Barrie, ON, Canada · Saturday, April 24, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Pick Your Poison 50K Trail Run

206 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.

44.4001° N, 79.6663° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 89% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~71 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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, April

Daytime high 9°C

Night low 0°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 13 h 51 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 241 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	71	Clifford McCarten · 04:57:09	Sarah Cushnie · 05:48:06
2025	50km	86	Edmund Heung · 04:30:06	Paula Morley · 05:12:10
2024	50km	87	Giancarlo Martin Otani Torres · 04:45:06	Paula Morley · 05:37:16
2023	50km	80	Jeremy Walsh · 04:15:02	Krista Allen · 05:09:23
2022	50km	58	Danny Tresise · 04:59:13	Krista Allen · 05:16:12
2019	50km	98	Richard Pady · 04:37:47	Chantal Demers · 05:25:38
2018	50km	85	Jordan Collison · 04:33:53	Melanie Boultbee · 05:36:18
2017	50km	99	Jack Sikkema · 04:08:15	April Boultbee · 05:08:26
2016	50km	72	Jeremy Walsh · 04:44:23	Heather Borsellino · 05:48:48
2015	50km	77	Rob Vanderwerf · 04:22:11	Angie Darbyson · 05:15:26

The field shrank 17% between 2025 (86) and 2026 (71). 31% 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

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

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