Idaho Falls, ID, United States · Saturday, June 27, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

To Bone and Back 40-Mile Ultra Marathon

Race completed
64 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
3.2 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 64 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.2 as a floor, not a verdict.

43.4666° N, 112.0341° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~12 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (40mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, June

Daytime high 24°C
Night low 9°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 15 h 24 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1673 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 40mi 12 Joseph West · 06:16:02 Virginia Vasquez-Nielsen · 05:51:43
2025 40mi 14 Nate Jacobs · 04:55:19 Joni Jones · 06:23:29
2024 40mi 5 Kolton Williams · 06:44:41 Joni Jones · 06:33:53
2023 40mi 7 Treyton Holman · 06:56:09 Joni Jones · 07:05:37
2022 40mi 2 James Powell · 07:31:14 —
2021 40mi 5 Jay Miller · 06:48:40 Dana Kirkham · 09:53:37
2020 40mi 11 Thad Kendell · 05:19:03 Audrey Ross · 06:24:24
2019 40mi 6 David Olsen · 06:57:52 Karla Dyroff · 09:05:27
2018 40mi 5 Kyle Baldwin · 04:58:12 Kathleen Gorby · 07:37:21
2017 40mi 6 Kyle Baldwin · 05:53:28 Deanna Halford · 06:02:25

The field shrank 14% between 2025 (14) and 2026 (12). 50% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (40mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

  • gear With road terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 64 km of road.

  • Trail Running Shoes 64 km of road — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 64 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 64 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 64 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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