Upper Marlboro, MD, United States · Saturday, November 14, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Rosaryville Veterans Day 50K

45 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.

38.8160° N, 76.7497° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 89% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~67 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, November

Daytime high 13°C

Night low 3°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 10 h 08 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 71 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50km	67	Daniel Evans · 03:54:08	Sofia Palau · 05:27:35
2024	50km	54	Nicholas Niemczyk · 04:19:39	Erin Collins · 04:59:02
2023	50km	60	Michael Warren · 04:48:10	Suzanne Hurst · 05:28:56
2022	50km	56	Nicholas Wirz · 04:01:48	Dagmar Paul · 05:22:12
2021	50km	101	Alexander Hetherington · 04:10:11	Kristin Lemos · 04:33:01
2020	50km	129	Zackary Sanders · 04:08:06	Sarah Colwell · 05:12:09
2019	50km	134	Alexander Hetherington · 04:07:31	Cathrine Wolden · 04:56:01
2018	50km	137	Alexander Hetherington · 03:48:03	Krista Offield · 04:38:52
2017	50km	87	Michael Wegner · 03:48:28	Erin James Shaffer · 04:25:01
2016	50km	113	Charles Oestreich · 03:36:07	Meghan Landymore · 04:24:26

The field grew 24% between 2024 (54) and 2025 (67). 33% 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

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 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.

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

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

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