Trail Rail Run 50 Mile

Race completed

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.

47.3005° N, 115.1065° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~45 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 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, June

Daytime high 19°C

Night low 7°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 15 h 56 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 1276 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	45	Ben Scott · 07:16:58	Hannah Valerio · 07:45:24
2025	50mi	38	Preston Kauder · 06:26:15	Becky Thompson · 08:10:25
2024	50mi	35	Thomas Elskamp · 07:25:18	Karen Hardwick · 08:30:39
2023	50mi	26	Tor Gudmundsen · 07:22:01	Brittany Katzer · 08:16:55
2022	50mi	30	Nick Peterson · 07:53:22	Sara Tannenbaum · 09:06:09
2021	50mi	43	Kevin Dempsey · 07:08:41	Amanda Bradley · 08:13:47
2020	50mi	14	Jesse Potter · 07:13:44	Kimberly Sloan · 09:08:38
2019	50mi	62	Andy Lefriec · 06:51:38	Haylee Kramer · 08:03:29
2018	50mi	39	Heath Wiltse · 06:36:35	Kat Gebauer · 09:31:00
2017	50mi	40	Gregory Liebl · 06:36:29	Madison Hart · 07:25:12

The field grew 18% between 2025 (38) and 2026 (45). 53% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 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 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.