Sewanee, TN, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Rim Runner 50 Mile Trail Race

192 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.

35.2031° N, 85.9211° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 16 hours 12:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~16 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

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, April

Daytime high 21°C

Night low 9°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 52 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 384 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	16	Travis Randolph · 09:38:34	Jewly Hight · 11:24:52
2025	50mi	18	Joshua Wilder · 10:47:31	Annelise Burgess · 11:48:24
2024	50mi	19	Taylor Hitt · 08:30:31	Cami Holland · 11:59:56
2022	50mi	23	Andrew Harvey · 09:28:14	Shannon Wheeler-Deboef · 09:53:46
2021	50mi	27	Joe Pawlish · 10:08:00	Cheryl Kirby · 10:54:00

The field shrank 11% between 2025 (18) and 2026 (16). 19% 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.

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

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

Salomon