Storm the Woods - Mason Run at Chester Woods

Race completed

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.

44.0216° N, 92.4699° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~26 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, June

Daytime high 25°C

Night low 14°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 15 h 22 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 355 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	26	Bennett Isabella · 04:04:21	Rebekah Mathews · 04:52:25
2024	50km	10	Murray Dunsirn · 04:22:34	Ashley Clark · 05:25:12
2023	50km	22	Nicholas Horton · 04:15:55	Isabella Spitznagle · 05:30:45
2022	50km	21	Bennett Isabella · 03:57:38	Lisa Bos · 06:12:40
2021	50km	36	Bennett Isabella · 04:11:58	Amber Thielbar · 05:21:43
2020	50km	44	Evan Richardson · 03:51:35	Jaclyn Noshay · 04:20:34
2019	50km	63	Brett Busacker · 03:47:40	Kaija Staley · 04:28:47
2018	50km	48	Brett Busacker · 03:54:34	Laura Edlund Miller · 04:53:57
2017	50km	61	John Storkamp · 04:08:25	Anna Sortland · 05:14:12
2016	50km	43	Tim Hardy · 03:28:41	Kelly Jaworski · 05:10:13

The field grew 160% between 2024 (10) and 2026 (26). 38% 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.

Course notes

gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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.

New Balance

Fuel Cell Super Comp Trail

★★★★★ 4.5

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

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

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7

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