Pine Creek Challenge 50 Miles

Race completed

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.

41.7487° N, 77.3005° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 28 hours 21:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the most forgiving 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 470 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~46 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, September

Daytime high 23°C

Night low 11°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 41 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 515 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	46	Eric Kosek · 07:29:01	Kaylee Frederick · 07:29:00
2024	50mi	44	Zachary Tamburro · 08:19:59	Aubryn Cruz · 09:14:28
2023	50mi	32	Wyatt Kenno · 08:06:29	Jody Musolino · 08:45:34
2022	50mi	30	Spencer van Scyoc · 07:54:36	Neela D'Souza · 07:28:06
2021	50mi	43	Trevor Fye · 07:29:43	Julie Pentico · 09:10:30
2020	50mi	36	Jason Lamb · 08:05:12	Melissa Lin · 08:32:10
2019	50mi	23	Jason Baer · 07:11:10	Mary Beth Strickler · 07:18:40

The field grew 5% between 2024 (44) and 2025 (46). 41% 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.

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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 28 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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