Saint Petersburg, FL, United States · Saturday, September 5, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Pinellas Trail Challenge

2 days to go
74 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
3.7 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 74 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.7 as a floor, not a verdict.

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27.7518° N, 82.6267° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 10:32 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 445 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~119 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (46mi) — 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 29°C
Night low 24°C
Rainfall Wet — expect rain
Daylight 12 h 38 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 17 m. Not a forecast.

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 74 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 74 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 74 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 74 km, without the bounce.
  • Headlamps A 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 74 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

Brooks

Catamount 3

★★★★★ 4.5

Skratch Labs

Sport Hydration Mix

Clean electrolyte drink mix with real fruit flavor. Low sugar.

$20 ★★★★★ 4.5

Nathan

VaporKrar 12L

12L race vest co-designed with ultra champion Rob Krar, with insulated bladder pocket.

$170 ★★★★★ 4.6

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Garmin

Enduro 3

Ultra-endurance GPS watch with solar charging and 300+ hour battery in GPS mode.

$900 ★★★★★ 4.8
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Course Notes

The race is an out an back event that starts in St. Petersburg and finishes at Weaver Park in Dunedin, FL. The course will be entirely run on pavement.

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