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

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Swamp Fox Ultra 50mi

157 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.

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

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~44 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, 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 50mi 44 Patrick Mitrovich · 08:55:00 Carrie Krohn · 11:10:13
2025 50mi 16 Nicolas Delon · 09:51:23 Alexander Wetherill · 11:42:29
2024 50mi 23 Michael Materne · 08:49:29 Traci Finley · 11:59:17
2023 50mi 13 Levi Tanner · 09:41:07 Laura Boselowitz · 12:41:04
2022 50mi 4 Aaron Hansen · 08:36:46 Mary Ann Yarborough · 19:09:56
2021 50mi 4 Kevin Holder · 11:55:22 Hannah Millwood · 10:43:05
2020 50mi 8 Grant Christian · 10:14:37 Grace Romasko · 14:06:46
2019 50mi 3 Aaron Burlingame · 13:53:53 Cassandra Mauer · 13:07:46
2018 50mi 6 Patrick O'Rourke · 10:40:07 —
2017 50mi 6 Wade Wiley · 09:29:06 Sarah Harriman · 09:29:03

The field grew 175% between 2025 (16) and 2026 (44). 16% 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 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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Overview

The Swamp Fox Ultra 50mi, organised by Eagle Endurance in McClellanville, SC, is a trail race through the Francis Marion National Forest. The course length is 52.9 miles, with 2 miles of dirt road and the rest single track.

With 10 editions run since 2017, the most recent in 2026 had 44 finishers. The field size is larger than 46% of 50-mile races.

The 14-hour time limit for this 80-kilometer event means a tighter cutoff than 60% of 50-mile races, requiring a pace under 10.5 minutes per kilometer.

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