Wilmington, NC, United States · Saturday, January 16, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Southern Tour 50 Mile Ultra Race

108 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.

34.2356° N, 77.9460° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14.5 hours 10:53 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~81 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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, January

Daytime high 13°C

Night low 5°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 10 h 07 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 8 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	81	Christopher Camp · 08:21:47	Sydney Burgard · 09:31:14
2025	50mi	70	John Blasingame · 06:33:59	Brittany Perkins · 08:02:19
2024	50mi	76	Luke Jeton · 08:11:38	Lauren Goodman · 09:09:31
2023	50mi	42	Justin Thomas · 08:07:16	Natalie Daniel · 08:17:56
2022	50mi	14	James Hanson · 07:59:10	—
2021	50mi	12	Erik Hall · 08:47:43	Grace Hall · 10:53:04
2020	50mi	31	Russ Leaptrot · 08:29:04	Michelle Gosselin · 07:54:00
2019	50mi	20	Keith Parrella · 07:42:30	Michelle Fogle · 07:51:05

The field grew 16% between 2025 (70) and 2026 (81). 15% 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

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