Hilo, HI, United States · Saturday, August 1, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Under the Moon 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.

19.7241° N, 155.0868° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 10 hours 12:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 50K. Measured against 999 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~5 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 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, August

Daytime high 25°C
Night low 21°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 13 h 02 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 482 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 50km 5 Tanner Pruitt · 05:21:05 Krista Huisingh · 07:58:41
2025 50km 3 William Graham · 06:15:39 Lily Dawson · 05:11:10
2024 50km 6 Robert Loveridge · 04:16:48 Jana Cano · 05:10:00
2023 50km 8 Joao Kopytowski Filho · 05:14:01 Lydia Lam · 05:31:01
2022 50km 9 William Hubert · 03:51:00 Whitlei Kindred · 05:06:10
2021 50km 21 Daniel Hill · 03:54:00 Sierra Ponthier · 04:29:00
2020 50km 17 Ben Halpern · 04:11:00 Amy Young · 04:30:00

The field grew 67% between 2025 (3) and 2026 (5). 60% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 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

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👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of road.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of road — 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.
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