Whitehorse, YT, Canada · Sunday, July 5, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Reckless Raven 50 Mile Ultra

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.

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60.7161° N, 135.0538° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 15 hours 11:15 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~73 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 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, July

Daytime high 15°C
Night low 6°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 18 h 53 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1141 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 73 Graham Nishikawa · 05:27:37 Loreena Dobson · 07:19:06
2025 50mi 43 Adam Luciano · 09:35:31 Adrienne Dunbar · 09:32:07
2024 50mi 25 Alex Nemethy · 08:34:07 —
2023 50mi 24 Peter Mpala · 09:32:59 Erin Campbell · 13:19:36
2022 50mi 29 Cody Priest · 08:13:57 Denise McHale · 10:44:24
2021 50mi 32 Ian Weir · 09:16:18 Denise McHale · 11:11:16
2020 50mi 14 Ian Weir · 09:30:02 Denise McHale · 10:42:46
2019 50mi 25 David Eikelboom · 08:30:04 Denise McHale · 10:26:32
2018 50mi 45 Ian Weir · 08:49:39 Denise McHale · 10:25:33
2017 50mi 28 Ian Weir · 08:58:05 Allison Thompson · 09:38:59

58% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

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👟 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 15 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.6

Salomon

Aero Glide 4 Grvl

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Petzl

NAO RL

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

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5
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Overview

The Reckless Raven 50 Mile Ultra, organised by Run for Life, takes place in Whitehorse, YT, Canada. This trail race covers 80 km with about 2361 m of elevation gain, including 3 ridges and 2 peaks. The course features single track trails, quad roads, water crossings, and switchbacks.

With 10 editions run since 2017, the most recent edition in 2025 saw 73 finishers. The field size is larger than 65% of 649 comparable 50-mile races. A 15-hour cut-off means a pace of 11.3 minutes per km or faster is required to finish, a cut-off tighter than 45% of 452 peer 50-mile races.

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