McClellanville, SC, United States · Saturday, March 6, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Swamp Fox Ultra 50km

157 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.

33.0882° N, 79.4612° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 hours 14:24 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 70% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~52 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, March

Daytime high 18°C

Night low 13°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 37 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for March — NASA POWER, grid elevation 4 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	52	Ryan Bing · 04:01:40	Sierra Jaeger · 04:50:45
2025	50km	19	Codie Pigott · 03:49:16	Megan Strickland · 04:30:57
2024	50km	39	Justin Prendergast · 04:16:12	Megan Strickland · 04:57:03
2023	50km	8	Jonathan Davis · 05:38:38	Ruth Cunningham · 07:16:56
2022	50km	10	Joshua Allen · 05:25:17	Heather Schry · 07:14:10
2021	50km	13	Bryan Weiss · 05:21:45	Nancy Crook · 08:01:10
2020	50km	23	Nathan Dewey · 04:24:35	Christina Couper · 04:54:25
2019	50km	16	Nathan Dewey · 04:50:26	Laura Boselowitz · 05:28:47
2018	50km	7	Shane Morris · 05:21:56	—
2017	50km	12	Mike Carter · 05:19:23	Laura Boselowitz · 05:32:13

The field grew 174% between 2025 (19) and 2026 (52). 42% 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

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 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.
Headlamps A 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 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

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

Maurten