Pittsburgh, PA, United States · Saturday, June 19, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Rachel Carson Trail Challenge

262 days away

60 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 60 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

40.4406° N, 79.9959° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 15 hours 15:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 77% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~511 Large. Rarely out of sight of another runner.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (37mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, June

Daytime high 26°C

Night low 15°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 15 h 04 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 332 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	37mi	511	Dustin Ryan Vernon Carr · 06:12:32	Julia Mericle · 07:29:14
2025	37mi	421	Adam Creveling · 06:25:40	Anna Balouris · 07:12:42
2024	34mi	269	Andrew Krupp · 06:59:54	Kaitlyn Quimby · 08:28:08
2023	34mi	508	Weston Homa · 06:39:35	Abby Ritter · 07:38:47
2022	34mi	486	William Huber · 06:08:52	Anna Balouris · 06:26:37
2021	34mi	477	William Huber · 06:23:10	Lee Makenzie O'Connor · 06:44:10
2019	34mi	501	Matthew Bigman · 06:07:45	Danielle Myers · 07:33:18
2018	34mi	446	Luke Badaczewski · 05:49:13	Christine Elizabeth Edmiston · 07:58:34
2017	34mi	431	William Huber · 07:19:04	Lee Makenzie O'Connor · 06:56:34
2016	34mi	452	Mark Egge · 06:20:13	Meredith Colaizzi · 08:21:44

The field grew 21% between 2025 (421) and 2026 (511). 31% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (37mi) — 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 60 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 60 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 60 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 60 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 15 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 60 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

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

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Spring Energy