Mesa, AZ, United States · Saturday, November 14, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Pass Mountain 50 Mile Race

45 days away

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

33.4223° N, 111.8226° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 16 hours 12:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 50 mi. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~30 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, November

Daytime high 24°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 10 h 29 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 495 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	30	Michael Tomchaney · 07:43:17	Rachel Entrekin · 08:23:30
2024	50mi	34	Matthew Bradner · 08:14:27	Rebecca Lewandowski · 09:46:40
2023	50mi	28	Sheldon Oetter · 09:17:06	Wendy Wentz · 12:57:44
2022	50mi	31	Adam DeBrosse · 08:38:52	Courtne McIntosh · 10:26:40
2021	50mi	18	Nicholas Coury · 07:41:01	Thea Foss von Ahnen · 12:25:19

The field shrank 12% between 2024 (34) and 2025 (30). 27% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — 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 80 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 16 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

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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