Sterling, IL, United States · Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

The Hennepin Hundred - 50 Mile Run

3 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.

41.7886° N, 89.6962° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 15 hours 11:15 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~102 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 16°C

Night low 5°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 43 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 229 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	102	Phil Young · 05:58:18	Lauren Hutchens · 08:37:26
2024	50mi	93	Phil Young · 05:54:45	Deana Nyenhuis · 08:11:49
2023	50mi	100	Phil Young · 05:44:00	Jaclyn Dziewior · 08:21:17
2022	50mi	68	Phil Young · 05:41:30	Heather Proft · 08:20:12
2021	50mi	70	Taggart Vanetten · 05:32:32	Lisa Fritz · 08:16:59
2019	50mi	128	Maksym Chepeliev · 05:57:54	Tracy Kilvinger · 07:45:40
2018	50mi	98	Mark Krause · 06:54:01	Alicia Heyne · 07:34:10
2017	50mi	75	Phil Young · 06:21:44	Karin van den Broeck · 09:55:41
2016	50mi	68	Chad Boers · 07:26:59	Sarah Overpeck · 06:55:21
2015	50mi	63	Tom Rauen · 06:57:11	Allyson Zoller · 08:13:35

The field grew 10% between 2024 (93) and 2025 (102). 49% 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 A 15 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Salomon