Ultra Running Hub Pullman, WA, United States · Saturday, January 9, 2027
Fixed Distance 50K
Pullman Winter Ultra 50K - Jan
67 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.
What the course asks
Time limit 7 hours
8:24 min/km average. Tight. Sustained running. Long aid-station stops will cost you. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1083 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~1 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.
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, January
Daytime high 3°C
Night low -5°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 8 h 46 m of light
Regional 2001-2025 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 698 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50km | 1 | Jake Head · 04:34:35 | — |
| 2024 | 50km | 3 | Ryan Benke · 04:41:41 | — |
| 2024 | 50km | 3 | Jake Head · 04:36:10 | Karen Hardwick · 06:50:00 |
| 2023 | 50km | 3 | Di Wu · 04:46:09 | Karen Hardwick · 06:27:00 |
| 2021 | 50km | 1 | Ron Horton · 06:44:46 | — |
| 2020 | 50km | 4 | Tate Cowley · 03:56:00 | Natalie Goetz · 04:58:00 |
| 2019 | 50km | 2 | Di Wu · 04:30:30 | — |
| 2019 | 50km | 1 | Brian Ringle · 05:22:50 | — |
| 2018 | 50km | 3 | Nicholas Potter · 04:39:53 | — |
| 2018 | 50km | 7 | Ben Calabretta · 04:23:02 | Angela Woods · 05:39:49 |
The field shrank 67% between 2024 (3) and 2026 (1). 0% 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.
Course notes
- gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
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.
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.