Winston-Salem, NC, United States · Saturday, January 2, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Salem Lakeshore Frosty Fifty (early start)

94 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.

36.0999° N, 80.2442° 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~83 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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, January

Daytime high 8°C

Night low -2°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 9 h 45 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 238 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	83	Chris Raulli · 03:13:50	Anna Buser · 04:09:12
2026	50km	21	Dom Rose · 05:19:16	Ella Cutler · 05:53:12
2025	50km	74	Tom Clifford · 03:13:09	Anna McPherson · 04:19:29
2024	50km	37	Zachary Vaslow · 03:13:12	Bailey Reutinger · 04:30:56
2023	50km	92	Josh Stone · 03:14:57	Kristi Arledge · 03:58:50
2022	50km	63	Jeremy Bush · 03:47:02	Ariana Bevilacqua · 04:12:47
2020	50km	121	Chad Crockford · 03:28:23	Heather McArthur · 04:19:19
2019	50km	130	Josh Stone · 03:32:03	Julia Rhie · 03:48:33
2018	50km	144	Stephen Spada · 03:33:14	Colleen Lafrance · 04:12:13
2017	50km	95	Mike McMonagle · 03:49:07	Suzanne Hutchins · 03:34:56

34% 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

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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 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.

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

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

Maurten