Silver State 50 Mile

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.

39.5296° N, 119.8138° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~52 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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, May

Daytime high 18°C

Night low 4°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 14 h 21 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1774 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	52	August Brautigam · 08:02:54	Megan Kono · 10:05:11
2025	50mi	39	Grant Hotaling · 08:26:37	Rebecca Guenther · 11:01:32
2024	50mi	40	Tom Sullivan · 06:45:29	Dia Davis · 09:38:10
2023	50mi	58	Adam Sjolund · 06:59:37	Katherine Song · 09:01:59
2022	50mi	52	Benjamin Tedore · 07:54:41	Bree Lambert-Sanders · 10:00:09
2021	50mi	58	David Sinclair · 06:33:22	Amber Weibel · 09:42:59
2019	50mi	78	Chikara Omine · 07:15:06	Amber Weibel · 09:01:28
2018	50mi	78	Christopher Wehan · 07:30:56	Kaci Lickteig · 08:18:56
2017	50mi	63	Chikara Omine · 07:31:18	Amy Sproston · 09:08:40
2016	50mi	65	Ryan Burch · 07:24:57	Kaci Lickteig · 07:41:54

The field grew 33% between 2025 (39) and 2026 (52). 27% 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.