle Mead · 05:10:27
2016 50km 206 Fernando Blanco · 04:20:55 Cara Pozun · 05:35:38
2015 50km 195 Fernando Blanco · 04:05:00 Cindy Lynch · 04:46:00
2014 50km 188 James Walsh · 04:03:58 Melissa Kurek · 05:41:14

The field grew 13% between 2024 (196) and 2025 (222). 26% 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

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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.

  • 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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