Franklinton, LA, United States · Saturday, February 13, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Q50 Races Trails Extravaganza - Ultra 50 Miles

118 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.

30.8473° N, 90.1553° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 9:45 min/km average. Tight. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 76% of 50 mi races. Measured against 477 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~20 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 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, February

Daytime high 17°C

Night low 5°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 11 h 01 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for February — NASA POWER, grid elevation 83 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	20	Jonathan Baudouin · 08:28:23	Apryl Smith · 11:08:28
2025	50mi	13	Jonathan Baudouin · 08:47:25	Abby Setias · 10:18:40
2024	52mi	5	Daryll Cordeiro · 09:33:57	Sabrina Kingston-Miles · 14:00:01
2023	52mi	7	Wesley Shoup · 09:48:21	Amanda Ray · 10:58:32
2022	52mi	11	Jeremy Nicolosi · 10:42:31	Laura Bradley · 11:35:30
2021	52mi	11	Nathaniel Schlosser · 08:56:10	Tonya McKnight · 12:53:04
2020	52mi	4	Brandon Lebeouf · 11:31:02	—
2019	52mi	3	Dominique Perrier · 09:09:42	Tonya McKnight · 12:49:48
2018	52mi	10	Brian Cifreo · 10:27:00	Nicole Naquin · 11:16:00
2017	52mi	4	Louis Novak · 10:41:51	Olivia Kail · 11:50:40

The field grew 54% between 2025 (13) and 2026 (20). 10% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — 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 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 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

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