Greensboro, NC, United States · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Triple Lakes Trail Race

24 days to go
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.

36.0726° N, 79.7920° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~50 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, October

Daytime high 22°C
Night low 9°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 11 h 00 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 238 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 40mi 50 Aaron Linz · 06:17:18 Jackie Vest · 08:32:23
2024 40mi 52 Devon Softic · 06:37:53 Avery Mathias · 06:43:55
2023 40mi 26 Devon Williams · 06:55:36 Valerie Matena · 07:51:13
2022 40mi 30 Joshua Anderson · 07:03:47 Laura MacLean · 07:24:19
2021 40mi 34 Joel Shores · 05:34:38 Delores Ford · 07:29:16
2020 40mi 25 Martin Thorne · 06:09:03 Holly Howell · 08:22:47
2019 40mi 33 Darian Smith · 05:52:47 Ariana Bevilacqua · 06:49:28
2018 40mi 28 Cory Windsor · 06:33:51 Kimberly Hollifield-Smith · 08:37:29
2017 40mi 27 Jeremy Sisler · 06:49:27 Helen Zhen · 07:34:30
2016 40mi 43 Jody Nelson · 06:19:51 Dorothy Hans · 08:18:07

The field has held steady: 52 in 2024, 50 in 2025. 22% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (40mi) — 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 64 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 64 km of trail — 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.
  • Headlamps A 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 64 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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Overview

The Triple Lakes Trail Race is a 64-kilometer trail race held in Greensboro, NC, organized by Junction 311 Endurance Sports. With a start date of October 24, 2026, this event has a 12-hour time limit.

This race's 11.3 minutes per kilometer cut-off pace is more generous than 46% of 50-mile races. The field size is larger than 51% of 660 peer 50-mile events, making it a mid-sized event. The course, described as having rocks, roots, hills, twists, and turns, is typical of hiking and mountain bike trails in Bur Mil Park.

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