New Orleans, LA, United States · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

The New Orleans 50 Mile Ultramarathon

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.

29.9547° N, 90.0751° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 hours 9:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~26 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, October

Daytime high 26°C

Night low 19°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 11 h 14 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 2 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	26	Beaux Baker · 07:22:00	Hannah Michael · 06:53:00
2024	50mi	31	Stefan Schluter · 06:12:00	Michelle Bischof · 08:50:00
2023	50mi	20	Chip Autin · 07:00:40	Renee Nelson · 10:33:50
2022	50mi	8	Matthew Harris · 07:12:00	Amanda Mead · 10:28:00
2021	50mi	16	Wally Naquin · 08:17:00	Rebecca Scott · 10:10:00
2020	50mi	13	Joshua Chauvin · 06:21:00	Rhea Loney · 07:25:00
2019	50mi	24	Taylor Simoneaux · 06:24:00	Shannon Beale · 08:29:00

The field shrank 16% between 2024 (31) and 2025 (26). 19% 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 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

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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