Charlotte, NC, United States · Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon 50mi

3 days to go

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.

35.2271° N, 80.8431° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 9:45 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 79% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~44 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, October

Daytime high 23°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 48 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 180 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	44	Patrick Hackett · 07:46:39	Mary-Ann Furey · 09:01:17
2024	50mi	40	Carter Broderson · 07:49:28	Delores Ford · 09:44:57
2023	50mi	24	Luke Warner · 07:44:46	Kandace Roe · 10:26:20
2022	50mi	19	C.J. Cazee · 09:37:12	Kimberly Gallien · 10:59:06
2019	50mi	31	Joe Day · 08:46:46	Ashley Marques · 10:45:51
2018	50mi	27	David Jones · 09:07:16	Jessica Brown · 12:02:34
2017	50mi	23	Jonathan Faryadi · 09:27:56	Natalie Daniel · 11:21:29
2016	50mi	10	Bill Duhigg · 09:52:18	Allyson Whyte · 12:53:06
2015	50mi	22	Christian Messerschmidt · 09:48:21	Alicia Heyne · 09:55:22
2014	50mi	21	Jeffrey Dean · 09:56:25	Kasey Perkins · 10:59:31

The field grew 10% between 2024 (40) and 2025 (44). 11% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Salomon