Trash Panda 50km Race

Race completed

50 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

35.0456° N, 85.3097° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 8 hours 9:36 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 89% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

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

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 29°C

Night low 16°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 33 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 282 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50km	12	Bain Obermark · 06:19:30	Lisa Holder · 06:07:10
2024	50km	8	J.D. Pollard · 05:22:39	Meghan Cox · 07:53:45
2021	50km	4	Timothy Chastanet · 05:00:29	Hannah Crandall · 07:28:25
2019	50km	3	Douglas Myers · 07:10:27	Elissa Schoening · 06:10:26
2018	50km	13	Duke Moseley · 06:08:48	Laura Lane · 05:08:30

The field grew 50% between 2024 (8) and 2025 (12). 50% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — 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 50 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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