Menan, ID, United States · Saturday, April 17, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Spitfire Ultra Trail Challenge

199 days away

55 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.8 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 55 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.8 as a floor, not a verdict.

43.7207° N, 111.9900° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 8:44 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~36 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (55km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, April

Daytime high 12°C

Night low -1°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 13 h 29 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1673 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	55km	36	Chris Mottola · 05:52:01	Darby McDevitt · 06:50:46
2025	55km	32	Elijah Syndergaard · 05:44:27	Michaela Holst Blomqvist · 06:57:08
2024	55km	31	Robert Nelson · 06:25:52	Kristina Trygstad-Saari · 05:26:45
2023	55km	15	Zachary van Abbema · 06:10:21	Shelbie Christensen · 07:26:26
2022	55km	33	Jakub Galczynski · 05:13:42	Kristina Trygstad-Saari · 05:26:31
2021	50km	28	Jakub Galczynski · 05:25:19	Brianna Russell · 06:55:24
2020	50km	21	Anthony Jacobs · 05:12:17	Amy Thorson · 06:17:44
2019	50km	12	Josh Miller · 05:37:42	Kathleen Gorby · 07:00:24
2018	50km	14	Joseph Taylor · 04:42:17	Sherry Shay · 07:06:27
2017	50km	5	Paxton Ingram · 06:35:05	Sherry Shay · 06:50:33

The field grew 13% between 2025 (32) and 2026 (36). 31% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (55km) — 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 55 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 55 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 55 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 55 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 55 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

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

Brooks

Catamount 3

RunRepeat found the Brooks Catamount 3 to have a cozier upper that enhances the overall fit, though breathability and durability could be better. iRunFar noted…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Nathan

VaporKrar 12L

12L race vest co-designed with ultra champion Rob Krar, with insulated bladder pocket.

$170 ★★★★★ 4.6

Garmin

Enduro 3

Ultra-endurance GPS watch with solar charging and 300+ hour battery in GPS mode.

$900 ★★★★★ 4.8

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Overview

The Spitfire Ultra Trail Challenge in Menan, ID is a 55-kilometer trail race that covers a dormant volcano's terrain. With 10 editions run since 2017, the most recent edition in 2026 had 36 finishers.

Runners face a challenging time limit of 8 hours, which is tighter than 93% of comparable 50k races. This means a required pace faster than 8.7 minutes per kilometer, leaving little margin for error. The field size of this 55-kilometer event is larger than 49% of its 2713 peer 50k races.

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