Gills Rock, WI, United States · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

The Door County Fall 50

24 days to go

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.

45.2900° N, 87.0218° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 11 hours 8:15 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~153 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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, October

Daytime high 12°C

Night low 8°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 10 h 35 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 182 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	153	Adam Sanchez · 06:02:45	Erika Miller · 06:41:20
2024	50mi	151	Jordan Janusiak · 06:04:34	Elizabeth Cinquegrani · 07:04:30
2023	50mi	119	Zachary Ziesemer · 06:04:11	Julie Lanser · 08:19:13
2022	50mi	105	Zachary Ziesemer · 06:11:38	Carolyn Smith · 07:12:05
2021	50mi	64	Mark Jasper · 06:50:02	Carolyn Smith · 06:57:18
2019	50mi	77	Adam Sanchez · 06:49:58	Carolyn Smith · 07:12:52
2018	50mi	63	Nicholas Coury · 06:00:50	Carolyn Smith · 07:12:11
2017	50mi	73	Mark Jasper · 06:33:29	Carolyn Smith · 07:18:27
2016	50mi	84	Chase Nowak · 05:46:49	Jamie Blumentritt · 07:30:50
2015	50mi	87	Zach Bitter · 05:17:25	Jacquelyn Camille Herron · 05:38:41

The field has held steady: 151 in 2024, 153 in 2025. 32% 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

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 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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

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

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