Carlisle, MA, United States · Saturday, September 4, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

TARC Fall Classic 50 Mile

338 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.

42.5293° N, 71.3495° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 9:45 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 79% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~21 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, September

Daytime high 24°C

Night low 13°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 13 h 05 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 71 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	21	Alex McQuown · 10:03:37	Isabel Nakisher · 10:05:00
2024	50mi	27	Robert Burns · 08:11:33	Emma Dixon · 10:11:56
2023	50mi	9	Kevin Yang · 10:18:44	Jade Bihua Zhang · 10:58:36
2022	50mi	20	Matthew Guarino · 07:42:14	Molly Karp · 10:57:07
2019	50mi	21	Brian Burke · 07:27:19	Caitlin Sheasley · 09:51:12
2018	50mi	28	Patrick Caron · 06:52:04	Megan Lenane · 08:15:52
2017	50mi	19	Patrick Caron · 06:58:11	Deirdre Lowe · 08:51:50
2016	50mi	28	Patrick Caron · 07:05:41	Kirstin Scott · 09:26:26
2015	50mi	27	Billy Preston · 07:52:53	Jodi Badershall · 09:59:43

The field shrank 22% between 2024 (27) and 2025 (21). 10% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.