Susanville, CA, United States · Saturday, May 8, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Paiute Meadows Trail Run

220 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.

40.4163° N, 120.6530° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~21 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.

Typical conditions, May

Daytime high 19°C

Night low 4°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 14 h 09 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1618 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	21	Nicholas Connolly · 04:14:39	Ashley Nordell · 04:40:03
2025	50km	31	Nicholas Connolly · 04:15:36	Ashley Nordell · 04:33:01
2024	50km	30	Connor Fisher · 03:55:52	Cara Sullivan · 05:45:53
2023	50km	20	Nick Affleck · 05:20:50	Ashley Nordell · 04:49:56
2022	50km	37	Joshua Kojiro Bibbee · 04:50:27	Lisa Daane · 05:31:24
2021	50km	51	Bret Sarnquist · 04:23:59	Ashley Nordell · 04:28:30
2019	50km	34	Matthew Harrison · 04:29:54	Molly Schmelzle · 04:57:30
2018	50km	41	Derrik Jenkins · 04:07:50	Molly Schmelzle · 04:56:57
2017	50km	41	Paul Smith · 04:29:09	Beverley Anderson-Abbs · 05:07:13
2016	50km	34	Paul Smith · 04:17:04	Christine Birch · 05:36:23

The field shrank 32% between 2025 (31) and 2026 (21). 29% 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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 Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 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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