Kansas City, KS, United States · Saturday, February 20, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Run Toto Run Psycho Wyco 50K

143 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.

39.1142° N, 94.6275° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 9 hours 10:48 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 71% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~48 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 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, February

Daytime high 5°C

Night low -6°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 10 h 55 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for February — NASA POWER, grid elevation 270 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	48	John Murphy Iii · 04:04:46	Kaci Lickteig · 05:23:05
2025	50km	38	Cody Jones · 04:50:44	Kayla Straub · 06:27:07
2024	50km	52	Cody Jones · 04:01:26	Kaci Lickteig · 04:57:26
2023	50km	22	Cody Jones · 04:19:38	Lana Snyder · 07:30:41
2022	50km	53	Cody Jones · 04:26:07	Kayde Anderson · 06:01:53
2020	50km	102	Kallin Carolus Khan · 03:40:38	Kaci Lickteig · 04:47:16
2019	50km	80	Cody Jones · 04:27:05	Kelly Teeselink · 06:15:08
2018	50km	101	Steve Mantell · 04:36:28	Ann Marie Chappell · 05:54:21
2017	50km	133	Joe Moore · 03:44:16	Kaci Lickteig · 04:09:28
2016	50km	101	Jeremy Morris · 04:19:24	Jamie Blumentritt · 05:08:15

The field grew 26% between 2025 (38) and 2026 (48). 15% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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 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

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

Maurten